FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR

  • Up, music by Michael Giacchino
  • Avatar, music by James Horner
  • Drag Me To Hell, music by Christopher Young
  • Star Trek, music by Michael Giacchino
  • The Twilight Saga: New Moon, music by Alexandre Desplat

FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

  • Michael Giacchino
  • Alexandre Desplat
  • James Horner
  • Brian Tyler
  • Christopher Young

BREAKTHROUGH COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

  • James Peterson
  • Henry Jackman
  • Abel Korzeniowski
  • Clinton Shorter
  • Austin Wintory

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM

  • A Single Man, music by Abel Korzeniowski
  • Agora, music by Dario Marianelli
  • Baarìa, music by Ennio Morricone
  • Creation, music by Christopher Young
  • Mao’s Last Dancer, music by Christopher Gordon

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM

  • The Informant!, music by Marvin Hamlisch
  • Couples Retreat, music by A.R. Rahman
  • Duplicity, music by James Newton Howard
  • Julie & Julia, music by Alexandre Desplat
  • Lesbian Vampire Killers, music by Debbie Wiseman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM

  • The Red Canvas, music by James Peterson
  • G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra, music by Alan Silvestri
  • Lucky Luke, music by Bruno Coulais
  • Sherlock Holmes, music by Hans Zimmer
  • Under The Mountain, music by Victoria Kelly

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM

  • Star Trek, music by Michael Giacchino
  • Avatar, music by James Horner
  • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, music by Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna
  • Knowing, music by Marco Beltrami
  • The Twilight Saga: New Moon, music by Alexandre Desplat

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A HORROR/THRILLER FILM

  • Drag Me To Hell, music by Christopher Young
  • Imago Mortis, music by Zacarías M. De La Riva
  • In the Electric Mist, music by Marco Beltrami
  • The Killing Room, music by Brian Tyler
  • Trick ‘R Treat, music by Douglas Pipes

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FEATURE

  • Up, music by Michael Giacchino
  • A Christmas Carol, music by Alan Silvestri
  • Coraline, music by Bruno Coulais
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox, music by Alexandre Desplat
  • The Princess and the Frog, music by Randy Newman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY

  • Home, music by Armand Amar
  • Brothers At War, music by Lee Holdridge
  • Earth Days, music by Michael Giacchino
  • Garbo: El Espía, music by Fernando Velázquez
  • Under the Sea 3D, music by Micky Erbe and Maribeth Solomon

FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

  • Drag Me To Hell – “Concerto To Hell,” music by Christopher Young
  • Avatar – “War,” music by James Horner
  • The Red Canvas – “Ballet For Brawlers,” music by James Peterson
  • Star Trek – “Enterprising Young Men,” music by Michael Giacchino
  • Up – “Married Life,” music by Michael Giacchino

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION

  • Battlestar Galactica, music by Bear McCreary
  • Caprica, music by Bear McCreary
  • Life, music by George Fenton
  • Lost, music by Michael Giacchino
  • Yellowstone, music by Edmund Butt

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, music by James Hannigan
  • Assassin’s Creed II, music by Jesper Kyd
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, music by Lorne Balfe and Hans Zimmer
  • Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, music by Chris Tilton
  • Spore Hero, music by Winifred Phillips

BEST NEW RELEASE/RE-RELEASE OF AN EXISTING SCORE

  • Back to the Future, music by Alan Silvestri; album produced by Douglass Fake, liner notes by Douglass Fake and Mike Matessino, album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Intrada)
  • Innerspace, music by Jerry Goldsmith; album produced by MV Gerhard and Mike Matessino, liner notes by Dan Goldwasser, album art direction by Mark Banning (La-La Land)
  • The Journey of Natty Gann, music by James Horner; album produced by James Horner, Simon Rhodes and Douglass Fake, liner notes by Steven Y. Mori, album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Intrada)
  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, music by James Horner; album produced by Lukas Kendall, liner notes by Alex Kaplan, Jeff Bond, and Lukas Kendall, album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Film Score Monthly/Retrograde)
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie, music by Jerry Goldsmith; album produced by Bruce Botnick, Lukas Kendall and Mike Matessino, liner notes by Jeff Bond, Bruce Botnick, Mike Matessino, and Joe Dante, album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Film Score Monthly)

BEST RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE

  • Exodus, music by Ernest Gold, the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick, liner notes by XXX, album art direction by XXX (Tadlow)
  • The Charge of the Light Brigade, music by Max Steiner, the Moscow Symphony Orchestra conducted by William Stromberg; album produced by Anna Bonn, John Morgan and William Stromberg, liner notes by James V. d’Arc, John Morgan, William Stromberg, and J. B. Kaufman, album art direction by Jim Titus (Tribute Film Classics)
  • The Prince and the Pauper, music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, the Moscow Symphony Orchestra conducted by William Stromberg; album produced by Anna Bonn, John Morgan and William Stromberg, liner notes by Ryan Brennan, John Morgan, William Stromberg, and Curt Hardaway, album art direction by Jim Titus (Tribute Film Classics)

BEST FILM MUSIC COMPILATION ALBUM OR BOX SET

  • David Raksin at M-G-M, music by David Raksin; album produced by Lukas Kendall, liner notes by Lukas Kendall, Scott Bettencourt, Alex Kaplan, Jeff Eldridge, and Marilee Bradford, album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Film Score Monthly)
  • The Film Music of Mischa Spoliansky, music by Mischa Spoliansky; album produced by Philip Lane, Ralph Couzens and Neil Varley, liner notes by Philip Lane, album art direction by XXX (Chandos)
  • Howard Shore: Collector’s Edition Vol. 1, music by Howard Shore; album produced by Jonathan Schultz, liner notes by Jonathan Schultz, album art direction by XXX (Howe)
  • Northwest Passage: Classic Western Scores From M-G-M Vol. 2 (1940-1974), music by Various Composers; album produced by Lukas Kendall, liner notes by Jeff Eldridge and Alexander Kaplan, album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Film Score Monthly)
  • Vladimir Cosma: 40 Bandes Originales Pour 40 Films, music by Vladimir Cosma; album produced by Vladimir Cosma, liner notes by XXX, album art direction by Pierre Jaubert (Larghetto Music)

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