Original Score
- Atonement - Dario Marianelli
- The Kite Runner - Alberto Iglesias
- Michael Clayton - James Newton Howard
- Ratatouille - Michael Giacchino
- 3:10 to Yuma - Marco Beltrami
Original Song
- "Falling Slowly" from Once - Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
- "Happy Working Song" from Enchanted - Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
- "Raise It Up" from August Rush - Nominees to be determined
- "So Close" from Enchanted - Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
- "That's How You Know" from Enchanted - Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
