BAFTA Awards: Every Best Original Television Music Winner & Nominee

BAFTA Awards 2013

8.5

The Hollow Crown

Stephen Warbeck For episode "Henry IV: Part 1"

Winner

All nominees

8.1

Doctor Who

Murray Gold For episode "Asylum of the Daleks"

7.1

The Snowman and the Snowdog

Ilan Eshkeri, Andy Burrows

8.0

The Hour

Kevin Sargent

BAFTA Awards 2012

8.2

Top Boy: Summerhouse Top Boy

Brian Eno

Winner

All nominees

Frozen Planet Frozen Planet

George Fenton

8.5

Downton Abbey

John Lunn

7.8

Great Expectations

Martin Phipps

BAFTA Awards 2011

Any Human Heart Any Human Heart

Dan Jones

Winner

All nominees

7.2

Going Postal Terry Pratchett's Going Postal

John Lunn

8.8

Sherlock

David Arnold, Michael Price For episode "A Study in Pink"

7.8

Misfits

Vince Pope

BAFTA Awards 2010

Small Island Small Island

Martin Phipps

Winner

All nominees

6.9

Red Riding: 1974 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

Adrian Johnston

8.1

Being Human

Richard Wells

BAFTA Awards 2009

7.4

Wallander

Martin Phipps

Winner

All nominees

7.9

Spooks

Paul Leonard-Morgan

7.8

Little Dorrit

John Lunn

7.9

Sense and Sensibility

Martin Phipps

BAFTA Awards 2008

6.8

Capturing Mary

Adrian Johnston

Winner

All nominees

7.9

Boy A

Paddy Cunneen

8.1

Doctor Who

Murray Gold

8.2

Cranford

Carl Davis

BAFTA Awards 2007

Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act Prime Suspect: The Final Act

Nicholas Hooper

Winner

All nominees

6.4

Tsunami: The Aftermath

Alex Heffes

8.4

Jane Eyre

Rob Lane

9.4

Planet Earth

George Fenton

BAFTA Awards 2006

7.5

Elizabeth I

Rob Lane

Winner

All nominees

7.5

Casanova

Murray Gold

The Girl in the Café The Girl in the Café

Nicholas Hooper

The Government Inspector The Government Inspector

Jocelyn Pook

BAFTA Awards 2005

Sex Traffic Sex Traffic

Jonathan Goldsmith

Winner

All nominees

Himalaya with Michael Palin Himalaya with Michael Palin

Dave Hartley, Dave Howman, André Jacquemin

8.1

Green Wing

Jonathan Whitehead

7.9

Spooks

Jennie Muskett, Sheridan Tongue

BAFTA Awards 2004

6.7

The Young Visiters

Nicholas Hooper

Winner

All nominees

The Lost Prince The Lost Prince

Adrian Johnston

8.2

The Forsyte Saga

Geoffrey Burgon

8.0

State of Play

Nicholas Hooper

BAFTA Awards 2003

8.2

The Forsyte Saga

Geoffrey Burgon

Winner

All nominees

7.3

The Gathering Storm

Howard Goodall

7.9

Spooks

Jennie Muskett

Tipping the Velvet Tipping the Velvet

Adrian Johnston, Terry Davies

BAFTA Awards 2002

The Blue Planet The Blue Planet

George Fenton

Winner

All nominees

The Lost World The Lost World

Rob Lane

The Way We Live Now The Way We Live Now

Nicholas Hooper

Perfect Strangers Perfect Strangers

Adrian Johnston

BAFTA Awards 2001

Longitude Longitude

Geoffrey Burgon

Winner

All nominees

The War Behind the Wire The War Behind the Wire

Daemion Barry

Gormenghast Gormenghast

Richard Rodney Bennett

Elizabeth Elizabeth

Andy Price

BAFTA Awards 2000

Walking with Dinosaurs Walking with Dinosaurs

Ben Bartlett

Winner

All nominees

7.7

Queer as Folk

Murray Gold

Cold Feet Cold Feet

Mark Russell

Oliver Twist Oliver Twist

Elvis Costello, Paul Pritchard

BAFTA Awards 1999

A Rather English Marriage A Rather English Marriage

Jim Parker

Winner

All nominees

Vanity Fair Vanity Fair

Murray Gold

Our Mutual Friend Our Mutual Friend

Adrian Johnston

Horatio Hornblower: The Duel Hornblower: The Even Chance

John E. Keane

BAFTA Awards 1998

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

Jim Parker

Winner

All nominees

Holding On Holding On

Nick Bicât

Trial & Retribution Trial & Retribution

Evelyn Glennie For episode "(#1.1)".

The Lakes The Lakes

Simon Boswell

BAFTA Awards 1997

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

Jim Parker

Winner

All nominees

The Crow Road The Crow Road

Colin Towns

Ballykissangel Ballykissangel

Shaun Davey

Cruel Train Cruel Train

Nick Bicât

BAFTA Awards 1996

Persuasion Persuasion

Jeremy Sams

Winner

All nominees

The Hanging Gale The Hanging Gale

Shaun Davey

Signs and Wonders Signs and Wonders

Daemion Barry

8.2

Cracker

Rick Wentworth For episode "White Ghost".

BAFTA Awards 1995

Middlemarch Middlemarch

Stanley Myers, Christopher Gunning

Winner

All nominees

Crocodile Shoes Crocodile Shoes

Paddy McAloon, Tony McAnaney, Jimmy Nail

Martin Chuzzlewit Martin Chuzzlewit

Geoffrey Burgon

Screen Two Screen Two

Stephen Warbeck For episode "Skallagrigg (#10.2)".

BAFTA Awards 1994

To Play the King To Play the King

Jim Parker

Winner

All nominees

Mr. Wroe's Virgins Mr. Wroe's Virgins

Brian Eno, Roger Eno

The Buddha of Suburbia The Buddha of Suburbia

David Bowie

Life in the Freezer Life in the Freezer

George Fenton

BAFTA Awards 1993

Frankie's House Frankie's House

Jeff Beck, Jed Leiber

Winner

All nominees

The Big Battalions The Big Battalions

Christopher Gunning

Love Hurts Love Hurts

Alan Hawkshaw

8.3

Jeeves & Wooster

Anne Dudley

BAFTA Awards 1992

G.B.H. G.B.H.

Elvis Costello, Richard Harvey

Winner

All nominees

Inspector Morse Inspector Morse

Barrington Pheloung

The Big Battalions The Big Battalions

Christopher Gunning

Prime Suspect Prime Suspect

Stephen Warbeck

BAFTA Awards 1991

The Green Man The Green Man

Tim Souster

Winner

All nominees

The Trials of Life The Trials of Life

George Fenton

House of Cards House of Cards

Jim Parker

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Rachel Portman

BAFTA Awards 1990

8.7

Poirot Agatha Christie's Poirot

Christopher Gunning

Winner

All nominees

Traffik Traffik

Tim Souster

The Woman in Black The Woman in Black

Rachel Portman

Around the World in 80 Days Around the World in 80 Days

Paddy Kingsland

BAFTA Awards 1989

The Beiderbecke Connection The Beiderbecke Connection

Frank Ricotti

Winner

All nominees

Talking Heads Talking Heads

George Fenton

A Very British Coup A Very British Coup

John E. Keane

Tumbledown Tumbledown

Richard Hartley

BAFTA Awards 1988

Porterhouse Blue Porterhouse Blue

Christopher Gunning, Rick Lloyd

Winner

All nominees

The Beiderbecke Tapes The Beiderbecke Tapes

Frank Ricotti

A Perfect Spy A Perfect Spy

Michael Storey

Fortunes of War Fortunes of War

Richard Holmes

BAFTA Awards 1987

The Monocled Mutineer The Monocled Mutineer

George Fenton

Winner

All nominees

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

Peter Filleul

Lost Empires Lost Empires

Derek Hilton

Screen Two Screen Two

Ilona Sekacz For episode "The Insurance Man (#2.7)".

Screen Two Screen Two

Carl Davis For episode "Hotel du Lac (#2.8)".

BAFTA Awards 1986

Edge of Darkness Edge of Darkness

Eric Clapton, Michael Kamen

Winner

All nominees

Tender Is the Night Tender Is the Night

Richard Rodney Bennett

Silas Marner Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe

Carl Davis

BAFTA Awards 1985

Robin of Sherwood Robin of Sherwood

Clannad

Winner

All nominees

The Ebony Tower The Ebony Tower

Richard Rodney Bennett

The Jewel in the Crown The Jewel in the Crown

George Fenton

6.7

The Far Pavilions

Carl Davis

BAFTA Awards 1984

All nominees

Reilly: Ace of Spies Reilly: Ace of Spies

Harry Rabinowitz For the incidental music.

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

David Mackay

BAFTA Awards 1983

Smiley's People Smiley's People

Patrick Gowers

Winner

The Woman in White The Woman in White

Patrick Gowers

Winner

I Remember Nelson I Remember Nelson

Patrick Gowers

Winner

All nominees

The Bell The Bell

Marc Wilkinson

A Voyage Round My Father A Voyage Round My Father

Marc Wilkinson

Harry's Game Harry's Game

Clannad

BAFTA Awards 1982

Bergerac Bergerac

George Fenton For episode "Going Gently (#7.27)".

Winner

The History Man The History Man

George Fenton For episode "Going Gently (#7.27)".

Winner

All nominees

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Carl Davis

The Flame Trees of Thika The Flame Trees of Thika

Alan Blaikley, Ken Howard

Brideshead Revisited Brideshead Revisited

Geoffrey Burgon

BAFTA Awards 1981

Oppenheimer Oppenheimer

Carl Davis

Winner

Hollywood Hollywood

Carl Davis

Winner

The Merchant of Venice The Merchant of Venice

Carl Davis

Winner

Fair Stood the Wind for France Fair Stood the Wind for France

Carl Davis

Winner

All nominees

Tales of the Unexpected Tales of the Unexpected

Ron Grainer

Shelley Shelley

Ron Grainer

Flickers Flickers

Ron Grainer

Shoestring Shoestring

George Fenton

Bloody Kids Bloody Kids

George Fenton

Fox Fox

George Fenton

Year

Nominations

Other awards and film festivals

Academy Awards, USA

1929-2026

Cannes Film Festival

Festival international du film de Cannes

1939-2026

Golden Globes, USA

Golden Globe Award

1944-2026

Primetime Emmy Awards

1949-2026

Venice Film Festival

Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica

1932-2026

Razzie Awards

Razzie

1981-2026

MTV Movie + TV Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

1992-2026

Sundance Film Festival

1982-2026

St. Petersburg Message to Man Film Festival

1993-2026

Berlin International Film Festival

Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin

1951-2026

Sochi International Film Festival

Sochi International Film Festival & Awards — SIFFA

1994-2026

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Screen Actors Guild Award

1963-2026

KinoBravo International Film Festival of Mainstream Films

2024-2026

Sochi Open Russian Film Festival

Sochi Open Russian Film Festival (Kinotavr)

1990-2026

Moscow International Film Festival

Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF)

1959-2026

Window to Europe

1993-2026

Toronto International Film Festival

1978-2026

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival

1998-2026

Laureates of the awards BAFTA Awards in the category “Best Original Television Music”

Other awards and film festivals