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 · 2022
Dan Deacon
For Ascension
2022 Honors
2022 Honors
Nominees
Previous Years
2021 Honoree Vincent Van Warmerdam For The Mole Agent
Nominees
- Casey Wayne McAllister For Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
- Troy Herion For Bulletproof
- Nainita Desai For The Reason I Jump
- Jameison Shaw & Edwin Montgomery For Time
- Ed Côrtez For The Truffle Hunters
2020 Honoree Matt Morton For Apollo 11
Nominees
- Chad Cannon For American Factory
- Rose Bolton & Norah Lorway For Anthropocene: The Human Epoch
- Eicca Toppinen For Aquarela
- 4th Disciple For Black Mother
- Dominik Strycharski For Symphony for the Ursus Factory
2019 Honoree Ishai Adair For Shirkers
Nominees
- Keegan DeWitt For Bisbee ’17
- Travis Wilkerson For Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?
- Marco Beltrami For Free Solo
- Nathan Halpern & Chris Ruggiero For Minding the Gap
- Dan Deacon For Time Trial
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
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