2000s
2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long) – Tan Dun
- Almost Famous – Nancy Wilson
- Billy Elliot – Stephen Warbeck
- Gladiator – Lisa Gerrard and Hans Zimmer
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? – T-Bone Burnett and Carter Burwell
2001: Moulin Rouge! – Craig Armstrong and Marius De Vries
- Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) – Yann Tiersen
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Howard Shore
- Mulholland Dr. – Angelo Badalamenti
- Shrek – Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell
2002: The Hours – Philip Glass
- Catch Me If You Can – John Williams
- Chicago – Fred Ebb, Danny Elfman and John Kander
- Gangs of New York – Howard Shore
- The Pianist – Wojciech Kilar
2003: Cold Mountain – T-Bone Burnett and Gabriel Yared
- Girl with a Pearl Earring – Alexandre Desplat
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 – RZA
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore
- Lost in Translation – Brian Reitzell and Kevin Shields
2004: The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de motocicleta) – Gustavo Santaolalla
- The Aviator – Howard Shore
- The Chorus (Les choristes) – Bruno Coulais
- Finding Neverland – Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
- Ray – Craig Armstrong
2005: Memoirs of a Geisha – John Williams
- Brokeback Mountain – Gustavo Santaolalla
- The Constant Gardener – Alberto Iglesias
- Mrs. Henderson Presents – George Fenton
- Walk the Line – T-Bone Burnett
2006: Babel – Gustavo Santaolalla
- Casino Royale – David Arnold
- Dreamgirls – Henry Krieger
- Happy Feet – John Powell
- The Queen – Alexandre Desplat
2007: La Vie en Rose (La môme) – Christopher Gunning
- American Gangster – Marc Streitenfeld
- Atonement – Dario Marianelli
- The Kite Runner – Alberto Iglesias
- There Will Be Blood – Jonny Greenwood
2008: Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. Rahman
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Alexandre Desplat
- The Dark Knight – James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer
- Mamma Mia! – Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- WALL-E – Thomas Newman
2009: Up – Michael Giacchino
- Avatar – James Horner
- Crazy Heart – T-Bone Burnett and Stephen Bruton
- Fantastic Mr. Fox – Alexandre Desplat
- Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll – Chaz Jankel
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