24th Sammy Film Music Awards for 2011
BEST NEW FILM SCORE CD: WAR HORSE -
music by John Williams (Sony Classical CD)
BEST OVERLOOKED NEW FILM SCORE CD:
THE GREATEST MIRACLE - music by Mark Mckenzie (BSX Records)
BEST NEW TELEVISION SCORE (New Category):
DOWNTON ABBEY (music by John Lunn)
BEST GOLDEN AGE FILM SCORE CD: THE EGYPTIAN -
music by Alfred Newman and Bernard Herrmann
(Varese Sarabande 2 CDs)
BEST SILVER AGE FILM SCORE CD: THE SAND PEBBLES -
music by Jerry Goldsmith (Intrada 2 CDs)
BEST BRONZE AGE FILM SCORE CD: CONAN THE DESTROYER and
SWORD AND SORCERY: THE ADVENTURES OF CONAN -
music by Basil Poledouris (Prometrheus 2 CDs)
BEST VINTAGE COMPILATION CD:
20THE CENTURY FOX - 75 YEARS OF GREAT FILM MUSIC -
Produced by Robert Townson (Varese Sarabande 3 CD Box Set)
BEST NEWLY RECORDED VINTAGE FILM SCORE:
THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE - music by Dimitri Tiomkin
(Prometheus 2 CDs)
SPECIAL PRESERVATION AWARD (Best Album Producer):
Nick Redman
LIFETIME ACIEVEMENT FOR A PAST FILM COMPOSER:
David Raksin (1912-2004)
23rd Sammy Film Music Awards for 2010
BEST NEW FILM SCORE CD: THE KING'S SPEECH -
music by Alexandre Desplat (Decca CD)
BEST OVERLOOKED NEW FILM SCORE CD:
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER -
music by David Arnold (Sony CD)
MOST OVERRATED NEW FILM SCORE CD: INCEPTION -
music by Hans Zimmer (Water Tower CD)
BEST GOLDEN AGE FILM SCORES: CITIZEN KANE and
HANGOVER SQUARE - music by Bernard Herrmann (Chandos CD)
BEST SILVER AGE FILM SCORE: THE ALAMO - Complete Score
- music by Dimitri Tiomkin (Prometheus 3 CD Box Set)
BEST BRONZE AGE FILM SCORE: PATTON -
music by Jerry Goldsmith (Intrada 2 CDs)
BEST VINTAGE COMPILATION: THE SEA HAWK -
music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold (RCA CD)
NEWLY RECORDED VINTAGE FILM SCORE: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
- music by Maurice Jarre (Tadlow 2 CDs)
SPECIAL PRESERVATION AWARD (Best Album Producer):
Robert Townson for SPARTACUS - music by Alex North
6 CD/1 DVD Box Set (Varese Sarabande)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST COMPOSER:
John Barry (1933-2011)
22nd Sammy Film Music Awards for 2009
BEST NEW FILM SCORE: UP - music by Michael Giacchino (Disney Pixar CD)
BEST OVERLOOKED NEW FILM SCORE:
CAPTAIN ABU RAED - music by Austin Wintory (BSX Records CD)
MOST OVERRATED FILM SCORE (New Category):
AVATAR - music by James Horner (Fox Music/Atlantic CD)
BEST GOLDEN AGE FILM SCORE: THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE
- music by Max Steiner (Tribute Film Classics)
BEST SILVER AGE FILM SCORE: TIME AFTER TIME -
music by Miklos Rozsa (Film Score Monthly CD)
BEST BRONZE AGE FILM SCORE:
TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE -
music by Jerry Goldsmith (Film Score Monthly)
BEST VINTAGE COMPILATION: A Johnny Mandel Trio -
Film Score Monthly, 3 CD Box Set
BEST NEWLY RECORDED VINTAGE FILM SCORE:
EXODUS (music by Ernest Gold and other scores (2 Tadlow CDs)
SPECIAL PRESERVATION AWARD (Best Album Producers) -
Anna Bonn, William Stromberg, John Morgan
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR A PAST FILM COMPOSER:
Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990)
21st Sammy Film Music Awards for 2008
BEST NEW FILM SCORE: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON -
music by Alexandre Desplat (Concord CD)
BEST OVERLOOKED FILM SCORE: SOMETHING THE LORD MADE -
music by Christopher Young (BSX Records CD)
BEST GOLDEN AGE FILM SCORE (1930s-1950s): HIGH NOON (1952) -
music by Dimitri Tiomkin (Screen Archives Entertainment CD)
BEST SILVER AGE FILM SCORE (1960s-1970s):
EL CID (1961) - music by Miklos Rozsa (Tadlow 3 CD Set)
BEST BRONZE AGE FILM SCORE (1980s-1990s):
CROSS CREEK (1983) - music by Leonard Rosenman (Intrada)
BEST VINTAGE COLLECTION: THE INTRUDER (1961) and other music
by Herman Stein (Monstrous Movie Music CD)
BEST NEWLY RECORDED VINTAGE SCORES: THE KENTUCKIAN (1955) and
WILLIAMSBURG: THE STORY OF A PATRIOT (1957) -
music by Bernard Herrmann (Tribute Film Classics CD)
SPECIAL PRESERVATION AWARD (BEST ALBUM PRODUCER):
James Fitzpatrick, Tadlow Music
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST SONGWRITER:
Ken Darby (1909-1992)
20th Sammy Film Music Awards for 2007
BEST SCORE: ATONEMENT - music by Dario Marianelli (Decca CD)
BEST SONG: "Lies" from ONCE - words & music by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova (Sony Music CD)
BEST NEW SONG/SCORE COMPILATION:
WE ALL LOVE ENNIO MORRICONE (Sony Classical CD)
BEST OVERLOOKED NEW FILM SCORE:
THE WATER HORSE - LEGEND OF THE DEEP - music by James Newton Howard (Sony Classical CD)
BEST VINTAGE FILM SCORE: RAINTREE COUNTY (1957) -
music by Johnny Green - Film Score Monthly, 2 CDs
BEST VINTAGE COMPILATION:
Miklós Rózsa: A Centenary Clebration
(Varese Sarabande - 3 CD Box Set)
BEST RESTORED FILM SCORE:
FAHRENHEIT 451 - music by Bernard Herrmann (Tribute Film Classics CD)
BEST RESTORED COMPILATION:
AMAZING STORIES: Anthology Three (Intrada 2 CDs)
SPECIAL PRESERVATION (Best Album Producer):
Douglass Fake at INTRADA
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST COMPOSER:
Jerry Goldsmith, 1929 - 2004
19th Sammy Film Music Awards for 2006
BEST SCORE: NOTES ON A SCANDAL - music by Philip Glass (Rounder)
BEST SONG: “Our Town” from CARS
(music & lyrics by Randy Newman)
(Disney Pixar)
BEST COMPILATION:
CHARLIE CHAPLIN: THE ESSENTIAL FILM MUSIC COLLECTION (Silva Screen)
BEST VINTAGE SCORE: TRUE GRIT- music by Elmer Bernstein (Tadlow)
SPECIAL PRESERVATION AWARD:
ELMER BERSTEIN'S FILM MUSIC COLLECTION (Film Score Monthly)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR A SONGWRITING TEAM:
Jay Livingston, 1915-2001 and Ray Evans, 1915-2007
18th Sammy Film Music Awards for 2005
BEST SCORE: MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA - music by John Williams
BEST SONG: “A Love That Will Never Grow Old” from BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
music by Gustavo Santaolalla/ lyrics by Bernie Taupin
BEST SONG COMPILATION: GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK – arrangements by Matt Catingub
WORST COMPILATION: MURDERBALL - various songs and original music by Jamie Saft
BEST OVERLOOKED SCORE: LADIES IN LAVENDER - music by Nigel Hess
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST COMPOSER:
Elmer Bernstein, 1922 -2004
17th Sammy Film Music Awards For 2004
BEST SCORE: THE VILLAGE - music by James Newton Howard
BEST SONG: “Believe” (music by Alan Silvestri/ lyrics by Glen Ballard) from THE POLAR EXPRESS
BEST SONG COMPILATION: RAY – songs by Ray Charles
BEST OVERLOOKED SCORE: THE TERMINAL– John Williams
WORST SONG:
“Learn to be Lonely” from THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST COMPOSER:
Alex North (1910-1991)
16th Sammy Film Music Awards for 2003
BEST SCORE: SEABISCUIT - music by Randy Newman
BEST SONG: “The Scarlet Tide” (music: Elvis Costello/ lyrics: Henry Burnett) from COLD MOUNTAIN
BEST SONG COMPILATION: A MIGHTY WIND – all original songs
BEST OVERLOOKED SCORE: GOD AND GENERALS -
music by John Frizzell and Randy Edelman
WORST FILM SCORE (A Tie!):
THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE – music by Alex and Jake Parker
MYSTIC RIVER – music by Clint Eastwood
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST COMPOSER:
Bronislau Kaper (1902-1983)
15th Sammy Film Music Awards for 2002
BEST SCORE: FAR FROM HEAVEN - music by Elmer Bernstein
BEST SONG: “I Move On” (music by John Kander/ lyrics by Fred Ebb) from CHICAGO
BEST SONG/SCORE COMPILATION: FRIDA – score by Eliot Goldenthal & various songs
BEST OVERLOOKED SCORE: SIGNS – James Newton Howard
WORST SONG & SCORE: “Die Another Day” from DIE ANOTHER DAY
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST COMPOSER:
Johnny Green (1908-1989)
14th Sammy Film Music Awards for 2001
BEST SCORE: A.I. : ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – music by John Williams
BEST SONG: “Until” (music & lyrics by Sting) from KATE & LEOPOLD
BEST SONG COMPILATION: DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAIN – American roots songs
WORST FILM SCORE: HANNIBAL – music by Hans Zimmer
WORST FILM SONG: “Come What May” from MOULIN ROUGE
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST COMPOSER:
Hugo Friedhofer (1902-1981)
13th Sammy Film Music Awards for 2000
BEST SCORE: CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON – music by Tan Dun
BEST SONG: “A Fool in Love” (music & lyrics by Randy Newman) -
MEET THE PARENTS
BEST SONG COMPILATION: OH, BROTHER WHERE ART THOU? – American roots songs
BEST OVERLOOKED SCORE:
ON THE BEACH – music by Christopher Gordon
WORST FILM SCORE (Golden Ear-Muff):
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2 – music by Hans Zimmer
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST COMPOSER:
Victor Young (1900-1956)
12th Sammy Film Music Awards for 1999
BEST SCORE: THE RED VIOLIN - music by John Corigliano
BEST SONG: “When She Loved Me” (music & lyrics by Randy Newman)- TOY STORY 2
BEST SONG COMPILATION: THE IRON GIANT - vintage songs
WORST FILM SONG (Golden Ear-Muff):
“Blame Canada” from SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER AND UNCUT
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST COMPOSER:
Franz Waxman (1906-1967)
11th Sammy Film Music Awards for 1998
BEST SCORE: SAVING PRIVATE RYAN – music by John Williams
BEST SONG: “When You Believe”
(music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz)from THE PRINCE OF EGYPT
BEST SONG COMPILATION: PLEASANTVILLE - vintage songs
WORST SONG (Golden Ear-Muff):
“I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” from ARMAGEDDON
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST COMPOSER:
Dimitri Tiomkin (1894-1979)
10th Sammy Film Music Awards for 1997
BEST SCORE: SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET – music by John Williams
BEST SONG: “Journey to the Past”
(music: Stephen Flaherty/lyrics: Lynn Ahrens) from ANASTASIA
BEST SONG COMPILATION: L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST COMPOSER:
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)
9th Sammy Film Music Awards for 1996
BEST SCORE: FLY AWAY HOME – music by Mark Isham
BEST SONG: “10,000 Miles”
(arr. by Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Jennings, Mark Isham) from
FLY AWAY HOME
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST COMPOSER: Miklos Rozsa (1907-1995)
8th Sammy Film Music Awards for 1995
BEST SCORE: RESTORATION – music by James Newton Howard
BEST SONG: “Moonlight”
(music: John Williams/lyrics: Alan & Marilyn Bergman) from SABRINA
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST COMPOSER & SONGWRITER:
Henry Mancini (1924-1994)
7th Sammy Film Music Awards for 1994
BEST SCORE: THE LION KING - music by Hans Zimmer
BEST SONG: “Circle of Life” (music: Elton John/ lyrics: Tim Rice) from THE LION KING
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST SONGWRITER:
James Van Heusen (1913-1990)
6th Sammy Film Music Awards for 1993
BEST SCORE: SCHINDLER'S LIST – music by John Williams
BEST SONG: “When I Fall in Love” (music: Victor Young / lyrics: Edward Heyman)
(arranged by Jeremy Lubbock) from SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST COMPOSER: Harry Warren (1893-1981)
5th Sammy Film Music Awards for 1992
BEST SCORE: HOWARD'S END – music by Richard Robbins
BEST SONG: “A Whole New World” (music: Alan Menken/ lyrics: Tim Rice)- ALADDIN
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST COMPOSER: Alfred Newman (1901-1970)
4th Sammy Film Music Awards for 1991
BEST SCORE: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST – music by Alan Menken
BEST SONG: “Beauty and the Beast” (music: Alan Menken/ lyrics: Howard Ashman)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST SONGWRITER: Johnny Mercer (1909-1976)
3rd Sammy Film Music Awards for 1990
BEST SCORE: DANCES WITH WOLVES – music by John Barry
BEST SONG: “Somewhere in My Memory”
(music: John Williams/ lyrics: Leslie Bricusse) from HOME ALONE
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST COMPOSER: Max Steiner (1988-1971)
2nd Sammy Film Music Awards for 1989
BEST SCORE: BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY – music by John Williams
BEST SONG: “Under the Sea” (music: Alan Menken/ lyrics: Howard Ashman)
from THE LITTLE MERMAID
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST COMPOSER:
Bernard Herrmann (1911-1975)
1st Sammy Film Music Awards for 1988
BEST SCORE: THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST - music by John Williams
BEST SONG: Let The River Run" (words and music by Carly Simon)
from WORKING GIRL
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR PAST SONGWRITER:
Sammy Cahn (1913-1993)
In Memoriam - Ennio Morricone, 1928-2020
Best Album Producers
James Fitzpatrick
12 Sammy Film Music Awards
2007: TRUE GRIT (Elmer Bernstein
2008 (2 awards): EL CID (Miklos Rozsa) and
Special Preservation Award for Album Production
2009: EXODUS (Ernest Gold)
2010: THE ALAMO (Dimitri Tiomkin)
2011 (2 awards): CONAN THE DESTROYER/
SWORD AND SORCERY
(Basil Poledouris) and
THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (Dimitri Tiomkin)
2012: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (Maurice Jarre)
2013: QUO VADIS (Miklos Rozsa)
2015: SODOM AND GOMORRAH (Miklos Rozsa)
2016: THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (Miklos Rozsa)
2017: BEN-HUR (Miklos Rozsa)
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Douglass Fake
10 Sammy Film Music Awards
2007: AMAZING STORIES (John Williams)
2008: CROSS CREEK (Leonard Rosenman)
2010: PATTON (Jerry Goldsmith)
2011: THE SAND PEBBLES (Jerry Goldsmith)
2012: BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (Henry Mancini)
2014 (2 awards): ON THE WATERFRONT (Leonard Bernstein)
and THE AVA COLLECTION (Elmer Bernstein)
2016: CHINATOWN (Jerry Goldsmith)
2017 (2 awards): CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS:
THE FRANZ WAXMAN COLLECTION
and
THE RED PONY and THE HEIRESS (Aaron Copland)
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(right to left)Anna Bonn, William Stromberg, John Morgan
5 Sammy Film Music Awards
2007: FAHRENHEIT 451 (Bernard Herrmann)
2009 (2 awards): THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE (Max Steiner)
and Special Preservation Award for Album Production
2010: THE KENTUCKIAN and
WILLIAMSBURG:STORY OF A PATRIOT (Bernard Herrmann)
2012: ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN
and ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (Max Steiner)
Lukas Kendall
5 Sammy Film Music Awards
2007: RAINTREE COUNTY (Johnny Green)
2008: A JOHNNY MANDEL TRIO|
2010: TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE (Jerry Goldsmith)
and TIME AFTER TIME (Miklos Rozsa)
2012: BODY HEAT (John Barry)
Special Preservation Awards, 2009-2017
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Mike Matessino, 2017
MV Gerhard and Matt Verboys
La-La Land Records 2016
Douglass Fake
INTRADA (2015)
Bruce Kimmel
Kritzerland
(2014)
David Schecter and Kathleen Mayne
Monstrous Movie Music
(2013)
Nick Redman (2012)
Robert Townson
Varese Sarabande
(2011)
John Morgan, William Stromberg, Anna Bonn
Tribute Film Classics
(2010)
James Fitzpatrick
Tadlow Music and Prometheus CDs (2009)
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