FYI: ARR was not nominated in any section. given below are the list of nominees..
The nominees are: 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 Alexandre Desplat Danny Elfman James Newton Howard Thomas Newman John Powell BREAKOUT COMPOSER OF THE YEAR Paul Cantelon, The Other Boleyn Girl and W. Andrew Lockington, Journey to the Center of the Earth and City of Ember Nico Muhly, The Reader Max Richter, Waltz with Bashir Atli Örvarsson, Babylon A.D. and Vantage Point BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, music by James Horner Che, music by Alberto Iglesias The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, music by Alexandre Desplat Defiance, music by James Newton Howard Milk, music by Danny Elfman BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM Bienvenue Chez Les Ch'tis, music by Philippe Rombi Burn After Reading, music by Carter Burwell 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 The Dark Knight, music by James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer Hancock, music by John Powell Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, music by John Williams Speed Racer, music by Michael Giacchino Wanted, music by Danny Elfman BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM 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 Inkheart, music by Javier Navarrete 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 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 Wall*E, music by Thomas Newman Waltz with Bashir, music by Max Richter BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 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 Standard Operating Procedure, music by Danny Elfman 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 Battlestar Galactica (Season 4), music by Bear McCreary John Adams, music by Robert Lane and Joseph Vitarelli 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 Afrika, music by Wataru Hokoyama Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, music by Knut Avenstroup Haugen 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 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) The Boys from Brazil, music by Jerry Goldsmith; 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 Gangs of New York/The Journey of Natty Gann/The Scarlet Letter, music by Elmer Bernstein; produced by Robert Townson (Varèse Sarabande) Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection, music by John Williams; produced by Laurent Bouzereau (Concord) 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 Film Score Monthly Intrada La-La Land MovieScore Media Varèse Sarabande On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 9:10 AM, orktane <[email protected]> wrote: > ALEXANDRE DESPLAT'S THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON WINS BEST > SCORE OF 2008 > > Alexandre Desplat wins the 2008 IFMCA'S Film Score of the Year Award > for THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, David Fincher's imaginative > re-telling of a 1921 F. Scott Fitzgerald short story about a man who > ages backwards from an old man to a baby. These are the fourth and > fifth awards for Desplat from the IFMCA, having been named Composer of > the Year in 2006 and 2007. The score also wins Best Original Score for > a Dramatic Film. > > Danny Elfman is named Film Composer of the Year for his excellence in > scoring four high-profile movies this year: MILK, WANTED, HELLBOY II: > THE GOLDEN ARMY and STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. The latter score > also wins Elfman an individual scoring award for Best Original Score > for a Documentary Feature. > > Canadian composer Andrew Lockington wins Breakout Composer of the Year > for his two high-profile scores in 2008: JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE > EARTH and CITY OF EMBER. Lockington is a former orchestrator for > fellow Canadian composer Mychael Danna, and worked with his countryman > on scores such as 8MM, GIRL INTERRUPTED and HEARTS IN ATLANTIS before > embarking on his solo composing career. > > Thomas Newman's score for Pixar's WALL*E wins Best Original Score for > an Animated Feature. John Williams' score for Steven Spielberg's > INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL wins Best Original > Score for an Action/Adventure Film, and James Newton Howard wins for > his score to THE HAPPENING in the Best Original Score for a > Horror/Thriller Film category. Javier Navarrete's score to INKHEART, > which opened in parts of Europe in 2008, receives the award for Best > Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction Film. The Coen Brothers' > BURN AFTER READING wins Best Original Score for a Comedy Film for > their longtime collaborator Carter Burwell, and Michael Giacchino wins > Film Music Composition of the Year for his "Roar Overture" from > CLOVERFIELD that played during the end credits of the monster > `reality' movie which otherwise did not include any other underscore. > Non-film winners include Robert Lane and Joseph Vitarelli, who win > Best Original Score for Television to for their score for the HBO > mini-series, JOHN ADAMS; Norwegian composer Knut Avenstroup Haugen, > who wins Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media for > the Funcom PC role-playing game AGE OF CONAN: HYBORIAN ADVENTURES; and > the Intrada label, which wins Film Music Record Label of the Year for > the third year in a row for their continuing excellence in releasing > older, catalog scores, some for the first time, including their world > premiere release of the complete score to Jerry Goldsmith's 1978 THE > BOY FROM BRAZIL, which wins this year's prize for Best New Release/Re- > Release of an Existing Score. > > 2008 FILM WINNERS: > FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR > • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, music by Alexandre Desplat > FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR > • Danny Elfman > BREAKOUT COMPOSER OF THE YEAR > • Andrew Lockington > BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM > • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, music by Alexandre Desplat > BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM > • Burn After Reading, music by Carter Burwell > BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM > • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, music by John > Williams > BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM > • Inkheart, music by Javier Navarrete > BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A HORROR/THRILLER FILM > • The Happening, music by James Newton Howard > BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FEATURE > • Wall*E, music by Thomas Newman > BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE > • Standard Operating Procedure, music by Danny Elfman > FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR > • Cloverfield: "Roar Overture," music by Michael Giacchino > OTHER CATEGORIES: > BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION > • John Adams, music by Robert Lane and Joseph Vitarelli > BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA > • Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, music by Knut Avenstroup Haugen > BEST NEW RELEASE/RE-RELEASE OF AN EXISTING SCORE > • The Boys from Brazil, music by Jerry Goldsmith; produced by Douglass > Fake (Intrada) > BEST RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE > • El Cid, music by Miklós Rózsa; conducted by Nic Raine, produced by > James Fitzpatrick (Tadlow) > BEST COMPILATION ALBUM OR BOX SET > • Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection, music by John Williams; > produced by Laurent Bouzereau (Concord) > FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR > • Intrada > > http://filmmusiccritics.org/2009/02/ifmca-announces-its-2008-winners- > for-scoring-excellence/ > > >
