The Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in an Animated Film is one of the annual awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA). It is presented to the composers who have composed the best "original" score, written specifically for an animated motion picture.
History The award was first given in 2014, during the fifth annual awards. The How to Train Your Dragon film series has the most wins with two.
Winners and nominees
2010s Year Film Winners and nominees (2014) How to Train Your Dragon 2 John Powell The Book of Life Gustavo Santaolalla The Boxtrolls Dario Marianelli The Lego Movie Mark Mothersbaugh Mr. Peabody & Sherman Danny Elfman Rocks in My Pockets Kristian Sensini (2015) The Peanuts Movie Christophe Beck Inside Out Michael Giacchino Minions Heitor Pereira (2016) The Secret Life of Pets Alexandre Desplat The Angry Birds Movie Heitor Pereira Finding Dory Thomas Newman The Little Prince Hans Zimmer and Richard Harvey Moana Mark Mancina Zootopia Michael Giacchino (2017) Coco Michael Giacchino The Boss Baby Hans Zimmer and Steve Mazzaro Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie Theodore Shapiro The Lego Batman Movie Lorne Balfe Loving Vincent Clint Mansell (2018) Isle of Dogs Alexandre Desplat Incredibles 2 Michael Giacchino Ralph Breaks the Internet Henry Jackman Sherlock Gnomes Chris Bacon Smallfoot Heitor Pereira White Fang Bruno Coulais (2019) How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World John Powell Abominable Rupert Gregson-Williams Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles Arturo Cardelús Frozen 2 Christophe Beck I Lost My Body Dan Levy
2020s Year Film Winners and nominees (2020) Soul Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste The Croods: A New Age Mark Mothersbaugh Onward Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Tom Howe Wolfwalkers Bruno Coulais (2021) The Addams Family 2 Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna The Loud House Movie Philip White Luca Dan Romer The Mitchells vs. the Machines Mark Mothersbaugh Spirit Untamed Amie Doherty Vivo Alex Lacamoire (2022) Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Alexandre Desplat DC League of Super-Pets Steve Jablonsky Luck John Debney Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Heitor Pereira The Bad Guys Daniel Pemberton Turning Red Finneas O'Connell and Ludwig Göransson (2023) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Daniel Pemberton Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Harry Gregson-Williams Elemental Thomas Newman Migration John Powell Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Stephanie Economou The Super Mario Bros. Movie Brian Tyler (2024) The Wild Robot Kris Bowers Dragonkeeper Arturo Cardelús Inside Out 2 Andrea Datzman That Christmas John Powell Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Lorne Balfe and Julian Nott (2025) Dog Man Tom Howe Arco Arnaud Toulon The Bad Guys 2 Daniel Pemberton Stitch Head Nick Urata Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie Stephanie Economou
Multiple winners 3 wins Alexandre Desplat 2 wins John Powell
Multiple nominations 4 nominations Michael Giacchino
3 nominations Jeff Danna Mychael Danna Alexandre Desplat Mark Mothersbaugh Daniel Pemberton Heitor Pereira John Powell
2 nominations Lorne Balfe Christophe Beck Stephanie Economou Tom Howe Thomas Newman Hans Zimmer
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