Submissions

Discovery of the Year

Through the World Soundtrack Award category Discovery of the Year, the World Soundtrack Academy honours emerging talents in film scoring. Among past winners of the award are celebrated composers Craig Armstrong, Michael Giacchino, Daniel Pemberton, Nicholas Britell, Tamar-kali, Michael Abels, Bryce Dessner and Nainita Desai. Traditionally, the Discovery of the Year honouree is invited to return to Film Fest Ghent the following year to present the winning score at the World Soundtrack Awards Concert.

• Submissions for the WSAwards 2023 are now closed. The deadline was 15 June 2023.
• All eligible submissions will appear on the longlist. The eligibility criteria for 2023, can be found in the WSA Rule Book 2023.
• Voting starts 1 Juli 2023. All WSAcademy Advisory Board Members can cast their vote through the WSA voting tab.

Film Composer of the Year / Television Composer of the Year / Best Original Song

• Submissions for the WSAwards 2023 are now closed. The deadline was 15 June 2023.
• All eligible submissions will appear on the respective longlists. The eligibility criteria for 2023, can be found in the WSA Rule Book 2023.
• Voting starts 1 Juli 2023. All WSAcademy Members can cast their vote through the WSA voting tab.