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, Suzana Peric, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Mitch Rotter, and Paul Broucek, liner notes by Doug Adams, album art direction by Ryan Corey (Reprise Records)
  • F.I.S.T./Slow Dancing in the Big City, music by Bill Conti; album produced by Bill Conti and Robert Townson, liner notes by unknown, album art direction by Bill Pitzonka and Robert Townson (Varèse Sarabande)
  • The Guns of Navarone, music by Dimitri Tiomkin; the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus, conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick, liner notes by unknown, album art direction by unknown (Tadlow Records)
  • Loch Ness, music by Trevor Jones; album produced by Trevor Jones and Robin Esterhammer, liner notes by Paul Tonks, album art direction by Jim Titus (Perseverance Records)
  • Silverado, music by Bruce Broughton; album produced by Bruce Broughton and Douglass Fake, liner notes by Bruce Broughton, album art direction by Janine Webb (Intrada Records)

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