| | 1934 | THE LOST PATROL | Best Music (Score) Nomination (as head of RKO Radio Studio Music Department) |
| | 1934 | THE GAY DIVORCEE | Best Music (Score) Nomination (as head of RKO Radio Studio Music Department) |
 | 1935 | THE INFORMER | Best Music (Score) Oscar |
| | 1936 | THE GARDEN OF ALLAH | Best Music (Score) Nomination |
| | 1936 | THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE | Best Music (Score) Nomination |
| | 1937 | THE LIFE OF EMIL ZOLA | Best Music (Score) Nomination |
| | 1938 | JEZEBEL | Best Music (Scoring) Nomination |
| | 1939 | GONE WITH THE WIND | Best Music (Original Score) Nomination |
| | 1939 | DARK VICTORY | Best Music (Original Score) Nomination |
| | 1940 | THE LETTER | Best Music (Original Score) Nomination |
| | 1941 | SERGEANT YORK | Best Music (Scoring of a Dramatic Picture) Nomination |
 | 1942 | NOW, VOYAGER | Best Music (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) Oscar |
| | 1943 | CASABLANCA (1942)* | Best Music (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) Nomination |
| | 1944 | THE ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN | Best Music (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) Nomination |
 | 1944 | SINCE YOU WENT AWAY | Best Music (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) Oscar |
| | 1945 | RHAPSODY IN BLUE | Best Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) Nomination (shared with Ray Heindorf) |
| | 1946 | NIGHT AND DAY | Best Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) Nomination (shared with Ray Heindorf) |
| | 1947 | MY WILD IRISH ROSE | Best Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) Nomination (shared with Ray Heindorf) |
| | 1947 | LIFE WITH FATHER | Best Music (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) Nomination |
| | 1948 | JOHNNY BELINDA | Best Music (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) Nomination |
| | 1949 | BEYOND THE FOREST | Best Music (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) Nomination |
| | 1950 | THE FLAME AND THE ARROW | Best Music (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) Nomination |
| | 1952 | THE JAZZ SINGER | Best Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) Nomination (shared with Ray Heindorf) |
| | 1952 | THE MIRACLE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA | Best Music (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) Nomination |
| | 1954 | THE CAINE MUTINY | Best Music (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) Nomination |
| | 1955 | BATTLE CRY | Best Music (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) Nomination |