FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR

  • The Incredibles, music by Michael Giacchino
  • The Aviator, music by Howard Shore
  • Hellboy, music by Marco Beltrami
  • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, music by Edward Shearmur
  • The Village, music by James Newton Howard

FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

  • Michael Giacchino
  • Marco Beltrami
  • Edward Shearmur
  • Alan Silvestri
  • John Williams

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM

  • The Aviator, music by Howard Shore
  • Being Julia, music by Mychael Danna
  • Finding Neverland, music by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
  • The Passion of the Christ, music by John Debney
  • A Very Long Engagement, music by Angelo Badalamenti

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM

  • The Terminal, music by John Williams
  • Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, music by Thomas Newman
  • Shrek 2, music by Harry Gregson-Williams
  • Sideways, music by Rolfe Kent
  • Team America: World Police, music by Harry Gregson-Williams

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM

  • The Incredibles, music by Michael Giacchino
  • The Bourne Supremacy, music by John Powell
  • King Arthur, music by Hans Zimmer
  • Spider-Man 2, music by Danny Elfman
  • Van Helsing, music by Alan Silvestri

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM

  • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, music by Edward Shearmur
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, music by John Williams
  • Hellboy, music by Marco Beltrami
  • I, Robot, music by Marco Beltrami
  • The Polar Express, music by Alan Silvestri

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A HORROR/THRILLER FILM

  • The Village, music by James Newton Howard
  • Dawn of the Dead, music by Tyler Bates
  • The Final Cut, music by Brian Tyler
  • The Grudge, music by Christopher Young
  • The Punisher, music by Carlo Siliotto

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION

  • Desperate Housewives, music by Steve Bartek and Danny Elfman
  • Earthsea, music by Jeff Rona
  • Helter Skelter, music by Mark Snow
  • Lost, music by Michael Giacchino
  • Salem’s Lot, music by Christopher Gordon and Lisa Gerrard

BEST NEW RELEASE/RE-RELEASE/RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE

  • Mutiny on the Bounty, music by Bronislau Kaper; album produced by Lukas Kendall; liner notes by Jeff Bond and Lukas Kendall; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Film Score Monthly)
  • Big Wednesday, music by Basil Poledouris; album produced by Lukas Kendall and Basil Poledouris, liner notes by Jeff Bond and Lukas Kendall, album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Film Score Monthly)
  • The Great Escape, music by Elmer Bernstein; album produced by Robert Townson, liner notes by Jerry McCulley, album art direction by Bill Pitzonka and Robert Townson (Varèse Sarabande)
  • Narrow Margin, music by Bruce Broughton; album produced by Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson, liner notes by Bruce Broughton, Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson, album art direction by unknown (Intrada Records)
  • The Shoes of the Fisherman, music by Alex North; album produced by Lukas Kendall, liner notes by Jeff Bond, album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Film Score Monthly)

FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR

  • Film Score Monthly, Lukas Kendall
  • Intrada Records, Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson
  • La-La Land Records, MV Gerhard and Matt Verboys
  • Sony Classical
  • Varèse Sarabande, Robert Townson