List of John Barry Oscar nominations
Posted: July 2025
List of Oscar nominations and wins for John Barry. John Barry was nominated for 7 Academy Awards and won 5. Year indicates year/period for which films were eligible for awards consideration, not year of ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database, Wikipedia
1992: Chaplin (Best Original Score) — lost to Aladdin (Alan Menken). Other nominees: Basic Instinct (Jerry Goldsmith), A River Runs Through It (Mark Isham), Howards End (Richard Robbins)
1990: WON: Dances with Wolves (Best Original Score) — Other nominees: Home Alone (John Williams), Avalon (Randy Newman), Ghost (Maurice Jarre), Havana (Dave Grusin)
1985: WON: Out of Africa (Best Original Score) — Other nominees: The Color Purple (Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, Andraé Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey, Randy Kerber), Agnes of God (Georges Delerue), Silverado (Bruce Broughton), Witness (Maurice Jarre)
1971: Mary, Queen of Scots (Best Original Score) — lost to Summer of ’42 (Michel Legrand). Other nominees: Shaft (Isaac Hayes), Nicholas and Alexandra (Richard Rodney Bennett), Straw Dogs (Jerry Fielding)
1968: WON: The Lion in Winter (Best Original Score (not a Musical)) — Other nominees: Planet of the Apes (Jerry Goldsmith),
The Fox (Lalo Schifrin), The Shoes of the Fisherman (Alex North), The Thomas Crown Affair (Michel Legrand)
1966: WON: Born Free (Best Original Song) (shared with Don Black) (Born Free) — Other nominees: Alfie (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) (Alfie), Hawaii (Elmer Bernstein, Mack David) (My Wishing Doll), Georgy Girl (Tom Springfield, Jim Dale) (Georgy Girl), An American Dream (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) (A Time for Love)
1966: WON: Born Free (Best Original Score) — Other nominees: Hawaii (Elmer Bernstein), The Bible in the Beginning... (Toshirô Mayuzumi), The Sand Pebbles (Jerry Goldsmith), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Alex North)