Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score explained

The Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score is one of several categories presented by the Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), an association of professional film critics, who work in print, broadcast and online media, based in Chicago.[1] Since the 6th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (1993), the award has been presented annually.[2] The nominations from 1993, 1994 and 2004 are not available. The first Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score went to composer Michael Nyman for his score to The Piano.[3] The most recent recipient of this award is Robbie Robertson for the Western crime drama film Killers of the Flower Moon. It was awarded posthumously.

French film composer Alexandre Desplat has the most nominations (13), with one win. Howard Shore and Jonny Greenwood have the most wins (three) from six nominations. Hans Zimmer has ten nominations, which have resulted in one win. English musician Clint Mansell has two wins from two nominations, while Mica Levi has two wins from three nominations. Carter Burwell has one win from five nominations. Other notable achievers are James Horner, Randy Newman, and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross who all have one win from four nominations. Several composers have been nominated multiple times, but never received the award, including Danny Elfman, Philip Glass and Elliot Goldenthal.

The 12th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (1999) saw the first two female composers, Jocelyn Pook and Rachel Portman, nominated for the award. In 2007, Markéta Irglová became the first female musician to win the award, along with Glen Hansard, for their work on Once. James Newton Howard became the first composer to receive multiple nominations at the 18th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards. He was nominated for his work on King Kong and his collaboration with Zimmer on Batman Begins. At the 25th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (2012), Desplat received nominations for his scores to Argo, Moonrise Kingdom and Zero Dark Thirty, the first time a composer has been nominated three times in one year.

Winners and nominees

1990s

YearFilmComposer(s)
The Piano [4]
The Lion King [5]
Toy Story [6]
Apollo 13 [7]
Get Shorty
Heat
The Secret of Roan Inish
Fargo [8]
Dead Man [9]
James and the Giant Peach
Michael Collins
That Thing You Do!
Titanic [10]
Gattaca [11]
Kundun
L.A. Confidential
The Sweet Hereafter
The Truman Show [12]
A Bug's Life [13]
The Butcher Boy
Elizabeth
A Simple Plan
and [14]
The Cider House Rules [15]
Eyes Wide Shut
The Red Violin
Run Lola Run ,, and

2000s

YearFilmComposer(s)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon [16]
Dancer in the Dark [17]
Gladiator and
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The Virgin Suicides and
[18]
A.I. Artificial Intelligence [19]
A Beautiful Mind
In the Mood for Love and
Mulholland Drive
Far from Heaven [20]
The Hours [21]
Punch-Drunk Love
Spirited Away
[22]
Big Fish [23]
Cold Mountain
The Fog of War
The Triplets of Belleville
The Aviator [24]
Brokeback Mountain [25]
Batman Begins and [26]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
The Fountain [27]
Babel [28]
Letters from Iwo Jima and
Notes on a Scandal
The Queen
Once and [29]
The Assassination of Jesse James and [30]
Atonement
Lust, Caution
There Will Be Blood
WALL-E [31]
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [32]
The Dark Knight and
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Up [33]
Avatar [34]
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Informant!
Where the Wild Things Are and

2010s

YearFilmComposer(s)
Black Swan [35]
I Am Love [36]
Inception
The Social Network and
True Grit
Drive [37]
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and
Hanna
Hugo
The Master [38]
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild and
Moonrise Kingdom
Zero Dark Thirty
Her [39]
Blancanieves [40]
Gravity
Spring Breakers and
12 Years a Slave
Under the Skin [41]
Birdman [42]
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
The Hateful Eight [43]
Carol [44]
Inside Out
It Follows
Jackie [45]
Arrival [46]
La La Land
Moonlight
The Neon Demon
Phantom Thread [47]
Blade Runner 2049 and [48]
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
War for the Planet of the Apes
If Beale Street Could Talk [49]
First Man [50]
Mandy
Suspiria
You Were Never Really Here
Little Women [51]
1917 [52]
Marriage Story
Uncut Gems
Us

2020s

YearFilmComposer(s)
Soul ,, and [53]
Da 5 Bloods [54]
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Mank and
Tenet
The Power of the Dog [55]
Annette and [56]
Dune
The French Dispatch
Spencer
Babylon [57]
The Banshees of Inisherin [58]
The Batman
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
RRR
Killers of the Flower Moon (posthumous) [59]
Barbie and [60]
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: 7 Chicago Film Critics award nominations for 'Clayton'. Gire. Dann. November 12, 2007. Daily Herald. December 18, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141225190758/http://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=92620. December 25, 2014.
  2. Web site: Chicago Film Critics Awards – 1988–97. Chicago Film Critics Association. December 18, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160422075211/http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/1988-97. April 22, 2016.
  3. News: Spielberg, 'List' Win In Chicago. Terry. Clifford. February 8, 1994. Chicago Tribune. December 18, 2014.
  4. News: 'Schindler,' Spielberg Top Critics' List // Film Takes 6 Flames; 'Piano' Wins 3 Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20140921121946/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4213279.html. dead. September 21, 2014. Tucker. Ernest. February 8, 1994. Chicago Sun-Times. December 21, 2014.
  5. Web site: 'Dreams' Takes Chi Crix Nod. March 19, 1995. Variety. December 21, 2014.
  6. News: Chicago Film Critics Don't Run With Pack. Caro. Mark. March 12, 1996. Chicago Tribune. December 18, 2014.
  7. News: Chicago Critics Stand Own Ground with Film Nominations. Gire. Dann. January 15, 1996. Daily Herald. December 21, 2014. January 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200101180131/https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-71056480. dead.
  8. News: 'Fargo' Garners 5 Awards From Chicago Film Critics. Wilmington. Michael. March 14, 1997. Chicago Tribune. December 18, 2014.
  9. Web site: Film Critics Rave over 'Fargo,' 'People vs. Larry Flynt'. Gire. Dann. January 10, 1997. Daily Herald. December 21, 2014. February 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230207181126/https://www.gale.com/databases/questia. dead.
  10. Web site: 'L.A. Confidential' Leads the Pack of Winners at the 10th Annual Chicago Film Critics Awards. March 1, 1998. PR Newswire. December 21, 2014.
  11. News: Chicago Film Critics Announce Absolut Nominees for the 10th Annual Chicago Film Critics Awards at Planet Hollywood Chicago. January 13, 1998. PR Newswire. December 21, 2014.
  12. News: Chicago Critics: 'Ryan' Best Film of the Year. Knopper. Melissa. March 2, 1999. Daily Herald. December 21, 2014. January 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230108044132/https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-68803117. dead.
  13. Web site: Chi crix like 'Line,' 'Show'. Klady. Leonard. January 18, 1999. Variety. December 21, 2014.
  14. News: 'American Beauty' captures 4 Chicago film awards. Sheid. Christopher. March 14, 2000. The Times of Northwest Indiana. December 21, 2014.
  15. News: 'American Beauty' Tops Chicago Critics' Nominees. Fingeret. Lisa. January 24, 2000. Chicago Tribune. December 18, 2014.
  16. News: Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20140921121944/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4587334.html. dead. September 21, 2014. February 27, 2001. Chicago Sun-Times. December 19, 2014.
  17. Web site: 2001 Nominees. Chicago Film Critics Association. December 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20011005215429/http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/nominate.html. October 5, 2001.
  18. News: 'Mulholland' drives away with 3 local critics' prizes. https://web.archive.org/web/20140921122032/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1434789.html. dead. September 21, 2014. Zwecker. Bill. February 26, 2002. Chicago Sun-Times. December 19, 2014.
  19. News: Chicago Film Critics Association Announce Their Nominees!. January 16, 2002. PR Newswire. December 19, 2014.
  20. News: 'Far from Heaven' on Cloud 9 with 6 Awards. Gire. Dann. January 9, 2003. Chicago Daily Herald. December 19, 2014.
  21. Web site: This Year's Nominees. Chicago Film Critics Association. December 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20031008174037/http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/nominate.html. October 8, 2003.
  22. News: 'Lord' named top movie by local critics. Wilmington. Michael. January 22, 2004. Chicago Tribune. December 18, 2014.
  23. Web site: This Year's Nominees. Chicago Film Critics Association. December 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20041205084416/http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/nominate.html. December 5, 2004.
  24. Web site: Chi crix look 'Sideways' for 2004 best pic award. Dickerson. Justin. December 20, 2004. Variety. December 19, 2014.
  25. News: 'Crash' crowned by Chicago film critics. Wilmington. Michael. January 10, 2006. Chicago Tribune. December 18, 2014.
  26. Web site: Movie critics everywhere weigh in with their picks for the best in 2005. January 8, 2006. Variety. December 19, 2014.
  27. Web site: 'Departed' receives love from Chicago critics. McNary. Dave. December 28, 2006. Variety. December 18, 2014.
  28. News: Tower of 'Babel' Drama Leads Pack with 9 Nominations. Gire. Dann. December 20, 2006. Chicago Daily Herald. December 19, 2014.
  29. Web site: Chicago critics love 'Country'. Maxwell. Erin. December 16, 2007. Variety. December 18, 2013.
  30. News: 7 Chicago Film Critics award nominations for 'Clayton'. Gire. Dann. December 11, 2007. Chicago Daily Herald. December 19, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141225190758/http://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=92620. December 25, 2014.
  31. Web site: Chicago critics laud 'Wall-E'. Maxwell. Erin. December 18, 2008. Variety. December 18, 2014.
  32. News: In a prelude to Oscars, local film critics set to announce their winners. December 17, 2008. Chicago Daily Herald. December 19, 2014.
  33. Web site: 'Locker' locks up Chicago critics. Thielman. Sam. December 21, 2009. Variety. December 18, 2014.
  34. Web site: "Wild Things" and "Air" Lead Chicago Critics' Nominations. Knegt. Peter. December 16, 2009. IndieWire. December 19, 2014.
  35. Web site: Chicago Film Critics Friend 'The Social Network'. Ng. Philiana. December 22, 2010. The Hollywood Reporter. December 18, 2014.
  36. Web site: Chicago Crix Deliver Nominations. Fleming. Mike Jr.. December 17, 2010. Deadline Hollywood. December 18, 2014.
  37. Web site: 'The Tree of Life' Leads Chicago Critics Awards. Knegt. Peter. December 19, 2011. IndieWire. December 18, 2014.
  38. Web site: 'Zero Dark Thirty' Tops Chicago Film Critics Awards. Knegt. Peter. December 17, 2012. IndieWire. December 18, 2014.
  39. News: Chicago film critics name '12 Years a Slave' 2013's best movie. Gire. Dann. December 16, 2013. Chicago Daily Herald. December 18, 2014.
  40. Web site: '12 Years A Slave' Leads In Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominations. Sergio. December 13, 2013. IndieWire. December 18, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131213171139/http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/2-years-a-slave-leads-in-chicago-film-critics-association-award-nominations. December 13, 2013. dead.
  41. News: Chicago critics pick 'Boyhood' as best 2014 film. Gire. Dann. December 16, 2014. Chicago Daily Herald. December 18, 2014.
  42. News: 'Birdman' garners nine Chicago Film Critics Association nominations. Di Nunzio. Miriam. December 12, 2014. Chicago Sun-Times. December 18, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141219024415/http://entertainment.suntimes.com/entertainment-news/birdman-garners-nine-chicago-film-critics-association-nominations/. December 19, 2014. dead.
  43. News: 'Mad Max: Fury Road' wins best picture from Chicago Film Critics. Gire. Dann. December 17, 2015. Chicago Daily Herald. December 22, 2015.
  44. News: 'Mad Max' leads pack with most nominations from Chicago Critics. Zwecker. Bill. December 14, 2015. Chicago Sun-Times. December 22, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222095037/http://entertainment.suntimes.com/entertainment-news/mad-max-leads-pack-nominations-chicago-critics/. December 22, 2015.
  45. News: Chicago critics call 'Moonlight' the best film of 2016. Jevens. Darel. December 15, 2016. Chicago Sun-Times. December 18, 2016.
  46. News: 'Moonlight' dominates Chicago Film Critics nominations. Fire. Dann. December 12, 2016. Chicago Daily Herald. December 15, 2016.
  47. Web site: 'Lady Bird' Named Best Picture by Chicago Film Critics. Huff. Lauren. December 13, 2017. The Hollywood Reporter. December 14, 2017.
  48. Web site: 'Call Me By Your Name' and 'The Shape of Water' lead 2017 Chicago Film Critics Association Nominees. Childress. Eric. December 10, 2017. Chicago Film Critics Association. December 11, 2017.
  49. News: L.A. Film Critics choose 'Roma' as the year's best movie. December 9, 2018. Chicago Sun-Times. December 10, 2018.
  50. Web site: Chicago Film Critics Association announces 2018 nominees. Suzanne-Mayer. Dominick. Roffman. Michael. December 7, 2018. Consequence of Sound. December 9, 2018.
  51. Web site: Chicago Film Critics Give Best Picture To 'Parasite' And Best Director To Bong Joon Ho. Bennett. Anita. December 14, 2019. Deadline Hollywood. January 12, 2020.
  52. Web site: Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood Leads Chicago Film Critics Association 2019 Nominations. December 12, 2019. Chicago Film Critics Association. January 12, 2020.
  53. Web site: 'Nomadland' Wins Five Chicago Film Critics Awards. Davis. Clayton. Variety. December 21, 2020. December 22, 2020.
  54. Web site: 'Nomadland' Scores Seven Nominations From Chicago Film Critics Association. McNary. Dave. Variety. December 18, 2020. December 19, 2020.
  55. News: Chicago film critics choose 'The Power of the Dog' for top award. Jevens. Darel. December 15, 2021. Chicago Sun-Times. December 26, 2021.
  56. Web site: West Side Story Leads the 2021 Chicago Critics Nominees. Tallerico . Brian. December 13, 2021. RogerEbert.com. December 26, 2021.
  57. News: 'Banshees of Inisherin' named best picture in Chicago Film Critics awards. Jevens. Darel. December 15, 2022. Chicago Sun-Times. March 13, 2023.
  58. Web site: Everything Everywhere All at Once Leads Chicago Film Critics Nominations. Tallerico . Brian. December 12, 2022. RogerEbert.com. March 13, 2023.
  59. News: Chicago Film Critics Name 'Killers of the Flower Moon' the Year's Best Picture. Will Oscar Agree?. Wetli. Patty. December 13, 2023. WTTW. January 7, 2024.
  60. Web site: Three films score 10 nods each in Chicago Film Critics Association's 2023 Awards. December 8, 2023. Windy City Times. January 7, 2024.

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