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International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for a Documentary
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Formerly calledBest Original Score for a Documentary Film
First awarded2008

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 (IFMCA). Established in 2008, the award is given to the composer of a film or television score for a documentary based on two criteria: the effectiveness, appropriateness and emotional impact of the score in the context of the film for which it was written; and the technical and intellectual merit of the composition when heard as a standalone listening experience."[1] The eligibility period runs January 1 through December 31 every year, and IFMCA members vote for the winner the following February.

When the award was established in 2008, it was called "Best Original Score for a Documentary Feature"[2] and only documentary films were eligible. Eligibility was expanded in before the 2011 awards[citation needed] to include documentary TV shows. In 2020, the award was renamed to its current name to reflect the new criteria.

Winners and nominees

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2000s

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Best Original Score for a Documentary Feature

Year Film Composer(s)
2007
[3][4][5]		 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
[6]		 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
[7][8]		 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

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Year Documentary Composer(s)
2010
[9][10]		 Oceans Bruno Coulais
Babies Bruno Coulais
The Battle of Britain Miguel d'Oliveira
Waiting for "Superman" Christophe Beck
The Wildest Dream Joel Douek
2011
[11]		 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 Vulkane Kolja Erdmann
2012
[12][13]		 Tale of a Forest Panu Aaltio
Kingdom of Plants 3D Joel Douek, Freddy Sheinfeld and Elik Alvarez
Los mundos sutiles Pascal Gaigne
Samsara Lisa Gerrard and Michael Stearns
Simon Schama's Shakespeare Miguel d'Oliveira
2013
[14][15]		 Tim's Vermeer Conrad Pope
Africa Sarah Class
An Article of Hope Blake Neely
Anne & Alet Mark Rayen Candasamy
Secrets of the North Sea Oliver Heuss
2014
[16][17]		 The Unknown Known Danny Elfman
Ballet Boys Henrik Skram
Bears George Fenton
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Alan Silvestri
Hidden Kingdoms Ben Foster
2015
[18][19]		 The Hunt Steven Price
The Great Human Odyssey Darren Fung
He Named Me Malala Thomas Newman
Human Armand Amar
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story Joshua Johnson
2016
[20][21][22]		 Tale of a Lake Panu Aaltio
Paper Lanterns Chad Cannon
Planet Earth II Hans Zimmer (theme); Jasha Klebe and Jacob Shea
Seasons Bruno Coulais
Spain in a Day Alberto Iglesias
2017
[23][24]		 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
[25][26]		 The Tides of Fate Pinar Toprak
Dynasties Benji Merrison and Will Slater
Free Solo Marco Beltrami
McQueen Michael Nyman
Wild Matthijs Kieboom

Best Original Score for a Documentary

Year Documentary Composer(s)
2019
[27][28]		 Our Planet Steven Price
The Biggest Little Farm Jeff Beal
CyberWork and the American Dream Chad Cannon
Finis Terrae Christoph Zirngibl
Untamed Romania Nainita Desai

2020s

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Year Documentary Composer(s)
2020
[29][30]		 David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet Steven Price
Elephant Ramin Djawadi
Harbor From the Holocaust Chad Cannon
Rising Phoenix Daniel Pemberton
Sadan Hanim George Kallis
2021
[31][32]		 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 Park Chad Cannon

References

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