Brit Award for Soundtrack/Cast Recording

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	www.brits.co.uk

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]	Electric Dreams Footloose Give My Regards to Broad Street The Woman in Red
1986	Not Awarded
1987	Top Gun	Absolute Beginners Down and Out in Beverly Hills Out of Africa A Room with a View
1988	The Phantom of the Opera	Dirty Dancing Follies La Bamba Les Misérables
1989	Buster	Good Morning, Vietnam Hairspray The Princess Bride Rattle and Hum
1990	Batman	Aspects of Love Beaches The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover Henry V
1991	Twin Peaks	Days of Thunder Ghost Pretty Woman Wild at Heart
1992	The Commitments	The Doors Five Guys Named Moe Inspector Morse Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1993	Wayne's World	Bugsy Frankie and Johnny Hook Mo' Money
1994	The Bodyguard[6]	The Jungle Book Reservoir Dogs Sleepless in Seattle What's Love Got to Do with It
1995	Pulp Fiction	Forrest Gump Four Weddings and a Funeral The Lion King Philadelphia
1996	Batman Forever	Braveheart Muriel's Wedding Natural Born Killers Waiting to Exhale
1997	Trainspotting	Dangerous Minds Evita La Passione Mission: Impossible
1998	The Full Monty	Men in Black Romeo + Juliet Space Jam Trainspotting
1999	Titanic	Boogie Nights Jackie Brown Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels The Wedding Singer
2000	Notting Hill	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Fight Club The Matrix Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
2001	American Beauty[7]	The Beach Billy Elliot Dancer in the Dark Little Voice Shaft The Virgin Suicides

References

1. Eminem wins `best international male artist' at the Brit awards|The Irish Times
2. "About the BPI". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
3. "BRIT Awards". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
4. "And the nominees are..." Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
5. Brit awards winners list 2012: every winner since 1977|Music|The Guardian
6. The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack|Whitney Houston Official Site
7. Brit awards winners list 2013: every winner since 1977|Music|The Guardian