Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score

The Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score is an annual award given by the Houston Film Critics Society.

Winners

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2000s

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Year Winner Composer(s)
2007 Atonement Dario Marianelli
3:10 to Yuma Marco Beltrami
Into the Wild Michael Brook, Kaki King, and Eddie Vedder
Lust, Caution Alexandre Desplat
Once Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
There Will Be Blood Jonny Greenwood
2008 Miracle at St. Anna Terence Blanchard
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Alexandre Desplat
The Dark Knight Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard
Revolutionary Road Thomas Newman
Slumdog Millionaire A. R. Rahman
2009 Up Michael Giacchino
Avatar James Horner
Fantastic Mr. Fox Alexandre Desplat
The Informant! Marvin Hamlisch
Sherlock Holmes Hans Zimmer

2010s

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Year Winner Composer(s)
2010 Inception Hans Zimmer
127 Hours A. R. Rahman
How to Train Your Dragon John Powell
The Social Network Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
True Grit Carter Burwell
2011 The Artist Ludovic Bource
The Adventures of Tintin John Williams
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Alexandre Desplat
Shame Harry Escott
War Horse John Williams
2012 Cloud Atlas Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek, and Tom Tykwer
Beasts of the Southern Wild Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin
Hitchcock Danny Elfman
Life of Pi Mychael Danna
Lincoln John Williams
The Master Jonny Greenwood
Skyfall Thomas Newman
2013 Gravity Steven Price
12 Years a Slave Hans Zimmer
Her Will Butler and Owen Pallett
Man of Steel Hans Zimmer
Saving Mr. Banks Thomas Newman
2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel Alexandre Desplat
Birdman Antonio Sánchez
The Imitation Game Alexandre Desplat
Interstellar Hans Zimmer
The Theory of Everything Jóhann Jóhannsson
2015 The Hateful Eight Ennio Morricone
Inside Out Michael Giacchino
Mad Max: Fury Road Junkie XL
The Revenant Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto, and Bryce Dessner
Steve Jobs Daniel Pemberton
2016 La La Land Justin Hurwitz
Arrival Jóhann Jóhannsson
Jackie Mica Levi
Moonlight Nicholas Britell
Nocturnal Animals Abel Korzeniowski
2017 The Shape of Water Alexandre Desplat
Blade Runner 2049 Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer
Dunkirk Hans Zimmer
The Post John Williams
War for the Planet of the Apes Michael Giacchino
2018 If Beale Street Could Talk Nicholas Britell
Black Panther Ludwig Göransson
First Man Justin Hurwitz
Isle of Dogs Alexandre Desplat
Suspiria Thom Yorke
2019 1917 Thomas Newman
Joker Hildur Guðnadóttir
Little Women Alexandre Desplat
Marriage Story Randy Newman
Us Michael Abels

2020s

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Year Winner Composer(s)
2020 Soul Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Mank Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
The Midnight Sky Alexandre Desplat
News of the World James Newton Howard
Tenet Ludwig Göransson
2021 Dune Hans Zimmer
The Power of the Dog Jonny Greenwood
The French Dispatch Alexandre Desplat
The Harder They Fall Jeymes Samuel
Spencer Jonny Greenwood

References

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