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Music Facts: Music for Visual Media
- Famous visual media GRAMMY winners include John Williams, Danny Elfman and Hans Zimmer.
- Taika Waititi, Lady Gaga and Hugh Jackman are all recent Music For Visual Media GRAMMY winners.
- Current GRAMMY Categories in the Music For Visual Media field are Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media, Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media and Best Song Written For Visual Media.
Every Music for Visual Media category, ceremony by ceremony.
| Year | Category | Winner | Work | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Various Artists | Sinners | All Nominees |
| 2026 | Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media | Austin Wintory | Sword of the Sea | All Nominees |
| 2025 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Bradley Cooper, Yannick Nézet-Séguin | Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein | All Nominees |
| 2025 | Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media | Winifred Phillips | Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord | All Nominees |
| 2024 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Brandon Davis, Mark Ronson, Kevin Weaver, George Drakoulias | Barbie The Album | All Nominees |
| 2024 | Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media | Stephen Barton And Gordy Haab | Star Wars Jedi: Survivor | All Nominees |
| 2023 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Mike Elizondo, Tom MacDougall, Lin-Manuel Miranda | Encanto | All Nominees |
| 2023 | Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media | Stephanie Economou | Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn Of Ragnarok | All Nominees |
| 2022 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Andra Day | The United States Vs. Billie Holiday | All Nominees |
| 2021 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Taika Waititi | Jojo Rabbit | All Nominees |
| 2020 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper | A Star Is Born | All Nominees |
| 2019 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Hugh Jackman | The Greatest Showman | All Nominees |
| 2018 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Justin Hurwitz, Marius De Vries | La La Land | All Nominees |
| 2017 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Steve Berkowitz, Don Cheadle, Robert Glasper | Miles Ahead | All Nominees |
| 2016 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Julian Raymond | Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me | All Nominees |
| 2015 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Tom MacDougall, Chris Montan | Frozen | All Nominees |
| 2014 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | David Grohl | Sound City: Real To Reel | All Nominees |
| 2013 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Woody Allen | Midnight In Paris | All Nominees |
| 2012 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Stewart Lerman, Randall Poster, Kevin Weaver | Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1 | All Nominees |
| 2011 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Stephen Bruton, T Bone Burnett | Crazy Heart | All Nominees |
| 2010 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | A.R. Rahman | Slumdog Millionaire | All Nominees |
| 2009 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Peter Afterman, Jason Reitman, Margaret Yen | Juno | All Nominees |
| 2008 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | George Martin, Giles Martin | Love | All Nominees |
| 2007 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Joaquin Phoenix | Walk The Line | All Nominees |
| 2006 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | James Austin, Stuart Benjamin, Taylor Hackford | Ray | All Nominees |
| 2005 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Zach Braff | Garden State | All Nominees |
| 2004 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Randy Spendlove, Ric Wake | Chicago | All Nominees |
| 2003 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | The Funk Brothers | Standing In The Shadows Of Motown | All Nominees |
| 2002 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | T Bone Burnett | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | All Nominees |
| 2001 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Danny Bramson, Cameron Crowe | Almost Famous | All Nominees |
| 2000 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Phil Collins | Tarzan | All Nominees |
Previous Winners
Sinners
Various Artists
Sword of the Sea
Austin Wintory
Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Barbie The Album
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Stephen Barton And Gordy Haab
Encanto
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn Of Ragnarok
Stephanie Economou
The United States Vs. Billie Holiday
Jojo Rabbit
A Star Is Born
The Greatest Showman
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