Extended awards and commentary do not exist yet for this year. Both are being added to years in reverse chronological order as time permits. Notice of such expanded awards content will be given in the On Cue section of Filmtracks' home page. In the meantime, below are this site's original choices for this year's top scores.

•	Evita (Andrew Lloyd Webber) *		* adaptation of existing music
•	The Ghost and the Darkness (Jerry Goldsmith)
•	Michael Collins (Elliot Goldenthal)
•	Independence Day (David Arnold)
	The Spitfire Grill (James Horner)

Formerly nominated in a separate "Best Dramatic Score" category was Gabriel Yared's The English Patient. Formerly nominated in a separate "Best Musical or Comedy Score" category were Rachel Portman's The Adventures of Pinocchio and Emma, Alan Menken's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Hans Zimmer's The Preacher's Wife. The winner of the latter category was Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita.