| Brit Award for Soundtrack/Cast Recording | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Achievement in Excellent Soundtrack/Cast Recording |
| Country | United Kingdom (UK) |
| Presented by | British Phonographic Industry (BPI) |
| First awarded | 1985 ( Purple Rain) |
| Last awarded | 2001 |
| Currently held by | American Beauty ( 2001) [1] |
| Most awards | None |
| Most nominations | None |
| Website |
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The Brit Award for Soundtrack/Cast Recording is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom. [2]
Criteria
The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music. [3] The winners and nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees. [4]
History
The award was first presented in 1985 as Soundtrack/Cast Recording. The accolade was not handed out at the 1986 ceremony and has been defunct as of 2001.
| Year | Recipient | Nominee |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Purple Rain [5] | |
| 1986 | Not Awarded | |
| 1987 | Top Gun | |
| 1988 | The Phantom of the Opera | |
| 1989 | Buster | |
| 1990 | Batman | |
| 1991 | Twin Peaks | |
| 1992 | The Commitments | |
| 1993 | Wayne's World | |
| 1994 | The Bodyguard [6] | |
| 1995 | Pulp Fiction | |
| 1996 | Batman Forever | |
| 1997 | Trainspotting | |
| 1998 | The Full Monty | |
| 1999 | Titanic | |
| 2000 | Notting Hill | |
| 2001 | American Beauty [7] | |
References
- ^ Eminem wins `best international male artist' at the Brit awards|The Irish Times
- ^ "About the BPI". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "BRIT Awards". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "And the nominees are..." Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ Brit awards winners list 2012: every winner since 1977|Music|The Guardian
- ^ The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack|Whitney Houston Official Site
- ^ Brit awards winners list 2013: every winner since 1977|Music|The Guardian