IFMCA Winners 2009

The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) has just announced the winners for the best in musical scoring in film and television of 2009. Michael Giacchino, Christopher Young, and James Peterson each came away with multiple wins.

The 2009 film winners are:

• FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR - UP, music by Michael Giacchino
• FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR - MICHAEL GIACCHINO
• BREAKOUT COMPOSER OF THE YEAR - JAMES PETERSON
• BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM - A SINGLE MAN, music by Abel Korzeniowski
• BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM - THE INFORMANT!, music by Marvin Hamlisch
• BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM - THE RED CANVAS, music by James Peterson
• BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM - STAR TREK, music by Michael Giacchino
• BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A HORROR/THRILLER FILM - DRAG ME TO HELL, music by Christopher Young
• BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FEATURE - UP, music by Michael Giacchino
• BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - HOME, music by Armand Amar
• FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR - “Concerto to Hell” from DRAG ME TO HELL, music by Christopher Young

OTHER 2009 AWARDS

• BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION - BATTLESTAR GALACTICA [SEASON 4.5], music by Bear McCreary
• BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA - HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE, music by James Hannigan
• BEST NEW RELEASE/RE-RELEASE OF AN EXISTING SCORE - BACK TO THE FUTURE, music by Alan Silvestri; Douglass Fake, producer (Intrada)
• BEST RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE - EXODUS, music by Ernest Gold, conductor Nic Raine; James Fitzpatrick, producer (Tadlow)
• BEST FILM MUSIC COMPILATION ALBUM OR BOX SET - DAVID RAKSIN AT M-G-M, music by David Raksin; Lukas Kendall, producer (Film Score Monthly)
• FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR - INTRADA

Since I am a member of IFMCA, I won’t be commenting, but feel free to yay or nay the decisions below. For more information and to see past nominees and winners, please visit the IFMCA website.