Saturn Award for Best Music

The Saturn Award for Best Music is one of the annual awards given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film-specialized awards to reward science fiction, fantasy, and horror achievements (the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation is the oldest award for science fiction and fantasy films), included the category for the first time as a juried award at the 2nd Saturn Awards in 1975, but was later given out competitively beginning with the 6th Saturn Awards in 1979 onward.

Saturn Award for Best Music
Awarded for	Best composition of an original score for a genre film of the year
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
First award	1975
Currently held by	John Williams for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2022/23)
Website	www.saturnawards.org

John Williams holds the record for most wins and nominations in this category, with 10 wins out of 23 nominations.

Winners and nominees

1970s

Year	Composer	Film
1973 (2nd)	Bernard Herrmann (for his career)
1974/1975 (3rd)	Miklós Rózsa (for his career)
1976 (4th)	David Raksin (for his career)
1977 (5th)	John Williams (TIE)	Close Encounters of the Third Kind
		Star Wars
1978 (6th)	John Williams	Superman
	Paul Giovanni	The Wicker Man
	Jerry Goldsmith	The Boys from Brazil
		Magic
	Dave Grusin	Heaven Can Wait
1979 (7th)	Miklós Rózsa	Time After Time
	John Barry	The Black Hole
	Jerry Goldsmith	Star Trek: The Motion Picture
	Ken Thorne	Arabian Adventure
	Paul Williams	The Muppet Movie

1980s

Year	Composer(s)	Film
1980 (8th)	John Barry	Somewhere in Time
	Béla Bartók (posthumous)	The Shining
	Pino Donaggio	Dressed to Kill
	Maurice Jarre	Resurrection
	John Williams	The Empire Strikes Back
1981 (9th)	John Williams	Raiders of the Lost Ark
	Jerry Goldsmith	Outland
	Laurence Rosenthal	Clash of the Titans
	Ken Thorne	Superman II
	Colin Towns	Full Circle
1982 (10th)	John Williams	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
	Jerry Goldsmith	Poltergeist
	Basil Poledouris	Conan the Barbarian
	Ken Thorne	The House Where Evil Dwells
	David Whitaker	The Sword and the Sorcerer
1983 (11th)	James Horner	Brainstorm
	Charles Bernstein	The Entity
	James Horner	Krull
		Something Wicked This Way Comes
	John Williams	Return of the Jedi
1984 (12th)	Jerry Goldsmith	Gremlins
	Ralph Burns	The Muppets Take Manhattan
	Michel Colombier	Purple Rain
	Brad Fiedel	The Terminator
	Giorgio Moroder and Klaus Doldinger	The NeverEnding Story
1985 (13th)	Bruce Broughton	Young Sherlock Holmes
	James Horner	Cocoon
	Maurice Jarre	The Bride
	Andrew Powell	Ladyhawke
	Alan Silvestri	Back to the Future
1986 (14th)	Alan Menken	Little Shop of Horrors
	John Carpenter	Big Trouble in Little China
	Jerry Goldsmith	Link
	James Horner	An American Tail
	Howard Shore	The Fly
1987 (15th)	Alan Silvestri	Predator
	Bruce Broughton	The Monster Squad
	John Carpenter	Prince of Darkness
	J. Peter Robinson	Return of the Living Dead Part II
	John Williams	The Witches of Eastwick
	Christopher Young	Hellraiser
1988 (16th)	Christopher Young	Hellbound: Hellraiser II
	John Carpenter and Alan Howarth	They Live
	Danny Elfman	Beetlejuice
	Michael Hoenig	The Blob
	John Massari	Killer Klowns from Outer Space
	Howard Shore	Dead Ringers
	Alan Silvestri	Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1989/1990 (17th)	Alan Silvestri	Back to the Future Part III
	Simon Boswell	Santa Sangre
	Jerry Goldsmith	Gremlins 2: The New Batch
		Total Recall
	James Horner	Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
	Jack Hues	The Guardian
	Maurice Jarre	Ghost
	Stanley Myers	The Witches
	Alan Silvestri	The Abyss
	Christopher Young	The Fly II

1990s

Year	Composer(s)	Film
1991 (18th)	Loek Dikker	Body Parts
	Steve Bartek	Guilty as Charged
	Danny Elfman	Edward Scissorhands
	Jerry Goldsmith	Sleeping with the Enemy
		Warlock
	Howard Shore	The Silence of the Lambs
1992 (19th)	Angelo Badalamenti	Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
	Jerry Goldsmith	Basic Instinct
	Wojciech Kilar	Bram Stoker's Dracula
	Alan Menken	Aladdin
		Beauty and the Beast
	Alan Silvestri	Death Becomes Her
	Hans Zimmer and Trevor Horn	Toys
1993 (20th)	Danny Elfman	The Nightmare Before Christmas
	Mark Isham	Fire in the Sky
	Graeme Revell	Hard Target
	Marc Shaiman	Addams Family Values
		Heart and Souls
	John Williams	Jurassic Park
	Christopher Young	The Vagrant
1994 (21st)	Howard Shore	Ed Wood
	Patrick Doyle	Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
	Elliot Goldenthal	Interview with the Vampire
	Jerry Goldsmith	The Shadow
	J. Peter Robinson	Wes Craven's New Nightmare
	Alan Silvestri	Forrest Gump
1995 (22nd)	John Ottman	The Usual Suspects
	Danny Elfman	Dolores Claiborne
	James Horner	Braveheart
	Howard Shore	Seven
	Christopher Young	Copycat
	Hans Zimmer	Crimson Tide
1996 (23rd)	Danny Elfman	Mars Attacks!
	David Arnold	Independence Day
	Randy Edelman	Dragonheart
	Danny Elfman	The Frighteners
	Nick Glennie-Smith, Hans Zimmer, and Harry Gregson-Williams	The Rock
	Jerry Goldsmith	Star Trek: First Contact
1997 (24th)	Danny Elfman	Men in Black
	David Arnold	Tomorrow Never Dies
	Michael Nyman	Gattaca
	John Powell	Face/Off
	Alan Silvestri	Contact
	Joseph Vitarelli	Commandments
1998 (25th)	John Carpenter	Vampires
	George S. Clinton	Wild Things
	George Fenton	Ever After
	Thomas Newman	Meet Joe Black
	Trevor Rabin	Armageddon
	Hans Zimmer	The Prince of Egypt
1999 (26th)	Danny Elfman	Sleepy Hollow
	Jerry Goldsmith	The Mummy
	David Newman	Galaxy Quest
	Randy Newman	Toy Story 2
	Thomas Newman	The Green Mile
	Michael Nyman and Damon Albarn	Ravenous

2000s

Year	Composer(s)	Film
2000 (27th)	James Horner	How the Grinch Stole Christmas
	Tan Dun and Yo-Yo Ma	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
	Jerry Goldsmith	Hollow Man
	James Newton Howard	Dinosaur
	Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard	Gladiator
	Hans Zimmer and John Powell	The Road to El Dorado
2001 (28th)	John Williams	A.I. Artificial Intelligence
	Angelo Badalamenti	Mulholland Drive
	Joseph LoDuca	Brotherhood of the Wolf
	John Powell and Harry Gregson-Williams	Shrek
	Howard Shore	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
	Nancy Wilson	Vanilla Sky
2002 (29th)	Danny Elfman	Spider-Man
	Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek	One Hour Photo
	Joe Hisaishi	Spirited Away
	Howard Shore	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
	John Williams	Minority Report
		Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
2003 (30th)	Howard Shore	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
	Klaus Badelt	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
	Danny Elfman	Hulk
	Jerry Goldsmith	Looney Tunes: Back in Action
	Thomas Newman	Finding Nemo
	John Ottman	X2
2004 (31st)	Alan Silvestri	Van Helsing
	Danny Elfman	Spider-Man 2
	Michael Giacchino	The Incredibles
	Edward Shearmur	Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
	Alan Silvestri	The Polar Express
	John Williams	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2005 (32nd)	John Williams	Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
	Patrick Doyle	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
	Danny Elfman	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
	James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer	Batman Begins
	John Ottman	Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
	John Williams	War of the Worlds
2006 (33rd)	John Ottman	Superman Returns
	David Arnold	Casino Royale
	Douglas Pipes	Monster House
	John Powell	X-Men: The Last Stand
	Trevor Rabin	Flyboys
	Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, and Reinhold Heil	Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2007 (34th)	Alan Menken	Enchanted
	Tyler Bates	300
	Jonny Greenwood	There Will Be Blood
	Nicholas Hooper	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
	Mark Mancina	August Rush
	John Powell	The Bourne Ultimatum
2008 (35th)	James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer	The Dark Knight
	Alexandre Desplat	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
	Ramin Djawadi	Iron Man
	Clint Eastwood	Changeling
	John Ottman	Valkyrie
	John Powell	Jumper
2009 (36th)	James Horner	Avatar
	Brian Eno	The Lovely Bones
	Michael Giacchino	Up
	Taro Iwashiro	Red Cliff
	Christopher Young	Drag Me to Hell
	Hans Zimmer	Sherlock Holmes

2010s

Year	Composer(s)	Film
2010 (37th)	Hans Zimmer	Inception
	Clint Eastwood	Hereafter
	Michael Giacchino	Let Me In
	Gottfried Huppertz (posthumous)	The Complete Metropolis
	John Powell	How to Train Your Dragon
	Daft Punk	Tron: Legacy
2011 (38th)	Michael Giacchino	Super 8
	Michael Giacchino	Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
	Howard Shore	Hugo
	Alan Silvestri	Captain America: The First Avenger
	John Williams	The Adventures of Tintin
		War Horse
2012 (39th)	Danny Elfman	Frankenweenie
	Mychael Danna	Life of Pi
	Dario Marianelli	Anna Karenina
	Thomas Newman	Skyfall
	Howard Shore	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
	Hans Zimmer	The Dark Knight Rises
2013 (40th)	Frank Ilfman	Big Bad Wolves
	Danny Elfman	Oz the Great and Powerful
	Howard Shore	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
	Brian Tyler	Iron Man 3
		Now You See Me
	John Williams	The Book Thief
2014 (41st)	Hans Zimmer	Interstellar
	Alexandre Desplat	Godzilla
	Michael Giacchino	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
	Henry Jackman	Captain America: The Winter Soldier
	John Powell	How to Train Your Dragon 2
	Howard Shore	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2015 (42nd)	John Williams	Star Wars: The Force Awakens
	Tom Holkenborg	Mad Max: Fury Road
	Jóhann Jóhannsson	Sicario
	M. M. Keeravani	Baahubali: The Beginning
	Ennio Morricone	The Hateful Eight
	Fernando Velázquez	Crimson Peak
2016 (43rd)	Justin Hurwitz	La La Land
	Michael Giacchino	Doctor Strange
		Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
	James Newton Howard	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
	Thomas Newman	Passengers
	John Williams	The BFG
2017 (44th)	Michael Giacchino	Coco
	Carter Burwell	Wonderstruck
	John Debney and Joseph Trapanese	The Greatest Showman
	Alexandre Desplat	The Shape of Water
	Ludwig Göransson	Black Panther
	John Williams	Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2018/2019 (45th)	Marc Shaiman	Mary Poppins Returns
	Danny Elfman	Dumbo
	Bear McCreary	Godzilla: King of the Monsters
	Alan Menken	Aladdin
	Alan Silvestri	Avengers: Endgame
		Ready Player One
2019/2020 (46th)	John Williams	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
	Ludwig Göransson	Tenet
	Nathan Johnson	Knives Out
	Jaeil Jung	Parasite
	Thomas Newman	1917
	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	Mank

2020s

Year	Composer	Film
2021/2022 (50th)	Danny Elfman	Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
	Michael Abels	Nope
	Nicholas Britell	Cruella
	Michael Giacchino	The Batman
	Nathan Johnson	Nightmare Alley
	Howard Shore	Crimes of the Future
	Joel P. West	Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2022/2023 (51st)	John Williams	Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
	Simon Franglen	Avatar: The Way of Water
	Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt	Barbie
	Daniel Pemberton	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
	Alan Menken	The Little Mermaid
	Marco Beltrami	Renfield

Multiple nominations

23 nominations

• John Williams

17 nominations

• Jerry Goldsmith

16 nominations

• Danny Elfman

13 nominations

• Howard Shore
• Alan Silvestri

12 nominations

• Hans Zimmer

10 nominations

• Michael Giacchino

9 nominations

• James Horner

8 nominations

• John Powell

6 nominations

• Thomas Newman
• Christopher Young

6 nominations

• Alan Menken
• John Ottman

4 nominations

• John Carpenter
• James Newton Howard

3 nominations

• David Arnold
• Alexandre Desplat
• Maurice Jarre
• Marc Shaiman
• Ken Thorne

2 nominations

• Angelo Badalamenti
• John Barry
• Bruce Broughton
• Patrick Doyle
• Clint Eastwood
• Ludwig Göransson
• Harry Gregson-Williams
• Reinhold Heil
• Nathan Johnson
• Johnny Klimek
• Michael Nyman
• Trevor Rabin
• J. Peter Robinson
• Brian Tyler

Multiple wins

10 wins

• John Williams

7 wins

• Danny Elfman

3 wins

• James Horner
• Alan Silvestri
• Hans Zimmer

2 wins

• Michael Giacchino
• Alan Menken
• John Ottman
• Miklós Rózsa
• Howard Shore

External links

• Official website
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