World Soundtrack Awards 2026 – Winners
On October 10, at the 26th World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert, the annual highlight of Film Fest Gent and one of the world’s most prestigious events for film music, the winners for this year’s edition were announced. This jubilee edition not only celebrated established names but also gave the stage to emerging talent.
British composer Daniel Pemberton was named Film Composer of the Year. The Television Composer of the Year award was presented to Jeff Russo. Hannah Peel took home the award for Discovery of the Year, while the Public Choice Award went to Kevin Smithers‘ score for Soy Frankelda. “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters was presented with the Best Original Song award. The Game Music Award went to Ctulhu: The Cosmic Abyss by Nicolas Garcia. Margaret Hermant was named Belgian Film Composer of the Year, and the Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer was for Xabier Doural García. Trevor Jones was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The evening concluded with the prestigious award ceremony and a live concert with selected music by WSA Guest of Honour Hildur Guðnadóttir and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Trevor Jones, performed by Brussels Philharmonic and conducted by maestro Dirk Brossé.
You can read more here:
https://www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/winners-of-the-26th-world-soundtrack-awards
More information about the World Soundtrack Awards:
http://soundtrackfest.com/en/tag/world-soundtrack-awards_en/
Official website:
https://www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/
