FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, music by Alexandre Desplat
  • The Dark Knight, music by James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, music by John Williams
  • Standard Operating Procedure, music by Danny Elfman
  • Wall*E, music by Thomas Newman

FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

  • Danny Elfman
  • Alexandre Desplat
  • James Newton Howard
  • Thomas Newman
  • John Powell

BREAKTHROUGH COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

  • Andrew Lockington
  • Paul Cantelon
  • Nico Muhly
  • Max Richter
  • Atli Örvarsson

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, music by Alexandre Desplat
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, music by James Horner
  • Che, music by Alberto Iglesias
  • Defiance, music by James Newton Howard
  • Milk, music by Danny Elfman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM

  • Burn After Reading, music by Carter Burwell
  • Bienvenue Chez Les Ch’tis, music by Philippe Rombi
  • Fool’s Gold, music by George Fenton
  • Leatherheads, music by Randy Newman
  • Tropic Thunder, music by Theodore Shapiro

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM

  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, music by John Williams
  • The Dark Knight, music by James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer
  • Hancock, music by John Powell
  • Speed Racer, music by Michael Giacchino
  • Wanted, music by Danny Elfman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM

  • Inkheart, music by Javier Navarrete
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, music by Harry Gregson-Williams
  • City of Ember, music by Andrew Lockington
  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army, music by Danny Elfman
  • The Spiderwick Chronicles, music by James Horner

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A HORROR/THRILLER FILM

  • The Happening, music by James Newton Howard
  • Let the Right One In [Låt Den Rätte Komma In], music by Johan Söderqvist
  • Mirrors, music by Javier Navarrete
  • Twilight, music by Carter Burwell
  • Valkyrie, music by John Ottman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FEATURE

  • Wall*E, music by Thomas Newman
  • Bolt, music by John Powell
  • Horton Hears a Who!, music by John Powell
  • Ponyo on the Cliff [Gake No Ue No Ponyo], music by Joe Hisaishi
  • Waltz with Bashir, music by Max Richter

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY

  • Standard Operating Procedure, music by Danny Elfman
  • The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos, music by Jason Swinscoe and Dominic Smith (The Cinematic Orchestra)
  • Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, music by Kurt Kuenne
  • Night, music by Cezary Skubiszewski
  • Tabarly, music by Yann Tiersen

FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

  • “Roar! Overture” from Cloverfield, music by Michael Giacchino
  • “Be With You” from The Happening, music by James Newton Howard
  • “They’ll Remember You” from Valkyrie, music by John Ottman and Lior Rosner
  • “Define Dancing” from Wall*E, music by Thomas Newman and Peter Gabriel
  • “Success Montage” from Wanted, music by Danny Elfman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION

  • John Adams, music by Robert Lane and Joseph Vitarelli
  • Battlestar Galactica, music by Bear McCreary
  • Merlin, music by Robert Lane
  • Lost, music by Michael Giacchino
  • Pane e Libertà, music by Ennio Morricone

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA

  • Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, music by Knut Avenstroup Haugen
  • Afrika, music by Wataru Hokoyama
  • Gears of War 2, music by Steve Jablonsky
  • Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, music by Chris Tilton
  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, music by Mark Griskey

BEST NEW RELEASE/RE-RELEASE OF AN EXISTING SCORE

  • The Boys from Brazil, music by Jerry Goldsmith; album produced by Douglass Fake, liner notes by Jon Burlingame, album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Intrada)
  • Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend, music by Jerry Goldsmith; album produced by Douglass Fake, liner notes by Jeff Bond, album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Intrada)
  • Body Double, music by Pino Donaggio; album produced by Douglass Fake, liner notes by Jeff Bond, album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Intrada)
  • Heavy Metal, music by Elmer Bernstein; album produced by Lukas Kendall, liner notes by Paul Andrew MacLean, album art direction by XXX (Film Score Monthly)
  • The Matrix: The Deluxe Edition, music by Don Davis; album produced by Don Davis and Robert Townson, liner notes by Jerry McCulley, album art direction by Bill Pitzonka (Varèse Sarabande)

BEST RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE

  • El Cid, music by Miklós Rózsa; the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Nic Raine, album produced by James Fitzpatrick, liner notes by Frank K. DeWald, James Fitzpatrick, Juliet Rózsa, and Martin Scorsese, album art direction by Damien Doherty (Tadlow)
  • The Kentuckian/Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot, music by Bernard Herrmann; the Moscow Symphony Orchestra conducted William Stromberg; album produced by Anna Bonn, John Morgan and William Stromberg, liner notes by XXX, album art direction by XXX (Tribute Film Classics)
  • Odna (Alone), music by Dmitri Shostakovich; the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mark Fitzgerald, album produced by Hans-Bernhard Bätzing, liner notes by XXX, album art direction by XXX (Naxos)
  • She, music by Max Steiner; the Moscow Symphony Orchestra conducted William Stromberg; album produced by Anna Bonn, John Morgan and William Stromberg , liner notes by XXX, album art direction by XXX (Tribute Film Classics)
  • An Unfinished Life – Piano Sketches, music by Christopher Young; performed by Dave Guili, album produced by Flavio Motalla and Christopher Young, liner notes by XXX, album art direction by Mark Banning (BSX)

BEST COMPILATION ALBUM OR BOX SET

  • Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection, music by John Williams; album produced by Laurent Bouzereau, liner notes by Laurent Bouzereau and Steven Spielberg, album art direction by Larissa Collins (Concord)
  • Gangs of New York/The Journey of Natty Gann/The Scarlet Letter, music by Elmer Bernstein; album produced by Robert Townson, liner notes by XXX, album art direction by Bill Pitzonka (Varèse Sarabande)
  • Le Cinéma de Georges Delerue, music by Georges Delerue; album produced by Stéphane Lerouge, liner notes by Stéphane Lerouge, album art direction by Gilles Guerlet and Jérôme Witz (Universal Music France)
  • MGM Soundtrack Treasury, various composers; album produced by Lukas Kendall, liner notes by XXX, album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Film Score Monthly)
  • Superman: The Music, various composers; album produced by Mike Matessino and Lukas Kendall, liner notes by Jeff Eldridge, album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Film Score Monthly)

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