British composer Daniel Blumberg wins best original score Oscar for The Brutalist

<p>Sole previous scoring credit on a full-length film for the singer, guitar player and visual artist is The World to Come</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/02/oscars-anora-picture-actress-mikey-madison-sean-baker">Anora dominates the Oscars</a> — here’s the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/02/oscars-academy-awards-winners-live">complete list of winners</a></li></ul><p>The young British composer Daniel Blumberg has won his first <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/oscars">Oscar</a> for his second-ever musical score for a feature film, for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/26/the-brutalist-brady-corbet-review-colossal-architecture-drama-adrien-brody">Brady Corbet’s</a> The Brutalist.</p><p>Blumberg, 34, won the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2025/feb/16/baftas-2025-adrien-brody-mikey-madison-big-winners-in-pictures">Bafta</a> award last month for the score, which has met with considerable praise and which plays a prominent role in the film. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/the-brutalist">The Brutalist</a> is the story of a fictitious Hungarian architect, László Tóth, who moves to the US after surviving the Holocaust.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/02/oscars-anora-picture-actress-mikey-madison-sean-baker">Anora</a> takes home best picture Oscar</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/03/adrien-brody-oscar-best-actor-brutalist">Adrien Brody</a> and<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/03/mikey-madison-oscar-best-actress-anora"> Mikey Madison</a> win best acting prizes</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/03/kieran-culkin-oscar-actor-a-real-pain">Kieran Culkin</a> and<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/03/zoe-saldana-best-supporting-actress-oscar-emilia-perez"> Zoe Saldaña</a> win supporting awards</p><p>Anora’s Sean Baker wins for<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/03/oscar-sean-baker-best-director-anora"> directing</a>, editing and<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/03/oscar-sean-baker-best-original-screenplay-anora"> screenplay</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/03/oscars-daniel-blumberg-best-score">Continue reading...</a>