FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR
- Memoirs of a Geisha, music by John Williams
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, music by Patrick Doyle
- King Kong, music by James Newton Howard
- The New World, music by James Horner
- Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, music by John Williams
FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
- John Williams
- Alexandre Desplat
- Patrick Doyle
- Harry Gregson-Williams
- Dario Marianelli
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM
- Memoirs of a Geisha, music by John Williams
- Fateless [Sorstalanság], music by Ennio Morricone
- Munich, music by John Williams
- The New World, music by James Horner
- Pride and Prejudice, music by Dario Marianelli
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM
- Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, music by Julian Nott
- The Corpse Bride, music by Danny Elfman
- Mr. and Mrs. Smith, music by John Powell
- Racing Stripes, music by Mark Isham
- Robots, music by John Powell
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM
- King Kong, music by James Newton Howard
- Batman Begins, music by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard
- Hostage, music by Alexandre Desplat
- Kingdom of Heaven, music by Harry Gregson-Williams
- Sahara, music by Clint Mansell
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, music by Patrick Doyle
- The Brothers Grimm, music by Dario Marianelli
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, music by Danny Elfman
- Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, music by John Williams
- War of the Worlds, music by John Williams
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A HORROR/THRILLER FILM
- A History of Violence, music by Howard Shore
- Constantine, music by Brian Tyler and Klaus Badelt
- House of Wax, music by John Ottman
- The Ring Two, music by Hans Zimmer, Henning Lohner and Martin Tillmann
- The Skeleton Key, music by Edward Shearmur
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION
- Lost, music by Michael Giacchino
- Battlestar Galactica, music by Bear McCreary
- Into the West, music by Geoff Zanelli
- Stargate: Atlantis, music by Joel Goldsmith
- Warm Springs, music by Bruce Broughton
BEST NEW RELEASE/RE-RELEASE/RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, music by Howard Shore; album produced by Howard Shore, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Paul Broucek (Reprise Records)
- F.I.S.T./Slow Dancing in the Big City, music by Bill Conti; album produced by Bill Conti and Robert Townson (Varèse Sarabande)
- The Guns of Navarone, music by Dimitri Tiomkin; album produced by James Fitzpatrick (Tadlow Records)
- Loch Ness, music by Trevor Jones; album produced by Trevor Jones and Robin Esterhammer (Perseverance Records)
- Silverado, music by Bruce Broughton, album produced by Douglass Fake (Intrada Records)
FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR
- Film Score Monthly
- Intrada Records
- La-La Land Records
- Sony Classical
- Varèse Sarabande