The nominees for the 2026 Hollywood Music in Media Awards have been announced, with this year’s list spanning composers, songwriters, performers and music supervisors working across visual media. The awards recognize achievements in film, television, video games and related formats.
Among the films competing in the feature categories are Michael, The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Other prominent titles in contention include Dune: Part Three, Project Hail Mary, Disclosure Day, Wild Horse Nine, Obsession, Wicker, You Can See Everything and The Eyes of Ghana.
The 17th annual ceremony is scheduled for November 18 at Avalon Hollywood. The event will honor nominees in categories covering original songs, scores, on-screen performances, music-themed films, documentaries and music supervision.
The feature-film song nominees include “Draw You Out” from The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, written by Noah Kahan and Aaron Dessner; “House Featuring John Cale” from Wuthering Heights, written by Charli XCX, John Cale, Finn Keane and Nathan Klein; “Light Over the Hill” from Reminders of Him; “One Right Here” from Maserati: The Brothers; “When I’m Home” from The Odyssey; and “Your God Is Sleeping” from Behemoth!.
In the animated-film song category, the nominees are “Bottle Up” from Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, performed by The Backstreet Boys; “BRB” from Forgotten Island, performed by H.E.R. and Liza Soberano; “I Knew It, I Knew You” from Toy Story 5, performed by Taylor Swift; “Someone to Hold” from Steps, performed by JENNIE; and “The Better Part of Bravery” from Wildwood, performed by The Decemberists.
The on-screen performance category includes Ethan Gold for Brother Verses Brother, Jaafar Jackson for Michael, Julianne Moore for The Debut, Linda Perry for Linda Perry: Let It Die Here and Nick Jonas for Power Ballad.
The feature-film score nominees are Artificial by Damon Albarn, Behemoth! by The Behemoth! Collective, Heart of the Beast by Jared Michael Fry, Tenzing by Rebekka Karijord, The Odyssey by Ludwig Göransson, Wild Horse Nine by Carter Burwell and Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother by Son Lux.
The science-fiction and fantasy score category features Disclosure Day by John Williams, Dune: Part Three by Hans Zimmer, Hope by Michael Abels, Project Hail Mary by Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Brand New Day by Michael Giacchino, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping by James Newton Howard and Whalefall by Joseph Trapanese. Horror and thriller score nominees include Backrooms, Clayface, Obsession, Resident Evil, Scream 7 and Send Help.
Several established composers are represented across the nominations, including John Williams, Daniel Pemberton, Ludwig Göransson, Randy Newman, Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Lesley Barber, Laura Karpman, Michael Giacchino, Marco Beltrami and Danny Elfman. Songwriters in contention include 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.
Michael appears in multiple categories, including music-themed film, music supervision and the on-screen performance race. The music supervision nominees also include 40 Watts From Nowhere, Mr. Irrelevant, The Devil Wears Prada 2, Tony and Wuthering Heights.
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners was the leading winner at the previous Hollywood Music in Media Awards, receiving three prizes: Best Score and Song for a feature film, along with Best On-Screen Performance.
Sources: Deadline.