An annual award for Best Achievement in Music - Original Score is presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian original score for the previous year. Prior to 2012, the award was presented as part of the Genie Awards; since 2012 it has been presented as part of the expanded Canadian Screen Awards.
| Year | Nominee | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 22nd Canadian Film Awards | |||
| Harry Freedman | The Act of the Heart | [1] | |
| 1971 23rd Canadian Film Awards | |||
| Jean Cousineau | Mon oncle Antoine | ||
| 1972 24th Canadian Film Awards | |||
| Pierre F. Brault | The True Nature of Bernadette (La vraie nature de Bernadette) | ||
| 1973 25th Canadian Film Awards | |||
| Willie Lamothe, Tristan Hansinger, Chick Peabody, Peter Van Ginkel | The Death of a Lumberjack (La mort d'un bûcheron) | ||
| 1974 | |||
| No award presented | |||
| 1975 26th Canadian Film Awards | |||
| Nick Whitehead | Lions for Breakfast | ||
| 1976 27th Canadian Film Awards | |||
| Lewis Furey | Normande (La tête de Normande St-Onge) | ||
| 1977 28th Canadian Film Awards | |||
| Paul Hoffert | Outrageous! | ||
| 1978 29th Canadian Film Awards | |||
| Oscar Peterson | The Silent Partner | ||
| Paul Zaza, Jim Caverhill | Three Card Monte | ||
| Paul Hoffert | The Third Walker | ||
| Maurice Marshall | Marie-Anne |