Online Film Critics Society Awards / Best Score
The Online Film Critics Society Award (OFCSA) for best film music was presented every year from 1998 to 2009 and from 2018.
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Most frequently honored composer | Michael Giacchino and Clint Mansell (2 wins each) |
Most frequently nominated composer with a win | Hans Zimmer (5 nominations) |
Most frequently nominated composer without a win | Alexandre Desplat and John Williams (5 nominations each) |
Winners and nominees
All nominees for a year are listed, the winner is always on top.
1998 to 2009
1998
Pleasantville - Too good to be true (Pleasantville) - Randy Newman
- The Prince of Egypt - Hans Zimmer
- Saving Private Ryan (Saving Private Ryan) - John Williams
1999
South Park: The film - bigger, longer, uncut - Marc Shaiman
- American Beauty - Thomas Newman
- Eyes Wide Shut - Jocelyn Pook
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace - John Williams
- A true story - The Straight Story ( The Straight Story ) - Angelo Badalamenti
2000
Requiem for a Dream - Clint Mansell
- Tiger and Dragon - Tan Dun
- Dancer in the Dark - Björk
- Gladiator - Hans Zimmer , Lisa Gerrard and Klaus Badelt
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? - T-Bone Burnett and Carter Burwell
2001
Mulholland Drive - Street of Darkness - Angelo Badalamenti
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Howard Shore
- Moulin Rouge - Craig Armstrong and Marius De Vries
- Ocean's Eleven - David Holmes
- AI - Artificial Intelligence - John Williams
2002
Far from Heaven - Elmer Bernstein
- Catch Me If You Can - John Williams
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Howard Shore
- Punch-Drunk Love - Jon Brion
- Signs - Signs - James Newton Howard
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Howard Shore
- Kill Bill Vol. 1 - RZA
- Last Samurai - Hans Zimmer
- Lost in Translation - Brian Reitzell and Kevin Shields
- Pirates of the Caribbean - Klaus Badelt
2004
The Incredibles - Michael Giacchino
2005
Brokeback Mountain - Gustavo Santaolalla
- King Kong - James Newton Howard
- Batman Begins - James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer
- The New World - James Horner
- Munich - John Williams
2006
- Babel - Gustavo Santaolalla
- The Illusionist - Philip Glass
- Diary of a Scandal - Philip Glass
- Pan's Labyrinth - Javier Navarrete
2007
There Will Be Blood - Jonny Greenwood
- Atonement - Dario Marianelli
- The murder of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford - Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
- Into the Wild - Michael Brook , Kaki King and Eddie Vedder
- Once - Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
2008
The Dark Knight - James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer
- The Strange Case of Benjamin Button - Alexandre Desplat
- Milk - Danny Elfman
- Slumdog Millionaire (Slumdog Millionaire) - AR Rahman
- WALL · E - The last one is cleaning up the earth - Thomas Newman
2009
- The fantastic Mr. Fox - Alexandre Desplat
- Star Trek - Michael Giacchino
- The informant! - Marvin Hamlisch
- Where the Wild Things Are - Carter Burwell and Karen Orzolek
As of 2018
2018
If Beale Street Could Talk - Nicholas Britell
- Black Panther - Ludwig Göransson
- Departure to the Moon (First Man) - Justin Hurwitz
- Isle of Dogs - Atari's Journey - Alexandre Desplat
- Suspiria - Thom Yorke
2019