INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS (IFMCA Award Winners 2022)

SCORE OF THE YEAR: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER, music by Bear McCreary, theme by Howard Shore

COMPOSER OF THE YEAR: BEAR MCCREARY

BREAKTHROUGH COMPOSER OF THE YEAR: HESHAM NAZIH

COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR:  “Leaving Home (Hometree)” from AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, music by Simon Franglen

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM: THE FABELMANS, music by John Williams

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM: GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY, music by Nathan Johnson

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM: THE BATMAN, music by Michael Giacchino

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM: AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, music by Simon Franglen

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A HORROR/THRILLER FILM: NOPE, music by Michael Abels

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FILM: GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO, music by Alexandre Desplat

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY: POLAR BEAR, music by Harry Gregson-Williams

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER, music by Bear McCreary, theme by Howard Shore

KYLE RENICK SPECIAL AWARD: ENNIO, THE MAESTRO, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore