Composer Michael Giacchino set a new record in the six year long history of the International Film Music Critics Association Awards with nine (9) nominations for his output in 2009. Along with several mentions for his score to the animated Up (which also earned the composer the Golden Globe) and Star Trek, the 42-year old composer received nominations for television series Lost as well as documentary Earth Days.

Giacchino was also nominated for the “Composer of the Year” award, along with Alexandre Desplat (New Moon, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Julie & Julia, The Army of Crime, A Prophet, Coco Before Chanel, Cheri), James Horner (Avatar), Brian Tyler (Law Abiding Citizen, Middle Men, Fast & Furious, Dargonball: Evolution, The Killing Room) and Christopher Young (Love Happens, Creation, Drag Me to Hell, The Uninvited).

Both Giacchino’s Up and Star Trek are nominated for the “Score of the Year” award, along with James Horner’s Avatar, Christopher Young’s horror score Drag Me to Hell and Alexandre Desplat’s New Moon.

In the category of “Breakout Composer,” the IFMCA took notice of scores by up-and-coming composers Henry Jackman (Monsters vs Aliens), Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man, Battle for Terra), James Peterson (The Red Canvas), Clinton Shorter (District 9) and Austin Wintory (Captain Abu Raed, Grace, Make the Yuletide Gay).

The International Film Music Critics Association, which consist of over 50 online, print and radio journalists who specialize in writing about film music. will announce the winners of its Sixth Annual Awards on February 26, 2010.

The full list of nominations:

FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR
• AVATAR, music by James Horner
• DRAG ME TO HELL, music by Christopher Young
• STAR TREK, music by Michael Giacchino
• THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, music by Alexandre Desplat
• UP, music by Michael Giacchino

FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
• Alexandre Desplat
• Michael Giacchino
• James Horner
• Brian Tyler
• Christopher Young

BREAKOUT COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
• Henry Jackman
• Abel Korzeniowski
• James Peterson
• Clinton Shorter
• Austin Wintory

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM
• AGORA, music by Dario Marianelli
• BAARÌA, music by Ennio Morricone
• CREATION, music by Christopher Young
• MAO’S LAST DANCER, music by Christopher Gordon
• A SINGLE MAN, music by Abel Korzeniowski

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM
• COUPLES RETREAT, music by A.R. Rahman
• DUPLICITY, music by James Newton Howard
• THE INFORMANT!, music by Marvin Hamlisch
• JULIE & JULIA, music by Alexandre Desplat
• LESBIAN VAMPIRE KILLERS, music by Debbie Wiseman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM
• G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, music by Alan Silvestri
• LUCKY LUKE, music by Bruno Coulais
• THE RED CANVAS, music by James Peterson
• SHERLOCK HOLMES, music by Hans Zimmer
• UNDER THE MOUNTAIN, music by Victoria Kelly

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM
• AVATAR, music by James Horner
• THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS, music by Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna
• KNOWING, music by Marco Beltrami
• STAR TREK, music by Michael Giacchino
• THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, music by Alexandre Desplat

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A HORROR/THRILLER FILM
• DRAG ME TO HELL, music by Christopher Young
• IMAGO MORTIS, music by Zacarías M. de la Riva
• IN THE ELECTRIC MIST, music by Marco Beltrami
• THE KILLING ROOM, music by Brian Tyler
• TRICK ‘R TREAT, music by Douglas Pipes

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FEATURE
• A CHRISTMAS CAROL, music by Alan Silvestri
• CORALINE, music by Bruno Coulais
• FANTASTIC MR. FOX, music by Alexandre Desplat
• THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, music by Randy Newman
• UP, music by Michael Giacchino

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
• BROTHERS AT WAR, music by Lee Holdridge
• EARTH DAYS, music by Michael Giacchino
• GARBO: EL ESPÍA, music by Fernando Velázquez
• HOME, music by Armand Amar
• UNDER THE SEA 3D, music by Micky Erbe and Maribeth Solomon

FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
• AVATAR – “War,” music by James Horner
• DRAG ME TO HELL – “Concerto to Hell,” music by Christopher Young
• THE RED CANVAS – “Ballet for Brawlers,” music by James Peterson
• STAR TREK – “Enterprising Young Men,” music by Michael Giacchino
• UP – “Married Life,” music by Michael Giacchino

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION
• BATTLESTAR GALACTICA [SEASON 4.5], music by Bear McCreary
• CAPRICA, music by Bear McCreary
• LIFE, music by George Fenton
• LOST [SEASON 5], music by Michael Giacchino
• YELLOWSTONE, music by Edmund Butt

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA
• ASSASSIN’S CREED II, music by Jesper Kyd
• CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2, music by Lorne Balfe and Hans Zimmer
• HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE, music by James Hannigan
• NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN, music by Chris Tilton
• SPORE HERO, music by Winifred Phillips

BEST NEW RELEASE/RE-RELEASE OF AN EXISTING SCORE
• BACK TO THE FUTURE, music by Alan Silvestri [Douglass Fake, producer] (Intrada)
• INNERSPACE, music by Jerry Goldsmith [M.V. Gerhard and Mike Matessino, producers] (La-La Land)
• THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN, music by James Horner [James Horner, Simon Rhodes and Douglass Fake, producers] (Intrada)
• STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN, music by James Horner [Lukas Kendall, producer] (Film Score Monthly)
• TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE, music by Jerry Goldsmith [Bruce Botnick, Lukas Kendall and Mike Matessino, producers] (Film Score Monthly)

BEST RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE
• THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE, music by Max Steiner, cond. William Stromberg [Anna Bonn, John Morgan and William Stromberg, producers] (Tribute Film Classics)
• EXODUS, music by Ernest Gold, cond. Nic Raine [James Fitzpatrick, producer] (Tadlow)
• THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, cond. William Stromberg [Anna Bonn, John Morgan and William Stromberg, producers] (Tribute Film Classics)

BEST FILM MUSIC COMPILATION ALBUM OR BOX SET
• 40 BANDES ORIGINALES POUR 40 FILMS, music by Vladimir Cosma [Vladimir Cosma, producer] (Larghetto Music)
• DAVID RAKSIN AT M-G-M, music by David Raksin [Lukas Kendall, producer] (Film Score Monthly)
• THE FILM MUSIC OF MISCHA SPOLIANSKY, music by Mischa Spoliansky [Philip Lane, Ralph Couzens and Neil Varley, producers] (Chandos)
• HOWARD SHORE: COLLECTOR’S EDITION Vol. 1, music by Howard Shore [Jonathan Schultz, producer] (Howe)
• NORTHWEST PASSAGE: CLASSIC WESTERN SCORES FROM M-G-M Vol. 2 (1940-1974), music by various composers [Lukas Kendall, producer] (Film Score Monthly)

FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR
• Film Score Monthly
• Intrada
• La-La Land Records
• MovieScore Media
• Varèse Sarabande

Link: IFMCA.