Georges Delerue Award

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]

Award winners
Year Award Winner(s) Nationality
of Winner(s)
(At Time of Award)		 Film Ref.
1985BMDDaniel Schmid SwitzerlandIl bacio di Tosca[1]
BUEMJean-Luc Godard FranceDétective[1]
1986BOMRy Cooder United StatesCrossroads[1]
BAMPirjo Honkasalo,
Pekka Lehto		 FinlandDa Capo[1]
1987WinnerBenoît Lamy BelgiumLife Is Beautiful[1]
1988WinnerAstor Piazzolla ArgentinaSur[1]
1989WinnerTôru Takemitsu JapanBlack Rain[1]
BUMFMichael Haneke AustriaThe Seventh Continent[1]
1990WinnerMichael Kamen United StatesThe Krays[1]
1991WinnerRachid Bouchareb AlgeriaCheb[1]
1992WinnerDavid Robbins United StatesBob Roberts[1]
1993WinnerHou Hsiao-hsien TaiwanThe Puppetmaster[1]
1994WinnerFrédéric Devreese BelgiumLa Partie d'échecs[1]
1995WinnerTôn-Thất Tiết FranceCyclo[1]
1996WinnerBruno Coulais FranceMicrocosmos[1]
1997WinnerVangelis GreeceKavafis[1]
1998WinnerSimon Fisher Turner United KingdomClaire Dolan[1]
1999WinnerRachel Portman United KingdomRatcatcher[1]
2000WinnerTan Dun ChinaCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon[1]
2001WinnerVladimír Godár SlovakiaLandscape[1]
2002WinnerHoward Shore CanadaSpider[1]
2003WinnerZygmunt Konieczny PolandPornografia[1]
2004WinnerMiguel Miranda, José Tobar ChileMachuca[1]
2005WinnerStephen Warbeck United KingdomProof[1]
2006WinnerTony Gatlif,
Delphine Mantoulet		 FranceTransylvania[1]
2007WinnerBenny Andersson SwedenYou, the Living[2]
2008WinnerTolib Shakhidi TajikistanTwo-legged Horse[3]
2009WinnerNathan Larson United StatesA Rational Solution[4]
2010WinnerHong-jip Kim South KoreaThe Housemaid[5]
2011WinnersEvgueni & Sacha Galperine RussiaThe Invader[6]
2012WinnerOlivier Assayas FranceSomething in the Air[7]
2013WinnerLim Giong TaiwanA Touch of Sin[8]
2014WinnerBoris Debackere BelgiumViolet[9]
2015WinnerJohnnie Burn United KingdomThe Lobster[10][11]
2016WinnerJohnny Jewel United StatesHome[12]
2017WinnerDan Romer United StatesA Ciambra[13]
2018WinnerStuart A. Staples United KingdomHigh Life[14]
2019WinnersMica Levi (soundtrack) and Lena Esquenazi (sound design) United Kingdom, CubaMonos[15]

References
  1. "Gand : Les vainqueurs du Prix G.Delerue". georges-delerue.com. 20 October 2007. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. "Prix Georges Delerue : Ghent 2007". georges-delerue.com. 13 February 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. "Two-legged Horse". makhmalbaf.com. 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  4. "A Rational Solution". zagrebfilmfestival.com. 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  5. "Huishulp heeft beste muziek (Housemaid has best music)". standaard.be. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  6. "Invader, Blue Bird awarded in Ghent". flandersimage.com. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  7. "Filmfestival Gent 2012". cinemaan.be. 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  8. "Filmfestival Gent 2013". cinemaan.be. 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  9. Scheib, Ronnie (13 April 2015). "Film Review: Violet". variety.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  10. "Johnnie Burn". altcine.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  11. "'Ixcanul' by Jayro Bustamante wins Grand Prix for Best Film at the 42nd Film Fest Gent". filmfestival.be. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  12. "'A Quiet Passion' by Terence Davies and 'Home' by Fien Troch win at the 43rd Film Fest Gent international competition". filmfestival.be. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  13. "'Official competition winners". filmfestival.be. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  14. "'Official competition winners". filmfestival.be. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  15. "'Official competition winners". filmfestival.be. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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