Outstanding
Original Music Score
Whether reflecting the depth and emotion of a film’s content and subjects, propelling a narrative forward or serving as a character in its own right, musical scores play an essential role in the impact of a nonfiction film. This award celebrates those diverse musicians who successfully married music to film.
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Honoree · 2019
Ishai Adair
For Shirkers
2019 Honors
2019 Honors
Nominees
Previous Years
2018 Honoree Philip Glass For Jane
Nominees
- Dan Romer & Ben Zeitlin For Brimstone and Glory
- Francesco Fantini & Lorenzo Senni For The Challenge
- Alex Somers For Dawson City: Frozen Time
- Dan Deacon For Rat Film
- Hildur Gudnadóttir & Craig Sutherland For Strong Island
2017 Honoree David Byrne, LeeAnn Rossi & Aaron Rosenblum For Contemporary Color
Nominees
- Lubomir Grzelak For All These Sleepless Nights
- Alexeï Aïgui For I Am Not Your Negro
- Alex Lu For In Pursuit of Silence
- Gary Lionelli For OJ: Made in America
2016 Honoree Laurie Anderson For Heart of a Dog
2015 Honoree Nick Cave & Warren Ellis For 20,000 Days on Earth
2014 Honoree Yasuaki Shimizu For Cutie and the Boxer
Nominees
- Sam Retzer & Tim Boland For A Band Called Death
- Jeff Beal For Blackfish
- Mads Heldtberg For Expedition to the End of the World
- Jeremy Turner For Narco Cultura
- Bradford Cox For Teenage
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