Music composer Thomas Newman has earned a whopping 15 Oscar nominations throughout his incredible career, but has yet to win. Might his losing streak end this year thanks to Sam Mendes’ war epic “1917”? Scroll through our photo gallery below highlighting all of Newman’s Oscar bids and discover who edged him out each time. Find out if Newman wins for “1917” when the 2020 Oscars air February 9 on ABC.
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‘The Shawshank Redemption’ (1994)
Image Credit: ITV/REX/Shutterstock Newman earned two nominations for Best Original Score this year, including for his work in Best Picture nominee “The Shawshank Redemption.” He lost to Hans Zimmer (“The Lion King”).
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‘Little Women’ (1994)
Image Credit: Moviestore Collection/REX/Shutterstock Newman’s second Oscar nomination this year was for the ’90s version of “Little Women,” which also lost Best Original Score to Hans Zimmer (“The Lion King”).
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‘Unstrung Heroes’ (1995)
Image Credit: Hollywood Pictures/REX/Shutterstock Newman lost the Oscar to Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz (“Pocahontas”).
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‘American Beauty’ (1999)
Image Credit: Lorey Sebastian/Dreamworks/REX/Shutterstock For this Best Picture winner, Newman lost Best Original Score to John Corigliano (“The Red Violin”).
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‘Road to Perdition’ (2002)
Image Credit: Moviestore Collection/REX/Shutterstock Newman lost the Oscar for this gangster flick to Elliot Goldenthal (“Frida”).
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‘Finding Nemo’ (2003)
Image Credit: Moviestore Collection/REX/Shutterstock Newman lost Best Original Score for this Pixar film to Howard Shore (“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”).
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‘Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events’ (2004)
Image Credit: Francois Duhamel/Paramount/REX/Shutterstock Newman lost the Oscar for this freaky children’s tale to Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (“Finding Neverland”).
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‘The Good German’ (2006)
Image Credit: Snap Stills/REX/Shutterstock For this black-and-white caper, Newman lost Best Original Score to Gustavo Santaolalla (“Babel”).
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‘WALL-E’ (2008)
Image Credit: Moviestore Collection/REX/Shutterstock For Pixar’s “WALL-E,” Newman lost two Oscars to “Slumdog Millionaire”: Best Original Score went to A.R. Rahman and Best Original Song (“Down to Earth”) was awarded to “Jai Ho.”
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‘Skyfall’ (2012)
Image Credit: Danjaq / EON Productions/REX/Shutterstock Newman lost the Oscar for this James Bond blockbuster to Mychael Danna (“Life of Pi”).
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‘Saving Mr. Banks’ (2013)
Image Credit: Ruby Films/REX/Shutterstock For this whimisical biopic, Newman lost Best Original Score to Steven Price (“Gravity”).
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‘Bridge of Spies’ (2015)
Image Credit: Moviestore Collection/REX/Shutterstock Newman lost the Oscar to five-time also-ran Ennio Morricone (“The Hateful Eight”).
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‘Passengers’ (2016)
Image Credit: Columbia Pictures/REX/Shutterstock For this outer space film, Newman lost Best Original Score to Justin Hurwitz (“La La Land”).
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‘1917’ (2019)
Image Credit: Universal Newman lost for scoring “1917” to “Joker” composer Hildur Guðnadóttir.
