Winners of 2022 IFMCA Awards announced

Each year the International Film Music Critics Association announces its awards. It was the second year that Soundtrack World was involved in the voting process. We announced the nominations two weeks ago, but now it is time to announce the winners, with Bear McCreary taking most of the awards, including Score of the Year and Composer of the Year.

You can find all winners below, and if you want more information about these awards and their winners, you can read more about them in full detail in the official press release, or watch the video at the bottom of this page.

Score of the Year
The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power
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)”
Avatar: The Way Of Water
Simon Franglen

Best Original Score for a Drama Film
The Fabelmans
John Williams

Best Original Score for a Comedy Film
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Nathan Johnson

Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film
The Batman
Michael Giacchino

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

Best Original Score for an Animated Film
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
Alexandre Desplat

Best Original Score for a Documentary
Polar Bear
Harry Gregson-Williams

Best Original Score for Television
The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power
Bear Mccreary
theme by Howard Shore

Best Original Score For A Video Game
Interactive Media
God Of War: Ragnarök
Bear Mccreary

Best New Archival Release
 Frenzy
Ron Goodwin And Henry Mancini (music)
Mike Matessino (production)

Film Music Record Label of the Year
Quartet Records
(Jose M. Benitez)

Roberto Aschieri Special Award
for contribution to Film Music
Mike Matessino

Kyle Renick Special Award
Ennio, The Glance Of Music
Music film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore

Author

  • Anton Smit

    Anton is the editor-in-chief and founder of Soundtrack World. After writing about film music occasionally, he thought it was time to create his own site to celebrate music from film but also other media. Next to working on this website, Anton is a member of the International Film Music Critics Association, has a job in IT and plays the tuba in a local orchestra.

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