European Film Award for Best Composer

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European Film Award for Best Composer
CountryFlag of Europe.svg  Europe
Presented by European Film Academy
First awarded1988
Currently held by Nils Petter Molvær and Peter Brötzmann Great Freedom (2021)
Website europeanfilmawards.eu

The European Film Award for Best Composer is one of the awards presented by the European Film Academy. It was first presented as a Special Jury Award in 1998 received by Yuri Khanon for the music of Days of Eclipse . A set of nominees was presented from 1989 to 1990 and from 2004 and 2012. Since 2013, only one winner is presented without nominees.

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Winners and nominees

1980s

YearComposer(s)FilmOriginal title
1988
(1st)
Special Jury Award for Best Music
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1918-1925).svg Yuri Khanon Days of Eclipse [1] Дни затмения
Nomination for Special Aspect Award
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Terence Davies Distant Voices, Still Lives [2]
1989
(2nd)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Dickson High Hopes
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Goran Bregovic Kuduz
Flag of Hungary.svg Ferenc Darvas The Midas Touch Eldorádó
Flag of Poland.svg Michał Lorenc 300 Miles to Heaven 300 mil do nieba
Flag of Germany.svg Maggie Parke
Flag of Germany.svg Gast Waltzing
A Wopbopaloobop A Lopbamboom

1990s

YearComposer(s)FilmOriginal title
1990
(3rd)
no award given
Flag of France.svg Jean-Luc Godard New Wave Nouvelle Vague
Flag of France.svg Jean-Claude Petit Cyrano de Bergerac
Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Knieper December Bride Dezemberbraut
1991
(4th)
Flag of Iceland.svg Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson Children of Nature Börn náttúrunnar [2]
1992
(5th)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van Warmerdam The Northerners De Noorderlingen [3]

2000s

YearComposer(s)FilmOriginal title
2004
(17th)
[4]
Flag of France.svg Bruno Coulais The Chorus Les Choristes
Flag of France.svg Alexandre Desplat Girl with a Pearl Earring
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg The Free Association Code 46
Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Iglesias Bad Education
Take My Eyes
La Mala Educación
Te doy mis ojos
Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Karaindrou Trilogy: The Weaping MeadowTrilogia: To livadi pou dakrizei
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Warbeck The Alzheimer Case De Zaak Alzheimer
2005
(18th)
[5]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rupert Gregson-Williams
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Guerra
Hotel Rwanda
Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim Holbek Manderlay
Flag of France.svg Cyril Morin The Syrian Bride הכלה הסורית / Ha-Kala Ha-Surit
Flag of Italy.svg Ennio Morricone Fateless Sorstanság
Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Nilsson As It Is in Heaven Så som i himmelen
Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Söderqvist Brothers Brødre
2006
(19th)
[6]
Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Iglesias Volver
Flag of Finland.svg Tuomas Kantelinen Mother of Mine Äideistä parhain
Flag of Italy.svg Dario Marianelli Pride & Prejudice
Flag of Lebanon.svg Flag of France.svg Gabriel Yared
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Moucha
The Lives of Others Das Leben der Anderen
2007
(20th)
[7]
Flag of France.svg Alexandre Desplat The Queen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Heffes The Last King of Scotland
Flag of Serbia.svg Dejan PejovićGuchaГуча!
Flag of Germany.svg Tom Tykwer
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Johnny Klimek
Flag of Germany.svg Reinhold Heil
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Das Parfum – Die Geschichte eines Mörders
2008
(21st)
[8]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Richter Waltz with Bashir ואלס עם באשיר
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tuur Florizoone Moscow, Belgium Aanrijding in Moscou
Flag of Italy.svg Dario Marianelli Atonement
Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Velázquez The Orphanage El orfanato
2009
(22nd)
[9]
Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Iglesias Broken Embraces Los abrazos rotos
Flag of France.svg Alexandre Desplat Coco avant Chanel Coco avant Chanel
Flag of Denmark.svg Jacob Groth The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Män som hatar kvinnor
Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Söderqvist Let the Right One In Låt den rätte komma in

2010s

YearComposer(s)FilmOriginal title
2010
(23rd)
[10]
Flag of France.svg Alexandre Desplat The Ghost Writer [11]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ales Brezina Kawasaki's Rose Kawasakiho růže
Flag of Italy.svg Pasquale Catalano Loose Cannons Mine vaganti
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Yershon Another Year
2011
(24th)
Flag of France.svg Ludovic Bource [12] [13] The Artist
Flag of France.svg Alexandre Desplat The King's Speech
Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Iglesias The Skin I Live In La piel que habito
Flag of Hungary.svg Mihály Vig The Turin Horse A torinói ló
2012
(25th)
[14]
Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Iglesias Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Fenton The Angels' Share
Flag of France.svg François Couturier Shun Li and the Poet Io sono Li
Flag of France.svg Cyrille Aufort
Flag of Lebanon.svg Flag of France.svg Gabriel Yared
A Royal Affair En kongelig affære
2013
(26th)
Flag of Italy.svg Ennio Morricone [15] The Best Offer La migliore offerta
2014
(27th)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mica Levi [16] Under the Skin
2015
(28th)
Cat's Eyes: [17]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Faris Badwan
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rachel Zeffira
The Duke of Burgundy
2016
(29th)
Flag of Russia.svg Ilya Demutsky [18] The Student Ученик
2017
(30th)
Flag of Russia.svg Flag of France.svg Evgueni Galperine [19]
Flag of Russia.svg Flag of France.svg Sacha Galperine
Loveless Нелюбовь
2018
(31st)
Flag of Germany.svg Christoph M. Kaiser [20]
Flag of Germany.svg Julian Maas
3 Days in Quiberon 3 Tage in Quiberon
2019
(32nd)
Flag of Germany.svg John Gürtler [21] System Crasher Systemsprenger

2020s

YearComposer(s)FilmOriginal title
2020
(33rd)
Flag of Germany.svg Dascha Dauenhauer [22] Berlin Alexanderplatz
2021
(34th)
Flag of Norway.svg Nils Petter Molvær [23]
Flag of Germany.svg Peter Brötzmann
Great Freedom Große Freiheit
2022
(35th)
Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Mykietyn [24] EO IO
2023
(36th)
Flag of Austria.svg Markus Binder Club Zero

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