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Academy Awards: Best Original Score Winners

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Which composer won the first Academy Award for Best Original Score?

  1. Max Steiner

  2. Alfred Newman

  3. Erich Wolfgang Korngold

  4. Miklós Rózsa

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Max Steiner won the first Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1935 for his work on the film 'The Informer'.

Who is the composer with the most Academy Awards for Best Original Score?

  1. John Williams

  2. Alfred Newman

  3. Ennio Morricone

  4. Henry Mancini

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Williams has won five Academy Awards for Best Original Score, for his work on the films 'Jaws' (1975), 'Star Wars' (1977), 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1982), 'Schindler's List' (1993), and 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998).

Which film won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2022?

  1. Dune

  2. The Power of the Dog

  3. Encanto

  4. Parallel Mothers

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hans Zimmer won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2022 for his work on the film 'Dune'.

Which composer won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for the film 'Titanic' (1997)?

  1. James Horner

  2. John Williams

  3. Ennio Morricone

  4. Hans Zimmer

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

James Horner won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1998 for his work on the film 'Titanic'.

Which film won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2019?

  1. Joker

  2. 1917

  3. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

  4. Little Women

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hildur Guðnadóttir won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2020 for her work on the film 'Joker'.

Who is the only composer to have won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for two consecutive years?

  1. John Williams

  2. Alfred Newman

  3. Ennio Morricone

  4. Miklós Rózsa

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Alfred Newman is the only composer to have won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for two consecutive years, for his work on the films 'Wuthering Heights' (1939) and 'Rebecca' (1940).

Which film won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2018?

  1. The Shape of Water

  2. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

  3. Dunkirk

  4. Phantom Thread

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Alexandre Desplat won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2018 for his work on the film 'The Shape of Water'.

Who is the composer with the second most Academy Awards for Best Original Score?

  1. Alfred Newman

  2. John Williams

  3. Ennio Morricone

  4. Henry Mancini

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Alfred Newman has won nine Academy Awards for Best Original Score, second only to John Williams' five awards.

Which film won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2017?

  1. La La Land

  2. Moonlight

  3. Arrival

  4. Hidden Figures

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Justin Hurwitz won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2017 for his work on the film 'La La Land'.

Who is the composer with the third most Academy Awards for Best Original Score?

  1. Ennio Morricone

  2. Henry Mancini

  3. Miklós Rózsa

  4. James Horner

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ennio Morricone has won six Academy Awards for Best Original Score, third only to John Williams' five awards and Alfred Newman's nine awards.

Which film won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2016?

  1. The Revenant

  2. Mad Max: Fury Road

  3. Sicario

  4. Bridge of Spies

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2016 for their work on the film 'The Revenant'.

Who is the composer with the fourth most Academy Awards for Best Original Score?

  1. Henry Mancini

  2. Miklós Rózsa

  3. James Horner

  4. Elmer Bernstein

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Henry Mancini has won four Academy Awards for Best Original Score, fourth only to John Williams' five awards, Alfred Newman's nine awards, and Ennio Morricone's six awards.

Which film won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2015?

  1. The Grand Budapest Hotel

  2. The Theory of Everything

  3. Interstellar

  4. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Alexandre Desplat won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2015 for his work on the film 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'.

Who is the composer with the fifth most Academy Awards for Best Original Score?

  1. Miklós Rózsa

  2. James Horner

  3. Elmer Bernstein

  4. Jerry Goldsmith

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Miklós Rózsa has won three Academy Awards for Best Original Score, fifth only to John Williams' five awards, Alfred Newman's nine awards, Ennio Morricone's six awards, and Henry Mancini's four awards.

Which film won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2014?

  1. 12 Years a Slave

  2. Gravity

  3. Her

  4. The Grandmaster

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hans Zimmer won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2014 for his work on the film '12 Years a Slave'.

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