# International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for a Comedy Film

The International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for a Comedy Film 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 for a comedy film deemed to be the best in a given year. The award was first given in 1998, before going a six-year hiatus. It has been awards every year since 2004.

## Winners and nominations
### 1990s

| Year | Film | Composer(s) |
| 1998 | A Bug's Life | Randy Newman |
| 1998 | Antz | Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell |
| 1998 | The Parent Trap | Alan Silvestri |
| 1998 | Paulie | John Debney |
| 1998 | Six Days, Seven Nights | Randy Edelman |

### 2000s

| Year | Film | Composer(s) |
| 2004 | The Terminal | John Williams |
| 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | Thomas Newman |
| 2004 | Shrek 2 | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| 2004 | Sideways | Rolfe Kent |
| 2004 | Team America: World Police | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| 2005 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Julian Nott |
| 2005 | Corpse Bride | Danny Elfman |
| 2005 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | John Powell |
| 2005 | Racing Stripes | Mark Isham |
| 2005 | Robots | John Powell |
| 2006 | The Holiday | Hans Zimmer |
| 2006 | Little Miss Sunshine | Mychael Danna |
| 2006 | Miss Potter | Nigel Westlake and Rachel Portman |
| 2006 | The Pink Panther | Christophe Beck |
| 2006 | The Shaggy Dog | Alan Menken |
| 2007 | Enchanted | Alan Menken |
| 2007 | Evan Almighty | John Debney |
| 2007 | Hot Fuzz | David Arnold |
| 2007 | Reign Over Me | Rolfe Kent |
| 2007 | Tutte le donne della mia vita | Ennio Morricone |
| 2008 | Burn After Reading | Carter Burwell |
| 2008 | Fool's Gold | George Fenton |
| 2008 | Leatherheads | Randy Newman |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | Theodore Shapiro |
| 2008 | Welcome to the Sticks | Philippe Rombi |
| 2009 | The Informant! | Marvin Hamlisch |
| 2009 | Couples Retreat | A. R. Rahman |
| 2009 | Duplicity | James Newton Howard |
| 2009 | Julie & Julia | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2009 | Lesbian Vampire Killers | Debbie Wiseman |

### 2010s

| Year | Film | Composer(s) |
| 2010 | The Lightkeepers | Pinar Toprak |
| 2010 | Lo | Scott Glasgow |
| 2010 | Nanny McPhee Returns | James Newton Howard |
| 2010 | Potiche | Philippe Rombi |
| 2010 | Vampires Suck | Christopher Lennertz |
| 2011 | The Rum Diary | Christopher Young |
| 2011 | Paul | David Arnold |
| 2011 | Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis | Roque Baños |
| 2011 | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | William Ross |
| 2011 | Your Highness | Steve Jablonsky |
| 2012 | Ted | Walter Murphy |
| 2012 | Moonrise Kingdom | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2012 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | Dario Marianelli |
| 2012 | The Sessions | Marco Beltrami |
| 2012 | Silver Linings Playbook | Danny Elfman |
| 2013 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Theodore Shapiro |
| 2013 | The French Minister | Philippe Sarde |
| 2013 | Instructions Not Included | Carlo Siliotto |
| 2013 | This Is the End | Henry Jackman |
| 2013 | Venus in Fur | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2014 | Cantinflas | Roque Baños |
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Joel McNeely |
| 2014 | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | Alan Silvestri |
| 2014 | Wishin' and Hopin' | Matthew Llewellyn |
| 2015 | Krampus | Douglas Pipes |
| 2015 | The Lady in the Van | George Fenton |
| 2015 | The Price of Fame | Michel Legrand |
| 2015 | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Thomas Newman |
| 2015 | Spy | Theodore Shapiro |
| 2016 | La La Land | Justin Hurwitz |
| 2016 | Eddie the Eagle | Matthew Margeson |
| 2016 | Hail, Caesar! | Carter Burwell |
| 2016 | The Nice Guys | John Ottman and David Buckley |
| 2016 | Swiss Army Man | Andy Hull and Robert McDowell |
| 2017 | The Death of Stalin | Christopher Willis |
| 2017 | Downsizing | Rolfe Kent |
| 2017 | Knock | Cyrille Aufort |
| 2017 | Paddington 2 | Dario Marianelli |
| 2017 | Their Finest | Rachel Portman |
| 2018 | Mary Poppins Returns | Marc Shaiman |
| 2018 | Christopher Robin | Geoff Zanelli and Jon Brion |
| 2018 | Crazy Rich Asians | Brian Tyler |
| 2018 | The Sisters Brothers | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2018 | Videoman | Robert Parker and Waveshaper |
| 2019 | Jojo Rabbit | Michael Giacchino |
| 2019 | Dolemite Is My Name | Scott Bomar |
| 2019 | The Mystery of Henri Pick | Laurent Perez Del Mar |
| 2019 | Swoon | Nathaniel Méchaly |
| 2019 | White As Snow | Bruno Coulais |

### 2020s

| Year | Film | Composer(s) |
| 2020 | The Personal History of David Copperfield | Christopher Willis |
| 2020 | An American Pickle | Michael Giacchino and Nami Melumad |
| 2020 | Emma. | Isobel Waller-Bridge and David Schweitzer |
| 2020 | Godmothered | Rachel Portman |
| 2020 | Wild Mountain Thyme | Amelia Warner |
| 2021 | Cruella | Nicholas Britell |
| 2021 | Delicieux | Christophe Julien |
| 2021 | Don't Look Up | Nicholas Britell |
| 2021 | The French Dispatch | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2021 | Peruna | Panu Aaltio |