When a television score dominates the year’s music awards, it suggests that the silver screen efforts were a bit lackluster. I must agree.

Awards Tallies

(2) The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

The Awards

Score of the Year

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Best Original Score for a Drama Film

The Fabelmans

Best Original Score for a Comedy Film

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Best Original Score for an Animated Film

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film

The Batman

Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film

Avatar: The Way of Water

Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller

Nope

Best Original Score for a Documentary

Polar Bear

Best Original Score for Television

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media

God of War: Ragnarok

Film Composer of the Year

Bear McCreary

Breakthrough Composer of the Year

Hesham Nazih

Film Music Composition of the Year

“Leaving Home (Hometree)” – Avatar: The Way of Water

Best Archival Release – Re-Release or Re-Recording

Frenzy

Film Record Label of the Year

Quartet Records

International Film Music Critics Association Data

First Awards: 1998 (25)