Hollywood Music In Media Awards Nominations: ‘Michael,’ ‘The Odyssey’ & More

The nominees for the 2026 Hollywood Music in Media Awards are cued up. Films vying for HMMAs include three pics that crossed the billion-dollar milestone this awards-season: Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Odyssey and Michael. Also vying for the hardware next month are such awards-season hopefuls as Dune: Part Three, Project Hail Mary, You Can See Everything, Obsession, Wild Horse Nine, Wicker, Disclosure Day and The Eyes of Ghana. See the full nominees list below. The HMMAs honor composers, songwriters, music supervisors, and artists for outstanding contributions to music in film, television, video games, and other visual media. Winners will be feted during the 17th annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards ceremony on November 18 at the Avalon Hollywood. Among the big-name composer nominees up for awards next month are John Williams, Daniel Pemberton, Ludwig Göransson, Randy Newman, Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Lesley Barber, Laura Karpman, Michael Giacchino, Marco Beltrami and Danny Elfman, among others. Several boldfaced songwriters also are in the HMMAs hunt, including Taylor Swift, Diane Warren, David Byrne, Ed Sheeran, Charli xcx, Noah Kahan, Linda Perry, Chris Martin, Miley Cyrus, Travis Scott, Kylie Minogue, Beck, John Cale and Phoebe Bridgers. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners was the big winner at last year’s Hollywood Music in Media Awards, taking three prizes Best Score and Song for a feature film and Best On-Screen Performance. Here are the nominees for the 17th annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards: SONG – FEATURE FILM “Draw You Out” from THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING, Written by Noah Kahan and Aaron Dessner. Performed by Noah Kahan. “House Featuring John Cale” from WUTHERING HEIGHTS, Written by Charlotte Aitchison, John Cale, Finn Keane, and Nathan Klein. Performed by Charli XCX. “Light Over the Hill” from REMINDERS OF HIM, Written by Noah Cyrus, Justin Franks, and PJ Harding. Performed by Noah Cyrus. “One Right Here” from MASERATI: THE BROTHERS, Written by Diane Warren. Performed by Andrea Bocelli and Jennifer Hudson. “When I’m Home” from THE ODYSSEY, Written by James Blake, Travis Scott, Ludwig Göransson, and Christopher Nolan. Performed by James Blake, Travis Scott, and Ludwig Göransson. “Your God Is Sleeping” from BEHEMOTH!, Written by Lukas Frank. Performed by Loren Kramar, Pascal Stevenson, Lukas Frank, and Gregory Uhlmann. SONG – INDEPENDENT FILM “Brothers Keep Goin’ Anyway” from BROTHER VERSES BROTHER, Written and performed by Ethan Gold. “Hollywood Man” from BILLY KNIGHT, Written and performed by Beck. “How Could You Leave” from BLOOM, Written by Brandon Jarrett and Amber Frank. Performed by Amber Frank. “La Nieve” from LA BOLA NEGRA, Written by Álvaro Lafuente, Raül Refree, and Lucas Duran. Performed by Guitarricadelafuente. “On Video” from PRIMETIME, Written by Phoebe Bridgers, Jack Antonoff, and Christian Lee Hutson. Performed by Phoebe Bridgers. “This City May Have Chewed Me Up (But It Hasn’t Spit Me Out)” from THE DEBUT, Written by Jesse Eisenberg. Performed by Julianne Moore. SONG – DOCUMENTARY FILM “Let Me Sell You a Dream” from MUSK, Written by David Byrne and Daniel Pemberton. Performed by David Byrne. “Light Up” from KYLIE, Written by Kylie Minogue, Richard Stannard, Duck Blackwell, Luke Fitton, and Chris Martin. Performed by Kylie Minogue. “Stay True” from NOTHING TO SEE HERE: WATTS, Written by Brandon “Stix” Salaam-Bailey, Marcus Hodge, Christopher Black, Johnny McKenzie, Rosemarie Peralta, and Daysha Morgan. Performed by Rosemarie featuring Jay Rock. “What Lies With You” from LINDA PERRY: LET IT DIE HERE, Written and performed by Linda Perry. “Younger You” from HANNAH MONTANA 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, Written by Miley Cyrus, Michael Pollack, Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson, Gregory “Aldae” Hein, and Jon Bellion. Performed by Miley Cyrus. SONG – ANIMATED FILM “Bottle Up” from PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE, Written by Ed Sheeran, Savan Kotecha, Johnny McDaid, and Ilya Salmanzadeh. Performed by The Backstreet Boys. “BRB” from FORGOTTEN ISLAND, Written by Ryan Tedder and Gabriella Wilson. Performed by H.E.R. and Liza Soberano. “I Knew It, I Knew You” from TOY STORY 5, Written by Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff. Performed by Taylor Swift. “Someone to Hold” from STEPS, Written by Justin Tranter. Performed by JENNIE. “The Better Part of Bravery” from WILDWOOD, Written by Colin Meloy. Performed by The Decemberists. SONG – ONSCREEN PERFORMANCE (FILM) Ethan Gold, “Brothers Keep Goin’ Anyway” from BROTHER VERSES BROTHER. Jaafar Jackson, “Bad” from MICHAEL. Julianne Moore, “This City May Have Chewed Me Up (But It Hasn’t Spit Me Out)” from THE DEBUT. Linda Perry, “What Lies With You” from LINDA PERRY: LET IT DIE HERE. Nick Jonas, “How To Write A Song Without You” from POWER BALLAD. SCORE – ANIMATED FILM Coyote Vs. Acme, Steven Price Hexed, Kris Bowers Ray Gunn, Michael Giacchino The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Brian Tyler Toy Story 5, Randy Newman The Violinist, Ricky Ho Wildwood, Dario Marianelli SCORE – FEATURE FILM Artificial, Damon Albarn Behemoth!, The Behemoth! Collective Heart of the Beast, Jared Michael Fry Tenzing, Rebekka Karijord The Odyssey, Ludwig Göransson Wild Horse Nine, Carter Burwell Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, Son Lux SCORE – SCI-FI/FANTASY FILM Disclosure Day, John Williams Dune: Part Three, Hans Zimmer Hope, Michael Abels Project Hail Mary, Daniel Pemberton Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Michael Giacchino The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping, James Newton Howard Whalefall, Joseph Trapanese SCORE – HORROR/THRILLER FILM Backrooms, Edo Van Breemen And Kane Parsons Clayface, Volker Bertelmann Obsession, Rock Burwell Resident Evil, Hays Holladay Scream 7, Marco Beltrami Send Help, Danny Elfman SCORE – INDEPENDENT FILM Billy Knight, Lesley Barber La Bola Negra, Raül Refree Primetime, Ari Balouzian The Drama, Daniel Pemberton The Incomer, Tom Kingston The Invite, Devonté Hynes Wicker, Anna Meredith SCORE – DOCUMENTARY Avedon, David Fleming Running Wild: Return To The River, Alex Heffes The Cycle Of Love, Patrick Jonsson The Eyes Of Ghana, Kris Bowers The Truth And Tragedy Of Moriah Wilson, Marco Beltrami You Can See Everything, Ari Balouzian SCORE – INDEPENDENT FILM (FOREIGN LANGUAGE) Ezma, Mina Samy Fadia, Daniel Markovich Girl And Wolf, Arturo Cardelús Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!, Nathan Halpern Heads Up, Florian Simon Krefting The Cauliflower Of Destiny, Magdalena Sowul MUSIC-THEMED FILM, BIOPIC OR MUSICAL Behemoth!, Tony Gilroy (Director) Brother Verses Brother, Ari Gold (Director) Descendants: Wicked Wonderland, Kimmy Gatewood (Director) Michael, Antoine Fuqua (Director) The Muppet Show, Alex Timbers (Director) MUSIC DOCUMENTARY, SPECIAL PROGRAM 40 Watts From Nowhere, Sue Carpenter (Director) Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special, Sam Wrench (Director) Linda Perry: Let It Die Here, Don Hardy (Director) Man On The Run, Morgan Neville (Director) Mark Isham: The Voice Within, Scientology Media Productions (Director) Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger, Will Lovelace And Dylan Southern (Directors) The Rise Of The Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel, Ben Feldman (Director) MUSIC SUPERVISION, FILM 40 Watts From Nowhere, Mara Kuge Michael, John Warhurst Mr. Irrelevant, Gabe Hilfer The Devil Wears Prada 2, Julia Michels Tony, Mandy Malmet Wuthering Heights, Nicolette Di Dia