The International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for an Animated Film 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 for an animated film deemed to be the best in a given year. The award was first given in 2007. Previously, animated films were grouped in with live-action films in genre categories. Animated films are still eligible for Film Score of the Year.
Winners and nominations 2000s Movie year Film Winners and nominees 2006 Happy Feet John Powell The Ant Bully John Debney Cars Randy Newman Charlotte's Web Danny Elfman Ice Age: The Meltdown John Powell 2007 Ratatouille Michael Giacchino Bee Movie Rupert Gregson-Williams Beowulf Alan Silvestri Meet the Robinsons Danny Elfman Tales from Earthsea Tamiya Terashima 2008 WALL-E Thomas Newman Bolt John Powell Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! Ponyo Joe Hisaishi Waltz with Bashir Max Richter 2009 Up Michael Giacchino A Christmas Carol Alan Silvestri Coraline Bruno Coulais Fantastic Mr. Fox Alexandre Desplat The Princess and the Frog Randy Newman
2010s Movie year Film/Television Winners and nominees 2010 How To Train Your Dragon John Powell The Illusionist Sylvain Chomet Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole David Hirschfelder Tangled Alan Menken Toy Story 3 Randy Newman 2011 The Adventures of Tintin John Williams The Greatest Miracle Mark McKenzie Kung Fu Panda 2 Hans Zimmer and John Powell Puss in Boots Henry Jackman Rango Hans Zimmer 2012 Rise of the Guardians Alexandre Desplat Brave Patrick Doyle Frankenweenie Danny Elfman ParaNorman John Brion Secret of the Wings Joel McNeely 2013 The Wind Rises Joe Hisaishi The Croods Alan Silvestri Epic Danny Elfman Frozen Christophe Beck Planes Mark Mancina 2014 How to Train Your Dragon 2 John Powell Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods Philippe Rombi The Boxtrolls Dario Marianelli Son of Batman Frederik Wiedmann Tarzan David Newman 2015 Inside Out Michael Giacchino Gamba: Gamba to Nakama-tachi Benjamin Wallfisch Capture the Flag Diego Navarro The Good Dinosaur Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna The Prophet Gabriel Yared 2016 The Red Turtle Laurent Perez del Mar Kubo and the Two Strings Dario Marianelli Moana Mark Mancina The Secret Life of Pets Alexandre Desplat Zootopia Michael Giacchino 2017 Animal Crackers Bear McCreary Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie Theodore Shapiro Coco Michael Giacchino The Emoji Movie Patrick Doyle Ferdinand John Powell Loving Vincent Clint Mansell 2018 Max & Me Mark McKenzie Incredibles 2 Michael Giacchino Isle of Dogs Alexandre Desplat Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Daniel Pemberton Watership Down Federico Jusid 2019 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World John Powell Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles Arturo Cardelús Frozen 2 Christophe Beck I Lost My Body Dan Levy Minuscule 2: Mandibles from Far Away Mathieu Lamboley
2020s Movie year Film Winners and nominees 2020 Wolfwalkers Bruno Coulais Fearless Anne-Kathrin Dern Onward Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna Soul Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste 2021 Raya and the Last Dragon James Newton Howard Encanto Germaine Franco Luca Dan Romer Spirit Untamed Amie Doherty Wish Dragon Philip Klein 2022 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Alexandre Desplat The Bad Guys Daniel Pemberton Lightyear Michael Giacchino Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank Bear McCreary Strange World Henry Jackman 2024 The Wild Robot Kris Bowers
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