Michael Abels Biography

Awards

• 2017Fright Meter Award-Best Score: nominated
• 2017Halfway Award-Best Original Score: winner
• 2017World Soundtrack Award-Discovery of the Year: nominated
• 2018Black Reel-Outstanding Score: winner
• 2018IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film: nominated
• 2019CFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2019DFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2019Fright Meter Award-Best Score: winner
• 2019GWNYFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
• 2019HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Horror Film: winner
• 2019IFJA Award-Best Musical Score: winner
• 2019Halfway Award-Best Original Score: winner
• 2019Jerry Goldsmith Award-Best Score for a Feature Film: winner
• 2019PCC Award-Best Score: nominated
• 2019SFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2019WAFCA Award-Best Original Score: winner
• 2019World Soundtrack Award-Discovery of the Year: winner
• 2020AFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
• 2020Black Reel-Outstanding Score: winner
• 2020BOFA-Best Music Score: nominated
• 2020CIC Award-Best Original Score: winner
• 2020COFCA Award-Best Score: winner
• 2020Critics Choice Award-Best Score: nominated
• 2020GAFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2020Gold Derby Film Award-Original Score: nominated
• 2020HFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2020HCA Award-Best Score: nominated
• 2020HFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2020IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film: nominated
• 2020LEJA Award-Best Music: nominated
• 2020MCFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
• 2020NCFCA Award-Best Music: nominated
• 2020NDFS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2020OFTA Film Award-Best Music, Original Score: nominated
• 2020OFCS Award-Best Original Score: winner
• 2020SCL Award-Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film: nominated
• 2021HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Documentary Series (TV/Digital): nominated
• 2021HMMA Award-Main Title - TV Show/Limited Series: nominated
• 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score): nominated
• 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music: nominated
• 2022Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
• 2022FFCC Award-Best Score: nominated
• 2022HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Horror Film: winner
• 2022IFJA Award-Best Musical Score: nominated
• 2023Innovation Award-: winner
• 2023Black Reel-Outstanding Score: nominated
• 2023BOFA-Best Music Score: nominated
• 2023COFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
• 2023Chainsaw Award-Best Score: nominated
• 2023GAFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2023ICS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2023IFMCA Award-Score of the Year: nominated
• 2023IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film: winner
• 2023KCFCC Award-Best Original Score: winner
• 2023SFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2023SCL Award-Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film: winner
• 2023MMI Award-Best Score for a Science Fiction Film: winner
• 2024HMMA Award-Best Original Song - TV Show/Limited Series: nominated
• 2025Black Reel-Outstanding Original Song: winner
• 2025Image Award-Outstanding Original Score for TV/Film: winner
• 2025Image Award-Outstanding Original Score for TV/Film: nominated