# International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film

The International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller 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 an action, science fiction and/or horror film deemed to be the best in a given year. The award was first given in 1998, but the genres were split, with action films, adventure films and thriller films being grouped into their own categories. In 2005, action and adventure films were grouped together, while horror films were grouped with thriller films. In 2007, action and thriller films were grouped together, with adventure being excluded from the title. They reverted to dual categories the following year. It has been awarded, consecutively, since 2010.

## Winners and nominations
### 1990s

| Year | Film | Composer(s) |
| 1998 | Best Original Score for an Action Film | Best Original Score for an Action Film |
| 1998 | Small Soldiers | Jerry Goldsmith |
| 1998 | The Avengers | Joel McNeely |
| 1998 | Ronin | Elia Cmíral |
| 1998 | Rush Hour | Lalo Schifrin |
| 1998 | Soldier | Joel McNeely |
| Best Original Score for an Adventure Film |||
| 1998 | The Mask of Zorro | James Horner |
| 1998 | The Man in the Iron Mask | Nick Glennie-Smith |
| 1998 | Mighty Joe Young | James Horner |
| 1998 | Moby Dick | Christopher Gordon |
| 1998 | Mulan | Jerry Goldsmith |
| 1998 | The Prince of Egypt | Hans Zimmer |
| Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film |||
| 1998 | Urban Legend | Christopher Young |
| 1998 | Dark City | Trevor Jones |
| 1998 | Deep Rising | Jerry Goldsmith |
| 1998 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | John Ottman |
| 1998 | Scream 2 | Marco Beltrami |
| 1998 | The X-Files | Mark Snow |

### 2000s

| Year | Film | Composer(s) |
| 2004 | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film |
| 2004 | The Incredibles | Michael Giacchino |
| 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy | John Powell |
| 2004 | King Arthur | Hans Zimmer |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Danny Elfman |
| 2004 | Van Helsing | Alan Silvestri |
| Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film |||
| 2004 | The Village | James Newton Howard |
| 2004 | Dawn of the Dead | Tyler Bates |
| 2004 | The Final Cut | Brian Tyler |
| 2004 | The Grudge | Christopher Young |
| 2004 | The Punisher | Carlo Siliotto |
| 2005 | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film |
| 2005 | King Kong | James Newton Howard |
| 2005 | Batman Begins | Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard |
| 2005 | Hostage | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| 2005 | Sahara | Clint Mansell |
| Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film |||
| 2005 | A History of Violence | Howard Shore |
| 2005 | Constantine | Brian Tyler and Klaus Badelt |
| 2005 | House of Wax | John Ottman |
| 2005 | The Ring Two | Hans Zimmer (themes); Henning Lohner and Martin Tillman |
| 2005 | The Skeleton Key | Edward Shearmur |
| 2006 | Best Original Score for an Action/Thriller Film | Best Original Score for an Action/Thriller Film |
| 2006 | The Da Vinci Code | Hans Zimmer |
| 2006 | Casino Royale | David Arnold |
| 2006 | Firewall | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2006 | Mission: Impossible III | Michael Giacchino |
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | John Powell |
| 2007 | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum | John Powell |
| 2007 | Ghost Rider | Christopher Young |
| 2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | Marco Beltrami |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Hans Zimmer |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Christopher Young |
| Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film |||
| 2007 | Zodiac | David Shire |
| 2007 | Flood | Debbie Wiseman |
| 2007 | I Know Who Killed Me | Joel McNeely |
| 2007 | The Orphanage | Fernando Velázquez |
| 2007 | Sleuth | Patrick Doyle |
| 2008 | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film |
| 2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | John Williams |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard |
| 2008 | Hancock | John Powell |
| 2008 | Speed Racer | Michael Giacchino |
| 2008 | Wanted | Danny Elfman |
| Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film |||
| 2008 | The Happening | James Newton Howard |
| 2008 | Let the Right One In | Johan Söderqvist |
| 2008 | Mirrors | Javier Navarrete |
| 2008 | Twilight | Carter Burwell |
| 2008 | Valkyrie | John Ottman |
| 2009 | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film |
| 2009 | The Red Canvas | James Peterson |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Alan Silvestri |
| 2009 | Lucky Luke | Bruno Coulais |
| 2009 | Sherlock Holmes | Hans Zimmer |
| 2009 | Under the Mountain | Victoria Kelly |
| Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film |||
| 2009 | Drag Me to Hell | Christopher Young |
| 2009 | Imago Mortis | Zacarías M. de la Riva |
| 2009 | In the Electric Mist | Marco Beltrami |
| 2009 | The Killing Room | Brian Tyler |
| 2009 | Trick 'r Treat | Douglas Pipes |

### 2010s

| Year | Film | Composer(s) |
| 2010 | The Ghost Writer | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2010 | Buried | Víctor Reyes |
| 2010 | Inception | Hans Zimmer |
| 2010 | Robin Hood | Marc Streitenfeld |
| 2010 | Salt | James Newton Howard |
| 2011 | Drive | Cliff Martinez |
| 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Alan Silvestri |
| 2011 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Michael Giacchino |
| 2011 | Real Steel | Danny Elfman |
| 2011 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Patrick Doyle |
| 2012 | Skyfall | Thomas Newman |
| 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | James Horner |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Hans Zimmer |
| 2012 | In the House | Philippe Rombi |
| 2012 | Zero Dark Thirty | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2013 | Grand Piano | Víctor Reyes |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 | Brian Tyler |
| 2013 | Passion | Pino Donaggio |
| 2013 | Ruby Red | Philipp F. Kölmel |
| 2013 | Stalingrad | Angelo Badalamenti |
| 2014 | The Monkey King | Christopher Young |
| 2014 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 | James Newton Howard |
| 2014 | Inherent Vice | Jonny Greenwood |
| 2014 | The Maze Runner | John Paesano |
| 2014 | No God, No Master | Nuno Malo |
| 2015 | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Joe Kraemer |
| 2015 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson |
| 2015 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Daniel Pemberton |
| 2015 | The Revenant | Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto and Bryce Dessner |
| 2015 | Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn | Róbert Gulya |
| 2016 | The Monkey King 2 | Christopher Young |
| 2016 | Elle | Anne Dudley |
| 2016 | The Jungle Book | John Debney |
| 2016 | The Magnificent Seven | James Horner and Simon Franglen |
| 2016 | Nerve | Rob Simonsen |
| 2017 | A Cure for Wellness | Benjamin Wallfisch |
| 2017 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | Henry Jackman |
| 2017 | King Arthur: Legend of the Sword | Daniel Pemberton |
| 2017 | Plan de Fuga | Pascal Gaigne |
| 2017 | The Rendezvous | Austin Wintory |
| 2018 | Red Sparrow | James Newton Howard |
| 2018 | King of Thieves | Benjamin Wallfisch |
| 2018 | Gun City | Manuel Riveiro and Xavier Font |
| 2018 | Mission: Impossible – Fallout | Lorne Balfe |
| 2018 | Operation Finale | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2019 | 1917 | Thomas Newman |
| 2019 | Dumbo | Danny Elfman |
| 2019 | The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot | Joe Kraemer |
| 2019 | Masquerade Hotel | Naoki Satō |
| 2019 | The Silent War | Carlos M. Jara |

### 2020s

| Year | Film | Composer(s) |
| 2020 | The Call of the Wild | John Powell |
| 2020 | Enola Holmes | Daniel Pemberton |
| 2020 | Mulan | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| 2020 | Tenet | Ludwig Göransson |
| 2020 | Unknown Origins | Federico Jusid |
| 2021 | Jungle Cruise | James Newton Howard |
| 2021 | Gunpowder Milkshake | Frank Ilfman |
| 2021 | The King's Man | Matthew Margeson and Dominic Lewis |
| 2021 | Last Night in Soho | Steven Price |
| 2021 | No Time to Die | Hans Zimmer |