The International Film Music Critics Association Award for Film Composer of the Year is an annual award given by the International Film Music Critics Association, or the IFMCA. The award is given to the composer of a film score or score deemed to be the best in a given year. The award was first given in 1998 till 2000, before going a four-year hiatus. It has been awards every year since 2004.
Winners and nominations
1990s Year Composer(s) 1998 Jerry Goldsmith George Fenton James Horner Joel McNeely John Williams 1999 Jerry Goldsmith John Corigliano Mychael Danna Don Davis John Debney Danny Elfman George Fenton James Newton Howard Michael Kamen Thomas Newman John Williams
2000s Year Composer(s) 2000 James Newton Howard Jerry Goldsmith James Horner Ennio Morricone Thomas Newman Rachel Portman Howard Shore Alan Silvestri Christopher Young Hans Zimmer 2004 Michael Giacchino Marco Beltrami Edward Shearmur Alan Silvestri John Williams 2005 John Williams Alexandre Desplat Patrick Doyle Harry Gregson-Williams Dario Marianelli 2006 Alexandre Desplat James Newton Howard Mark Isham John Powell Hans Zimmer 2007 Alexandre Desplat Michael Giacchino James Newton Howard Mark Isham Dario Marianelli 2008 Danny Elfman Alexandre Desplat James Newton Howard Thomas Newman John Powell 2009 Michael Giacchino Alexandre Desplat James Horner Brian Tyler Christopher Young
2010s Year Composer(s) 2010 Alexandre Desplat Danny Elfman James Newton Howard John Powell Hans Zimmer 2011 John Williams Ludovic Bource Alexandre Desplat Michael Giacchino Alberto Iglesias 2012 Danny Elfman Mychael Danna Alexandre Desplat Fernando Velázquez John Williams 2013 Abel Korzeniowski Roque Baños Laurent Eyquem Steven Price Brian Tyler 2014 Alexandre Desplat Marco Beltrami James Newton Howard John Powell Hans Zimmer 2015 Michael Giacchino James Horner Ennio Morricone Daniel Pemberton John Williams 2016 Michael Giacchino Alexandre Desplat Justin Hurwitz James Newton Howard Fernando Velázquez 2017 Alexandre Desplat Michael Giacchino Daniel Pemberton Benjamin Wallfisch John Williams 2018 James Newton Howard Roque Baños Nicholas Britell Ludwig Göransson Alan Silvestri 2019 Bear McCreary Alexandre Desplat Hildur Guðnadóttir Thomas Newman John Williams
2020s Year Composer(s) 2020 Daniel Pemberton Federico Jusid Bear McCreary Christopher Willis Hans Zimmer 2021 James Newton Howard Panu Aaltio Nicholas Britell Jonny Greenwood Hans Zimmer 2022 Bear McCreary Alexandre Desplat Simon Franglen Michael Giacchino Daniel Pemberton 2023 Christopher Young Lorne Balfe Laura Karpman Bear McCreary John Williams
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