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{{short description|Award given by the Critics Choice Association}}
{{Infobox award
| name        = [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards|Critics' Choice Movie Award]] for Best Score
| image       = Ludwig_Göransson_2018_Interview_(cropped).jpg
| caption     = 2023 recipient: [[Ludwig Göransson]]
| awarded_for = Best Score
| presenter   = [[Critics Choice Association]]
| location    = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| holder      = [[Ludwig Göransson]] for ''[[Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer]]'' (2023)
| website     = [http://www.criticschoice.com/ www.criticschoice.com]
}}

The '''Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score''' (previously known as the '''Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer''') is one of the [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]] given to people working in the [[film industry]] by the [[Critics Choice Association]]. It was first given out as a juried award from 1999 to 2001 and then competitively in 2002 onward.

==Winners and nominees==

===1990s===
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|-
!width="100"|'''Year'''
!width="450"|'''Composer(s)'''
!width="450"|'''Film'''
!width="10" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[4th Critics' Choice Awards|1998]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[John Williams]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''''' || style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/1998.php |title=The BFCA Critics' Choice Awards :: 1998 |publisher=[[Critics Choice Association|Broadcast Film Critics Association]] |access-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212034409/http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/1998.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 12, 2008}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[5th Critics' Choice Awards|1999]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[Gabriel Yared]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[The Talented Mr. Ripley (film)|The Talented Mr. Ripley]]''''' || style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/1999.php |title=The BFCA Critics' Choice Awards :: 1999 |publisher=[[Critics Choice Association|Broadcast Film Critics Association]] |access-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720061146/http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/1999.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 20, 2012}}</ref>
|}

===2000s===
{| class="wikitable" width="95%" cellpadding="5"
|-
!width="100"|'''Year'''
!width="450"|'''Composer(s)'''
!width="450"|'''Film(s)'''
!width="10" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[6th Critics' Choice Awards|2000]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[Hans Zimmer]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]''''', '''''[[Mission: Impossible 2]]''''', and '''''[[The Road to El Dorado]]''''' || style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/40898/broadcast-critics-eat-crowe |title=Broadcast Critics Eat Crowe |first=Mark |last=Armstrong |work=[[E!#E! Online|E! Online]] |date=December 19, 2000 |access-date=April 11, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| [[7th Critics' Choice Awards|2001]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[Howard Shore]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''''' || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2001.php |title=The BFCA Critics' Choice Awards :: 2001 |publisher=[[Critics Choice Association|Broadcast Film Critics Association]] |access-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107093817/http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2001.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 7, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[John Williams]] || ''[[A.I. Artificial Intelligence]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]]''
|-
| [[Christopher Young]] || ''[[The Shipping News (film)|The Shipping News]]''
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| [[8th Critics' Choice Awards|2002]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[John Williams]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[Catch Me If You Can]]''''', '''''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''''', and '''''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]''''' || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2002.php |title=The BFCA Critics' Choice Awards :: 2002 |publisher=[[Critics Choice Association|Broadcast Film Critics Association]] |access-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604201927/http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2002.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 4, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| [[Philip Glass]] || ''[[The Hours (film)|The Hours]]''
|-
| [[Howard Shore]] || ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| [[9th Critics' Choice Awards|2003]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[Howard Shore]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''''' || rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/rings-sweeps-big-prizes-critics-choice-wbna3931892 |title='Rings' sweeps big prizes at Critics' Choice |work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |date=January 11, 2004 |access-date=January 11, 2004}}</ref>
|-
| [[Clint Eastwood]] || ''[[Mystic River (film)|Mystic River]]''
|-
| [[Danny Elfman]] || ''[[Big Fish]]''
|-
| [[Gabriel Yared]] || ''[[Cold Mountain (film)|Cold Mountain]]''
|-
| [[Hans Zimmer]] || ''[[The Last Samurai]]''
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| [[10th Critics' Choice Awards|2004]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[Howard Shore]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]''''' || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2005/01/11/sideways-tops-critics-choice-awards/ |title=''Sideways'' tops Critics' Choice Awards |first=Gary |last=Susman |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=January 11, 2005 |access-date=January 11, 2005}}</ref>
|-
| [[Michael Giacchino]] || ''[[The Incredibles]]''
|-
| [[Rolfe Kent]] || ''[[Sideways]]''
|-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| [[11th Critics' Choice Awards|2005]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[John Williams]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[Memoirs of a Geisha (film)|Memoirs of a Geisha]]''''' || rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2006/01/brokeback-wins-top-critics-choice-awards-77433/ |title="Brokeback" Wins Top Critics' Choice Awards |first=Eugene |last=Hernandez |author-link=Eugene Hernandez |publisher=[[IndieWire]] |date=January 10, 2006 |access-date=January 10, 2006}}</ref>
|-
| [[James Horner]] || ''[[The New World (2005 film)|The New World]]''
|-
| [[Gustavo Santaolalla]] || ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]''
|-
| [[Nancy Wilson (rock musician)|Nancy Wilson]] || ''[[Elizabethtown (film)|Elizabethtown]]''
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| [[12th Critics' Choice Awards|2006]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[Philip Glass]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[The Illusionist (2006 film)|The Illusionist]]''''' || rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jan-14-me-broadcast14-story.html |title='Departed,' Scorsese win Critics' Choice awards |first=Mark |last=Olsen |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 14, 2007 |access-date=January 14, 2007}}</ref>
|-
| [[Clint Mansell]] || ''[[The Fountain]]''
|-
| [[Thomas Newman]] || ''[[The Good German]]''
|-
| [[Gustavo Santaolalla]] || ''[[Babel (film)|Babel]]''
|-
| [[Howard Shore]] || ''[[The Departed]]''
|-
| [[Hans Zimmer]] || ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]''
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| [[13th Critics' Choice Awards|2007]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[Jonny Greenwood]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[There Will Be Blood]]''''' || rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/bcast-critics-flag-planted-no-102036/ |title=B'cast Critics flag planted in 'No Country' |first1=Borys |last1=Kit |first2=Gregg |last2=Kilday |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 8, 2008 |access-date=January 8, 2008}}</ref>
|-
| [[Marco Beltrami]] || ''[[3:10 to Yuma (2007 film)|3:10 to Yuma]]''
|-
| [[Alexandre Desplat]] || ''[[Lust, Caution|Lust, Caution (Se, jie)]]''
|-
| [[Clint Eastwood]] || ''[[Grace Is Gone]]''
|-
| [[Dario Marianelli]] || ''[[Atonement (2007 film)|Atonement]]''
|-
| [[Alan Menken]] || ''[[Enchanted (film)|Enchanted]]''
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| [[14th Critics' Choice Awards|2008]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[A. R. Rahman]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''''' || rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2009/01/09/critics-choic-1/ |title=Critics' Choice Awards: 'Slumdog Millionaire' steals the show |author=EW Staff |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=January 8, 2009 |access-date=January 8, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| [[Alexandre Desplat]] || ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]''
|-
| [[Clint Eastwood]] || ''[[Changeling (film)|Changeling]]''
|-
| [[Danny Elfman]] || ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]''
|-
| [[James Newton Howard]] and [[Hans Zimmer]] || ''[[The Dark Knight]]''
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| [[15th Critics' Choice Awards|2009]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[Michael Giacchino]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]''''' || rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2010/01/broadcast-film-critics-award-hurt-locker-22675/ |title=Broadcast Film Critics Award 'Hurt Locker' |first=Nikki |last=Finke |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=January 16, 2010 |access-date=January 16, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[Carter Burwell]] and [[Karen O]] || ''[[Where the Wild Things Are (film)|Where the Wild Things Are]]''
|-
| [[Marvin Hamlisch]] || ''[[The Informant!]]''
|-
| [[Randy Newman]] || ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]''
|-
| [[Hans Zimmer]] || ''[[Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)|Sherlock Holmes]]''
|}

===2010s===
{| class="wikitable" width="95%" cellpadding="5"
|-
!width="100"|'''Year'''
!width="450"|'''Composer(s)'''
!width="450"|'''Film'''
!width="10" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| [[16th Critics' Choice Awards|2010]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[Trent Reznor]] and [[Atticus Ross]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[The Social Network]]''''' || rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2011/01/critics-choice-awards-spread-the-gold-the-social-network-fincher-firth-portman-96917/ |title=Critics' Choice Awards Spread The Gold: 'Social Network', Fincher, Firth, Portman |author=The Deadline Team |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=January 14, 2011 |access-date=January 14, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Carter Burwell]] || ''[[True Grit (2010 film)|True Grit]]''
|-
| [[Alexandre Desplat]] || ''[[The King's Speech]]''
|-
| [[Clint Mansell]] || ''[[Black Swan (film)|Black Swan]]''
|-
| [[Hans Zimmer]] || ''[[Inception]]''
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| [[17th Critics' Choice Awards|2011]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[Ludovic Bource]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[The Artist (film)|The Artist]]''''' || rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2012/01/the-artist-best-pic-george-clooney-viola-davis-top-actors-at-critics-choice-awards-214013/ |title='The Artist' Best Pic, George Clooney, Viola Davis Top Actors At Critics Choice Awards |author=The Deadline Team |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=January 12, 2012 |access-date=January 12, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| [[Cliff Martinez]] || ''[[Drive (2011 film)|Drive]]''
|-
| [[Trent Reznor]] and [[Atticus Ross]] || ''[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)|The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo]]''
|-
| [[Howard Shore]] || ''[[Hugo (film)|Hugo]]''
|-
| [[John Williams]] || ''[[War Horse (film)|War Horse]]''
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| [[18th Critics' Choice Awards|2012]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[John Williams]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[Lincoln (film)|Lincoln]]''''' || rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/01/oscars-movies-critics-choice-movie-awards-401583/ |title=Critics' Choice Movie Awards: 'Argo' Best Picture, Director; Daniel Day-Lewis, Jessica Chastain Take Acting Honors |author=The Deadline Team |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=January 10, 2013 |access-date=January 10, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Mychael Danna]] || ''[[Life of Pi (film)|Life of Pi]]''
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Alexandre Desplat]] || ''[[Argo (2012 film)|Argo]]''
|-
|| ''[[Moonrise Kingdom]]''
|-
| [[Jonny Greenwood]] || ''[[The Master (2012 film)|The Master]]''
|-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| [[19th Critics' Choice Awards|2013]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[Steven Price (composer)|Steven Price]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[Gravity (2013 film)|Gravity]]''''' || rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/01/critics-choice-movie-awards-unveiled-live-666047/ |title=Critics' Choice Movie Awards: '12 Years A Slave' Named Best Picture; 'Gravity' Leads Field With 7 Wins |author=The Deadline Team |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=January 16, 2014 |access-date=January 16, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Arcade Fire]] || ''[[Her (2013 film)|Her]]''
|-
| [[Thomas Newman]] || ''[[Saving Mr. Banks]]''
|-
| [[Hans Zimmer]] || ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]]''
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| [[20th Critics' Choice Awards|2014]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[Antonio Sánchez (drummer)|Antonio Sánchez]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman]]''''' || rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2015/01/critics-choice-awards-winners-2015-list-movie-1201351280/ |title=Critics' Choice Awards: 'Boyhood' Wins Best Picture; 'Birdman' Leads With 7 Nods |first=Erik |last=Pedersen |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=January 15, 2015 |access-date=January 15, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Alexandre Desplat]] || ''[[The Imitation Game]]''
|-
| [[Jóhann Jóhannsson]] || ''[[The Theory of Everything (2014 film)|The Theory of Everything]]''
|-
| [[Trent Reznor]] and [[Atticus Ross]] || ''[[Gone Girl (film)|Gone Girl]]''
|-
| [[Hans Zimmer]] || ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]''
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| [[21st Critics' Choice Awards|2015]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[Ennio Morricone]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[The Hateful Eight]]''''' || rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/01/critics-choice-awards-2016-winners-full-list-1201685089/ |title=Critics' Choice Awards: 'Spotlight' Wins Best Picture; 'Mr. Robot' Best Drama Series |first=Patrick |last=Hipes |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=January 17, 2016 |access-date=January 17, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Carter Burwell]] || ''[[Carol (film)|Carol]]''
|-
| [[Jóhann Jóhannsson]] || ''[[Sicario (2015 film)|Sicario]]''
|-
| [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]] and [[Carsten Nicolai|Alva Noto]] || ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]''
|-
| [[Howard Shore]] || ''[[Spotlight (film)|Spotlight]]''
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| [[22nd Critics' Choice Awards|2016]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[Justin Hurwitz]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[La La Land]]''''' || rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/tj-miller-la-la-land-hbo-2016-critics-choice-awards-the-complete-winners-list-live-1201868363/ |title=2016 Critics' Choice Awards: 'La La Land' Leads With 8 Wins Including Best Picture; Donald Glover Unveils Lando Calrissian 'Stache |first1=Ross A. |last1=Lincoln |first2=Matt |last2=Grobar |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=December 11, 2016 |access-date=December 11, 2016}}</ref>
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| [[Nicholas Britell]] || ''[[Moonlight (2016 film)|Moonlight]]''
|-
| [[Jóhann Jóhannsson]] || ''[[Arrival (film)|Arrival]]''
|-
| [[Mica Levi]] || ''[[Jackie (2016 film)|Jackie]]''
|-
| [[Dustin O'Halloran]] and [[Hauschka]] || ''[[Lion (2016 film)|Lion]]''
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| [[23rd Critics' Choice Awards|2017]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[Alexandre Desplat]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[The Shape of Water]]''''' || rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/critics-choice-awards-2018-winners-list-live-blog-1202241352/ |title=Critics' Choice Awards: 'The Shape Of Water' Wins Best Picture, 'Big Little Lies' Dominates – Full Winners List |first1=Dade |last1=Hayes |first2=Patrick |last2=Hipes |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=January 11, 2018 |access-date=January 11, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Jonny Greenwood]] || ''[[Phantom Thread]]''
|-
| [[Dario Marianelli]] || ''[[Darkest Hour (film)|Darkest Hour]]''
|-
| [[Benjamin Wallfisch]] and [[Hans Zimmer]] || ''[[Blade Runner 2049]]''
|-
| [[John Williams]] || ''[[The Post (film)|The Post]]''
|-
| [[Hans Zimmer]] || ''[[Dunkirk (2017 film)|Dunkirk]]''
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| [[24th Critics' Choice Awards|2018]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[Justin Hurwitz]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[First Man (film)|First Man]]''''' || rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/critics-choice-awards-2019-winners-list-live-blog-1202534016/ |title=Critics' Choice Awards: 'Roma' Wins Best Picture To Lead Night; 'The Americans' & 'Mrs. Maisel' Top TV – The Complete Winners List |first1=Lisa |last1=de Moraes |first2=Antonia |last2=Blyth |first3=Patrick |last3=Hipes |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=January 13, 2019 |access-date=January 13, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kris Bowers]] || ''[[Green Book (film)|Green Book]]''
|-
| [[Nicholas Britell]] || ''[[If Beale Street Could Talk (film)|If Beale Street Could Talk]]''
|-
| [[Alexandre Desplat]] || ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]''
|-
| [[Ludwig Göransson]] || ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]''
|-
| [[Marc Shaiman]] || ''[[Mary Poppins Returns]]''
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| [[25th Critics' Choice Awards|2019]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[Hildur Guðnadóttir]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[Joker (2019 film)|Joker]]''''' || rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/critics-choice-awards-2020-winners-list-1202828353/ |title=Critics' Choice Awards: 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Wins Best Picture, Netflix And HBO Among Top Honorees – Full Winners List |first1=Dino-Ray |last1=Ramos |first2=Geoff |last2=Boucher |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=January 12, 2020 |access-date=January 12, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[Michael Abels]] || ''[[Us (2019 film)|Us]]''
|-
| [[Alexandre Desplat]] || ''[[Little Women (2019 film)|Little Women]]''
|-
| [[Randy Newman]] || ''[[Marriage Story]]''
|-
| [[Thomas Newman]] || ''[[1917 (2019 film)|1917]]''
|-
| [[Robbie Robertson]] || ''[[The Irishman]]''
|}

===2020s===
{| class="wikitable" width="95%" cellpadding="5"
|-
!width="100"|'''Year'''
!width="450"|'''Composer(s)'''
!width="450"|'''Film'''
!width="10" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| [[26th Critics' Choice Awards|2020]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[Jon Batiste]], [[Trent Reznor]], and [[Atticus Ross]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[Soul (2020 film)|Soul]]''''' || rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/critics-choice-awards-2021-complete-winners-list-1234708683/ |title=Critics Choice Awards: 'Nomadland', 'The Crown' Among Top Honorees – Complete Winners List |first=Dino-Ray |last=Ramos |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=March 7, 2021 |access-date=March 7, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Alexandre Desplat]] || ''[[The Midnight Sky]]''
|-
| [[Ludwig Göransson]] || ''[[Tenet (film)|Tenet]]''
|-
| [[James Newton Howard]] || ''[[News of the World (film)|News of the World]]''
|-
| [[Emile Mosseri]] || ''[[Minari (film)|Minari]]''
|-
| [[Trent Reznor]] and [[Atticus Ross]] || ''[[Mank]]''
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| [[27th Critics' Choice Awards|2021]] || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[Hans Zimmer]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[Dune (2021 film)|Dune]]''''' || rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/critics-choice-awards-2022-winners-list-1234977395/ |title=Critics Choice Awards: 'The Power Of The Dog' Wins Best Picture & Jane Campion Is Best Director; 'Ted Lasso' & 'Succession' Top TV – Full List |first1=Erik |last1=Pedersen |first2=Rosy |last2=Cordero |first3=Fred |last3=Topel |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=March 13, 2022 |access-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Nicholas Britell]] || ''[[Don't Look Up]]''
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Jonny Greenwood]] || ''[[The Power of the Dog (film)|The Power of the Dog]]''
|-
|| ''[[Spencer (film)|Spencer]]''
|-
| [[Nathan Johnson (musician)|Nathan Johnson]] || ''[[Nightmare Alley (2021 film)|Nightmare Alley]]''
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | [[28th Critics' Choice Awards|2022]]|| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | '''[[Hildur Guðnadóttir]]''' || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[Tár]]''''' || rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/awards/news/critics-choice-awards-2023-winners-list-1235488828/ |title=Critics' Choice Awards 2023 Full Winners List: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' 'Abbott Elementary' and 'Better Call Saul' Take Top Honors |last1=Panaligan |first1=EJ |last2=Earl |first2=William |date=January 15, 2023 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=January 16, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[Alexandre Desplat]] || ''[[Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio]]''
|-
| [[Michael Giacchino]] || ''[[The Batman (film)|The Batman]]''
|-
| Hildur Guðnadóttir || ''[[Women Talking (film)|Women Talking]]''
|-
| [[Justin Hurwitz]] || ''[[Babylon (2022 film)|Babylon]]''
|-
| [[John Williams]] || ''[[The Fabelmans]]''
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center" |[[29th Critics' Choice Awards|2023]]
| style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''[[Ludwig Göransson]]'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;"| '''''[[Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer]]''''' || rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/critics-choice-awards-2024-winners-list-1235870581/ |title='Oppenheimer' Leads Critics Choice Awards with 8 wins, 'Barbie' Scores 6 — Full Winners List |last=Shanfeld |first=Ethan |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 14, 2024 |access-date=January 15, 2024}}</ref>
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|[[Jerskin Fendrix]] 
|''[[Poor Things (film)|Poor Things]]''
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|[[Michael Giacchino]]
|''[[Society of the Snow]]''
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|[[Daniel Pemberton]]
|''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]''
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|[[Robbie Robertson]] <small>(posthumous)</small>
|''[[Killers of the Flower Moon (film)|Killers of the Flower Moon]]''
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|[[Mark Ronson]] and [[Andrew Wyatt]] 
|''[[Barbie (film)|Barbie]]''
|}

==Multiple winners==
;4 wins
* [[John Williams]]

;3 wins
* [[Trent Reznor]]
* [[Atticus Ross]]
* [[Howard Shore]] (2 consecutive)

;2 wins
* [[Hildur Guðnadóttir]]
* [[Justin Hurwitz]]
* [[Hans Zimmer]]

==Multiple nominations (3 or more)==
;11 nominations
* [[Alexandre Desplat]]

;10 nominations
* [[Hans Zimmer]]

;8 nominations
* [[John Williams]]

;7 nominations
* [[Howard Shore]]

;5 nominations
* [[Jonny Greenwood]]

;4 nominations
* [[Michael Giacchino]]
* [[Trent Reznor]]
* [[Atticus Ross]]

;3 nominations
* [[Nicholas Britell]]
* [[Carter Burwell]]
* [[Clint Eastwood]]
* [[Ludwig Göransson]]
* [[Hildur Guðnadóttir]]
* [[Justin Hurwitz]]
* [[Jóhann Jóhannsson]]
* [[Thomas Newman]]

==See also==
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Music]]
* [[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]]
* [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media]]
* [[Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Composer}}
{{BFCA Awards Chron}}

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[[Category:Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards|S]]
[[Category:Film music awards]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1999]]