:Georges Delerue 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){{cite web |url = http://www.georges-delerue.com/blog-news/index.php/Parutions/2007/04 |title = Gand : Les vainqueurs du Prix G.Delerue |website = georges-delerue.com |date = 20 October 2007 |accessdate = 19 November 2016 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20161119182628/http://www.georges-delerue.com/blog-news/index.php/Parutions/2007/04 |archivedate = 19 November 2016 |df = dmy-all }}
  • Best Use of Existing Music (shortened to 'BUEM' in the table below)
  • Best Original Music (shortened to 'BOM' in the table below)
  • Best Application of Music (shortened to 'BAM' in the table below)
  • Best Use of Music in Film (shortened to 'BUMF' in the table below)

Award winners

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scope="col" | Year

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rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 1985{{abbr|BMD|Best Musical Documentary}}{{sortname|Daniel|Schmid}}{{flagicon|Switzerland}} SwitzerlandTosca's Kiss (Il bacio di Tosca)align="center"|
{{abbr|BUEM|Best Use of Existing Music}}{{sortname|Jean-Luc|Godard}}{{flagicon|France}} FranceDétectivealign="center"|
rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 1986{{abbr|BOM|Best Original Music}}{{sortname|Ry|Cooder}}{{flagicon|United States}} United StatesCrossroadsalign="center"|
{{abbr|BAM|Best Application of Music}}{{sortname|Pirjo|Honkasalo}},
{{sortname|Pekka|Lehto}}
{{flagicon|Finland}} FinlandDa Capoalign="center"|
style="text-align:center;"| 1987Winner{{sortname|Benoît|Lamy}}{{flagicon|Belgium}} BelgiumLife Is Beautifulalign="center"|
style="text-align:center;"| 1988Winner{{sortname|Astor|Piazzolla}}{{flagicon|Argentina}} ArgentinaSuralign="center"|
rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 1989Winner{{sortname|Tôru|Takemitsu}}{{flagicon|Japan}} JapanBlack Rainalign="center"|
{{abbr|BUMF|Best Use of Music in Film}}{{sortname|Michael|Haneke}}{{flagicon|Austria}} AustriaThe Seventh Continentalign="center"|
style="text-align:center;"| 1990Winner{{sortname|Michael|Kamen}}{{flagicon|United States}} United StatesThe Kraysalign="center"|
style="text-align:center;"| 1991Winner{{sortname|Rachid|Bouchareb}}{{flagicon|Algeria}} AlgeriaChebalign="center"|
style="text-align:center;"| 1992Winner{{sortname|David|Robbins|David Robbins (composer)}}{{flagicon|United States}} United StatesBob Robertsalign="center"|
style="text-align:center;"| 1993Winner{{sortname|Hou|Hsiao-hsien}}{{flagicon|Taiwan}} TaiwanThe Puppetmasteralign="center"|
style="text-align:center;"| 1994Winner{{sortname|Frédéric|Devreese}}{{flagicon|Belgium}} BelgiumLa Partie d'échecsalign="center"|
style="text-align:center;"| 1995Winner{{sortname|Tôn-Thất|Tiết}}{{flagicon|France}} FranceCycloalign="center"|
style="text-align:center;"| 1996Winner{{sortname|Bruno|Coulais}}{{flagicon|France}} FranceMicrocosmosalign="center"|
style="text-align:center;"| 1997Winner{{sortname|Vangelis
} || {{flagicon|Greece}} Greece || Kavafis || align="center"|

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| style="text-align:center;"| 1998 || Winner || {{sortname|Simon|Fisher Turner}} || {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom || Claire Dolan || align="center"|

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| style="text-align:center;"| 1999 || Winner || {{sortname|Rachel|Portman}} || {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom || Ratcatcher || align="center"|

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2000 || Winner || {{sortname|Tan|Dun}} || {{flagicon|China}} China || Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon || align="center"|

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2001 || Winner || {{sortname|Vladimír|Godár}} || {{flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia || Landscape || align="center"|

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2002 || Winner || {{sortname|Howard|Shore}} || {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada || Spider || align="center"|

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2003 || Winner || {{sortname|Zygmunt|Konieczny}} || {{flagicon|Poland}} Poland || Pornografia || align="center"|

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2004 || Winner || Miguel Miranda, José Tobar || {{flagicon|Chile}} Chile || Machuca || align="center"|

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2005 || Winner || {{sortname|Stephen|Warbeck}} || {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom || Proof || align="center"|

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2006 || Winner || {{sortname|Tony|Gatlif}},
Delphine Mantoulet || {{flagicon|France}} France || Transylvania || align="center"|

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2007 || Winner || {{sortname|Benny|Andersson}} || {{flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden || You, the Living || align="center"| {{cite web |url = http://www.georges-delerue.com/blog-news/index.php/2008/02 |title = Prix Georges Delerue : Ghent 2007 |website = georges-delerue.com |date = 13 February 2008 |accessdate= 10 December 2016}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2008 || Winner || {{sortname|Tolib|Shakhidi}} || {{flagicon|Tajikistan}} Tajikistan || Two-legged Horse || align="center"| {{cite web |url = http://www.makhmalbaf.com/?q=film/two-legged-horse |title = Two-legged Horse |website = makhmalbaf.com |date = 2008 |accessdate= 10 December 2016}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2009 || Winner || {{sortname|Nathan|Larson|Nathan Larson (musician)}} || {{flagicon|United States}} United States || A Rational Solution || align="center" | {{cite web |url = http://arhiva.zagrebfilmfestival.com/arhiva/2010/index_en.php?page=d0&iz=fpf&fid=48840&lang=en |title = A Rational Solution |website = zagrebfilmfestival.com |date = 2009 |accessdate= 10 December 2016}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2010 || Winner || Hong-jip Kim || {{flagicon|South Korea}} South Korea || The Housemaid || align="center"| {{cite web |url = http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20101020_058 |title = Huishulp heeft beste muziek (Housemaid has best music) |website = standaard.be |date = 20 October 2010 |accessdate= 10 December 2016}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2011 || Winners || Evgueni & Sacha Galperine || {{flagicon|Russia}} Russia || The Invader || align="center"| {{cite web |title = Invader, Blue Bird awarded in Ghent |url = http://www.flandersimage.com/news/detail/invader-blue-bird-awarded-in-ghent |website = flandersimage.com |date = 21 October 2011 |accessdate= 10 December 2016}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2012 || Winner || {{sortname|Olivier|Assayas}} || {{flagicon|France}} France || Something in the Air || align="center"| {{cite web |title = Filmfestival Gent 2012 |url = http://www.cinemaan.be/avada_portfolio/filmfestival-gent-2012/ |website = cinemaan.be |date = 2012 |accessdate= 10 December 2016}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2013 || Winner || {{sortname|Lim|Giong}} || {{flagicon|Taiwan}} Taiwan || A Touch of Sin || align="center"| {{cite web |title = Filmfestival Gent 2013 |url = http://www.cinemaan.be/avada_portfolio/film-fest-gent-2013/ |website = cinemaan.be |date = 2013 |accessdate= 10 December 2016}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2014 || Winner || Boris Debackere || {{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium || Violet || align="center"| {{cite web

|first= Ronnie |last= Scheib |url = https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/film-review-violet-1201467871/ |title = Film Review: Violet |website = variety.com |date= 13 April 2015 |accessdate= 4 December 2016}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2015 || Winner || Johnnie Burn|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom || The Lobster || align="center"| {{cite web |url = http://www.altcine.com/person.php?id=13641 |title = Johnnie Burn |website = altcine.com |date= |accessdate= 4 December 2016}}{{cite web |title = 'Ixcanul' by Jayro Bustamante wins Grand Prix for Best Film at the 42nd Film Fest Gent |url = http://www.filmfestival.be/en/news/ixcanul-by-jayro-bustamante-wins-grand-prix-for-best-film-at-the-42nd-film-fest-gent/20-10-2015/2794 |website = filmfestival.be |date= 20 October 2015 |accessdate= 10 December 2016}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2016 || Winner || {{sortname|Johnny|Jewel}} || {{flagicon|United States}} United States || Home || align="center"| {{cite web |title = 'A Quiet Passion' by Terence Davies and 'Home' by Fien Troch win at the 43rd Film Fest Gent international competition |url = http://www.filmfestival.be/en/news/a-quiet-passion-by-terence-davies-and-home-by-fien-troch-win-at-the-43rd-film-fest-gent-internatinal-competition/21-10-2016/3091 |website = filmfestival.be |date = 21 October 2016 |accessdate = 10 December 2016 |archive-date = 25 October 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161025111355/http://www.filmfestival.be/en/news/a-quiet-passion-by-terence-davies-and-home-by-fien-troch-win-at-the-43rd-film-fest-gent-internatinal-competition/21-10-2016/3091 |url-status = dead }}

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2017 || Winner || {{sortname|Dan|Romer}} || {{flagicon|United States}} United States || A Ciambra || align="center"| {{cite web |title = 'Official competition winners |url = https://www.filmfestival.be/en/about-film-fest-gent/awards/official-competition/22 |website = filmfestival.be |date= 20 October 2017 |accessdate= 26 May 2020}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || Winner || {{sortname|Stuart A.|Staples}} || {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom || High Life || align="center"| {{cite web |title = 'Official competition winners |url = https://www.filmfestival.be/en/about-film-fest-gent/awards/official-competition/22 |website = filmfestival.be |date= 22 October 2018 |accessdate= 26 May 2020}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || Winners || Mica Levi (soundtrack) and Lena Esquenazi (sound design) || {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom,
{{flagicon|Cuba}} Cuba || Monos || align="center"| {{cite web |title = 'Official competition winners |url = https://www.filmfestival.be/en/about-film-fest-gent/awards/official-competition/22 |website = filmfestival.be |date= 16 October 2019 |accessdate= 26 May 2020}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || Winners || Cristian Lolea & Miroslav Toth (soundtrack) || {{flagicon|Romania}} Romania,
{{flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia || Servants || align="center"| {{cite web |title = 'Official competition winners |url = https://www.filmfestival.be/en/about-film-fest-gent/awards/official-competition/22 |website = filmfestival.be |date= 2020 |accessdate= 23 October 2023}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || Winner || Ruben De Gheselle (soundtrack) || {{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium || Clara Sola || align="center"| {{cite web |title = 'Official competition winners |url = https://www.filmfestival.be/en/about-film-fest-gent/awards/official-competition/22 |website = filmfestival.be |date= 2021 |accessdate= 23 October 2023}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || Winners || Tobias Koch & Jannik Giger (soundtrack) || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Switzerland || Drii Winter || align="center"| {{cite web |title = 'Official competition winners |url = https://www.filmfestival.be/en/about-film-fest-gent/awards/official-competition/22 |website = filmfestival.be |date= 2022 |accessdate= 23 October 2023}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| 2023 || Winner || Jerskin Fendrix (score) || {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom || Poor Things || align="center"| {{cite web |title = 'Official competition winners |url = https://www.filmfestival.be/en/about-film-fest-gent/awards/official-competition/22 |website = filmfestival.be |date= 2023 |accessdate= 23 October 2023}}

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