Academy Award — Best Scoring

Jewish recipients of the Academy Award — Best Scoring documented in the ThankJews directory. Jews are about 48% of all recipients — while making up roughly 0.2% of the world's population.

48%of all recipients are Jewish

17 documented recipients

Back to statistics
GK

Gus Kahn1934

Lyricist of 'Makin' Whoopee'; One Night of Love (Academy Award 1934)

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Scoring

LS

Louis Silvers1934

Music director of The Jazz Singer; One Night of Love (Academy Award 1934)

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Scoring

LF

Leo Forbstein1936

Warner Bros music chief; Anthony Adverse (Academy Award 1936)

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Scoring

CP

Charles Previn1937

Universal music director; One Hundred Men and a Girl (Academy Award 1937)

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Scoring

LS

Leo Shuken1939

Orchestrator of Stagecoach (Academy Award 1939)

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Scoring

GS

Georgie Stoll1945

MGM conductor; Anchors Aweigh (Academy Award 1945)

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Scoring

LH

Lennie Hayton1949

Conductor of On the Town (Academy Award 1949) and Hello, Dolly!

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Scoring

BK

Bronislau Kaper1953

Composer of Lili (Academy Award 1953) and 'On Green Dolphin Street'

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Scoring

JB

Jay Blackton1955

Broadway conductor; Oklahoma! (Academy Award 1955)

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Scoring

HS

Harry Sukman1960

Co-scored Song Without End (Academy Award 1960)

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Scoring

SR

Sid Ramin1961

Orchestrator for Leonard Bernstein; West Side Story (Academy Award 1961)

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Scoring

JT

Jonathan Tunick1977

Stephen Sondheim's orchestrator; A Little Night Music (Academy Award 1977)

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Scoring

DG

Dave Grusin1988

Jazz and film composer; The Milagro Beanfield War (Academy Award 1988)

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Scoring

LB

Luis Bacalov1995

Composer of Il Postino (Academy Award 1995)

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Scoring

EG

Elliot Goldenthal2002

Composer of Frida (Academy Award 2002)

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Scoring

DB

Daniel Blumberg2024

Composer of The Brutalist (Academy Award 2024)

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Scoring

JN

James Newton Howard2015

Composer of The Fugitive and The Dark Knight; Max Steiner Award (2015)

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Scoring