World Soundtrack Awards 2005

The 5th World Soundtrack Awards were given on 15 October 2005 in the Bijloke Concert Hall, Ghent, Belgium.^[1]

• Best Soundtrack Composer of the Year:
  • Angelo Badalamenti – Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement)^[2]
• Best Original Soundtrack of the Year:
  • War of the Worlds – John Williams
• Best Original Song Written for a Film:
  • "Old Habits Die Hard" – Alfie
    • Performed by Mick Jagger
    • Lyrics by Dave Stewart and Mick Jagger
• Public Choice Award:
  • Alexander – Vangelis
• Discovery of the Year
  • Michael Giacchino – The Incredibles
• Lifetime Achievement Award:
  • Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

• Best Soundtrack Composer of the Year:
  • Thomas Newman – Lemony Snicket
  • John Powell – The Bourne Supremacy
  • Howard Shore – The Aviator
  • John Williams – War of the Worlds
• Best Original Soundtrack of the Year:
  • The Aviator – Howard Shore
  • Batman Begins – James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer
  • The Bourne Supremacy – John Powell
  • Mar adentro (Sea Inside) – Alejandro Amenábar
• Best Original Song Written for a Film:
  • "Remember Me" – Troy
    • Composed by James Horner
    • Performed by Josh Groban
    • Lyrics by Cynthia Weil
  • "Al otro lado del río" – Diarios de motocicleta (The Motorcycle Diaries)
    • Performed by Jorge Drexler
    • Lyrics by Jorge Drexler
  • "Believe" – The Polar Express
    • Composed by Alan Silvestri
    • Performed by Josh Groban
    • Lyrics by Glen Ballard
  • "Learn to Be Lonely" – The Phantom of the Opera
    • Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    • Performed by Minnie Driver
    • Lyrics by Charles Hart
  • "Million Voices" – Hotel Rwanda
    • Composed by Andrea Guerra
    • Performed by Wyclef Jean
    • Lyrics by Wyclef Jean and Jerry Duplessis
• Discovery of the Year:
  • Ilan Eshkeri – Layer Cake
  • Andrés Goldstein and Daniel Tarrab – Deuda
  • Cyril Morin – The Syrian Bride
  • Benjamin Wallfish – Dear Wendy