Women Composers Nominated for "Best Score" Academy Awards®

Since the inaugural Academy Awards in 1929, there have only been seven women nominated in the categories for best musical score. The categories are fluid, sometimes separating out comedies from dramas, and musicals from both. The only women to actually win the award are Marilyn Bergman for Yentl (1983), Rachel Portman for Emma (1996), Anne Dudley for The Full Monty (1997), and now Hildur Guðnadóttir for her work on Joker (2019).