Every year, the World Soundtracks Awards are held in Ghent, Belgium, during “Film Fest Gent”. These awards are considered very important in the film music industry. The award ceremony was held during the World Soundtrack Awards Gala on October 16, 2024. We were present during this celebration and will write a report about it and other surrounding events in the future. In the meantime, you can find the overview of nominees for all the awards below, with the winners marked in bold.
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
Life Achievement Award
- Elliot Goldenthal
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
Congratulations to all the winners and the other nominees who can be proud of their nominations.
