Winners & Nominees

An overview of the WSA winners and nominees in all categories.

2024

  • Film Composer of the Year: Jerskin Fendrix for Kinds of Kindness and Poor Things

  • Television Composer of the Year: Natalie Holt for Loki S02

  • Best Original Song: “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie, written by Finneas O'Connell, Billie Eilish, performed by Billie Eilish

  • Discovery of the Year: Jerskin Fendrix for Poor Things

  • Public Choice Award: Umberto Scipione for La Guerra dei Nonni

  • WSA Game Music Award: Brandon Boone for Slay the Princess

  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Florian van der Reijden

  • Best Original Score for a Belgian Production: Amenra for Skunk

  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Elliot Goldenthal

  • WSA Industry Award: Maggie Rodford

  • All nominees

    Film Composer of the Year

    • Jerskin Fendrix | Kinds of Kindness; Poor Things

    • Ludwig Göransson | Oppenheimer

    • Laura Karpman | American Fiction; The Marvels; Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

    • Anthony Willis | Saltburn

    • Hans Zimmer | Dune: Part Two; The Creator

    Television Composer of the Year

    • Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross | Shōgun

    • Natalie Holt | Loki S02

    • James Newton Howard | All the Light We Cannot See S01

    • Martin Phipps | The Crown S06

    • Carlos Rafael Rivera | Griselda; Lessons in Chemistry; Monsieur Spade

    • Jeff Russo | Fargo S05; Ripley S01

    Best Original Song

    • “Dance The Night” from Barbie | written by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa | performed by: Dua Lipa

    • “I'm Just Ken” from Barbie | written by Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson | performed by: Ryan Gosling

    • “It Never Went Away” from American Symphony | written by Dan Wilson, Jon Batiste | performed by: Jon Batiste

    • “Road to Freedom” from Rustin | written and performed by Lenny Kravitz

    • “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon | written by Scott George | performed by Osage Tribal Singers

    • “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie | written by Finneas O'Connell, Billie Eilish | performed by Billie Eilish

    • “You’ve Never Had Chocolate Like This” from Wonka | written by Neil Hannon, Paul King, Simon Farnaby | performed by Timothée Chalamet, The Cast of Wonka

    Discovery of the Year Award

    • In the Land of Saints and Sinners | Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg

    • Poor Things | Jerskin Fendrix

    • Ezra | Carlos Rafael Rivera

    • Julie Keeps Quiet (Julie zwijgt) | Caroline Shaw

    • Saltburn | Anthony Wills

    Public Choice Award

    • Dune: Part Two | Hans Zimmer

    • In the Land of Saints and Sinners | Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg

    • La Guerra dei Nonni | Umberto Scipione

    • Saltburn | Anthony Willis

    • Young Woman and the Sea | Amelia Warner

    WSA Game Music Award

    • Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure | Maclaine Diemer, Bryan Atkinson, Bobby Brader, Jarryd Elias, Jaimee Jimin Park, Michael Paraskevas, Bobby Rose

    • Jagged Alliance 3 | George Strezov

    • Slay the Princess | Brandon Boone

    • Tales of Kenzera: Zau | Nainita Desai

    • The Outlast Trials | Tom Salta

    Best Original Score for a Belgian Production

    • Skunk | Amenra

    • When it Melts | Bjorn Eriksson

    • Wil | Geert Hellings

    Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer

    • Alex Mansour

    • Georg Mausolf

    • Florian van der Reijden

2023

  • Film Composer of the Year: Volker Bertelmann (War Sailor, All Quiet on the Western Front & Memory of Water)
  • Television Composer of the Year: Nicholas Britell (Andor S01 & Succession S04)
  • Best Original Song: "Your Personal Trash Man Can" from The Marvelous Mrs Maisel S05 (written by Thomas Mizer & Curtis Moore, performed by Phillip Attmore, Jake Corcoran, RJ Higton, Tommy Sutter & Cast)
  • Discovery of the Year: Simon Franglen (Avatar: The Way of Water)
  • Best Original Score for a Belgian Production: Onze Natuur (by Dirk Brossé)
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Alec Sievern
  • Public Choice Award: Mr. Malcolm's List (by Amelia Warner)
  • Game Music Award: Cult of the Lamb (River Boy - Narayana Johnson)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Nicola Piovani and Laurence Rosenthal
  • WSA Industry Award: Robert Townson
  • All nominees

    Film Composer of the Year

    • Volker Bertelmann | Krigsseileren (War Sailor), All Quiet on the Western Front, Veden vartija (Memory of Water)
    • Carter Burwell | The Banshees of Inisherin, Catherine Called Birdy, To Catch a Killer
    • Alexandre Desplat | Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, The Lost King, Tirailleurs (Father & Soldier), Asteroid City, A Cooler Climate
    • Hildur Guðnadóttir | Women Talking, Tár
    • Daniel Pemberton | See How They Run, Enola Holmes 2, Amsterdam, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
    • John Williams | The Fabelmans, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

    Television Composer of the Year

    • Chris Bacon & Danny Elfman | Wednesday

    • Nicholas Britell | Andor, Succession S04

    • Bear McCreary | The Serpent Queen, The Witcher: Blood Origin, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

    • Gustavo Santaolalla & David Fleming | The Last of Us

    • Cristobal Tapia de Veer & Kim Neundorf | The White Lotus S02

    Best Original Song

    • "Carolina" from Where the Crawdads Sing | written by Taylor Swift | performed by Taylor Swift
    • "Ciao Papa" from Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | written by Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro, Roeban Katz | performed by Alexandre Desplat, Dominique "Solrey" Lemonnier, Gregory Mann
    • "Keep Rising" from The Woman King | written by Jessy Wilson, Jeremy Lutito, Angélique Kidjo | performed by Jessy Wilson, Angélique Kidjo
    • "Lift Me Up" from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | written by Temilade Openiyi, Robyn Fenty, Ludwig Göransson and Ryan Coogler | performed by Rihanna
    • "Your Personal Trash Man Can" from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel S05 | written by Thomas Mizer, Curtis Moore | performed by The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Cast

    Discovery of the Year

    • Dascha Dauenhauer | Golda
    • Simon Franglen | Avatar: The Way of Water
    • RADWIMPS, Kazuma Jinnouchi | Suzume
    • Herdís Stefánsdóttir | Knock at the Cabin
    • Colin Stetson | The Menu

    Best Original Score for a Belgian Production

    • Close | Valentin Hadjadj
    • Onze Natuur | Dirk Brossé
    • Rebel | Hannes De Maeyer

    Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer

    • Emma Kélalèche
    • Emile Cooper Leplay
    • Alec Sievern

    Public Choice Award

    • Mr. Malcolm's List | Amelia Warner
    • My Sailor, My Love | Michelino Bisceglia
    • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
    • The Land of Dreams | Fabrizio Mancinelli
    • The Reef: Stalked | Mark Smythe

    WSA Game Music Award

    • Cult of the Lamb | River Boy - Narayana Johnson
    • Firmament | Maclaine Diemer
    • Immortality | Nainita Desai
    • Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope | Gareth Coker, Grant Kirkhope, Yoko Shimomura
    • Potionomics | Gregory Nicolett

2022

  • Film Composer of the Year: Jonny Greenwood (Spencer, Power of the Dog)
  • Television Composer of the Year: Nicholas Britell (Succession S3)
  • Best Original Song: "No Time to Die" from No Time to Die (written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell, performed by Billie Eilish)
  • Discovery of the Year: Eiko Ishibashi (Drive My Car)
  • Public Choice Award: The King's Daughter (by Joseph Metcalfe, John Coda and Grant Kirkhope)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Bruno Coulais
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Giacomo Rita
  • Best Original Score for a Belgian Production: Spaceboy (by The Penelopes)
  • WSA Industry Award: Alliance for Women Film Composers
  • All nominees

    Film Composer of the Year

    • Jonny Greenwood | The Power of the Dog, Spencer
    • Germaine Franco | Encanto
    • Daniel Hart | The Green Knight, The Last Letter from Your Lover
    • Alberto Iglesias | Parallel Mothers
    • Daniel Pemberton | The Rescue, Being the Ricardos, The Bad Guys, Brian and Charles
    • Hans Zimmer | Dune, No Time to Die, The Survivor

    Television Composer of the Year

    • Nicholas Britell | Succession (Season 3)
    • Natalie Holt & John Williams | Obi-Wan Kenobi
    • Jung Jae-il | Squid Game
    • Hesham Nazih | Moon Knight
    • Theodore Shapiro | Severance
    • Cristobal Tapia de Veer | The White Lotus

    Best Original Song

    • "No Time to Die" from No Time to Die | written by Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell | performed by Billie Eilish
    • "Hold My Hand" from Top Gun: Maverick |written by Bloodpop & Stefani Germanotta| performed by Lady Gaga
    • "Just Look Up" from Don’t Look Up |written by Nicholos Britell, Ariana Grande, Scott "Kid Cudi' Mescudi & Taura Stinson | perfomed by Ariana Grande & Kid Cudi
    • "Blome Swete Lilie Flour" from The Green Knight | written by Daniel Hart | performed by Daniel Hart
    • "Strange Game" from Slow Horses | written by Daniel Pemberton & Mick Jagger | performed by Mick Jagger
    • "We Don’t Talk About Bruno" from Encanto | written by Lin-Manuel Miranda | performed by Adassa, Carolina Gaitan - La Gaita, Diane Guerrero, Encanto - cast, Mauro Castillo, Rhenzy Feliz, Stephanie Beatriz

    Discovery of the Year

    • Eiko Ishibashi | Drive My Car
    • Karl Frid | Pleasure
    • Son Lux | Everything Everywhere All at Once
    • Maurizio Malagnini | Coppelia
    • Isobel Waller-Bridge | Munich: The Edge of War

    Public Choice Award

    • Joseph Metcalfe, John Coda, Grant Kirkhope | The King's Daughter
    • Michelino Bisceglia | Charlotte
    • Frank Ilfman | Gunpowder Milkshake
    • Batu Sener | The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
    • Nainita Desai | 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

    Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer

    • Giacomo Rita
    • John Konsolakis
    • Robert Wallace

    Best Original Score for a Belgian Production

    • SpaceBoy (by The Penelopes)
    • Inexorable (by Vincent Cahay)
    • Nowhere (by Demusmaker)

2021

  • Film Composer of the Year: Daniel Pemberton (Enola Holmes, Rising Phoenix, The Trial of the Chicago 7)
  • Television Composer of the Year: Carlos Rafael Rivera (Hacks - Season 1, The Queen's Gambit)
  • Best Original Song: "Call Me Cruella" from Disney's Cruella (by Nicholas Britell, Florence Welch, Steph Jones, Jordan Powers & Taura Stinson)
  • Discovery of the Year: Nainita Desai (The Reason I Jump)
  • Public Choice Award: SAS: Red Notice (by Benji Merrison)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Eleni Karaindrou
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Dougal Kemp
  • All nominees

    Film Composer of the Year

    • Daniel Pemberton | Enola Holmes; Rising Phoenix; The Trial of the Chicago 7
    • James Newton Howard | News of the World; Raya and the Last Dragon
    • Emile Mosseri | Kajillionaire; Minari
    • Nainita Desai | American Murder: The Family Next Door; Persona: The Dark Truth; Behind Personality Tests; The Reason I Jump
    • Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Jon Batiste | Soul

    Television Composer of the Year

    • Carlos Rafael Rivera | Hacks (Season 1); The Queen's Gambit
    • Nicholas Britell | The Underground Railroad
    • Ludwig Göransson | The Mandalorian (Season 2)
    • Natalie Holt | Loki (Season 1)
    • Christophe Beck | WandaVision

    Best Original Song

    • "Call Me Cruella" from Cruella | by Nicholas Britell, Florence Welch, Steph Jones, Jordan Powers & Taura Stinson
    • "Fight for You" from Judas and the Black Messiah | by H.E.R., Dernst Emile II & Tiara Thomas
    • "Hear My Voice" from The Trial of the Chicago 7 | by Daniel Pemberton & Celeste Waite
    • "Húsavík (My Hometown) from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga | by Savan Kotecha, Rickard Göransson & Fat Max Gsus
    • "Loyal Brave True" from Mulan | by Jamie Hartman, Harry Gregson-Williams, Rosi Golan & Billy Crabtree
    • "Rain Song" from Minari Emile | by Mosseri

    Discovery of the Year

    • Nainita Desai (UK) | The Reason I Jump
    • Gavin Brivik (US) | Wild Indian
    • Florencia Di Concilio (Uruguay) | Calamity
    • Natalie Holt (UK) | Infidel
    • Anthony Willis (US) | Promising Young Woman

    Public Choice Award

    • Benji Merrison (UK) | SAS: Red Notice
    • Ralf Wengenmayr (Germany) & Marvin Miller (Germany) | Jim Knopf und die Wilde 13
    • Nainita Desai (UK) | The Reason I Jump
    • Susan DiBona (US) & Salvatore Sangiovanni (Italy) | Bad Habits Die Hard
    • Amelia Warner | Wild Mountain Thyme

    Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer

    • Dougal Kemp
    • Matthew Lucado-Donner
    • Prokhor Protasov

2020

  • Film Composer of the Year: Hildur Guðnadóttir (Joker)
  • Television Composer of the Year: Nicholas Britell (Succession - season 2)
  • Best Original Song: "Stand Up" from Harriet (by Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo)
  • Discovery of the Year: Bryce Dessner (The Two Popes)
  • Best Original Score for a Belgian Production: Torpedo (by Hannes De Maeyer)
  • Public Choice Award: Klaus (by Alfonso G. Aguilar)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Gabriel Yared
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Ana Kasrashvili
  • All nominees

    Film Composer of the Year

    • Hildur Guðnadóttir | Joker
    • Alexandre Desplat | Little Women; J'accuse; Adults in the Room
    • Thomas Newman | 1917
    • Benjamin Wallfisch | It Chapter Two; The Invisible Man
    • John Williams | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Television Composer of the Year

    • Nicholas Britell | Succession (Season 2)
    • Nathan Barr | The Great; Carnival Row
    • Lorne Balfe | His Dark Materials
    • Carter Burwell | The Morning Show
    • Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross | Watchmen

    Best Original Song

    • "Stand Up" from Harriet | by Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo | performed by Cynthia Erivo
    • "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from Rocketman | by Elton John & Bernie Taupin | performed by Elton John & Taron Egerton"
    • "Into the Unknown" from Frozen II | by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez | performed by Idina Menzel feat. AURORA
    • "One Little Soldier" from Bombshell | by Regina Spektor | performed by Regina Spektor
    • "I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away" from Toy Story 4 | by Randy Newman | performed by Randy Newman"

    Discovery of the Year

    • Bryce Dessner | The Two Popes
    • Dascha Dauenhauer | Berlin Alexanderplatz
    • Tom Howe | A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
    • Daniel Lopatin | Uncut Gems
    • Christopher Willis | The Personal History of David Copperfield

    Best Original Score for a Belgian Production

    • Hannes De Maeyer | Torpedo
    • Vincent Cahay | Adoration
    • Mauro Pawlowski | Cleo

    Public Choice Award

    • Alfonso G. Aguilar | Klaus
    • Hannes De Maeyer | Torpedo
    • John Powell | The Call of the Wild
    • Lolita Ritmanis | Blizzard of Souls
    • Joep Sporck | Kruimeltje

    Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer

    • Ana Kasrashvili
    • Louis Edlinger
    • Hamish Ander

2019

  • Film Composer of the Year: Nicholas Britell (If Beale Street Could Talk; Vice)
  • Television Composer of the Year: Hildur Guðnadóttir (Chernobyl; Ófærð)
  • Best Original Song: "Shallow" from A Star Is Born (by Lady Gaga, Andrew Wyatt, Anthony Rossomando and Mark Ronson)
  • Discovery of the Year: Michael Abels (Us)
  • Best Original Score for a Belgian Production: Duelles (by Frédéric Vercheval)
  • Public Choice Award: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (by John Powell)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Krzysztof Penderecki and Frédéric Devreese
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Pierre Charles
  • All nominees

    Film Composer of the Year

    • Nicholas Britell | If Beale Street Could Talk; Vice
    • Daniel Pemberton | Yesterday; Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse; Scarborough
    • John Powell | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
    • Alan Silvestri | Avengers: Endgame; Welcome to Marwen
    • Benjamin | Wallfisch Hellboy; Shazam!; Serenity; King of Thieves; The Vanishing; The Darkest Minds

    Television Composer of the Year

    • Hildur Guðnadóttir | Chernobyl; Ófærð (Trapped - Season 2)
    • Ramin Djawadi | Game of Thrones (Season 8); Jack Ryan (Season 1)
    • Murray | Gold Years and Years (Season 1); Gentleman Jack (Season 1)
    • Kris Bowers | When They See Us (Season 1); For the People (Season 2); Black Monday (Season 1); Warriors of Liberty City (Season 1)
    • Jeff Russo | Legion (Season 3); The InBetween (Season 1); The Act (Season 1); The Umbrella Academy (Season 1); Star Trek: Discovery (Season 2); Counterpart (Season 2); Channel Zero (Season 4); Snowfall (Season 2)

    Best Original Song

    • "Shallow" from A Star is Born | by Lady Gaga, Andrew Wyatt, Anthony Rossomando, Mark Ronson | Performed by Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper
    • "Requiem for a Private War" from A Private War | Written & performed by Annie Lennox
    • "Sunflower" from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | by Swae Lee (as Khalif Brown), Louis Bell, Post Malone (as Austin Post), Billy Walsh (as William Walsh), Carter Lang, Carl Rosen | Performed by Post Malone, Swae Lee
    • "The Place Where Lost Things Go" from Mary Poppins Returns | by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman | Performed by Emily Blunt
    • "When a Cowboy Trades his Spurs for Wings" from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | by David Rawlings, Gillian Welch | Performed by Willie Watson, Tim Blake Nelson

    Discovery of the Year

    • Michael Abels | Us
    • Segun Akinola | The Last Tree
    • Kris Bowers | Green Book
    • Anne Chmelewsky | Where Hands Touch
    • Disasterpeace | Under the Silver Lake

    Best Original Score for a Belgian Production

    • Frédéric Vercheval | Duelles
    • Soulsavers | Un Ange
    • Jorrit Kleijnen & Alexander Reumers | Niet Schieten

    Public Choice Award

    • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | John Powell
    • Captain Marvel | Pinar Toprak
    • Capernaum | Khaled Mouzanar
    • Minuscule: les Mandibules du Bout du Monde | Mathieu Lamboley
    • Zwingli | Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg & Lionel Baldenweg

    Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer

    • Pierre Charles
    • Yu-peng Chen
    • Zuzana Michlerová

2018

  • Film Composer of the Year: Jóhann Jóhannsson (Last and First Men; Mandy; Mary Magdalene (co-composed with Hildur Guðnadóttir); The Butcher; The Whore and the One-Eyed Man; The Mercy)
  • Television Composer of the Year: Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones - Season 7; The Strain - Season 4; Westworld - Season 2)
  • Best Original Song: "Black Panther" from Black Panther (by Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, and Matt Schaeffer)
  • Discovery of the Year: Tamar-kali (Mudbound)
  • Best Original Score for a Belgian Production: Zagros (by Rutger Reinders)
  • Public Choice Award: Nostalgia (by Laurent Eyquem)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Philippe Sarde
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Logan Nelson
  • All nominees

    Film Composer of the Year

    • Jóhann Jóhannsson | Last and First Men; Mandy; Mary Magdalene (co-composed with Hildur Guðnadóttir); The Butcher, the Whore and the One-Eyed Man; The Mercy
    • Alexandre Desplat | Endangered Species; Isle of Dogs; Suburbicon; The Shape of Water; Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
    • Jonny Greenwood | Phantom Thread
    • Carter Burwell | Goodbye Christopher Robin; Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
    • John Williams | Star Wars: The Last Jedi; The Post

    Television Composer of the Year

    • Ramin Djawadi | Game of Thrones (S7); The Strain (S4); Westworld (S2)
    • Volker Bertelmann | Gunpowder (as Hauschka); Patrick Melrose (as Hauschka)
    • Rupert Gregson-Williams | The Alienist (S1); The Crown (S2, co-composed with Lorne Balfe)
    • Mac Quayle | 9-1-1 (S1, co-composed with Todd Haberman); American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace; American Horror Story (S7); Mr. Robot (S3); Pose (S1)
    • Adam Taylor | Damnation (S1); The Handmaid’s Tale (S2)

    Best Original Song

    • "Black Panther" from Black Panther | by Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Solana I Rowe, Matt Schaeffer, Mark Anthony Spears & Anthony Tiffith | Performed by Kendrick Lamar
    • "Never Forget" from Murder on the Orient Express | by Patrick Doyle and Kenneth Branagh | Performed by Michelle Pfeiffer
    • "Remember Me" from Coco | by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez | Performed by Benjamin Bratt
    • "Stand up for Something" from Marshall | by Diane Warren and Common | Performed by Andra Day ft. Common
    • "This is me" from The Greatest Showman | by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | Performed by Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble

    Discovery of the Year

    • Tamar-kali | Mudbound
    • Hildur Guðnadóttir | Sicario: Day of the Soldado
    • Valentin Hadjadj | Girl
    • Laurent Eyquem | Nostalgia
    • Amelia Warner | Mary Shelley

    Best Original Score for a Belgian Production

    • Rutger Reinders | Zagros
    • Raf Keunen | Le Fidèle
    • Valentin Hadjadj | Girl

    Public Choice Award

    • Nostalgia | Laurent Eyquem
    • Lean on Pete | James Edward Barker
    • Kings | Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
    • PLOEY - You Never Fly Alone | Atli Örvarsson
    • Solo: A Star Wars Story | John Powell

    Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer

    • Logan Nelson
    • Stefan French
    • Bruno Ferreira

2017

  • Film Composer of the Year: Jóhann Jóhannsson (Arrival)
  • Television Composer of the Year: Rupert Gregson-Williams (The Crown)
  • Best Original Song: "City of Stars" from La La Land (by Justin Hurwitz)
  • Discovery of the Year: Nicholas Britell (Moonlight)
  • Best Original Score for a Belgian Production: Sprakeloos (by Jef Neve)
  • Public Choice Award: Viceroy’s House (by A.R. Rahman)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: David Shire
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Gavin Brivik
  • All nominees

    Film Composer of the Year

    • Jóhann Jóhannsson | Arrival
    • Justin Hurwitz | La La Land
    • Nicholas Britell | Moonlight
    • Mica Levi | Jackie; Marjorie Prime
    • Dustin O’Halloran | Lion (co-composed by Hauschka); In the Shadow of Iris (co-composed by Adam Wiltzie)

    Television Composer of the Year

    • Rupert Gregson-Williams |The Crown
    • Ramin Djawadi | Westworld; Prison Break: Resurrection; The Strain
    • Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein | Stranger Things
    • Dave Porter | Better Call Saul; The Blacklist; The Blacklist: Redemption; Preacher
    • Mac Quayle | Feud: Bette & Joan; Mr. Robot; Scream Queens

    Best Original Song

    • "City of Stars" from La La Land | by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | performed by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone
    • "Can’t Stop the Feeling" from Trolls | by Justin Timberlake, Max Martin and Shellback | performed by Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden and Zooey Deschanel
    • "How Far I’ll Go" from Moana | by Lin-Manuel Miranda | performed by Auli’i Cravalho
    • "Never Give Up" from Lion | by Sia Furler and Greg Kurstin | performed by Sia
    • "Runnin" from Hidden Figures | by Pharrell Williams | performed by Pharrell Williams

    Discovery of the Year

    • Nicholas Britell | Moonlight
    • Michael Abels | Get Out
    • Dan Jones | Lady Macbeth
    • Rael Jones | My Cousin Rachel
      Dustin O'Halloran & Hauschka | Lion

    Best Original Score for a Belgian Production

    • Jef Neve | Sprakeloos
    • Johnny Jewel | Home
    • Jean-Luc Fafchamps | Insyriated

    Public Choice Award

    • A.R. Rahman | Viceroy’s House
    • Diego Navarro | Pasaje al amanecer
    • Jóhann Jóhannsson | Arrival
    • Alejandro Vivas | El jugador de ajedrez
    • Michael Wandmacher | Voice from the Stone

    Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer

    • Gavin Brivik (US)
    • Andrea Grant (IT)
    • Jim David van der Panne (NL)

2016

  • Film Composer of the Year: Carter Burwell (Carol; Anomalisa; Hail, Caesar!; Legend; The Family Fang; The Finest Hours)
  • Television Composer of the Year: Jeff Beal (House of Cards)
  • Best Original Song: "None of Them Are You" from Anomalisa (Carter Burwell and Charlie Kaufman)
  • Discovery of the Year: Joe Kraemer (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation)
  • Best Original Score for a Belgian Production: Cafard (by Hans Helewaut)
  • Public Choice Award: Carol (by Carter Burwell)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Ryuichi Sakamoto
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Sándor Török
  • All nominees

    Film Composer of the Year

    • Carter Burwell | Anomalisa; Hail Caesar!; Legend; The Family Fang; The Finest Hours; Carol
    • Daniel Pemberton | Steve Jobs; The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
    • Ennio Morricone | En mai fais ce qu’il te plaît; La Corrispondenza; The Hateful Eight
    • John Williams | Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens; The BFG
    • Thomas Newman | Bridge of Spies; Finding Dory; Spectre

    Television Composer of the Year

    • Jeff Beal | House of Cards
    • Sean Callery | Bones; Elementary; Homeland; Jessica Jones; Minority Report
    • Ramin Djawadi | Game of Thrones; Person of Interest; The Strain; Westworld
      Bear McCreary | Agents of S.H.I.E.LD.; Black Sails; Damien; Da Vinci's Demons; Outlander; The Walking Dead
    • Mac Quayle | American Crime Story; American Horror Story; Mr. Robot

    Best Original Song

    • "None of them Are You" from Anomalisa | by Carter Burwell & Charlie Kaufman | Performed by Tom Noonan
    • "Hypnosis" from Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet | by Damien Rice | Performed by Damien Rice
    • "Better When I’m Dancin’" from The Peanuts Movie | by Meghan Trainor & Thaddeus Dixon | Performed by Meghan Trainor
    • "True Love Avenue" from Jenny’s Wedding | by Brian Byrne & Kasey Jones | Performed by Kristina Train
    • "Writing’s On The Wall" from Spectre | by Sam Smith & James Napier | Performed by Sam Smith

    Discovery of the Year

    • Joe Kraemer | Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
    • Ben Lovett | Synchronicity
    • Bear McCreary | 10 Cloverfield Lane; The Boy
    • Nicholas Britell | The Big Short
    • Matthew Margeson | Eddie the Eagle

    Best Original Score for a Belgian Production

    • Hans Helewaut | Cafard
    • Soulwax | Belgica
    • Hendrik Willemyns | D'Ardennen

    Public Choice Award

    • Carter Burwell | Carol
    • Matthew Margeson | Eddie the Eagle
    • John Williams | Star Wars: The Force Awakens
    • Ennio Morricone | The Hateful Eight
    • Daniel Pemberton | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer

    • Sándor Török
    • Nathan Glenn
    • Enrica Sciandrone

2015

  • Film Composer of the Year: Michael Giacchino (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes; Inside Out; Jupiter Ascending; Jurassic World; Tomorrowland)
  • Best Original Song: "The Apology Song" from The Book of Life (Gustavo Santaolalla and Paul Williams)
  • Discovery of the Year: Antonio Sanchez (Birdman)
  • Best Original Film Score of the Year: Birdman (by Antonio Sanchez)
  • Public Choice Award: The Maze Runner (by John Paesano)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Patrick Doyle and George Fenton
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Peer Kleinschmidt
  • All nominees

    Film Composer of the Year

    • Michael Giacchino | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes; Inside Out; Jupiter Ascending; Jurassic World; Tomorrowland
    • Alexandre Desplat | Unbroken; The Imitation Game; Everything Will Be Fine; Tale of Tales
    • Bruno Coulais | Song of the Sea; Gemma Bovery; 3 hearts (3 Coeurs); Mune le gardien de la lune; Diary of a Chambermaid (Journal d’une femme de chambre); Fly Away Solo
    • Johann Johannsson | The Theory of Everything; The 11th Hour; Sicario
    • Hans Zimmer | Interstellar; Chappie

    Best Original Song

    • "The Apology Song" from The Book of Life | by Gustavo Santaolalla and Paul Williams | performed by Diego Luna
    • "Carry Me Home" from Insurgent | by Joseph Trapanese & Christopher Taylor | performed by SOHN
    • "Glory" from Selma | by John Legend, Common and Rhymefest | performed by Common & Legend
    • "Grateful" from Beyond the Lights | by Diane Warren | performed by Rita Ora
    • "Tell Me" from Lost River | by Johnny Jewel | performed by Saoirse Ronan

    Discovery of the Year

    • Antonio Sanchez | Birdman
    • Dominic Lewis | Spooks: The Greater Good
    • Alex Ebert (Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros) | A Most Violet Year
    • Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow (Portishead) | Ex Machina
    • Zhiyi Wang | But Always; Highway of Love

    Best Original Film Score of the Year

    • Antonio Sanchez | Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
    • Patrick Doyle | Cinderella
    • Alexandre Desplat | The Imitation Game
    • Hans Zimmer | Interstellar
    • Johann Johannsson | The Theory of Everything

    Public Choice Award

    • John Paesano | The Maze Runner
    • Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow | Ex Machina
    • Warren Ellis & Nick Cave | Loin des hommes
    • Peter Gregson | A Little Chaos
    • Amine Bouhafa | Timbuktu

    Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer

    • Peer Kleinschmidt (Germany)
    • Maxime Hervé (Canada)
    • Roman Falkenstein (Latvia)

2014

  • Film Composer of the Year: Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel; Godzilla; The Monuments Men; Venus in Fur; Philomena; Zulu; Marius)
  • Best Original Song: "Happy" from Despicable Me 2 (Pharell Williams)
  • Discovery of the Year: Daniel Pemberton (Cuban Fury; The Counselor)
  • Best Original Film Score of the Year: The Grand Budapest Hotel (by Alexandre Desplat)
  • Public Choice Award: Marina (by Michelino Bisceglia)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Francis Lai
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Cyril Molesti
  • All nominees

    Film Composer of the Year

    • Alexandre Desplat | The Grand Budapest Hotel; Godzilla; The Monuments Men; Venus in Fur; Philomena; Zulu; Marius
    • Marco Beltrami | A Good Day to Die Hard; Carrie; The Homesman; Snowpiercer; Warm Bodies; The Wolverine; World War Z
    • Steven Price | Gravity; The World’s End
    • Gabriel Yared | A Promise; In Secret; Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet; Tom à la Ferme
    • Hans Zimmer | 12 Years A Slave; Man Of Steel; Rush; The Lone Ranger

    Best Original Song

    • "Happy" from Despicable Me 2 | Music, lyrics & performed by Pharrell Williams
    • "Amen" from All is Lost | Music, lyrics and performed by Alexander Ebert
    • "Let It Go" from Frozen | by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez | performed by Idina Menzel
    • "Ordinary Love" from Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom | by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Brian Burton | performed by U2
    • "The Moon Song" from Her | by Karen O. & Spike Jonze | performed by Scarlett Johansson & Joaquin Phoenix

    Discovery of the Year

    • Daniel Pemberton | Cuban Fury; The Counselor
    • Jérôme Lemonnier | La Chair de Ma Chair; Zum Geburtstag
    • Patrick Cassidy | Calvary
    • Denis Sanacore | The Young; Prodigious T.S. Spivet
    • Steven Price | Gravity; The World's End

    Best Original Film Score of the Year

    • Alexandre Desplat | The Grand Budapest Hotel
    • Steven Price | Gravity
    • Arcade Fire | Her
    • Alexander Ebert | All is Lost
    • Hans Zimmer | 12 Years a Slave

    Public Choice Award

    • Michelino Bisceglia | Marina
    • Johann Johannsson | Prisoners
    • Robin Foster | Metro Manila
    • Howard Shore | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
    • Liam Bates | Last Passenger

    Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer

    • Cyril Molesti
    • Hugo Lippens
    • Moritz Schmittat

2013

  • Film Composer of the Year: Mychael Danna (Life of Pi)
  • Best Original Song: "Skyfall" from Skyfall (Adele)
  • Discovery of the Year: Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin
  • Best Original Film Score of the Year: Life of Pi (by Mychael Danna)
  • Public Choice Award: The Butterfly’s Dream (by Rahman Altin)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Riz Ortolani
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Gilles Alonzo
  • All nominees

    Film Composer of the Year

    • Mychael Danna | Life of Pi
    • James Newton Howard | After Earth; The Bourne Legacy
    • Danny Elfman | Epic; Frankenweenie; Hitchcock; Oz the Great and Powerful; Promised Land; Silver Linings Playbook
    • Alexandre Desplat | Argo; Reality; Renoir; De vijf legendes; Zero Dark Thirty
    • Thomas Newman | Side Effects; Skyfall

    Best Original Song

    • "Skyfall" from Skyfall | by Adele and Paul Epworth | performed by Adele
    • "Oblivion" from Oblivion | by Anthony Gonzalez and Susanna Sundfør | performed by M83 feat. Susanne Sundfør
    • "Young and Beautiful" from The Great Gatsby | by Lana Del Rey and Rick Nowels | performed by Lana Del Rey
    • "Pi's Lullaby" from Life of Pi | by Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri | performed by Bombay Jayashri
    • "The Bathtub" from Beasts of the Southern Wild | by Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin | performed by The Lost Bayou Ramblers

    Discovery of the Year

    • Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin | Beasts of the Southern Wild
    • Laurent Eyquem | Copperhead
    • Benjamin Wallfisch | Summer in February; Hammer of the Gods
    • Anthony Gonzalez, Joseph Trapanese | Oblivion
    • Rob Simonsen | The Spectacular Now; The Way Way Back

    Best Original Film Score of the Year

    • Mychael Danna | Life of Pi
    • Dario Marianelli | Anna Karenina
    • Thomas Newman | Skyfall
    • Johnny Greenwood | The Master
    • Howard Shore | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    Public Choice Award

    • Rahman Altin | The Butterfly’s Dream
    • Bjorn Eriksson | The Broken Circle Breakdown
    • Paul Leonard-Morgan | Dredd
    • Mike Patton | The Place Beyond the Pines
    • Triggerfinger | Offline

    Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer

    • Gilles Alonzo
    • Rafaël Leloup
    • Sebastian Oswald

2012

  • Soundtrack Composer of the Year: Alberto Iglesias (Le Moine; La Piel Que Habito; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
  • Best Original Song: "Lay Your Head Down" from Albert Nobbs (Brian Byrne and Glenn Close)
  • Discovery of the Year: Brian Byrne (Albert Nobbs)
  • Best Original Soundtrack of the Year: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (by Alberto Iglesias)
  • Public Choice Award: W.E. (by Abel Korzeniowski)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Pino Donaggio
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Valentin Hadjadj
  • All nominees

    Soundtrack Composer of the Year

    • Alberto Iglesias | Le Moine; La Piel Que Habito; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
    • Howard Shore | A Dangerous Method; Cosmopolis; Hugo
    • John Willams | The Adventures of Tintin; War Horse
    • Cliff Martinez | Contagion; Drive
    • Alexandre Desplat | A Better Life; Carnage; De rouille et d'os; Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close; Moonrise Kingdom; The Ides of March

    Best Original Song

    • "Lay Your Head Down" from Albert Nobbs | by Brian Byrne and Glenn Close | performed by Sinead O'Connor
    • "The Living Proof" from The Help | by Thomas Newman, Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas | performed by Mary J. Blige
    • "Masterpiece" from W.E. | by Madonna, Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry | performed by Madonna
    • "Breath of Life" from Snow White and the Huntsman | by Florence Welch, Isabella Summers | performed by Florence + The Machine
    • "Man or Muppet" from The Muppets | by Bret McKenzie | performed by Jason Segel and Walter

    Discovery of the Year

    • Brian Byrne | Albert Nobbs
    • Trevor Morris | Immortals
    • Lucas Vidal | Mientras Duermes; The Cold Light of Day; The Raven
    • David Wingo | Take Shelter
    • Fall on Your Sword | Lola Versus, Nobody Walks

    Best Original Soundtrack of the Year

    • Alberto Iglesias | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
    • Cliff Martinez | Drive
    • Alexandre Desplat | The Ides of March
    • John Williams | The Adventures of Tintin
    • Howard Shore | Hugo

    Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer

    • Valentin Hadjadj
    • Peter Bateman

2011

  • Soundtrack Composer of the Year: Alexandre Desplat (A Better Life; Largo Winch II; The King’s Speech; The Tree of Life; La fille du puisatier; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II)
  • Best Original Song: "We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3 (Randy Newman)
  • Discovery of the Year: Alex Heffes (The First Grader)
  • Best Original Soundtrack of the Year: Inception (by Hans Zimmer)
  • Public Choice Award: 127 Hours (by A. R. Rahman)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Giorgio Moroder
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Gabriel Heinrich
  • All nominees

    Soundtrack Composer of the Year

    • Alexandre Desplat | A Better Life; The Burma Conspiracy; The King’s Speech; The Tree of Life; The Well Digger’s Daughter; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
    • Hans Zimmer | Inception; How Do You Know; Megamind; Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides; The Dilemma; Rango; Kung Fu Panda 2
    • Clint Mansell | Black Swan; Faster; Last Night
    • John Powell | Mars Needs Moms; Rio; Kung Fu Panda 2
    • Patrick Doyle | La Ligne Droite; Thor; Jig

    Best Original Song

    • "We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3 | by Randy Newman | performed by Randy Newman
    • "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" from Burlesque | by Diane Warren | performed by Cher
    • "Coming Home" from Country Strong | by Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey and Troy Verges | performed by Gwyneth Paltrow
    • "I See the Light" from Tangled | by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater | performed by Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi
    • "If I Rise" from 127 Hours | by A.R. Rahman, Dido Armstrong and Rollo Armstrong | performed by Dido & A.R. Rahman

    Discovery of the Year

    • Alex Heffes | The First Grader; The Rite
    • Henry Jackman | Gulliver's Travels; X-Men: First Class
    • Tom Rowlands, Ed Simons | Hanna
    • Paul Leonard-Morgan | Limitless
    • Fil Eisler | Hamill; Natural Selection

    Best Original Soundtrack of the Year

    • Hans Zimmer | Inception
    • Alexandre Desplat | The King's Speech
    • Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | The Social Network
    • Clint Mansell | Black Swan
    • Carter Burwell | True Grit

2010

  • Soundtrack Composer of the Year: Alexandre Desplat (Julie & Julia; Fantastic Mr Fox; The Ghost Writer; The Twilight Saga - New Moon; Tamara Drewe)
  • Best Original Song: "The Weary Kind" from Crazy Heart (Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett)
  • Discovery of the Year: Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man)
  • Best Original Soundtrack of the Year: Fantastic Mr. Fox (by Alexandre Desplat)
  • Public Choice Award: A Single Man (by Abel Korzeniowski)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: John Barry
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Karzan Mahmood
  • All nominees

    Soundtrack Composer of the Year

    • Alexandre Desplat | Fantastic Mr. Fox; New Moon; Julie & Julia; The Ghost Writer
    • Hans Zimmer | Sherlock Holmes; It's Complicated
    • Danny Elfman | Alice in Wonderland; The Wolfman
    • John Powell | Green Zone; How To Train Your Dragon; Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs; Knight & Day
    • Carter Burwell | The Blind Side; A Serious Man; Where the Wild Things Are; Howl; The Kids Are All Right

    Best Original Song

    • "The Weary Kind" from Crazy Heart | by Ryan Bingham & T-Bone Burnett | performed by Ryan Bingham (& Jeff Bridges)
    • "I see you" from Avatar | by James Horner, Simon Franglen & Kuk Harrell | performed by Leona Lewis
    • "I want to come home" from Everybody’s Fine | by Paul McCartney | performed by Paul McCartney
    • "Sticks & Stones" from How To Train Your Dragon | by Jon Birgisson | performed by Jonsi
    • "Almost there" from The Princess and the Frog | by Randy Newman | performed by Anika Noni Rose

    Discovery of the Year

    • Abel Korzeniowski | A Single Man
    • Clinton Shorter | District 9
    • Atticus Ross | The Book of Eli
    • Hélène Muddiman | Skin
    • Sergei Yevtushenko | The Last Station

    Best Original Soundtrack of the Year

    • Alexandre Desplat | Fantastic Mr. Fox
    • James Horner | Avatar
    • Carter Burwell & Karen Orzolek | Where the Wild Things Are
    • Abel Korzeniowski | A Single Man
    • Hans Zimmer | Sherlock Holmes

2009

  • Soundtrack Composer of the Year: Alexandre Desplat (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; Coco avant Chanel; Largo Winch; Chéri)
  • Best Original Song: "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire (A. R. Rahman)
  • Discovery of the Year: Nico Muhly (The Reader)
  • Best Original Soundtrack of the Year: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (by Alexandre Desplat)
  • Public Choice Award: Twilight (by Carter Burwell)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Marvin Hamlisch
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Christopher Slaski
  • All nominees

    Soundtrack Composer of the Year

    • Alexandre Desplat | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; Coco Avant Chanel; Largo Winch; Cheri
    • Carter Burwell | Burn After Reading; Twilight
    • Danny Elfman | Milk; Taking Woodstock; Notorious
    • Michael Giacchino | Star Trek; Up; Land of the Lost
    • Hans Zimmer | Frost/Nixon; Angels & Demons; The Dark Knight

    Best Original Song

    • “Jai Ho” from Slumdog Millionaire | by A.R. Rahman, Gulzar and Tanvi Shah | Performed by A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaksmi Iyver, Vijay Prakash
    • “Gran Torino” from Gran Torino | by Jamie Cullum, Clint Eastwood, Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens | Performed by Jamie Cullum & Don Runner
    • “O Saya” from Slumdog Millionaire | by A.R. Rahman and Mathangi Arulpragasam | Performed by M.I.A. & A.R. Rahman
    • “Run & Hide” from Je l’aimais | by Anna Chalon | Performed by Anna Chalon
    • “The Wrestler” from The Wrestler | by Bruce Springsteen | Performed by Bruce Springsteen

    Discovery of the Year

    • Nico Muhly | The Reader
    • Atli Örvarsson | Babylon A.D.
    • Jérôme Lemonnier | Demain dès l'aube
    • Andrew Lockington | Journey to the Center of the Earth
    • Lorne Balfe | Crying with Laughter

    Best Original Soundtrack of the Year

    • Alexandre Desplat | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    • Carter Burwell | Burn After Reading
    • Hans Zimmer | Frost/ Nixon
    • Reinhold Heil, Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek | The International
    • A.R. Rahman | Slumdog Millionaire

2008

  • Soundtrack Composer of the Year: James Newton Howard (Charlie Wilson's War; Michael Clayton; I Am Legend)
  • Best Original Song: "Down to Earth" from WALL-E (Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman)
  • Discovery of the Year: Marc Streitenfeld (American Gangster)
  • Best Original Soundtrack of the Year: Atonement (by Dario Marianelli)
  • Public Choice Award: Aanrijding in Moscow (by Tuur Florizoone)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Angelo Badalamenti
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Cedric Murrath
  • All nominees

    Soundtrack Composer of the Year

    • James Newton Howard | Charlie Wilson's War; Michael Clayton; I am Legend
    • Alexandre Desplat | The Golden Compass
    • Alberto Iglesias | The Kite Runner
    • Dario Marianelli | Atonement
    • John Powell | The Bourne Ultimatum

    Best Original Song

    • "Down to Earth" from Wall-E | by Thomas Newman and Peter Gabriel | Performed by Peter Gabriel
    • "Despedida" from Love in the time of cholera | by Antonio Pinto and Shakira | Performed by Shakira
    • "Do you Feel me" from American Gangster | by Diane Warren | Performed by Anthony Hamilton
    • "Guarenteed" from Into the Wild | by Eddie Vedder | Performed by Eddie Vedder
    • "A Hero Comes Home" from Beowulf | by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri | Performed by Robin Wright Penn / Idina Menzel

    Discovery of the Year

    • Marc Streitenfeld | American Gangster
    • Tuur Florizoone | Aanrijding in Moscou
    • Benjamin Wallfisch | The Escapist
    • Mark Kilian | Before the Rains
    • Fernando Velasquez | El orfanato

    Best Original Soundtrack of the Year

    • Dario Marianelli | Atonement
    • Marco Beltrami | 3:10 to Yuma
    • Alberto Iglesias | The Kite Runner
    • Jonny Greenwood | There Will Be Blood
    • Thomas Newman | Wall-E

2007

  • Soundtrack Composer of the Year: Alexandre Desplat (The Queen; The Painted Veil)
  • Best Original Song: "You Know My Name" from Casino Royale (Chris Cornell and David Arnold)
  • Discovery of the Year: Daniel Tarrab and Andres Goldstein
  • Best Original Soundtrack of the Year: The Fountain (by Clint Mansell)
  • Public Choice Award: The Fountain (by Clint Mansell)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Mikis Theodorakis
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Viaene Werner
  • All nominees

    Soundtrack Composer of the Year

    • Alexandre Desplat | The Queen; The Painted Veil
    • John Powell | Happy Feet
    • Mychael Danna | Little Miss Sunshine; Breach; The Nativity Story; Fracture
    • Harry Gregson-Williams | Déjà Vu; Shrek the Third; The Number 23; Flushed Away
    • Philip Glass | Notes on a Scandal

    Best Original Song

    • "You Know My Name" from Casino Royale | by Chris Cornell and David Arnold | performed by Chris Cornell
    • "I Need to Wake Up" from An Inconvenient Truth | written and performed by Melissa Etheridge
    • "Falling Slowly" from Once | written and performed by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
    • "Le Festin" from Ratatouille | by Michael Giacchino | performed by Camille
    • "When You Taught Me How To Dance" from Miss Potter | by Mike Batt, Nigel Westlake, Richard Maltby Jr. | performed by Katie Melua

    Discovery of the Year

    • Daniel Tarrab and Andres Goldstein | XXY; Inheritance
    • Ramin Djawadi | Mr. Brooks
    • Jean-Michel Bernard | La science des rêves
    • "Jérôme Lemonnier | La tourneuse de pages
    • Nicholas Hooper | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    Best Original Soundtrack of the Year

    • Clint Mansell | The Fountain
    • Mychael Danna, DeVotchKa | Little Miss Sunshine
    • Harry Gregson-Williams | Shrek the Third
    • David Shire | Zodiac
    • Philip Glass | Notes on a Scandal

2006

  • Soundtrack Composer of the Year: Alberto Iglesias (The Constant Gardener)
  • Best Original Song: "Our Town" from Cars (Randy Newman)
  • Discovery of the Year: Evanthia Reboutsika (My Father and My Son)
  • Best Original Soundtrack of the Year: The Constant Gardener (by Alberto Iglesias)
  • Public Choice Award: Brokeback Mountain (by Gustavo Santaolalla)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Peer Raben
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Alexis Koustoulidis
  • All nominees

    Soundtrack Composer of the Year

    • Alberto Iglesias | The Constant Gardener
    • Danny Elfman | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
    • Dario Marianelli | Pride & Prejudice
    • James Newton Howard | King Kong
    • John Powell | Ice Age: The Meltdown

    Best Original Song

    • "Our Town” from Cars | by Randy Newman | performed by James Taylor
    • “Can’t Take It In” from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe | by Harry Gregson-Williams & Imogen Heap | performed by Imogen Heap
    • “Magic Works” from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | by Jarvis Cocker | performed by Jarvis Cocker, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Steve Mackey, Steve Claydon and Jason Buckle | string arrangement by Patrick Doyle
    • “Mdlwembe” from Tsotsi | by Kabelo 'Kaybee' Ikaneng & Zola | performed by Zola
    • “A Love That Will Never Grow Old” from Brokeback Mountain | by Gustavo Santaolalla & Bernie Taupin | performed by Emmylou Harris

    Discovery of the Year

    • Evanthia Reboutsika | My Father and My Son
    • Douglas Pipes | Monster House
    • Nigel Clarke, Michael Csányi-Wills | The Thief Lord
    • Olivier Florio | Les Brigades du Tigre
    • Nick Cave, Warren Ellis | The Proposition

    Best Original Soundtrack of the Year

    • Alberto Iglesias | The Constant Gardener
    • James Newton Howard | King Kong
    • John Williams | Munich
    • Dario Marianelli | Pride & Prejudice
    • Gustavo Santaolalla | Brokeback Mountain

2005

  • Soundtrack Composer of the Year: Angelo Badalamenti (Un long dimanche de fiançailles)
  • Best Original Song: "Old Habits Die Hard" from Alfie (Dave Stewart and Mick Jagger)
  • Discovery of the Year: Michael Giacchino (The Incredibles)
  • Best Original Soundtrack of the Year: War of the Worlds (by John Williams)
  • Public Choice Award: Alexander (by Vangelis)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Hannes De Maeyer
  • All nominees

    Soundtrack Composer of the Year

    • Angelo Badalamenti | Un long Dimanche de Fiançailles
    • Thomas Newman | Lemony Snicket
    • John Powell | The Bourne Supremacy
    • Howard Shore | The Aviator
    • John Williams | War of the Worlds

    Best Original Song

    • "Old Habits Die Hard" from Alfie | by Dave Stewart and Mick Jagger | performed by Mick Jagger
    • "Believe" from The Polar Express | by Alan Silvestri & Glen Ballard | performed by Josh Groban
    • "Al Otro Lado del Rio" from Motorcycle Diaries | Written and performed by Jorge Drexler
    • "Learn to be Lonely" from The Phantom of the Opera | by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Charles Hart | Performed by Minnie Driver
    • "Million Voices" from Hotel Rwanda | by Wyclef Jean, Jerry “Wonder” Duplessis & Andrea Guerra | performed by Wyclef Jean

    Discovery of the Year

    • Michael Giacchino | The Incredibles
    • Ilan Eshkeri | Layer Cake
    • Andrés Goldstein/Daniel Tarrab | Deuda
    • Cyril Morin | Syrian Bride
    • Benjamin Wallfish | Dear Wendy

    Best Original Soundtrack of the Year

    • John Williams | War of the Worlds
    • James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer | Batmans Begins
    • John Powell | The Bourne Supremacy
    • Alejandro Amenàbar | Mar Adentro
    • Howard Shore | The Aviator

2004

  • Film Composer of the Year: Gabriel Yared (Cold Mountain)
  • Best Original Song: "You Will Be My Ain True Love" from Cold Mountain (Alison Krauss and Sting)
  • Discovery of the Year: Gustavo Santaolalla (21 Grams)
  • Best Original Soundtrack of the Year: Cold Mountain (by Gabriel Yared)
  • Soundtrack Composer of the Year: Gabriel Yared (Cold Mountain)
  • Public Choice Award: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (by John Williams)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Steven Prengels
  • All nominees

    Best Original Song

    • "You Will Be My Ain True Love" from Cold Mountain | by Sting
    • "Accidentally in Love" from Shrek 2 | by Adam Durritz, Dan Vickrey, David Immerglück, David Bryson, Matthew Malley
    • "Remember Me" from Troy | by James Horner, Cynthia Weil
    • "Man of the Hour" from Big Fish | by Eddie Vedder
    • "Into the West" from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | by Annie Lennox, Howard Shore, Fran Walsh

    Discovery of the Year

    • Gustavo Santaolalla | 21 Grams
    • Jon Brion | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
    • Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon & Richard Tognetti | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
    • Daniel Tarrab & Andrés Goldstein | La puta y la ballena
      Christian Henson | Chasing Liberty; Les fils du vent

    Best Original Soundtrack of the Year

    • Gabriel Yared | Cold Mountain
    • Jon Brion | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
    • Klaus Badelt | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
    • Harry Gregson-Williams | Shrek 2
    • John Williams | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    Soundtrack Composer of the Year

    • Gabriel Yared | Cold Mountain
    • John Williams | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
    • Christian Henson | Les fils du vent
    • Harry Gregson-Williams | Shrek 2
    • Daniel Tarrab & Andrés Goldstein | La puta y la ballena
    • Alberto Iglesias | La mala educación

2003

  • Soundtrack Composer of the Year: Elliot Goldenthal (Frida)
  • Best Original Song: "The Hands That Built America" from Gangs of New York (William Orbit)
  • Discovery of the Year: Antonio Pinto (Cidade de Deus)
  • Best Original Soundtrack of the Year: Frida (by Elliot Goldenthal)
  • Public Choice Award: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (by Howard Shore)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Maurice Jarre
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Michael Vancraeynest
  • All nominees

    Soundtrack Composer of the Year

    • Elliot Goldenthal | Frida
    • Elmer Bernstein | Far From heaven
    • Philip Glass | The Hours
    • Terence Blanchard | 25th hour
    • Howard Shore | Gangs of New York

    Best Original Song

    • “The Hands that built America" Gangs of New York | by Adam Clayton, David Evans, Paul Hewson, Larry Mullen | performed by U2
    • “Gollum’s Song” Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | by Howard Shore, Fran Walsh, Janet Roddick, David Donaldson, Steve Roche and David Long | performed by Emiliana Torrini
    • “Burn it Blue" from Frida | by Elliot Goldenthal & Julie Taymor | performed by Caetano Veloso & Lila Downs
    • “Jungle Rhythm” from Jungle Book 2 | by Paul Grabowksy & Lorraine Feather | performed by Haley Joel Osment, Mae Whitman & Connor Funk
    • “Lose yourself” from 8mile | by Eminem (Jeff Bass & Luis Resto) | performed by Eminem
    • “Nothing in this world” from Quiet American | by Craig Armstrong | performed by Hong Nhung

    Discovery of the Year

    • Antonio Pinto | Cidade de Deus
    • Benoit Charest | Les Triplettes de Belleville
    • Reinhold Heil & Johnny Klimek | One Hour Photo
    • Brian Tyler | Children of Dune

    Best Original Soundtrack of the Year

    • Elliot Goldenthal | Frida
    • John Williams | Catch me if you can
    • Howard Shore | Gang of New York
    • Philip Glass | The Hours
    • Thomas Newman | Road to Perdition

2002

  • Soundtrack Composer of the Year: Patrick Doyle (Gosford Park)
  • Best Original Song: "If I Didn't Have You" from Monsters, Inc. (Randy Newman)
  • Discovery of the Year: Klaus Badelt (The Time Machine)
  • Best Original Soundtrack of the Year: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (by Howard Shore)
  • Public Choice Award: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (by Howard Shore)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: George Martin
  • Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Alex Otterlei
  • All nominees

    Soundtrack Composer of the Year

    • Patrick Doyle | Gosford Park
    • James Horner | A Beautiful Mind
    • Randy Newman | Monsters Inc
    • Hans Zimmer | Black Hawk Down
    • Howard Shore | Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    Best Original Song

    • "If I Didn't Have You" from Monsters, Inc. | by Randy Newman
    • "Here I Am" from Spirit, Stallion of Cimarron | by Hans Zimmer, Bryan Adams, Gretchen Peters
    • "The Dream Within" from Final Fantasy | by Elliot Goldenthal, Richard Rudolf, Lara Fabian
    • "This Is Where I Belong" from Spirit, Stallion of Cimarron | by Hans Zimmer, Bryan Adams, R.J. Lange
    • "Until" from Kate and Leopold | by Sting

    Discovery of the Year

    • Klaus Badelt | The Time Machine
    • Rupert Gregson-Williams | Thunderpants
    • A.R. Rahman | Lagaan
    • Brian Tyler | Frailty
    • Peter Vermeersch | Minoes

    Best Original Soundtrack of the Year

    • Howard Shore | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
    • Hans Zimmer | Black Hawk Down
    • Danny Elfman | Spider Man
    • John Williams | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
    • Randy Newman | Monsters Inc

2001

  • Soundtrack Composer of the Year: John Williams (A.I.: Artificial Intelligence)
  • Best Original Song: "Come What May" from Moulin Rouge! (David Baerwald and Kevin Gilbert)
  • Discovery of the Year: Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!)
  • Best Original Soundtrack of the Year: Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (by Yann Tiersen)
  • Best Original Score of the Year Not Released on an Album: Bridget Jones's Diary (by Patrick Doyle)
  • Public Choice Award: Artificial Intelligence: A.I. (by John Williams)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Elmer Bernstein
  • Most Creative Use of Existing Material on a Soundtrack: Baz Luhrmann, Craig Armstrong, Marius De Vries (Moulin Rouge!)
  • All nominees

    Soundtrack Composer of the Year

    • John Williams | A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
    • Carter Burwell | A Knight's Tale; Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2; Before Night Falls
    • Hans Zimmer | Hannibal; Pearl Harbor; The Pledge; An Everlasting Piece
    • Rachel Portman | Chocolat; The Legend of Bagger Vance
    • Yann Tiersen | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

    Best Original Song

    • "Come What May" from Moulin Rouge! | by David Baerwald and Kevin Gilbert
    • "Where the Dream Takes You" from Atlantis: The Lost Empire | by Diane Warren, James Newton Howard
    • "For Always" from A.I. Artificial Intelligence | by John Williams, Cynthia Weil
    • "Soy un Angelito" from Felicidades | by Daniel Tarrab & Andrés Goldstein
    • "Cuante Cose Chiare" from Azzurro | by Louis Crélier & Lucia Albertoni

    Discovery of the Year

    • Craig Armstrong | Moulin Rouge!
    • Adam Nordén | Beck: episode 2.1 'Hämndens pris'
    • Panagiotis Kalatzopoulos | Ftina tsigara
    • Osvaldo Golijov | The Man Who Cried
    • Jeff Beal | Pollock
    • Dun Tan | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    Best Original Soundtrack of the Year

    • Yann Tiersen | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
    • John Williams | A.I. Artificial Intelligence
    • Hans Zimmer | Hannibal
    • Craig Armstrong & Marius De Vries | Moulin Rouge!
    • Carter Burwell | Before Night Falls

    Best Original Score of the Year Not Released on an Album

    • Patrick Doyle | Bridget Jones's Diary
    • Don Davis | Antitrust
    • Craig Armstrong | Moulin Rouge!
    • Frédéric Devreese | Pauline & Paulette
    • Graeme Revell | Blow