Georges Delerue Award
Film score award
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The Georges Delerue Award for Best Music, or Georges Delerue Prize / Prix Georges Delerue, is an award for the best film score. It is named after the French composer Georges Delerue, and was first awarded at the 1985 Film Fest Gent festival. Past winners include: Benny Andersson, Ry Cooder, Bruno Coulais, Jean-Luc Godard, Michael Kamen, Astor Piazzolla, Rachel Portman, Howard Shore, Toru Takemitsu, and Vangelis.
Awards
Each year, two prizes are awarded of €10,000 and €15,000. Winners are sometimes declared using the following categories:
- Best Musical Documentary (shortened to 'BMD' in the table below)[1]
- Best Use of Existing Music (shortened to 'BUEM' in the table below)[1]
- Best Original Music (shortened to 'BOM' in the table below)[1]
- Best Application of Music (shortened to 'BAM' in the table below)[1]
- Best Use of Music in Film (shortened to 'BUMF' in the table below)[1]
