IMFCA Awards for 2006 announced

For Immediate Release

JAMES NEWTON HOWARD’S “LADY IN THE WATER” RECEIVES 2006 BEST SCORE HONORS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION

February 23, 2007. The members of the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) have announced the winners of the 3rd Annual IFMCA Awards, honoring achievements in film and television music in 2006.

Hans Zimmer, who led the 2006 nominations with six nods, wins two awards: Best Original Score for an Action Film for Ron Howard’s “The DaVinci Code” (Decca Records) and for Best Original Score for a Comedy Film for Nancy Meyers’ “The Holiday” (Varese Sarabande), which coincidentally includes a main character played by Jack Black who is a film composer.

The Best Original Score in an Animated Film goes to John Powell‘s score to the tap-dancing penguin hit, “Happy Feet,” directed by George Miller (Atlantic Records).

The complete list:

FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR
Lady in the Water (James Newton Howard)

FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
Alexandre Desplat

BEST NEW COMPOSER OF 2006
Brett Rosenberg (Half Light)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM
The Black Dahlia (Mark Isham)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM
The Holiday (Hans Zimmer)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FILM
Happy Feet (John Powell)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/THRILLER FILM
The Da Vinci Code (Hans Zimmer)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION/HORROR FILM
Lady in the Water (James Newton Howard)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION
Planet Earth (George Fenton)

BEST SINGLE CUE OF 2006
“The Great Eatlon” from Lady in the Water (James Newton Howard)

FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR
Intrada (Douglass Fake, producer)

For more info, the full press release, IFMCA awards’ history, complete members’ list and even more, please visit filmmusiccritics.org