Satellite Award for Best Original Score


The Satellite Award for Best Original Score is an annual award given by the International Press Academy. Hans Zimmer is both the most awarded and the most nominated composer in this category, with five wins and ten nominations.

Winners and nominees

2000s

YearWinners and nomineesComposer
2000GladiatorHans Zimmer
2000The Legend of Bagger VanceRachel Portman
2000MalènaEnnio Morricone
2000Proof of LifeDanny Elfman
2000TrafficCliff Martinez
2001Moulin Rouge!Craig Armstrong
2001A Beautiful MindJames Horner
2001HannibalHans Zimmer
2001Legally BlondeRolfe Kent
2001Spy GameHarry Gregson-Williams
2002FridaElliot Goldenthal
200224 Hour Party PeopleLiz Gallacher
200225th HourTerence Blanchard
2002About a BoyDamon Gough
2002Roger DodgerCraig Wedren
2003The Last SamuraiHans Zimmer
2003CampStephen Trask
2003Cold MountainGabriel Yared
2003Finding NemoThomas Newman
2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingHoward Shore
2003The MissingJames Horner
2003SeabiscuitRandy Newman
2004Napoleon DynamiteJohn Swihart
2004AlfieMick Jagger, John Powell, and David A. Stewart
2004The AviatorHoward Shore
2004Finding NeverlandJan A. P. Kaczmarek
2004The IncrediblesMichael Giacchino
2004Spider-Man 2Danny Elfman
2005Kingdom of HeavenHarry Gregson-Williams
2005Brokeback MountainGustavo Santaolalla
2005The Constant GardenerAlberto Iglesias
2005Corpse BrideDanny Elfman
2005Memoirs of a GeishaJohn Williams
2005Sin CityRobert Rodriguez
2006BabelGustavo Santaolalla
2006BrickNathan Johnson
2006The Da Vinci CodeHans Zimmer
2006Flags of Our FathersClint Eastwood
2006The Lives of OthersGabriel Yared
2006Notes on a ScandalPhilip Glass
2007The Kite RunnerAlberto Iglesias
2007The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordNick Cave
2007AtonementDario Marianelli
2007Eastern PromisesHoward Shore
2007The LookoutJames Newton Howard
2007RatatouilleMichael Giacchino
2008Slumdog MillionaireA. R. Rahman
2008AustraliaDavid Hirschfelder
2008Horton Hears a Who!John Powell
2008MilkDanny Elfman
2008Quantum of SolaceDavid Arnold
2008WALL-EThomas Newman
2009Up in the AirRolfe Kent
2009AmeliaGabriel Yared
2009The Informant!Marvin Hamlisch
2009Public EnemiesElliot Goldenthal
2009UpMichael Giacchino
2009Where the Wild Things AreCarter Burwell and Karen O

2010s

YearWinners and nomineesComposer
2010InceptionHans Zimmer
2010127 HoursA. R. Rahman
2010Black SwanClint Mansell
2010The EclipseFionnuala Ní Chiosáin
2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1Alexandre Desplat
2010SaltJames Newton Howard
2010The Social NetworkTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross
2010The Twilight Saga: EclipseHoward Shore
2011Soul SurferMarco Beltrami
2011DriveCliff Martinez
2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2Alexandre Desplat
2011Super 8Michael Giacchino
2011War HorseJohn Williams
2011Water for ElephantsJames Newton Howard
2012ArgoAlexandre Desplat
2012Anna KareninaDario Marianelli
2012Beasts of the Southern WildBenh Zeitlin and Dan Romer
2012LincolnJohn Williams
2012The MasterJonny Greenwood
2012SkyfallThomas Newman
2013GravitySteven Price
201312 Years a SlaveHans Zimmer
2013The Book ThiefJohn Williams
2013HerArcade Fire
2013PhilomenaAlexandre Desplat
2013The Secret Life of Walter MittyTheodore Shapiro
2014BirdmanAntonio Sánchez
2014FurySteven Price
2014Gone GirlTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross
2014The Imitation GameAlexandre Desplat
2014InterstellarHans Zimmer
2014The JudgeThomas Newman
2015
CarolCarter Burwell
2015
The Danish GirlAlexandre Desplat
2015
Inside OutMichael Giacchino
2015
The MartianHarry Gregson-Williams
2015
SpectreThomas Newman
2015
SpotlightHoward Shore
2016
La La LandJustin Hurwitz
2016
The BFGJohn Williams
2016
Hacksaw RidgeRupert Gregson-Williams
2016
Hidden FiguresHans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, and Benjamin Wallfisch
2016
The Jungle BookJohn Debney
2016
Manchester by the SeaLesley Barber
2017
Wonder WomanRupert Gregson-Williams
2017
Darkest HourDario Marianelli
2017
DunkirkHans Zimmer
2017
The Shape of WaterAlexandre Desplat
2017
War for the Planet of the ApesMichael Giacchino
2017
WonderstruckCarter Burwell
2018
First ManJustin Hurwitz
2018
ColetteThomas Adès
2018
BlacKkKlansmanTerence Blanchard
2018
If Beale Street Could TalkNicholas Britell
2018
The Sisters BrothersAlexandre Desplat
2018
WidowsHans Zimmer
2019
JokerHildur Guðnadóttir
2019
1917Thomas Newman
2019
Ford v FerrariMarco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
2019
HarrietTerence Blanchard
2019
The IrishmanRobbie Robertson
2019
Marriage StoryRandy Newman