The candidates for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score, for the 80th Annual Academy Awards:

1. Atonement: Dario Marianelli
2. The Kite Runner: Alberto Iglesias
3. Michael Clayton: James Newton Howard
4. Ratatouille: Michael Giacchino
5. 3:10 to Yuma: Marco Beltrami

The Oscar goes to Dario Marianelli for Atonement.