This is it folks, bigger than the academy awards! This is the one that counts, here’s a quick summary:

Atonement, Zodiac and Lust, Caution with 3 nominations each. As for the composers, this seems to be Alexandre Desplat’s year (again) with 7 nominations. Right behind him is Michael Giacchino with 5 nominations and Dario Marianelli with 4 nominations. It’s nice that Jerry Goldsmith is nominated 2 times, you can never nominate him enough for what he has done for film music. I’m also very happy that they nominated the excellent Sunshine by John Murphy. Of course they “forgot” about Trevor Rabin again, and Steve Jablonsky, but it was expected, as Transformers isn’t a hit with the critics and Trevor Rabin never get the recognition he deserves. I’m very happy to see Mark Isham nominated for composer of the year as he is my composer of the year.

It’s a shame they didn’t include Paul Hepker & Mark Kilian’s score for Rendition. Nothing for Brian Tyler, Klaus Badelt, Geoff Zanelli or Craig Armstrong. Frankly I am shocked that Greg Edmondson’s excellent score for Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune didn’t get nominated and even more shockingly, how did they not nominate The Tudors by Trevor Morris in the television category? I will be doing features over the next few weeks on each category and tell you what I think, who my favourite are, who was forgotten, who shouldn’t be there and so on.

The winners will be announced on February 15^th 2008. Here are the nominations in full:

Film score of the year:

• Atonement by Dario Marianelli
• The Golden Compass by Alexandre Desplat
• Lust, Caution by Alexandre Desplat
• Ratatouille by Michael Giacchino
• Zodiac by David Shire

Winner 2006: Lady in the Water by James Newton Howard

Film composer of the year:

• Alexandre Desplat
• Michael Giacchino
• James Newton Howard
• Mark Isham
• Dario Marianelli

Winner 2006: Alexandre Desplat

Breakout composer of the year:

• Jane Antonio Cornish
• Ilan Eshkeri
• Jonny Greenwood
• Fernando Velasquez
• Christopher Wong

Winner 2006: Brett Rosenberg

Best original score – drama:

• Angel by Philippe Rombi
• Atonement by Dario Marianelli
• Eastern Promises by Howard Shore
• The Kite Runner by Alberto Iglesias
• Lust, Caution by Alexandre Desplat

Winner 2006: The Black Dahlia by Mark Isham

Best original score – comedy:

• Enchanted by Alan Menken
• Evan Almighty by John Debney
• Hot Fuzz by David Arnold
• Reign Over Me by Rolfe Kent
• Tutte Le Donne Della Mia Vita by Ennio Morricone

Winner 2006: The Holiday by Hans Zimmer

Best original score – action/adventure:

• The Bourne Ultimatum by John Powell
• Ghost Rider by Christopher Young
• Live Free or Die Hard by Marco Beltrami
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End by Hans Zimmer
• Spider-Man 3 by Christopher Young

Winner 2006 (Award for action/thriller): The Da Vinci Code by Hans Zimmer

Best original score – fantasy/science fiction:

• Bridge to Terabithia by Aaron Zigman
• The Golden Compass by Alexandre Desplat
• Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium by Alexandre Desplat and Aaron Zigman
• Stardust by Ilan Eshkeri
• Sunshine by John Murphy and Underworld

Winner 2006 (Award for fantasy/science fiction/horror): Lady in the Water by James Newton Howard

Best original score – horror/thriller:

• Flood by Debbie Weisman
• I Know Who Killed Me by Joel McNeely
• The Orphanage by Fernando Velasquez
• Sleuth by Patrick Doyle
• Zodiac by David Shire

Winner 2006 (Award for action/thriller): See above

Best original score – animated feature:

• Bee Movie by Rupert Gregson-Williams
• Beowulf by Alan Silvestri
• Gedo Senki – Tales From Earthsea by Tamiya Terajima
• Meet the Robinsons by Danny Elfman
• Ratatouille by Michael Giacchino

Winner 2006: Happy Feet by John Powell

Best original score – documentary feature:

• Darfur Now by Graeme Revell
• Earth by George Fenton
• In The Shadow of the Moon by Philip Sheppard
• La Planete Blanche by Bruno Coulais
• La Premier Cri by Armand Amar

Winner 2006: No such category

Best original score – television:

• Battlestar Galactica Season 3 by Bear McCreary
• Doctor Who Season 3 by Murray Gold
• Lost Season 3 by Michael Giacchino
• The Story of the Great King and the Four Gods by Joe Hisaishi
• Tin Man by Simon Boswell

Winner 2006: Planet Earth by George Fenton

Best original score for a video game or interactive media:

• Bioshock by Garry Schyman
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare by Stephen Barton & Harry Gregson-Williams
• Lair by John Debney
• Medal of Honor: Airborne by Michael giacchino
• Warhawk by Christopher Lennertz and Timothy Michael Wynn

Winner 2006: No such category

Best new release/re-release/re-recording of an existing score:

• Alien by Jerry Goldsmith (Intrada)
• Godzilla by David Arnold (La-La Land)
• The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King by Howard Shore (Reprise)
• The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes by Miklos Rozsa (Tadlow)
• The Wind and the Lion by Jerry Goldsmith (Intrada)

Winner 2006: No such category

Best compilation album:

• Amazing Stories: Anthology 3 by various composers (Intrada)
• The Karate Kid Box Set by Bill Conti (Varese Sarabande)
• Mad Mod & Macabre: The Ronald Stein Collection by Ronald Stein (Percepto)
• Miklos Rozsa: A Century Collection by Miklos Rozsa (Varese Sarabande)
• The Unforgiven: Classic Western Scores from United Artists by various composers (Film Score monthly)

Winner 2006: No such category

Record label of the year:

• Film Score Monthly
• Intrada
• La-La Land
• MovieScore Media
• Varese Sarabande

Winner 2006: Intrada

Film music composition of the year:

• “Elegy for Dunkirk” from Atonement (Dario Marianelli)
• “Graysmith Obsessed” from Zodiac (David Shire)
• “Last Shift” from Lion For Lambs (Mark Isham)
• “Up is Down” from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (Hans Zimmer)
• “Wong Chia Chi’s Theme” from Lust, Caution (Alexandre Desplat)

Winner 2006: “The Great Eatlon” from Lady in the Water (James Newton Howard)

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