The winners of the Hollywood Music in Media Awards™ (HMMA) were celebrated on Wednesday evening (11/20) in a star-studded ceremony at The Avalon in Hollywood.
The HMMAs showcase and honor the most memorable film and TV music moments of the year with tributes to icons of the industry. HMMA nominations are often seen as a bellwether for the Academy Awards and historically represent nominees and winners at the Oscars, Golden Globes, Grammys, and Emmys, all of which follow the HMMAs later in awards season. The HMMA organization’s voting committees consist of prominent journalists and voters for the other prestigious entertainment awards.
Netflix’s Emilia Pérez and composer Hans Zimmer each won three HMMA Awards, and Universal Pictures’ animated film The Wild Robot received two.
Emilia Pérez won for Music Themed Film, Biopic or Musical, and Song–Onscreen Performance (Film) by Zoe Saldaña, who performed “El Mal.” The film’s celebrated French composers and songwriters Clément Ducol & Camille also won for Score–Feature Film. The Wild Robot received top accolades in two animated film categories, for both its score composed by Kris Bowers and its original song “Kiss the Sky,” performed by Maren Morris, who co-wrote it with Ali Tamposi, Michael Pollack, Delacey, Jordan Johnson, and Stefan Johnson.
Zimmer’s three HMMAs are the most awarded this year to one individual, including one for Score–Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films for Dune: Part Two, and for his score to the documentary TV series Planet Earth III, which he composed with Jacob Shea and Sara Barone. Zimmer also won for Song–TV Show/Limited Series for “Love Will Survive” from The Tattooist of Auschwitz, which was performed by Barbra Streisand. Zimmer shares the HMMA for the song with his co-writers Kara Talve, Walter Afanasieff and Charlie Midnight.
Other HMMAs for film scoring went to Alberto Iglesias, who received an award for Score–Independent Film from Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door. Robin Carolan received the HMMA for Score–Horror/Thriller Film for Nosferatu, and composer Ilan Eshkeri received the award for Score–Documentary for Superman: The Christopher Reeve Story.
Additional HMMA highlights included the award for Score–TV Show/Limited Series to composers Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross and Nick Chuba for the music to Hulu’s epic series Shogun, and A.R. Rahman received the HMMA for Score–Independent Film (Foreign Language) for The Goat Life.
HMMAs for the best songs of the year in films went to several major recording artists and award-winning songwriters, including Diane Warren, who won this year’s HMMA for Song–Feature Film for “The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight, which was performed by H.E.R. “Never Too Late” from the Disney+ documentary Elton John: Never Too Late received the HMMA for Song–Documentary Film. John and Brandi Carlile, both co-wrote and performed the song, and collaborated with additional co-writers Bernie Taupin and Andrew Watt. “Kiss the Sky” from The Wild Robot received the HMMA for Song–Animated Film. Maren Morris both performed and co-wrote the track with Ali Tamposi, Michael Pollack, Delacey, Jordan Johnson and Stefan Johnson. Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li, and Andrew Wyatt won for Song–Independent Film for “Beautiful That Way” from The Last Showgirl. Cyrus also performed the track.
Legendary lyricist Taupin was also presented with the HMMA Outstanding Career Achievement Award.
Here’s a rundown of the evening’s winners:
2024 HOLLYWOOD MUSIC IN MEDIA AWARDS
SONG – FEATURE FILM
“The Journey” from THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT. Written by Diane Warren. Performed by H.E.R.
SONG – INDEPENDENT FILM
“Beautiful That Way” from THE LAST SHOWGIRL – Written by Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li, and Andrew Wyatt. Performed by Miley Cyrus.
SONG – DOCUMENTARY FILM
“Never Too Late” from ELTON JOHN: NEVER TOO LATE. Written by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin, and Andrew Watt. Performed by Elton John & Brandi Carlile.
SONG – ANIMATED FILM
“Kiss the Sky” from THE WILD ROBOT – Written by Maren Morris, Ali Tamposi, Michael Pollack, Delacey, Jordan Johnson, and Stefan Johnson. Performed by Maren Morris.
SONG – ONSCREEN PERFORMANCE (FILM)
Zoe Saldana – “El Mal” from EMILIA PÉREZ
SCORE – ANIMATED FILM
THE WILD ROBOT – Kris Bowers
SCORE – FEATURE FILM
EMILIA PÉREZ – Clément Ducol & Camille
SCORE – SCIFI/FANTASY FILM
DUNE: PART TWO – Hans Zimmer
SCORE – HORROR/THILLER FILM
NOSFERATU – Robin Carolan
SCORE – INDEPENDENT FILM
THE ROOM NEXT DOOR – Alberto Iglesias
SCORE – DOCUMENTARY
SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY – Ilan Eshkeri
MUSIC THEMED FILM, BIOPIC OR MUSICAL
EMILIA PÉREZ – Directed by Jacques Audiard. Produced by Jacques Audiard, Pascal Caucheteux, Valérie Schermann, Anthony Vaccarello
MUSIC DOCUMENTARY – SPECIAL PROGRAM
PIECE BY PIECE – Directed by Morgan Neville. Produced by Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Mimi Valdés, Joshua R. Wexler and Pharrell Williams.
SONG – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES
“Love Will Survive” from THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ. Written by Hans Zimmer, Kara Talve, Walter Afanasieff, and Charlie Midnight. Performed by Barbra Streisand.
SCORE – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES
SHŌGUN – Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, and Nick Chuba
SONG – ONSCREEN PERFORMANCE (TV)
Ashley Park – “Ruins” from EMILY IN PARIS
MAIN TITLE – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES
MASTERS OF THE AIR – Blake Neely
SCORE – SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
SPACEMAN – Spencer Creaghan & Chris Reineck
SCORE – SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
FLY HARD – Daniel Rojas
SCORE – SHORT FILM (DOCUMENTARY)
MOTORCYCLE MARY – Katya Richardson
SCORE – INDEPENDENT FILM (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
THE GOAT LIFE – A.R. Rahman
SCORE – DOCUMENTARY SERIES -TV/DIGITAL
PLANET EARTH III – Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and Sara Barone
SCORE – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
WOMEN IN BLUE (LAS AZULES) – Lucas Vidal
SCORE – VIDEO GAME (CONSOLE & PC)
DELTA FORCE – Johan Söderqvist and Zio
SONG – VIDEO GAME (CONSOLE & PC)
“The People’s Cry (Main Theme)” from AVATAR: FRONTIERS OF PANDORA – Written by Pinar Toprak and Paul R Frommer.
SONG/SCORE – MOBILE VIDEO GAME
HONOR OF KINGS – Volker Bertelmann, Matthew Carl Earl, Laurent Courbier, Robbie Say, 2WEI, Zeneth, Henrik Lindström, Martin Landström and Rasmus Faber
MUSIC SUPERVISION – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES
FALLOUT – Trygge Toven
MUSIC SUPERVISION – FILM
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE – Dave Jordan
MUSIC SUPERVISION – VIDEO GAME
HONOR OF KINGS – Jing Zhang, Shuqin Xiao, Corey Huang, Peiyue Lu and Samuel Siu
SONG/SCORE – COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT
RAM “THE CONVOY” – Emily Bjorke / In The Groove Music
SOUNDTRACK ALBUM
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE – Hollywood Records
SONG – SHORT FILM
“No Wahala” from ALKEBULAN II. Written by Matt B, Buguma Mark, Performed by Matt B and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
SCORE – TV/STREAMED MOVIE
WINNER: THE SUPREMES AT EARL’S ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT – Kathryn Bostic
MUSIC DESIGN – TRAILER
AMERICAN HORROR STORY – DELICATE PART 2 – FJØRA X NOCTURN
MAIN TITLE – TV SHOW (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
WINNER: HOTEL BEYROUTH – Suad Bushnaq
MUSIC VIDEO
Lainey Wilson – “Out of Oklahoma”
LIVE CONCERT FOR VISUAL MEDIA
OLIVIA RODRIGO: GUTS WORLD TOUR – Olivia Rodrigo
EXHIBITIONS, THEME PARKS, SPECIAL PROJECTS
BRAVESHIP: THE LIVE SYMPHONIC SPECTACULAR – Matt Cook (Composer, Producer), Dan Merceruio (Producer), Leslie Ann Jones (Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer), Mirusia (Soprano). 200+ contributors on over 20 countries, representing all 7 continents.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION – NEW MEDIA
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: BULLET SYMPHONY – LIVE CODING FOR EVERYONE – Yang Zhang
