Jonny Greenwood, who is Oscar-nominated for best original score for One Battle After Another, is also vying for film score of the year at the 2026 ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards. The winners are chosen by the ASCAP composer community.
In TV categories, Brandon Roberts (Andor) and Cristobal Tapia de Veer (The White Lotus), both of whom were nominated at the Creative Arts Emmys last September, are also competing here.
The Composers Choice Award previously known as Documentary Score of the Year has been divided into two categories – Documentary Film Score of the Year and Documentary Series Score of the Year.
The ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards gives the ASCAP community of composers a way of recognizing the artistic accomplishments of their peers. The nominations panel includes both composers and film, television and video game industry leaders. Voting is open to eligible ASCAP writer members through March 6 at 11:59 p.m. ET at www.ascap.com/composerschoice.
Winners will be revealed on April 28 during a party celebrating the 2026 ASCAP Screen Music Awards recipients in Los Angeles.
Here’s a complete list of nominees for the 2026 ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards.
Film Score of the Year
(Films released in the U.S. in 2025, whether theatrically or via another medium)
Avatar: Fire and Ash – Simon Franglen
A Nice Indian Boy – Raashi Kulkarni
One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
Rental Family – Alex Somers & Jónsi
Wicked: For Good – John Powell & Stephen Schwartz
Television Score of the Year
(Episodes originally airing in the U.S. in 2025)
Andor – Brandon Roberts
IT: Welcome to Derry – Benjamin Wallfisch
Murderbot – Amanda Jones
Palm Royale – Jeff Toyne
Pluribus – Dave Porter
The White Lotus – Cristobal Tapia de Veer
Television Theme of the Year
(Episodes originally airing in the U.S. in 2025)
Murderbot – Amanda Jones
Only Murders in the Building – Siddhartha Khosla
Pluribus – Dave Porter
Stranger Things – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein
Washington Black – Cameron Moody
Documentary Film Score of the Year
(Documentary films initially airing in the U.S. in 2025)
2000 Meters to Andriivka – Sam Slater
The Age of Disclosure – Blair Mowat
Chaos: The Manson Murders – Paul Leonard-Morgan
Last Breath – Paul Leonard-Morgan
Prime Minister – Sofia Degli Alessandri
Documentary Series Score of the Year
(Documentary series or miniseries initially airing in the U.S. in 2025)
100 Foot Wave – Philip Glass
Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time – Amanda Jones
Octopus! – Siddhartha Khosla
Pee-Wee as Himself – Jon Brion
Secrets of the Penguins – Nainita Desai
Video Game Score of the Year
(Games originally released in the US in 2025)
Battlefield 6 – Henry Jackman
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach – Ludvig Forssell and Woodkid
Ghost of Yōtei – Toma Otowa
Star Wars Outlaws: A Pirate’s Fortune – Cody Matthew Johnson, Jon Everist & Wilbert Roget II
Sword of the Sea – Austin Wintory
