The International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for Television is an annual award given by the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA). Established in 2004, the award is given to the composer of a television score based on two criteria: "the effectiveness, appropriateness and emotional impact of the score in the context of the film for which it was written; and the technical and intellectual merit of the composition when heard as a standalone listening experience." The eligibility period runs from 1 January to 31 December every year, and IFMCA members vote for the winner in the following February.
, 74 composers have been nominated for the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for Television. The first award was given to Steve Bartek and Danny Elfman for their work on the television series Desperate Housewives. The most recent recipient, Bear McCreary, won for his score for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2024). He is also the award's most successful composer, having won five times from thirteen nominations. Three composers have been nominated more than once in the same year: Ramin Djawadi, Robert Lane, and McCreary.
Winners and nominations In the tables below, winners are marked by a light green background and a double-dagger symbol ().
2000s
+ Year Television Series Composer(s) Broadcaster 2004 Earthsea Sci Fi Helter Skelter CBS Lost ABC Salem's Lot Lisa Gerrard TNT 2005 Battlestar Galactica Sci Fi Into the West TNT Stargate Atlantis Sci Fi Warm Springs HBO 2006 Battlestar Galactica Sci Fi Lost ABC ABC 24 Fox 2007 Battlestar Galactica Sci Fi Doctor Who BBC One Lost ABC Tin Man Sci Fi 2008 Battlestar Galactica Sci Fi Lost ABC Merlin BBC One Pane e libertà Rai 1 2009 Caprica Syfy Life BBC One Lost ABC Yellowstone BBC Two
2010s
+ Year Television Series Composer(s) Broadcaster 2010 An Eye for an Eye TV3 Doctor Who BBC One Lost ABC Time of Honor TVP2 2011 Doctor Who BBC One Downton Abbey PBS Game of Thrones HBO Sherlock Michael Price PBS 2012 Downton Abbey PBS Green Lantern: The Animated Series Cartoon Network Isabel La 1 Priceless Fuji TV 2013 Da Vinci's Demons Starz Game of Thrones HBO Antena 3 Time of Honor TVP2 2014 Fargo FX Gunshi Kanbei NHK HBO Penny Dreadful Showtime 2015 Fargo FX Outlander Starz Texas Rising John Debney History Wolf Hall PBS 2016 AMC Penny Dreadful Showtime Stranger Things Michael Steinas Survive Netflix Westworld HBO 2017 Alias Grace Jeff Danna Netflix Game of Thrones HBO Morocco: Love in Times of War Netflix Naotora: The Lady Warlord NHK 2018 Cathedral of the Sea Antena 3 Frontier Love Zhejiang TV Westworld HBO Yellowstone Paramount Network 2019 Samuel Sim Netflix His Dark Materials HBO Good Omens Amazon Joel McNeelyAndrew Cottee Fox
2020s
+ Year Television Series Composer(s) Broadcaster 2020 Dracula Michael Price Netflix His Dark Materials HBO Lovecraft Country Raphael Saadiq HBO Disney+ 2021 Cobra Kai Zach Robinson Netflix Foundation Apple TV+ Loki Disney+ Lost in Space Netflix 2022 BBCAmazon Prime Interview with the Vampire AMC Moon Knight Disney+ Joel McNeelyAndrew CotteeKevin KaskaBruce BroughtonTheme FoxHulu 2023 Ahsoka Disney+ Netflix One Piece Giona Ostinelli Netflix Star Trek: Picard Frederik Wiedmann Paramount+ 2024 Avatar: The Last Airbender Netflix Cobra Kai Zach Robinson YouTube PremiumNetflix The Penguin HBO We Were the Lucky Ones Jon Ehrlich Hulu
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