Best Original Score
| Academy Award for Original Music Score | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Duke Ellington | Paris Blues | Nominated | First black person to be nominated for Best Original Score. |
| 1967 | Quincy Jones | In Cold Blood | Nominated | |
| 1971 | Isaac Hayes | Shaft | Nominated | |
| 1978 | Quincy Jones | The Wiz | Nominated | First black person to be nominated in the Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score (which is different from Best Original Score category). |
| 1984 | Prince | Purple Rain | Won | First black winner of Best Original Song Score (which is different from Best Original Score category); this category was retired afterwards. |
| 1985 | Quincy Jones Andrae Crouch Caiphus Semenya |
The Color Purple | Nominated | Shared nomination with 9 other composers. |
| 1986 | Herbie Hancock | Round Midnight | Won | First black winner of Best Original Score. |
| 1987 | Jonas Gwangwa | Cry Freedom | Nominated | Shared nomination with white composer George Fenton. |
Read more about this topic: List Of Black Academy Award Winners And Nominees
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