Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Composer

The Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Broadcast Film Critics Association.

List of winners

1998: John Williams - Saving Private Ryan
1999: Gabriel Yared - The Talented Mr. Ripley

2000s

2000: Hans Zimmer - Gladiator
2001: Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002: John Williams - Catch Me If You Can
2003: Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004: Howard Shore - The Aviator
2005: John Williams - Memoirs of a Geisha
2006: Phillip Glass - The Illusionist
2007: Jonny Greenwood - There Will Be Blood
2008: A.R. Rahman - Slumdog Millionaire
2009: Michael Giacchino - Up
- Marvin Hamlisch - The Informant!
- Randy Newman - The Princess and the Frog
- Karen O and Carter Burwell - Where the Wild Things Are
- Hans Zimmer - Sherlock Holmes

2010s

2010: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - The Social Network
- Carter Burwell - True Grit
- Alexandre Desplat - The King's Speech
- Clint Mansell - Black Swan
- Hans Zimmer - Inception

Broadcast Film Critics

Current Awards (Film)	Action Film • Actor • Actress • Animated Feature • Art Direction • Cast (Acting Ensemble) • Cinematography • Comedy Film • Composer (Score) • Costume Design • Director • Editing • Documentary Film • Film • Foreign Language Film • Makeup • Screenplay • Song • Sound • Supporting Actor • Supporting Actress • Visual Effects • Young Performer (Actor & Actress)

Current Awards (Television)	Television Film

Ceremonies	1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 (years are of film release; ceremonies are the next year)