16th Annual Hollywood Music In Media Awards
The Avalon Theater, Hollywood, California
Wednesday, November 19, 2025



BEST SONG | FEATURE FILM
“I Lied To You” from
Sinners • Warner Bros Pictures
Written by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson
Performed by Miles Caton
Ryan Coogler | Director
Ryan Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Zinzi Coogler | Producers
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“Dream As One” from Avatar: Fire and Ash • 20th Century Studios
“Drive” from F1: The Movie • Warner Bros Pictures/Apple Original Films
“Lose My Mind” from F1: The Movie • Warner Bros Pictures/Apple Original Films
“Last Time (I Seen The Sun)” from Sinners • Warner Bros Pictures
“No Place Like Home” from Wicked: For Good • Universal Pictures
“The Girl in the Bubble” from Wicked: For Good • Universal Pictures



BEST SONG | INDEPENDENT FILM
“Highest 2 Lowest” from
Highest 2 Lowest • A24 / Apple
Written by Aiyanna-Lee Anderson and Nicole Daciana Anderson
Performed by Aiyanna-Lee
Spike Lee | Director
Todd Black, Jason Michael Berman | Producers
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“Learn to Let Go” from Everything to Me • Concourse Media
“My San Francisco” from Plainclothes • Magnolia Pictures
“Time Is All We Have” from Momo • Rat Pack Filmproduktion
“We Believe In Hope” from Rule Breakers • Angel Studios



BEST SONG | DOCUMENTARY FILM
“Dear Me” from
DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS •
Greenwich Entertainment
Written by Diane Warren
Performed by Kesha and Diane Warren
Bess Kargman | Director
Michele Farinola, Peggy Drexler, Bess Kargman | Producers
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“Dying To Live” from Billy Idol Should Be Dead • Fremantle
“Have You Seen My Light” from October 8 • Briarcliff Entertainment
“Milagros” from Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful • Netflix
“Salt then Sour then Sweet” from Come See Me in the Good Light • Apple TV+



BEST SONG | ANIMATED FILM
“Golden” from
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix
Written by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun
Performed by EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami
Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer
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“Best Time Ever” from Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical • Apple TV+
“Goodlife” from The Bad Guys 2 • DreamWorks Animation / Universal Pictures
“Kaleidoscope” from Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie • DreamWorks Animation / Universal Pictures
“Open the Door” from The Twits • Netflix
“Zoo” from Zootopia 2 • Walt Disney Pictures



BEST SONG | ONSCREEN PERFORMANCE (FILM)
Miles Caton | “I Lied To You” from
Sinners • Warner Bros Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Ryan Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Zinzi Coogler | Producers
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Aiyanna-Lee | “Highest 2 Lowest” from Highest 2 Lowest • A24/Apple Original Films
Bono | “Sunday Bloody Sunday” from Bono: Stories of Surrender • Apple TV+
Ejae, Rei Ami, Audrey Nuna (aka HUNTR/X) | “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters • Netflix
Tom Basden & Carey Mulligan | “Our Love” from The Ballad Of Wallis Island • Focus Features



BEST SCORE | FEATURE FILM
Sinners • Warner Bros Pictures
Ludwig Göransson | Composer
Ryan Coogler | Director
Ryan Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Zinzi Coogler | Producers
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Bugonia • Focus Features | Composer: Jerskin Fendrix
F1: The Movie • Warner Bros Pictures / Apple Original Films | Composer: Hans Zimmer
Frankenstein • Netflix | Composer: Alexandre Desplat
Hamnet • Focus Features | Composer: Max Richter
A House of Dynamite • Netflix | Composer: Volker Bertelmann
Marty Supreme • A24 | Composer: Daniel Lopatin
One Battle After Another • Warner Bros Pictures | Composer: Jonny Greenwood
Wicked: For Good • Universal Pictures | Composers: John Powell & Stephen Schwartz



BEST SCORE | ANIMATED FILM
DOG MAN • DreamWorks / Universal
Tom Howe | Composer
Peter Hastings | Director
Karen Foster | Producer
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Arco • NEON | Composer: Arnaud Toulon
The Bad Guys 2 • DreamWorks Animation / Universal Pictures | Composer: Daniel Pemberton
Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie • DreamWorks / Universal | Composer: Stephanie Economou
Stitch Head • Briarcliff Entertainment | Composer: Nick Urata



BEST SCORE | SCIFI/FANTASY FILM
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH • Warner Bros
Simon Franglen | Composer
James Cameron | Director
Rupert Majendie | Producer
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Captain America: Brave New World • Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Pictures | Composer: Laura Karpman
Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force • Well Go USA Entertainment | Composer: Gordy Haab
The Fantastic Four: First Steps • Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Pictures | Composer: Michael Giacchino
Jurassic World Rebirth • Universal Pictures | Composer: Alexandre Desplat
Momo • Rat Pack Filmproduktion | Composer: Fil Eisler
Thunderbolts • Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Pictures | Composer: Son Lux
Tron: Ares • Walt Disney Pictures | Composer: Nine Inch Nails



BEST SCORE | HORROR/THILLER FILM
WOLF MAN • Universal Pictures
Benjamin Wallfisch | Composer
Leigh Whannell | Director
Jason Blum, Ryan Gosling | Producers
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Black Phone 2 • Universal Pictures | Composer: Atticus Derrickson
Bring Her Back • A24 | Composer: Cornel Wilczek
Dangerous Animals • IFC Films / Shudder | Composer: Michael Yezerski
Heart Eyes • Screen Gems | Composer: Jay Wadley
The Other • Quiver Distribution | Composer: Holly Amber Church



BEST SCORE | INDEPENDENT FILM
RULE BREAKERS • Angel Studios
Jeff Beal | Composer
Bill Guttentag | Director
Laura Bilodeau Overdeck, Samudrika Arora, Bill Guttentag | Producers
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The Ballad of Wallis Island • Focus Features | Composer: Adem Ilhan
Rabbit Trap • Magnet Releasing | Composer: Lucrecia Dalt
Rental Family • Searchlight Pictures | Composers: Jónsi & Alex Somers
Truth & Treason • Angel Studios | Composer: Aaron Zigman
Wet Paper Bag • FilmNorth | Composer: Steve Gernes



BEST SCORE | DOCUMENTARY
PANGOLIN: KULU’S JOURNEY • Netflix
Anne Nikitin | Composer
Pippa Ehrlich | Director
George Chignell, Pippa Ehrlich, Jessica Grimshaw, Nick Shumaker | Producers
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An American Miracle • Thinking Man Films | Composer: Lolita Ritmanis
Arrest the Midwife • Underdog Films | Composer: Allyson Newman
John Candy: I Like Me • Amazon MGM Studios | Composer: Tyler Strickland
The Last Dive • Rhumbline Productions | Composer: Paul Leonard-Morgan
Why We Dream • Pulse Films | Composer: Christian Lundberg



BEST MUSIC THEMED FILM OR MUSICAL
Wicked: For Good • Universal Pictures
Jon M. Chu | Director
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers
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The Ballad Of Wallis Island • Focus Features
Song Sung Blue • Focus Features
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere • 20th Century Studios
Zombies 4: Dawn Of The Vampires • Disney Channel



BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY | SPECIAL PROGRAM
DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS •
Greenwich Entertainment
Bess Kargman | Director
Michele Farinola, Peggy Drexler, Bess Kargman | Producers
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Billy Idol Should Be Dead • Fremantle
Bono: Stories Of Surrender • Apple TV+
I Was Born This Way • Jungefilms
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley • Magnolia Pictures
Selena y Los Dinos • Netflix



BEST SONG | TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES
“The Dead Dance” from
WEDNESDAY • Netflix
Written by Lady Gaga and Andrew Watt
Performed by Lady Gaga
Alfred Gough, Miles Millar | Creators
Tim Burton, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Kayla Alpert, Steve Stark, Andrew Mittman, Kevin Miserocchi, Jonathan Glickman, Gail Berman, Tommy Harper, Kevin Lafferty | Executive Producers
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“The Line” from Arcane: League of Legends • Netflix
“Turned to Black” from Black Rabbit • Netflix
“Afterlife” from Devil May Cry • Netflix
“At Dawn I Look For You” from Étoile • Prime Video
“Wolf Song” from Landman • Paramount+
“Give It a Good Try” from Unconventional • Revry
“Rosebud” from Woman of the Dead: Season 2 • Netflix



BEST SCORE | TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES
SEVERANCE • Apple TV+
Theodore Shapiro | Composer
Dan Erickson | Creator
Ben Stiller, Nicky Weinstock, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Jackie Cohn, Chris Black, Andrew Colville, John Cameron | Executive Producers
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Adolescence • Netflix | Composers: Aaron May & David Ridley
Andor • Disney+ | Composers: Brandon Roberts & Nicholas Britell
Chad Powers • Hulu | Composer: Natalie Holt
The Gilded Age: Season 3 • HBO Max | Composers: The Gregson-Williams Brothers
Landman • Paramount+ | Composer: Andrew Lockington
The Last of Us: Season 2 • HBO Max | Composer: David Fleming
The Studio • Apple TV+ | Composer: Antonio Sánchez
Wednesday • Netflix | Composer: Chris Bacon
Your Friends & Neighbors • Apple TV+ | Composer: Dominic Lewis



BEST SONG | ONSCREEN PERFORMANCE (TV)
Kevin Bacon | “Our Highway” from
The Bondsman: Season 1 • Prime Video
Grainger David | Creator
Erik Oleson, Grainger David, Jason Blum, Chris McCumber, Jeremy Gold, Chris Dickie, Kevin Bacon, Paul Shapiro | Executive Producers
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“The Lies We Tell Our Hearts” from Electric Bloom • Disney Channel | Performed by Lumi Pollack, Carmen Sanchez & Ruby Marino
“Drugs In My Booty” from Harlem: Season 3 • Prime Video | Performed by Mark Sonnenblick
“Force of Nature” from Vampirina: Teenage Vampire • Disney Channel | Performed by Kenzi Richardson
“The Hills of Tanchico” from The Wheel of Time • Prime Video | Performed by Nikhil Koparkar



BEST MAIN TITLE | TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES
YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS • Apple TV+
Dominic Lewis, Hamilton Leithauser | Composers
Jonathan Tropper | Director/Executive Producers
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Chief of War • Apple TV+ | Composers: Hans Zimmer, James Everingham & Kaumakaiwa Kanakaʻole
Étoile • Prime Video | Composer: Sons of Raphael
Government Cheese • Apple TV+ | Composer: Pharrell Williams
Outlander: Blood of My Blood • Starz | Composer: Bear McCreary



BEST SCORE | SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
EL LAZO DE PETRA
Carl Thiel | Composer
Gigi Saul Guerrero | Director
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Everything Must Go | Composer: Forrest Gray
Gesualdo | Composer: Finlay White
How to Drag a Body | Composer: Kyle Simpson
The Lord of All Future Space and Time | Composer: Alexander Bornstein



BEST SCORE | SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
VALORANT
Qing Madi | Composer
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All Hail the Duck King | Composer: Sam Rothera
Honor of Kings: Kong Kong’er Champion Cinematic Short | Composers: Obadiah Brown-Beach, Bastien Rousset, Henrik Lindström, 2WEI, Ruben K, Georg Mausolf, Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen & Nicholas Horsten
Love & Gold Soundtrack | Composers: Hayden Thompson & Miranda Tan
Wednesdays with Gramps | Composer: Raashi Kulkarni



BEST SCORE | SHORT FILM (DOCUMENTARY)
A DREAM CALLED KHUSHI (HAPPINESS)
Benjamin Westphalen | Composer
Rishabh Raj Jain | Director
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Cindy Tran: From Here to Here | Composer: Oscar Pan
La Mar | Composer: Juan Carlos Enriquez
The Light of Immortality | Composer: Michał Drabczyk
Love, Chinatown | Composer: Katya Richardson
Stone Biter | Composers: Alexander Leeming Froudakis & Manuela Lubrano



BEST SCORE | INDEPENDENT FILM (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
OUT OF THE NEST
Fabrizio Mancinelli | Composer
Andrew Gordon, Arturo A. Hernandez, Veerapatra Jinanavin | Directors
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Catane | Composer: Emiliano Mazzenga
Dreaming of Lions | Composer: Toni M. Mir
Happy Birthday | Composer: Mina Samy
Mārama | Composers: Karl Sölve Steven & Rob Thorne



BEST SCORE | DOCUMENTARY SERIES (TV/DIGITAL)
CHEF’S TABLE: LEGENDS • Netflix
Duncan Thum & David Bertok | Composers
Brian McGinn, Clay Jeter, David Gelb | Directors
David Gelb, Andrew Fried, Brian McGinn, Danny O’Malley | Executive Producers
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American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden • Netflix | Composer: Jasha Klebe
The Americas • NBC | Composers: Hans Zimmer, Kara Talve & Anže Rozman
Secrets of the Penguins • National Geographic | Composer: Nainita Desai
Turning Point: The Vietnam War • Netflix | Composer: John Dragonetti



BEST SCORE | TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
TERRA ALTA
Arturo Cardelús | Composer
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Al Batal (The Hero) | Composer: Suad Bushnaq
Carême • Apple TV+ | Composer: Guillaume Roussel
On the High Seas | Composer: Sandrine Rudaz
Red Alert • Paramount+ | Composers: Ariel Blumenthal & Gal Lev



BEST SCORE | VIDEO GAME (CONSOLE & PC)
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: Welcome to Noxus
Bill Hemstapat, Sebastien Najand, Alex Seaver, J.D. Spears, Alexander Temple, Richard Thomson, Seth Tsui, Gong Ao, Merlin Cen | Composers
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach | Composer: Ludvig Forssell
Dune: Awakening | Composer: Knut Avenstroup Haugen
Fallen Aces: Episode 1 | Composer: Josh Barron
Ghost of Yōtei | Composer: Toma Otowa
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | Composer: Gordy Haab
Mafia: The Old Country | Composer: Brian Transeau
The Rogue Prince of Persia | Composer: Danny Asadi
Spirit of the North 2 | Composer: Pav Gekko
Sword of the Sea | Composer: Austin Wintory



BEST SONG | VIDEO GAME (CONSOLE & PC)
“Against the Tide“
from WUTHERING WAVES
Written by Obadiah Brown-Beach
Performed by Forts and Obadiah Brown-Beach
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“When the Sun Is Low” from Dune: Awakening | Written by Knut Avenstroup Haugen / Performed by Clara Sorace, The Chamber Orchestra of London, Børre Flyen & Knut Avenstroup Haugen
“Coral Crown” from Hades II: Original Soundtrack | Written by Darren Korb / Performed by Scylla and the Sirens
“Footsteps” from Rue Valley | Written and Performed by Ana Krstajić
“Rivals ’Til the End” from Marvel Rivals | Written by Danny Koo, Marbling, NetEase Sound, Masahiro Aoki & H.K.H. / Vocals by Chrissy Costanza
“The Rogue Prince of Persia” from The Rogue Prince of Persia | Written and Performed by ASADI (Daniel Asadi) & XYE



BEST SONG/SCORE | MOBILE VIDEO GAME
AFK JOURNEY
Alec Justice
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Delta Force • Delta Force Music Team
Honor of Kings • Matthew Carl Earl, Laurent Courbier, and others
Identity V-Gambler in the Spotlight • Zhang Guanglei & Wang Jingfei
Valorant • bbno$



BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION | TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES
DEXTER: RESURRECTION •
Paramount+ with Showtime
Sean Fernald | Music Supervisor
Clyde Phillips, Michael C. Hall, Scott Reynolds, Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns, Marcos Siega| Executive Producers
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Étoile • Prime Video | Music Supervisor: Robin Urdang
Nobody Wants This • Netflix | Music Supervisors: Manish Raval, Tom Wolfe & Jonathan Leahy
Severance • Apple TV+ | Music Supervisor: George Drakoulias
The Summer I Turned Pretty • Prime Video | Music Supervisor: Melyssa Hardwick
Wednesday • Netflix | Music Supervisors: Jen Malone & Nicole Weisberg
Yellowjackets: Season 3 • Paramount+ with Showtime | Music Supervisor: Nora Felder



BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION | FILM
BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY •
Peacock / Miramax
Nick Angel | Music Supervisor
Michael Morris | Director
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jo Wallett | Producers
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The Ballad of Wallis Island • Focus Features | Music Supervisor: Gary Welch
Christy • Black Bear | Music Supervisor: Jemma Burns
Ruth & Boaz • Netflix | Music Supervisor: Ashley Neumeister
Wicked: For Good • Universal Pictures | Music Supervisor: Maggie Rodford
Winter Spring Summer or Fall • Republic Pictures | Music Supervisors: Mike Turner & Jonathan Lane



BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION | VIDEO GAME
BATTLEFIELD 6
Steve Schnur | Music Supervisor
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows | Music Supervisors: Bénédicte Ouimet & Jérôme Angelot
Honor of Kings | Music Supervisors: Yuanye Huang, Jing Zhang, Shuqin Xiao, Peiyue Lu & Samuel Siu
The Rogue Prince of Persia | Music Supervisor: Manu Bachet
The Sandbox: Seasons 5 & 6 (2025) | Music Supervisor: Benjamin Beladi
Valorant | Music Supervisor: Jonny Altepeter



BEST SONG/SCORE | COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT
APPLE: 6 OUR OF 5 STARS – SILO
Neil Ormandy, Linkoln, Allen Stone
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“What the World Needs Now Is Love” from Amazon Midnight Opus | Written/Performed by Haim Mazar
“Butterflies” from Matter and Space | Written and Performed by Alex Yewon
“Yo Ho!” from Sea of Remnants | Written and Performed by Guanglei Zhang & Sibo Huang
The End of the Run Is Just the Beginning | Written and Performed by Alexandra Petkovski (aka FJØRA)
“In My Zone” from Valorant | Written and Performed by bbno$



BEST SOUNDTRACK ALBUM
F1: The movie • Atlantic Records
Joseph Kosinski | Director
Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt, Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner, Chad Oman | Producers
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Karma: The Dark World • Black Razor Records
KPOP Demon Hunters • Republic Records
Sinners • Sony Masterworks Records
Wicked: For Good • Republic Records
World of Warcraft: Undermine(d) • Blizzard Entertainment



BEST SONG | SHORT FILM
“Stars In My Eyes” from SWEETWATER
Written by Sean Douglas
Performed by Kyra Sedgwick
Michael Keaton | Director
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“Car Keys” from Everything Must Go | Written by Forrest Gray, Tiffany So & Saba Saghafi / Performed by Forrest Gray
“Down We Go” from Rabbit Rabbit | Written and Performed by Zoë Lustri
“Sean Is Three” from Sean the Baby | Written by Cameron Adams & Amelia Rolland / Performed by Topher Ngo & Zein Khleif
“Somos Fuertes” from Somos Fuertes (Official Music Video) | Written and Performed by J. Frazil



BEST SCORE | TV/STREAMED MOVIE
BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY •
Peacock / Miramax
Dustin O’Halloran | Composer
Michael Morris | Director
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jo Wallett | Producers
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Exterritorial • Netflix | Sara Barone
Fountain Of Youth • Apple Tv+ | Christopher Benstead
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story • Hallmark | Tommy Fields
The Pickup • Amazon Mgm Studios | Christopher Lennertz
Zombies 4: Dawn Of The Vampires • Disney Channel | Tom Howe



BEST MUSIC DESIGN | TRAILER
NECAXA • FX on Hulu
Juan Carlos Enriquez
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Delta Force
Destiny: Rising
Project Spectrum
Sea Of Remnants (Yo Ho!)
Valorant
Wet Paper Bag



BEST MAIN TITLE | TV SHOW (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
ON THE HIGH SEAS
Sandrine Rudaz | Composer
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Al Batal (The Hero) | Suad Bushnaq
Carême • Apple TV+ | Guillaume Roussel
Lam Shamseya | Mina Samy
Two Graves • Netflix | Marc Timon



BEST MUSIC VIDEO (Independent)
“Afterlife” • Evanescence
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“Bite Marks” • TEYA
“Just Human” • Mohammed K Paika
“Refuge” • Gabrielle Aapri
“Symphony” • Alexandra Fresquez
“They Know” • Matt B, Rocky Dawuni, Tony Succar, & Wouter Kellerman



BEST LIVE CONCERT FOR VISUAL MEDIA
THE LION KING AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL
The Lion King Cast
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Beyond The World
Garden State 20th Anniversary Concert
Infinity Concert
Not Gonna Lie, Live from Ruthmere Museum



BEST EXHIBITIONS, THEME PARKS, SPECIAL PROJECTS
WALT DISNEY WORLD’S EPCOT:
TEST TRACK
Zain Effendi
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Dark Castle (XD Dark Ride)
Dreamland Theme Park
One Step Beyond: A Journey To Mars
Scadstory Atlanta
Snapshot
Tapestry Of Happiness



SPECIAL RECOGNITION | NEW MEDIA
The Ballad Of Wallis Island •
Focus Features
James Griffiths | Director
Rupert Majendie | Producer

HOLLYWOOD MEDIA IN MUSIC
The Hollywood Music In Media Awards™ (HMMA) is the first award organization to honor original music (Song and Score) in all visual media from around the globe including film, TV, video games, trailers, commercial advertisements, documentaries and special programs. The HMMA nominations have historically been representative of the nominees of key awards shows that are announced months later. The HMMA main event features live music performances, celebrity presenters, tributes to music industry icons, awards for composers, songwriters and artists. The HMMA also celebrates emerging, independent artists and music influencers from around the globe for creative and innovative contributions.







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