# International Film Music Critics Association Award for Film Composer of the Year

The International Film Music Critics Association Award for Film Composer of the Year is an annual award given by the International Film Music Critics Association, or the IFMCA. The award is given to the composer of a film score or score deemed to be the best in a given year. The award was first given in 1998 till 2000, before going a four-year hiatus. It has been awards every year since 2004.

## Winners and nominations
### 1990s

| Year | Composer(s) |
| 1998 | Jerry Goldsmith |
| 1998 | George Fenton |
| 1998 | James Horner |
| 1998 | Joel McNeely |
| 1998 | John Williams |
| 1999 | Jerry Goldsmith |
| 1999 | John Corigliano |
| 1999 | Mychael Danna |
| 1999 | Don Davis |
| 1999 | John Debney |
| 1999 | Danny Elfman |
| 1999 | George Fenton |
| 1999 | James Newton Howard |
| 1999 | Michael Kamen |
| 1999 | Thomas Newman |
| 1999 | John Williams |

### 2000s

| Year | Composer(s) |
| 2000 | James Newton Howard |
| 2000 | Jerry Goldsmith |
| 2000 | James Horner |
| 2000 | Ennio Morricone |
| 2000 | Thomas Newman |
| 2000 | Rachel Portman |
| 2000 | Howard Shore |
| 2000 | Alan Silvestri |
| 2000 | Christopher Young |
| 2000 | Hans Zimmer |
| 2004 | Michael Giacchino |
| 2004 | Marco Beltrami |
| 2004 | Edward Shearmur |
| 2004 | Alan Silvestri |
| 2004 | John Williams |
| 2005 | John Williams |
| 2005 | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2005 | Patrick Doyle |
| 2005 | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| 2005 | Dario Marianelli |
| 2006 | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2006 | James Newton Howard |
| 2006 | Mark Isham |
| 2006 | John Powell |
| 2006 | Hans Zimmer |
| 2007 | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2007 | Michael Giacchino |
| 2007 | James Newton Howard |
| 2007 | Mark Isham |
| 2007 | Dario Marianelli |
| 2008 | Danny Elfman |
| 2008 | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2008 | James Newton Howard |
| 2008 | Thomas Newman |
| 2008 | John Powell |
| 2009 | Michael Giacchino |
| 2009 | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2009 | James Horner |
| 2009 | Brian Tyler |
| 2009 | Christopher Young |

### 2010s

| Year | Composer(s) |
| 2010 | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2010 | Danny Elfman |
| 2010 | James Newton Howard |
| 2010 | John Powell |
| 2010 | Hans Zimmer |
| 2011 | John Williams |
| 2011 | Ludovic Bource |
| 2011 | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2011 | Michael Giacchino |
| 2011 | Alberto Iglesias |
| 2012 | Danny Elfman |
| 2012 | Mychael Danna |
| 2012 | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2012 | Fernando Velázquez |
| 2012 | John Williams |
| 2013 | Abel Korzeniowski |
| 2013 | Roque Baños |
| 2013 | Laurent Eyquem |
| 2013 | Steven Price |
| 2013 | Brian Tyler |
| 2014 | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2014 | Marco Beltrami |
| 2014 | James Newton Howard |
| 2014 | John Powell |
| 2014 | Hans Zimmer |
| 2015 | Michael Giacchino |
| 2015 | James Horner |
| 2015 | Ennio Morricone |
| 2015 | Daniel Pemberton |
| 2015 | John Williams |
| 2016 | Michael Giacchino |
| 2016 | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2016 | Justin Hurwitz |
| 2016 | James Newton Howard |
| 2016 | Fernando Velázquez |
| 2017 | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2017 | Michael Giacchino |
| 2017 | Daniel Pemberton |
| 2017 | Benjamin Wallfisch |
| 2017 | John Williams |
| 2018 | James Newton Howard |
| 2018 | Roque Baños |
| 2018 | Nicholas Britell |
| 2018 | Ludwig Göransson |
| 2018 | Alan Silvestri |
| 2019 | Bear McCreary |
| 2019 | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2019 | Hildur Guðnadóttir |
| 2019 | Thomas Newman |
| 2019 | John Williams |

### 2020s

| Year | Composer(s) |
| 2020 | Daniel Pemberton |
| 2020 | Federico Jusid |
| 2020 | Bear McCreary |
| 2020 | Christopher Willis |
| 2020 | Hans Zimmer |
| 2021 | James Newton Howard |
| 2021 | Panu Aaltio |
| 2021 | Nicholas Britell |
| 2021 | Jonny Greenwood |
| 2021 | Hans Zimmer |
| 2022 | Bear McCreary |
| 2022 | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2022 | Simon Franglen |
| 2022 | Michael Giacchino |
| 2022 | Daniel Pemberton |
| 2023 | Christopher Young |
| 2023 | Lorne Balfe |
| 2023 | Laura Karpman |
| 2023 | Bear McCreary |
| 2023 | John Williams |