The 12th World Soundtrack Awards were given on 20 October 2012 at the Kuipke Events Centre in Ghent, Belgium.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by Alberto Iglesias
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn by John Williams
Hugo by Howard Shore
Drive by Cliff Martinez
The Ides of March by Alexandre Desplat
Alberto Iglesias for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Skin I Live In & The Monk
Howard Shore for A Dangerous Method, Cosmopolis & Hugo
Alexandre Desplat for Moonrise Kingdom, The Ides of March, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, A Better Life, Carnage & Rust and Bone
Cliff Martinez for Contagion & Drive
John Williams for War Horse & The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Glenn Close (lyrics), Sinéad O'Connor (performer), Brian Byrne (music) for "Lay Your Head Down" in Albert Nobbs
Florence Welch (lyrics/music), Isabella Summers (lyrics/music), Florence + the Machine (performer) for "Breath of Life" in Snow White and the Huntsman
Madonna (music/lyrics/performer), Julie Frost (music/lyrics), James Harry (music/lyrics) for "Masterpiece in W.E.
Damon Thomas (music/lyrics), Thomas Newman (music/lyrics), Harvey Mason, Jr. (music/lyrics), Mary J. Blige (music/lyrics/performer) for "The Living Proof" in The Help
Bret McKenzie (music/lyrics), Peter Linz (performer), Jason Segel (performer) for "Man or Muppet" in The Muppets
Albert Nobbs by Brian Byrne
Immortals by Trevor Morris
Take Shelter by David Wingo
Lola Versus & Nobody Walks by Fall On Your Sword
The Raven, Sleep Tight, Cold Light of Day by Lucas Vidal
Abel Korzeniowski for W.E.
Pino Donaggio