Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film

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Hollywood Music in Media for Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Film
Country United States
Presented by Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA)
First awarded2014
Currently held by Laura Karpman
The Marvels (2023)
Website www.hmmawards.com

The Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA). It is presented to the composers who have composed the best "original" score, written specifically for a sci-fi/fantasy motion picture. It was grouped with "horror" films, until that genre was given its own category. The award was first given in 2014, during the fifth annual awards.

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Winners and nominees

2010s

Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film

YearFilmNominees
(2014)
5th
[1]
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Howard Shore
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Michael Giacchino
Guardians of the Galaxy Tyler Bates
Maleficent James Newton Howard
Noah Clint Mansell
Transformers: Age of Extinction Steve Jablonsky
(2015)
6th
[2]
Mad Max: Fury Road Junkie XL
Ant-Man Christophe Beck
Avengers: Age of Ultron Danny Elfman and Brian Tyler
Cinderella Patrick Doyle
The Martian Harry Gregson-Williams
Tomorrowland Michael Giacchino
(2016)
7th
[3]
The Jungle Book John Debney
Arrival Jóhann Jóhannsson
Doctor Strange Michael Giacchino
Midnight Special David Wingo
10 Cloverfield Lane Bear McCreary
X-Men: Apocalypse John Ottman

Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Film

YearFilmNominees
(2017)
8th
[4]
The Shape of Water Alexandre Desplat
Blade Runner 2049 Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer
Get Out Michael Abels
Logan Marco Beltrami
Thor: Ragnarok Mark Mothersbaugh
Wonder Woman Rupert Gregson-Williams
(2018)
9th
[5]
Black Panther Ludwig Göransson
Ant-Man and the Wasp Christophe Beck
Deadpool 2 Tyler Bates
Mary Poppins Returns Marc Shaiman
A Quiet Place Marco Beltrami
Ready Player One Alan Silvestri

Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film

YearFilmNominees
(2019)
10th
[6]
Avengers: Endgame Alan Silvestri
Alita: Battle Angel Junkie XL
Dark Phoenix Hans Zimmer
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Geoff Zanelli
Shazam! Benjamin Wallfisch
Spider-Man: Far From Home Michael Giacchino

2020s

YearFilmNominees
(2020)
11th
[7] [8]
Tenet Ludwig Göransson
The New Mutants Mark Snow
The Old Guard Volker Bertelmann & Dustin O'Halloran
Palm Springs Matthew Compton
Wonder Woman 1984 Hans Zimmer
(2021)
12th
[9] [10]
Dune Hans Zimmer
Black Widow Lorne Balfe
Cinderella Mychael Danna & Jessica Weiss
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Joel P. West
The Suicide Squad John Murphy
(2022)
13th
[11]
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Danny Elfman
Black Adam Lorne Balfe
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Ludwig Göransson
Spider-Man: No Way Home Michael Giacchino
The Batman Michael Giacchino
Thor: Love and Thunder Michael Giacchino
(2023)
14th
[12]
The Marvels Laura Karpman
Asteroid City Alexandre Desplat
Barbie Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
The Creator Hans Zimmer
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes James Newton Howard
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Jongnic Bontemps

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