International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for a Documentary

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The International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for a Documentary 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 or television score for an documentary deemed to be the best in a given year. The award was first given in 2008, for film documentary scores only. Since then, however, documentary series have been included into the category. It has been awarded under its current title since 2020.

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Winners and nominees

2000s

Best Original Score for a Documentary Film

YearFilmComposer(s)
2007
[1] [2] [3] 		Earth George Fenton
Darfur Now Graeme Revell
In the Shadow of the Moon Philip Sheppard
The First Cry Armand Amar
The White Planet Bruno Coulais
2008
[4] 		Standard Operating Procedure Danny Elfman
The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos The Cinematic Orchestra
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father Kurt Kuenne
Night Cezary Skubiszewski
Tabarly Yann Tiersen
2009
[5] [6] 		Home Armand Amar
Brothers at War Lee Holdridge
Earth Days Michael Giacchino
Garbo: The Spy Fernando Velázquez
Under the Sea 3D Micky Erbe and Maribeth Solomon

2010s

YearDocumentaryComposer(s)
2010
[7] [8] 		Oceans Bruno Coulais
Babies Bruno Coulais
The Battle of BritainMiguel d'Oliveira
Waiting for "Superman" Christophe Beck
The Wildest Dream Joel Douek
2011
[9] 		The Wind Gods Pinar Toprak
Frozen Planet George Fenton
Hold at All Costs: The Story of the Battle of Outpost Harry Larry Groupé
Jig Patrick Doyle
Russland - Im Reich der Tiger, Bären und VulkaneKolja Erdmann
2012
[10] [11] 		Tale of a Forest Panu Aaltio
Kingdom of Plants 3D Joel Douek, Freddy Sheinfeld and Elik Alvarez
Los mundos sutilesPascal Gaigne
Samsara Lisa Gerrard and Michael Stearns
Simon Schama's ShakespeareMiguel d'Oliveira
2013
[12] [13] 		Tim's Vermeer Conrad Pope
Africa Sarah Class
An Article of Hope Blake Neely
Anne & AletMark Rayen Candasamy
Secrets of the North SeaOliver Heuss
2014
[14] [15] 		The Unknown Known Danny Elfman
Ballet Boys Henrik Skram
Bears George Fenton
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Alan Silvestri
Hidden Kingdoms Ben Foster
2015
[16] [17] 		The Hunt Steven Price
The Great Human OdysseyDarren Fung
He Named Me Malala Thomas Newman
Human Armand Amar
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story Joshua Johnson
2016
[18] [19] [20] 		Tale of a Lake Panu Aaltio
Paper LanternsChad Cannon
Planet Earth II Hans Zimmer (theme); Jasha Klebe and Jacob Shea
Seasons Bruno Coulais
Spain in a Day Alberto Iglesias
2017
[21] [22] 		Mully Benjamin Wallfisch , Matías León
Boston: An American Running Story Jeff Beal
Blue Planet II Hans Zimmer (theme); Jacob Shea and David Fleming
Earth: One Amazing Day Alex Heffes
Jane Philip Glass
2018
[23] [24] 		The Tides of Fate Pinar Toprak
Dynasties Benji Merrison and Will Slater
Free Solo Marco Beltrami
McQueen Michael Nyman
WildMatthijs Kieboom

Best Original Score for a Documentary

YearDocumentaryComposer(s)
2019
[25] [26] 		Our Planet Steven Price
The Biggest Little Farm Jeff Beal
CyberWork and the American DreamChad Cannon
Finis TerraeChristoph Zirngibl
Untamed RomaniaNainita Desai

2020s

YearDocumentaryComposer(s)
2020
[27] [28] 		David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet Steven Price
Elephant Ramin Djawadi
Harbor From the HolocaustChad Cannon
Rising Phoenix Daniel Pemberton
Sadan Hanim George Kallis
2021
[29] [30] 		Tale of the Sleeping Giants Panu Aaltio
The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness Alex Heffes
Julia Rachel Portman
A Perfect Planet Ilan Eshkeri
Qinghai: Our National ParkChad Cannon

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