by Nathaniel R
Have you ever heard of the IFMCA? I hadn't but that stands for the International Film Music Critics Association and they're now in their 14th year. They've got 65 members (mostly from Europe, the UK and USA) and they've just announced their nominations for the film year.
Their top nominees are...
PHANTOM THREAD, music by Jonny Greenwood
THE POST, music by John Williams
THE SHAPE OF WATER, music by Alexandre Desplat
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, music by John Williams
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, music by Michael Giacchino
Which differs by two films from the Oscars race this year which preferenced Three Billboards and Dunkirk instead of IFMCA's choices of The Post and War for the Planet of the Apes... so you win some and lose some (depending on your tastes)
One of the organizations missions is to champion emerging talent. Their nominations for "Breakthrough Composer" are:
MICHAEL ABELS (music credits on both Get Out and Detroit this year)
ANNE KATHRIN DERN (a lot of credits, including The Jade Pendant, Geostorm, and various short films)
GEORGE KALLIS (music credits on The Black Prince and Call of the Void)
ALEJANDRO VIVAS (music credits on The Chessplayer)
CHRISTOPHER WILLIS (music credits on The Death of Stalin and Disney's Mickey Mouse TV series)
They don't tie this particular category's nominations to any specific credits; I added them in out of my own curiousity, to get a sense of what these 'names to watch out for' were up to as I hadn't heard of any of them as someone who isn't always up to speed on this aspect of filmmaking.
You can see the rest of their nominations (they have several more categories) here.