Awards & Winners

BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

The Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
Date Established : 1999-01-19

Check all the winners of BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer presented under Critics' Choice Movie Awards since 1998 .


Steven Price

Honored for : Gravity

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Steven Price Gravity
Arcade Fire Her
Thomas Newman Saving Mr. Banks
Hans Zimmer 12 Years a Slave

John Williams

Honored for : Lincoln

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alexandre Desplat Argo
Mychael Danna Life of Pi
John Williams Lincoln
Jonny Greenwood The Master
Alexandre Desplat Moonrise Kingdom

Ludovic Bource

Honored for : The Artist

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ludovic Bource The Artist
Cliff Martinez Drive
Trent Reznor The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Atticus Ross The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Howard Shore Hugo
John Williams War Horse

Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor

Honored for : The Social Network

Nominations 2010 »

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

Michael Giacchino

Honored for : Up

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Giacchino Up
Carter Burwell Where the Wild Things Are
Karen O Where the Wild Things Are
Randy Newman The Princess and the Frog
Hans Zimmer Sherlock Holmes
Marvin Hamlisch The Informant!

A. R. Rahman

Honored for : Slumdog Millionaire

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
A. R. Rahman Slumdog Millionaire
Alexandre Desplat The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Clint Eastwood Changeling
Danny Elfman Milk
Hans Zimmer The Dark Knight
James Newton Howard The Dark Knight

Jonny Greenwood

Honored for : There Will Be Blood

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jonny Greenwood There Will Be Blood
Marco Beltrami 3:10 to Yuma
Dario Marianelli Atonement
Alan Menken Enchanted
Clint Eastwood Grace Is Gone
Alexandre Desplat Lust, Caution

Philip Glass

Honored for : The Illusionist

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Philip Glass The Illusionist
Clint Mansell The Fountain
Thomas Newman The Good German
Gustavo Santaolalla Babel
Howard Shore The Departed
Hans Zimmer The Da Vinci Code

John Williams

Honored for : Memoirs of a Geisha

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Williams Memoirs of a Geisha
James Horner The New World
Gustavo Santaolalla Brokeback Mountain
Nancy Wilson Elizabethtown

Howard Shore

Honored for : The Aviator

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Shore The Aviator
Michael Giacchino The Incredibles
Rolfe Kent Sideways

Howard Shore

Honored for : The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Shore The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Clint Eastwood Mystic River
Danny Elfman Big Fish
Gabriel Yared Cold Mountain
Hans Zimmer The Last Samurai

John Williams

Honored for : Catch Me If You Can, Minority Report, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Williams Catch Me If You Can","Minority Report","Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Philip Glass The Hours
Howard Shore The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Howard Shore

Honored for : The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Shore The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
John Williams A.I. Artificial Intelligence","Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Christopher Young The Shipping News

Hans Zimmer

Honored for : Gladiator, Mission: Impossible II, The Road to El Dorado

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hans Zimmer Gladiator","Mission: Impossible II","The Road to El Dorado

Gabriel Yared

Honored for : The Talented Mr. Ripley

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gabriel Yared The Talented Mr. Ripley

John Williams

Honored for : Saving Private Ryan

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Williams Saving Private Ryan