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Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score
Award given by the Critics Choice Association
Summary
Award given by the Critics Choice Association
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score |
| image | Ludwig_Göransson_2018_Interview_(cropped).jpg |
| caption | 2025 recipient: Ludwig Göransson |
| awarded_for | Best Score |
| presenter | Critics Choice Association |
| location | Los Angeles, California |
| holder | Ludwig Göransson for Sinners (2025) |
| website | www.criticschoice.com |
The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score (previously known as the Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer) is one of the Critics' Choice Movie Awards given to people working in the film industry by the Critics Choice Association. It was first given out as a juried award from 1999 to 2001 and then competitively in 2002 onward.
Winners and nominees
1990s
| Year | Composer(s) | Film | Ref. | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Williams | *Saving Private Ryan* | ||||
| Gabriel Yared | *The Talented Mr. Ripley* |
2000s
| Year | Composer(s) | Film(s) | Ref. | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Zimmer | *Gladiator*, *Mission: Impossible 2*, and *The Road to El Dorado* | ||||||||||||
| Howard Shore | *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* | ||||||||||||
| John Williams | A.I. Artificial Intelligence and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | ||||||||||||
| Christopher Young | The Shipping News | ||||||||||||
| John Williams | *Catch Me If You Can*, *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, and *Minority Report* | ||||||||||||
| Philip Glass | The Hours | ||||||||||||
| Howard Shore | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | ||||||||||||
| Howard Shore | *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* | ||||||||||||
| Clint Eastwood | Mystic River | ||||||||||||
| Danny Elfman | Big Fish | ||||||||||||
| Gabriel Yared | Cold Mountain | ||||||||||||
| Hans Zimmer | The Last Samurai | ||||||||||||
| Howard Shore | *The Aviator* | ||||||||||||
| Michael Giacchino | The Incredibles | ||||||||||||
| Rolfe Kent | Sideways | ||||||||||||
| John Williams | *Memoirs of a Geisha* | ||||||||||||
| James Horner | The New World | ||||||||||||
| Gustavo Santaolalla | Brokeback Mountain | ||||||||||||
| Nancy Wilson | Elizabethtown | ||||||||||||
| Philip Glass | *The Illusionist* | ||||||||||||
| Clint Mansell | The Fountain | ||||||||||||
| Thomas Newman | The Good German | ||||||||||||
| Gustavo Santaolalla | Babel | ||||||||||||
| Howard Shore | The Departed | ||||||||||||
| Hans Zimmer | The Da Vinci Code | ||||||||||||
| Jonny Greenwood | *There Will Be Blood* | ||||||||||||
| Marco Beltrami | 3:10 to Yuma | ||||||||||||
| Alexandre Desplat | Lust, Caution (Se, jie) | ||||||||||||
| Clint Eastwood | Grace Is Gone | ||||||||||||
| Dario Marianelli | Atonement | ||||||||||||
| Alan Menken | Enchanted | ||||||||||||
| A. R. Rahman | *Slumdog Millionaire* | ||||||||||||
| Alexandre Desplat | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | ||||||||||||
| Clint Eastwood | Changeling | ||||||||||||
| Danny Elfman | Milk | ||||||||||||
| James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer | The Dark Knight | ||||||||||||
| Michael Giacchino | *Up* | ||||||||||||
| Carter Burwell and Karen O | Where the Wild Things Are | ||||||||||||
| Marvin Hamlisch | The Informant! | ||||||||||||
| Randy Newman | The Princess and the Frog | ||||||||||||
| Hans Zimmer | Sherlock Holmes |
2010s
| Year | Composer(s) | Film | Ref. | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | *The Social Network* | |||||||||||||
| Carter Burwell | True Grit | |||||||||||||
| Alexandre Desplat | The King's Speech | |||||||||||||
| Clint Mansell | Black Swan | |||||||||||||
| Hans Zimmer | Inception | |||||||||||||
| Ludovic Bource | *The Artist* | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Martinez | Drive | |||||||||||||
| Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo | |||||||||||||
| Howard Shore | Hugo | |||||||||||||
| John Williams | War Horse | |||||||||||||
| John Williams | *Lincoln* | |||||||||||||
| Mychael Danna | Life of Pi | |||||||||||||
| Alexandre Desplat | Argo | |||||||||||||
| Moonrise Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Jonny Greenwood | The Master | |||||||||||||
| Steven Price | *Gravity* | |||||||||||||
| Arcade Fire | Her | |||||||||||||
| Thomas Newman | Saving Mr. Banks | |||||||||||||
| Hans Zimmer | 12 Years a Slave | |||||||||||||
| Antonio Sánchez | *Birdman* | |||||||||||||
| Alexandre Desplat | The Imitation Game | |||||||||||||
| Jóhann Jóhannsson | The Theory of Everything | |||||||||||||
| Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | Gone Girl | |||||||||||||
| Hans Zimmer | Interstellar | |||||||||||||
| Ennio Morricone | *The Hateful Eight* | |||||||||||||
| Carter Burwell | Carol | |||||||||||||
| Jóhann Jóhannsson | Sicario | |||||||||||||
| Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto | The Revenant | |||||||||||||
| Howard Shore | Spotlight | |||||||||||||
| Justin Hurwitz | *La La Land* | |||||||||||||
| Nicholas Britell | Moonlight | |||||||||||||
| Jóhann Jóhannsson | Arrival | |||||||||||||
| Mica Levi | Jackie | |||||||||||||
| Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka | Lion | |||||||||||||
| Alexandre Desplat | *The Shape of Water* | |||||||||||||
| Jonny Greenwood | Phantom Thread | |||||||||||||
| Dario Marianelli | Darkest Hour | |||||||||||||
| Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer | Blade Runner 2049 | |||||||||||||
| John Williams | The Post | |||||||||||||
| Hans Zimmer | Dunkirk | |||||||||||||
| Justin Hurwitz | *First Man* | |||||||||||||
| Kris Bowers | Green Book | |||||||||||||
| Nicholas Britell | If Beale Street Could Talk | |||||||||||||
| Alexandre Desplat | Isle of Dogs | |||||||||||||
| Ludwig Göransson | Black Panther | |||||||||||||
| Marc Shaiman | Mary Poppins Returns | |||||||||||||
| Hildur Guðnadóttir | *Joker* | |||||||||||||
| Michael Abels | Us | |||||||||||||
| Alexandre Desplat | Little Women | |||||||||||||
| Randy Newman | Marriage Story | |||||||||||||
| Thomas Newman | 1917 | |||||||||||||
| Robbie Robertson | The Irishman |
2020s
| Year | Composer(s) | Film | Ref. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross | *Soul* | |||||||||
| Alexandre Desplat | The Midnight Sky | |||||||||
| Ludwig Göransson | Tenet | |||||||||
| James Newton Howard | News of the World | |||||||||
| Emile Mosseri | Minari | |||||||||
| Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | Mank | |||||||||
| Hans Zimmer | *Dune* | |||||||||
| Nicholas Britell | Don't Look Up | |||||||||
| Jonny Greenwood | The Power of the Dog | |||||||||
| Spencer | ||||||||||
| Nathan Johnson | Nightmare Alley | |||||||||
| Hildur Guðnadóttir | *Tár* | |||||||||
| Alexandre Desplat | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | |||||||||
| Michael Giacchino | The Batman | |||||||||
| Hildur Guðnadóttir | Women Talking | |||||||||
| Justin Hurwitz | Babylon | |||||||||
| John Williams | The Fabelmans | |||||||||
| Ludwig Göransson | *Oppenheimer* | |||||||||
| Jerskin Fendrix | Poor Things | |||||||||
| Michael Giacchino | Society of the Snow | |||||||||
| Daniel Pemberton | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | |||||||||
| Robbie Robertson (posthumous) | Killers of the Flower Moon | |||||||||
| Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt | Barbie | |||||||||
| Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | *Challengers* | |||||||||
| Volker Bertelmann | Conclave | |||||||||
| Daniel Blumberg | The Brutalist | |||||||||
| Kris Bowers | The Wild Robot | |||||||||
| Clément Ducol and Camille | Emilia Pérez | |||||||||
| Hans Zimmer | Dune: Part Two | |||||||||
| Ludwig Göransson | *Sinners* | |||||||||
| Alexandre Desplat | Frankenstein | |||||||||
| Jonny Greenwood | One Battle After Another | |||||||||
| Daniel Lopatin | Marty Supreme | |||||||||
| Max Richter | Hamnet | |||||||||
| Hans Zimmer | F1 |
Multiple winners
4 wins
- John Williams
3 wins
- Trent Reznor
- Atticus Ross
- Howard Shore (2 consecutive)
2 wins
- Ludwig Göransson
- Hildur Guðnadóttir
- Justin Hurwitz
- Hans Zimmer
Multiple nominations (3 or more)
12 nominations
- Alexandre Desplat
11 nominations
- Hans Zimmer
8 nominations
- John Williams
7 nominations
- Howard Shore
6 nominations
- Jonny Greenwood
4 nominations
- Michael Giacchino
- Ludwig Göransson
- Trent Reznor
- Atticus Ross
3 nominations
- Nicholas Britell
- Carter Burwell
- Clint Eastwood
- Hildur Guðnadóttir
- Justin Hurwitz
- Jóhann Jóhannsson
- Thomas Newman
References
References
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