During the ASCAP 2025 Screen Music Awards in Los Angeles, several composers won awards for their exceptional work. Trent Reznor, Jeff Toyne, David Fleming, and Nainita Desai were some of the biggest winners and bagged the much-coveted Composers’ Choice Awards. The awards are voted on by ASCAP’s community of composers and songwriters. Reznor won Film Score of the Year for Challengers, while Jeff Toyne took home both TV Score of the Year and TV Theme of the Year for Palm Royale. David Fleming was awarded Documentary Score of the Year for Jim Henson: Idea Man, and Nainita Desai won Video Game Score of the Year for Tales of Kenzera: Zau.
Other major winners included Andrea Datzman, who won for Top Box Office Film of the Year for Inside Out 2. Jeff Cardoni was recognized for Top Network TV Series with Young Sheldon, and John Sereda received the award for Top Cable TV Series for his music in When Calls the Heart. David Vanacore won in the Most Performed Themes and Underscore category.
In the streaming categories, Bear McCreary was honored for his work on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, while Michael Abels won for The Acolyte. Jamie Jackson and WAZ won for their music in Bad Monkey, and Rupert Gregson-Williams won for his score in The Perfect Couple. Josh Kear and Meghan Trainor were recognized for their theme song for the same show.
For top streaming films, Hans Zimmer won for Blitz, Lorne Balfe for Carry-On, Amelia Warner was honored for Young Woman, and Siddhartha Khosla won for The Idea of You.
A full list of winners is available on ASCAP’s official website.
