The International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller 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 action, science fiction and/or horror film deemed to be the best in a given year. The award was first given in 1998, but the genres were split, with action films, adventure films and thriller films being grouped into their own categories. In 2005, action and adventure films were grouped together, while horror films were grouped with thriller films. In 2007, action and thriller films were grouped together, with adventure being excluded from the title. They reverted to dual categories the following year. It has been awarded, consecutively, since 2010.
Winners and nominations
1990s Year Film Composer(s) 1998 Best Original Score for an Action FilmSmall SoldiersJerry GoldsmithThe AvengersJoel McNeelyRoninElia CmíralRush HourLalo SchifrinSoldierJoel McNeely Best Original Score for an Adventure FilmThe Mask of ZorroJames HornerThe Man in the Iron MaskNick Glennie-SmithMighty Joe YoungJames HornerMoby DickChristopher GordonMulanJerry GoldsmithThe Prince of EgyptHans Zimmer Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller FilmUrban LegendChristopher YoungDark CityTrevor JonesDeep RisingJerry GoldsmithHalloween H20: 20 Years LaterJohn OttmanScream 2Marco BeltramiThe X-FilesMark Snow
2000s Year Film Composer(s) 2004 Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure FilmThe IncrediblesMichael GiacchinoThe Bourne SupremacyJohn PowellKing ArthurHans ZimmerSpider-Man 2Danny ElfmanVan HelsingAlan Silvestri Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller FilmThe VillageJames Newton HowardDawn of the DeadTyler BatesThe Final CutBrian TylerThe GrudgeChristopher YoungThe PunisherCarlo Siliotto 2005 Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure FilmKing KongJames Newton HowardBatman BeginsHans Zimmer and James Newton HowardHostageAlexandre DesplatKingdom of HeavenHarry Gregson-WilliamsSaharaClint Mansell Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller FilmA History of ViolenceHoward ShoreConstantineBrian Tyler and Klaus BadeltHouse of WaxJohn OttmanThe Ring TwoHans Zimmer (themes); Henning Lohner and Martin TillmanThe Skeleton KeyEdward Shearmur 2006 Best Original Score for an Action/Thriller FilmThe Da Vinci Code Hans ZimmerCasino Royale David ArnoldFirewall Alexandre DesplatMission: Impossible III Michael GiacchinoPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest John Powell 2007 Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure FilmThe Bourne UltimatumJohn PowellGhost RiderChristopher YoungLive Free or Die HardMarco BeltramiPirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndHans Zimmer Spider-Man 3Christopher Young Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller FilmZodiacDavid ShireFloodDebbie WisemanI Know Who Killed MeJoel McNeelyThe OrphanageFernando VelázquezSleuthPatrick Doyle 2008 Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure FilmIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullJohn WilliamsThe Dark KnightHans Zimmer and James Newton HowardHancockJohn PowellSpeed RacerMichael Giacchino WantedDanny Elfman Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller FilmThe HappeningJames Newton HowardLet the Right One InJohan SöderqvistMirrorsJavier NavarreteTwilightCarter BurwellValkyrieJohn Ottman 2009 Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure FilmThe Red CanvasJames PetersonG.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraAlan SilvestriLucky LukeBruno CoulaisSherlock HolmesHans Zimmer Under the MountainVictoria Kelly Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller FilmDrag Me to HellChristopher YoungImago MortisZacarías M. de la RivaIn the Electric MistMarco BeltramiThe Killing RoomBrian TylerTrick 'r TreatDouglas Pipes
2010s Year Film Composer(s) 2010 The Ghost Writer Alexandre Desplat Buried Víctor Reyes Inception Hans Zimmer Robin Hood Marc Streitenfeld Salt James Newton Howard 2011 Drive Cliff Martinez Captain America: The First Avenger Alan Silvestri Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Michael Giacchino Real Steel Danny Elfman Rise of the Planet of the Apes Patrick Doyle 2012 Skyfall Thomas Newman The Amazing Spider-Man James Horner The Dark Knight Rises Hans Zimmer In the House Philippe Rombi Zero Dark Thirty Alexandre Desplat 2013 Grand Piano Víctor Reyes Iron Man 3 Brian Tyler Passion Pino Donaggio Ruby Red Philipp F. Kölmel Stalingrad Angelo Badalamenti 2014 The Monkey King Christopher Young The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 James Newton Howard Inherent Vice Jonny Greenwood The Maze Runner John Paesano No God, No Master Nuno Malo 2015 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Joe Kraemer Kingsman: The Secret Service Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Daniel Pemberton The Revenant Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto and Bryce Dessner Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn Róbert Gulya 2016 The Monkey King 2 Christopher Young Elle Anne Dudley The Jungle Book John Debney The Magnificent Seven James Horner and Simon Franglen Nerve Rob Simonsen 2017 A Cure for Wellness Benjamin Wallfisch Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Henry Jackman King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Daniel Pemberton Plan de Fuga Pascal Gaigne The Rendezvous Austin Wintory 2018 Red Sparrow James Newton Howard King of Thieves Benjamin Wallfisch Gun City Manuel Riveiro and Xavier Font Mission: Impossible – Fallout Lorne Balfe Operation Finale Alexandre Desplat 2019 1917 Thomas Newman Dumbo Danny Elfman The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot Joe Kraemer Masquerade Hotel Naoki Satō The Silent War Carlos M. Jara
2020s Year Film Composer(s) 2020 The Call of the Wild John Powell Enola Holmes Daniel Pemberton Mulan Harry Gregson-Williams Tenet Ludwig Göransson Unknown Origins Federico Jusid 2021 Jungle Cruise James Newton Howard Gunpowder Milkshake Frank Ilfman The King's Man Matthew Margeson and Dominic Lewis Last Night in Soho Steven Price No Time to Die Hans Zimmer
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