2022 International Film Music Critics Association award winners announced
In the first year that TV and video game scores were accepted into the IFMCA's top category, the one and only such score to achieve a nomination has gone and won it. Bear McCreary's work for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, based on Howard Shore's theme, is the Score of the Year for 2022, according to the International Film Music Critics Association, while McCreary himself receives the prize for Composer of the Year as well. Elsewhere, as expected, all the top prize's nominees won in at least one category, with Avatar: The Way of Water notching up a second win with Simon Franglen's award for Composition of the Year. All the nominees can be viewed here, and all the winners below.
Score of the Year
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Bear McCreary and Howard Shore)
Composer of the Year
Bear McCreary
Composition of the Year
Avatar: The Way of Water - "Leaving Home (Hometree)" (Simon Franglen)
Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film
The Batman (Michael Giacchino)
Best Original Score for an Animated Film
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (Alexandre Desplat)
Best Original Score for a Comedy Film
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Nathan Johnson)
Best Original Score for a Documentary
Polar Bear (Harry Gregson-Williams)
Best Original Score for a Drama Film
The Fabelmans (John Williams)
Best Original Score for a Fantasy / Science Fiction Film
Avatar: The Way of Water (Simon Franglen)
Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film
Nope (Michael Abels)
Breakthrough Composer of the Year
Hesham Nazih
Film Music Record Label of the Year
Quartet Records (Jose M. Benitez)
Roberto Aschieri Special Award for Contribution to Film Music
Michael Matessino
Kyle Renick Special Award
Ennio, the Maestro (Giuseppe Tornatore)