• At the 80th Annual Academy Awards, the Best Original Score Oscar went Dario Marianelli for his music in Atonement .

• 1. Dario Marianelli for Atonement
  2. Alberto Iglesias for The Kite Runner
  3. James Newton Howard for Michael Clayton
  4. Michael Giacchino for Ratatouille
  5. Marco Beltrami for [[3: 10 to Yuma (2007)|3:10 To Yuma]]