The Public Choice Award for the Best Score of the Year is an award by the World Soundtrack Academy. Each year, the general public votes for the nominees and the award is presented at the annual World Soundtrack Awards. The category has existed since 2001, but there was not a winner nor a vote for 2003's ceremony.
In 2016, the International Film Music Critics Association partnered with WSA in choosing the shortlist of nominees, selecting 30 scores representing the most outstanding works. The five nominees receiving the most votes became the final candidates for the award, with the winner announced at the awards gala.
Winners
2001: Artificial Intelligence: A.I. - John Williams
2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Howard Shore
2003: No award given. 2004: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - John Williams 2005: Alexander - Vangelis 2006: Brokeback Mountain - Gustavo Santaolalla 2007: The Fountain - Clint Mansell 2008: Aanrijding in Moscou - 2009: Twilight - Carter Burwell 2010: A Single Man - Abel Korzeniowski 2011: 127 Hours - A. R. Rahman 2012: W.E. - Abel Korzeniowski 2013: The Butterfly's Dream - Rahman Altin 2014: Marina - Michelino Bisceglia 2015: The Maze Runner - John Paesano 2016: Carol - Carter Burwell 2017: Viceroy's House - A.R. Rahman 2018: Nostalgia - Eyquem Laurent 2019: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World - John Powell2020: Klaus - Alfonso G. Aguilar2021: SAS: Red Notice - Benji Merrison2022: The King's Dauhter - Joseph Metcalfe, John Coda, Grant Kirkhope2023: Mr. Malcolm's List -''' Amelia Warner