The International Film Music Critics Association Award for Breakthrough Composer of the Year is an annual award given by the International Film Music Critics Association, or the IFMCA. The award is given to new and/or emerging composers whose body of work in a given year is deemed to be the best in a given year. The award was first given in 1998. It has been awards every year since 2007.
| Year | Composer(s) |
|---|---|
| 1998 [1] | Elia Cmíral |
| Burkhard Dallwitz | |
| Christopher Gordon | |
| Brian Lock | |
| Year | Composer(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 [30] | Thomas Clay | |
| Alex Baranowski | ||
| Philip Klein | ||
| Nami Melumad | ||
| Isobel Waller-Bridge and David Schweitzer | ||
| 2021 [31] [32] | Oscar Martín Leanizbarrutia | |
| Amie Doherty | ||
| Stephanie Economou | ||
| Arthur Sharpe | ||
| Raphaelle Thibaut | ||
| 2022 [33] [34] | Hesham Nazih | |
| Michelino Bisceglia | ||
| Robin Carolan and Sebastian Gainsborough | ||
| Chanda Dancy | ||
| Batu Sener | ||
| 2023 [35] [36] | Paweł Lucewicz | |
| Sherri Chung | ||
| Mika | ||
| Łukasz Rostkowski (L.U.C) | ||
| Corey Wallace | ||