...the list would like this (I don't think I haven't one here yet, so...
. I'm starting with 1980 and only consider the actual nominees):
1980) Star Wars - Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back (Williams)
1981) Raiders of the Lost Ark (Williams)
1982) E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (Williams)
1983) Under Fire (Goldsmith)
1984) The Natural (R. Newman)
1985) Out of Africa (Barry)
1986) The Mission (Morricone)
1987) Empire of the Sun (Williams)
1988) Dangerous Liaisons (Fenton)
1989) Born on the Fourth of July (Williams)
1990) Dances with Wolves (Barry)
1991) Beauty and the Beast (Menken)
1992) Basic Instinct (Goldsmith)
1993) Schindler's List (Williams)
1994) Forrest Gump (Silvestri)
1995) Braveheart (Horner) and The American President (Shaiman)
1996) Michael Collins (Goldenthal) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Menken)
1997) Titanic (Horner) and Anastasia (D. Newman)
1998) The Thin Red Line (Zimmer) and Mulan (Goldsmith)
1999) The Red Violin (Corigliano)
2000) Malèna (Morricone)
2001) The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Shore)
2002) Far from Heaven (Bernstein)
2003) The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Shore)
2004) The Passion of the Christ (Debney)
2005) Memoirs of a Geisha (Williams)
2006) The Good German (Th. Newman)
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So...are these better Oscar picks than the ones done by AMPAS?
CK