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)