User:JonBroxton/6th IFMCA Awards

The 6th International Film Music Critics Association Awards were presented on 1 March, 2010, honoring the best film and television music scores composed in 2009. The nominations were announced on 29 January, 2010.

Nominations
FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR
 * Up, music by Michael Giacchino
 * Avatar, music by James Horner
 * Drag Me To Hell, music by Christopher Young
 * Star Trek, music by Michael Giacchino
 * The Twilight Saga: New Moon, music by Alexandre Desplat

FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
 * Michael Giacchino
 * Alexandre Desplat
 * James Horner
 * Brian Tyler
 * Christopher Young

BREAKOUT COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
 * James Peterson
 * Henry Jackman
 * Abel Korzeniowski
 * Clinton Shorter
 * Austin Wintory

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM
 * A Single Man, music by Abel Korzeniowski
 * Agora, music by Dario Marianelli
 * Baarìa, music by Ennio Morricone
 * Creation, music by Christopher Young
 * Mao’s Last Dancer, music by Christopher Gordon

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM
 * The Informant!, music by Marvin Hamlisch
 * Couples Retreat, music by A.R. Rahman
 * Duplicity, music by James Newton Howard
 * Julie & Julia, music by Alexandre Desplat
 * Lesbian Vampire Killers, music by Debbie Wiseman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM
 * The Red Canvas, music by James Peterson
 * G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, music by Alan Silvestri
 * Lucky Luke, music by Bruno Coulais
 * Sherlock Holmes, music by Hans Zimmer
 * Under the Mountain, music by Victoria Kelly

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM
 * Star Trek, music by Michael Giacchino
 * Avatar, music by James Horner
 * The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, music by Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna
 * Knowing, music by Marco Beltrami
 * The Twilight Saga: New Moon, music by Alexandre Desplat

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A HORROR/THRILLER FILM
 * Drag Me To Hell, music by Christopher Young
 * Imago Mortis, music by Zacarías M. De La Riva
 * In the Electric Mist, music by Marco Beltrami
 * The Killing Room, music by Brian Tyler
 * Trick ‘R Treat, music by Douglas Pipes

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FEATURE
 * Up, music by Michael Giacchino
 * A Christmas Carol, music by Alan Silvestri
 * Coraline, music by Bruno Coulais
 * Fantastic Mr. Fox, music by Alexandre Desplat
 * The Princess and the Frog, music by Randy Newman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
 * Home, music by Armand Amar
 * Brothers at War, music by Lee Holdridge
 * Earth Days, music by Michael Giacchino
 * Garbo: El Espía, music by Fernando Velázquez
 * Under the Sea 3D, music by Micky Erbe and Maribeth Solomon

FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
 * Drag Me To Hell – “Concerto To Hell,” music by Christopher Young
 * Avatar – “War,” music by James Horner
 * The Red Canvas – “Ballet For Brawlers,” music by James Peterson
 * Star Trek – “Enterprising Young Men,” music by Michael Giacchino
 * Up – “Married Life,” music by Michael Giacchino

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION
 * Battlestar Galactica [Season 4.5], music by Bear McCreary
 * Caprica, music by Bear McCreary
 * Life, music by George Fenton
 * Lost [Season 5], music by Michael Giacchino
 * Yellowstone, music by Edmund Butt

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA
 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, music by James Hannigan

BEST NEW RELEASE/RE-RELEASE OF AN EXISTING SCORE
 * Back To the Future, music by Alan Silvestri; Douglass Fake, producer (Intrada)
 * Innerspace, music by Jerry Goldsmith; M.V. Gerhard and Mike Matessino, producers (La-La Land)
 * The Journey of Natty Gann, music by James Horner; James Horner, Simon Rhodes and Douglass Fake, producers (Intrada)
 * Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, music by James Horner; Lukas Kendall, producer (Film Score Monthly)
 * Twilight Zone: The Movie, music by Jerry Goldsmith; Bruce Botnick, Lukas Kendall and Mike Matessino, producers (Film Score Monthly)]]

BEST RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE
 * Exodus, music by Ernest Gold, cond. Nic Raine; James Fitzpatrick, producer (Tadlow)
 * The Charge Of The Light Brigade, music by Max Steiner, cond. William Stromberg; Anna Bonn, John Morgan and William Stromberg, producers (Tribute Film Classics)
 * The Prince and the Pauper, music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, cond. William Stromberg; Anna Bonn, John Morgan and William Stromberg, producers (Tribute Film Classics)

BEST COMPILATION ALBUM OR BOX SET
 * David Raksin at M-G-M, music by David Raksin; Lukas Kendall, producer (Film Score Monthly)
 * 40 Bandes Originales Pour 40 Films, music by Vladimir Cosma; Vladimir Cosma, producer (Larghetto Music)
 * The Film Music pf Mischa Spoliansky, music by Mischa Spoliansky; Philip Lane, Ralph Couzens and Neil Varley, producers (Chandos)
 * Howard Shore: Collector’s Edition Vol. 1, music by Howard Shore; Jonathan Schultz, producer (Howe)
 * Northwest Passage: Classic Western Scores From M-G-M Vol. 2 (1940-1974), music by Various Composers; Lukas Kendall, producer (Film Score Monthly)

FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR
 * Intrada Records
 * Film Score Monthly
 * La-La Land Records
 * MovieScore Media
 * Varèse Sarabande