The Ivors Academy has announced the nominees for The Ivors Composer Awards, sponsored by PRS for Music in association with BBC Radio 3, which celebrate excellence in composition across genres and disciplines, from film, television and video games to concert halls, community engagement and live performance. The Academy’s categories for Best Original Film Score and Best Original Television Score, historically recognized at The Ivors in spring – have been moved to a new awards ceremony, The Ivors Composer Awards in November. A brand-new category celebrating Best Original Documentary Score has been added for the first time this year. The Ivors Composer Awards will held on November 17 in London, hosted by radio presenter Petroc Trelawny, with BBC Radio 3 as broadcast partner. The ceremony will be part of The Ivors Composer Week, taking place from November 16-20 to broaden the celebration and empowerment of composers further.
Here are the nominations in the film/TV music categories:
Best Original Film Score:
(2026 nominations are for music by British, Irish or UK resident composers for feature films that premiered to UK audiences between January 1 and June 30, 2026)
EFFI O BLAENAU
composed by Ioana Șelaru and Siôn Trefor
music published in the UK by Du Vinage Publishing
PROJECT HAIL MARY
composed by Daniel Pemberton
music published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing for Amazon Content Services
THE HISTORY OF SOUND
composed by Oliver Coates
music published in the UK by Bright Notion Music administered by Universal Music Publishing Ltd. on behalf of Decca Music Group Ltd.
Best Original Television Score:
(2026 nominations are for music by British, Irish or UK resident composers for fictional television programmes that premiered to UK audiences between January 1 and June 30, 2026)
BELIEVE ME
composed by Carly Paradis
music published in the UK by BMG for Veti Music Publishing
LEGENDS
composed by Siôn Trefor
music published in the UK by BMG for Maisie Anthems
MINT
composed by Patrick Jonsson
music published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing for BBC Music Publishing and House Productions
Best Original Documentary Score:
(2026 nominations are for music written by British, Irish or UK resident composers for documentaries that premiered to UK audiences between January 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026)
A GORILLA STORY: TOLD BY DAVID ATTENBOROUGH
composed by Richard Collins and Patrick Jonsson
music published in the UK by BMG for Maisie Anthems
DAVID FROST VS…
composed by Thomas Farnon
music published in the UK by SATV Publishing
GRENFELL: UNCOVERED
composed by Benjamin Kwasi Burrell
music published in the UK by BMG for Maisie Anthems
THE LAST MUSICIAN OF AUSCHWITZ
composed by Jessica Dannheisser
music published in the UK by Northdog Music Publishing
UNDERLAND
composed by Hannah Peel
music published in the UK by Mute Song
