The 12th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards ( 1999 ) saw the first two female composers , Jocelyn Pook and Rachel Portman , nominated for the award . In 2007 , Markéta Irglová became the first female musician to win the award , along with Glen Hansard , for their work on '' Once '' . James Newton Howard became the first composer to receive multiple nominations at the 18th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards . He was nominated for his work on '' King Kong '' and his collaboration with Zimmer on '' Batman Begins '' . At the 25th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards ( 2012 ) , Desplat received nominations for his scores to '' Argo '' , '' Moonrise Kingdom '' and '' Zero Dark Thirty '' , the first time a composer has been nominated three times in one year
25th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2012
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score