FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR

  • Lady in the Water, music by James Newton Howard
  • The Black Dahlia, music by Mark Isham
  • The Da Vinci Code, music by Hans Zimmer
  • The Fountain, music by Clint Mansell
  • Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, music by Tom Tykwer, Reinhold Heil, and Johnny Klimek
  • X-Men: The Last Stand, music by John Powell

FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

  • Alexandre Desplat
  • James Newton Howard
  • Mark Isham
  • John Powell
  • Hans Zimmer

BREAKTHROUGH COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

  • Brett Rosenberg
  • Caine Davidson
  • Nicholas Dodd
  • Mark Orton
  • Douglas Pipes

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM

  • The Black Dahlia, music by Mark Isham
  • The Departed, music by Howard Shore
  • The Good German, music by Thomas Newman
  • The Nativity Story, music by Mychael Danna
  • The Painted Veil, music by Alexandre Desplat
  • The Queen, music by Alexandre Desplat

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM

  • The Holiday, music by Hans Zimmer
  • Little Miss Sunshine, music by Mychael Danna
  • Miss Potter, music by Nigel Westlake and Rachel Portman
  • The Pink Panther, music by Christophe Beck
  • The Shaggy Dog, music by Alan Menken

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FILM

  • Happy Feet, music by John Powell
  • Cars, music by Randy Newman
  • Charlotte’s Web, music by Danny Elfman
  • The Ant Bully, music by John Debney
  • Ice Age: The Meltdown, music by John Powell

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/THRILLER FILM

  • The Da Vinci Code, music by Hans Zimmer
  • Casino Royale, music by David Arnold
  • Firewall, music by Alexandre Desplat
  • Mission: Impossible III, music by Michael Giacchino
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, music by Hans Zimmer

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION/HORROR FILM

  • Lady in the Water, music by James Newton Howard
  • Eragon, music by Patrick Doyle
  • The Fountain, music by Clint Mansell
  • Superman Returns, music by John Ottman
  • X-Men: The Last Stand, music by John Powell

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION

  • Planet Earth, music by George Fenton
  • 24, music by Sean Callery
  • Battlestar Galactica, music by Bear McCreary
  • Lost, music by Michael Giacchino
  • The Ten Commandments, music by Randy Edelman

FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

  • “The Great Eatlon” from Lady in the Water, music by James Newton Howard
  • “Evey Reborn” from V for Vendetta, music by Dario Marianelli
  • “Chevaliers de Sangreal” from The Da Vinci Code, music by Hans Zimmer
  • “Eragon” from Eragon, music by Patrick Doyle

FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR

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