5th IFMCA Awards

The 5th International Film Music Critics Association Awards were presented on February 18, 2009, honoring the best film and television music scores composed in 2008. The nominations were announced on 16 January, 2009 .
Nominations
FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, music by Alexandre Desplat
* The Dark Knight, music by James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer
* Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, music by John Williams
* Standard Operating Procedure, music by Danny Elfman
* Wall*E, music by Thomas Newman
FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
* Danny Elfman
* Alexandre Desplat
* James Newton Howard
* Thomas Newman
* John Powell
BREAKOUT COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
* Andrew Lockington (Journey to the Center of the Earth, City of Ember)
* Paul Cantelon (The Other Boleyn Girl, W.)
* Nico Muhly (The Reader)
* Max Richter (Waltz with Bashir)
* Atli Örvarsson (Babylon A.D., Vantage Point)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, music by Alexandre Desplat
* The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, music by James Horner
* Che, music by Alberto Iglesias
* Defiance, music by James Newton Howard
* Milk, music by Danny Elfman
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM
* Burn After Reading, music by Carter Burwell
* Bienvenue Chez Les Ch’tis, music by Philippe Rombi
* Fool’s Gold, music by George Fenton
* Leatherheads, music by Randy Newman
* Tropic Thunder, music by Theodore Shapiro
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM
* Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, music by John Williams
* The Dark Knight, music by James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer
* Hancock, music by John Powell
* Speed Racer, music by Michael Giacchino
* Wanted, music by Danny Elfman
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM
* Inkheart, music by Javier Navarrete
* The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, music by Harry Gregson-Williams
* City of Ember, music by Andrew Lockington
* Hellboy II: The Golden Army, music by Danny Elfman
* The Spiderwick Chronicles, music by James Horner
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A HORROR/THRILLER FILM
* The Happening, music by James Newton Howard
* Låt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One In), music by Johan Söderqvist
* Mirrors, music by Javier Navarrete
* Twilight, music by Carter Burwell
* Valkyrie, music by John Ottman
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FEATURE
* Wall*E, music by Thomas Newman
* Bolt, music by John Powell
* Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo on the Cliff), music by Joe Hisaishi
* Horton Hears a Who!, music by John Powell
* Waltz with Bashir, music by Max Richter
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
* Standard Operating Procedure, music by Danny Elfman
* The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos, music by The Cinematic Orchestra
* Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son about his Father, music by Kurt Kuenne
* Night, music by Cezary Skubiszewski
* Tabarly, music by Yann Tiersen
FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
* Cloverfield: “Roar! Overture,” music by Michael Giacchino
* The Happening: “Be With You,” music by James Newton Howard
* Valkyrie: “They’ll Remember You,” music by John Ottman and Lior Rosner
* Wall*E: “Define Dancing,” music by Thomas Newman and Peter Gabriel
* Wanted: “Success Montage,” music by Danny Elfman
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION
* John Adams, music by Robert Lane and Joseph Vitarelli
* Battlestar Galactica (Season 4), music by Bear McCreary
* Merlin, music by Robert Lane
* Lost (Season 4), music by Michael Giacchino
* Pane e Libertà, music by Ennio Morricone
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA
* Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, music by Knut Avenstroup Haugen
* Afrika, music by Wataru Hokoyama
* Gears of War 2, music by Steve Jablonsky
* Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, music by Chris Tilton
* Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, music by Mark Griskey
BEST NEW RELEASE/RE-RELEASE OF AN EXISTING SCORE
* The Boys from Brazil, music by Jerry Goldsmith; produced by Douglass Fake (Intrada)
* Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend, music by Jerry Goldsmith; produced by Douglass Fake (Intrada)
* Body Double, music by Pino Donaggio; produced by Douglass Fake (Intrada)
* Heavy Metal, music by Elmer Bernstein; produced by Lukas Kendall (Film Score Monthly)
* The Matrix: The Deluxe Edition, music by Don Davis; produced by Don Davis and Robert Townson (Varèse Sarabande)
BEST RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE
* El Cid, music by Miklós Rózsa; conducted by Nic Raine, produced by James Fitzpatrick (Tadlow)
* The Kentuckian/Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot, music by Bernard Herrmann; conducted William Stromberg; produced by Anna Bonn, John Morgan and William Stromberg (Tribute Film Classics)
* Odna (Alone), music by Dmitri Shostakovich; conducted by Mark Fitzgerald, produced by Hans-Bernhard Bätzing (Naxos)
* She, music by Max Steiner; conducted William Stromberg; produced by Anna Bonn, John Morgan and William Stromberg (Tribute Film Classics)
* An Unfinished Life - Piano Sketches, music by Christopher Young; performed by Dave Guili, produced by Flavio Motalla and Christopher Young (BSX)
BEST COMPILATION ALBUM OR BOX SET
* Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection, music by John Williams; produced by Laurent Bouzereau (Concord)
* Gangs of New York/The Journey of Natty Gann/The Scarlet Letter, music by Elmer Bernstein; produced by Robert Townson (Varèse Sarabande)
* Le Cinéma de Georges Delerue, music by Georges Delerue; produced by Stéphane Lerouge (Universal Music France)
* MGM Soundtrack Treasury, various composers; produced by Lukas Kendall (Film Score Monthly)
* Superman: The Music, various composers; produced by Mike Matessino and Lukas Kendall (Film Score Monthly)
FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR
* Intrada Records
* Film Score Monthly
* La-La Land Records
* MovieScore Media
* Varèse Sarabande

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