More than a hundred songwriters, composers, artists and films are represented on the 2024 nominees list Hollywood Music in Media Awards — from pop luminaries like Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Miley Cyrus, Lainey Wilson and Pharrell Williams to celebrated scorers who Hans ZimmerHarry Gregson-Williams, Kris Bowers and Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross.
The list of nominees was announced on Wednesday, ahead of a ceremony to take place on November 20 at the Avalon in Hollywood.
“Emilia Perez” led all films with five HMMA nominations. “Blitz” and “A Complete Unknown” have three nominations each. Other movies that have received multiple titles include “Wicked”, “The Wild Robot”, “Moana 2”, “The Idea of You”, “Challengers” and “Elton John: Never Too Late”. (Scroll down to see the full lineup of 2024 nominees.)
The HMMA series of categories is the most comprehensive of any award program recognizing musical achievement in the movies, between breaking down different genre categories for feature films, awarding artists of the year’s film songs, recognizing music supervisors, and awarding awards to music-themed films and documentaries as a whole .
The list of nominees for best performance on screen consists of Zoe Saldana (for “El Mal” from “Emilia Perez”), Cynthia Erivo (for “Defying Gravity” from “Wicked”), Timothée Chalamet (for “Blowin’ in” the Wind ” from “A Complete Unknown”), Nicholas Galitzine and Anne-Marie (for “The Idea of You” from the film of the same name) and Saoirse Ronan (for “Winter Coat” from “Blitz”).
Other actors and/or singers up for HMMA awards to perform nominated songs include Selena Gomez, HER, Dwayne Johnson and Riley Keough.
Among the nominated songwriters are names such as Diane Warren, Maren Morris, Robbie Williams, Brittany Howard, Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear, AR Rahman, Linda Perry, Shane McAnally, Taura Stinson, Kristen Wiig and Savan Kotecha. Filmmakers are in the songwriting nomination mix again this year, as Luca Guadagnino (“Challengers”) and Steve McQueen (“Blitz”) are among those who contributed to their films’ theme songs in addition to directing.
The list of nominated scores includes Michael Giacchino, Daniel Pemberton, John Debney, Tom Holkenborg, Henry Jackman, Volker Bertelmann, Jon Batiste, Alexis Grapsas, Rob Simonsen, John Powell and many more.
The nominees for best film with a musical theme (biopic or musical) are “A Complete Unknown”, “Back to Black”, “Better Man”, “Bob Marley: One Love”, “Emilia Perez” and “Wicked”.
For music documentaries/specials, “Elton John: Never Too Late”, “I Am: Celine Dion”, “Music by John Williams”, “One to One: John and Yoko”, “Piece by Piece” and “The Best Night in Pop.”
Bernie Taupin will receive the Outstanding Career Achievement Award at the ceremony, in addition to his nomination for writing the nominated song sung by Elton John and Brandi Carlile from “Elton John: Never Too Late.”
Tickets for the awards program on November 20 can be purchased here.
The complete list of HMMA nominees 2024:
SONG – SOUND FILM
“Winter Coat” by BLITZ – Written by Nicholas Britell, Taura Stinson and Steve McQueen. Performed by Saoirse Ronan.
“Compress/Repress” from CHALLENGERS – Written by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Luca Guadagnino. Performed by Mariqueen Maandig Reznor.
“El Mal” by EMILIA PÉREZ – Written by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard. Performed by Zoe Saldana.
“Mi Camino” by EMILIA PÉREZ – Written by Clément Ducol and Camille. Performed by Selena Gomez and Édgar Ramírez.
“Forbidden Road” from BETTER MAN – Written and performed by Robbie Williams.
“Periyone” from THE GOAT LIFE – Written by AR Rahman and Rafiq Ahamed. Performed by Jithin Raj.
“The Idea of You” from THE IDEA OF YOU – Written by Savan Kotecha, Albin Nedler and Carl Falk. Performed by Galitzine and Anne-Marie.
“The Journey” from THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT – Written by Diane Warren. Performed by HER
“Out of Oklahoma” from TWISTERS – Written by Luke Dick, Shane McAnally and Lainey Wilson. Performed by Lainey Wilson.
SONG – ANIMATED MOVIE
“Double Life” from DESPICABLE ME 4 – Written and performed by Pharrell Williams.
“Beyond” from MOANA 2 – Written by Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear. Performed by Auli’i Cravalho.
“Can I have a Chee Hoo?” from MOANA 2 – Written by Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear. Performed by Dwayne Johnson.
“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.
“Just As You Are” from THELMA THE UNICORN – Written by Taura Stinson, Darien Dorsey and Brittany Howard. Performed by Brittany Howard.
SONG – DOCUMENTARY FILM
“Pain Has A Purpose” from AMERICANS WITH NO ADDRESS – Written by Cindy Morgan and Jonathan Kingham. Performed by Rachael Lampa.
“Never Too Late” from ELTON JOHN: NEVER TOO LATE – Written by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin and Andrew Watt. Performed by John and Carlile.
“Mis Cuatro Letras” from NIGHT IS NOT ETERNAL – Written and performed by San Miguel Pérez and Chad Cannon.
“Piece by Piece” from PIECE BY PIECE – Written by Pharrell Williams. Performed by Pharrell Williams and the Princess Anne High School Fabulous Marching Cavaliers.
“Growing Up Is For Losers” from RED HERRING – Written and performed by Xav Clarke.
“Harper and Will Go West” from WILL & HARPER – Written by Sean Douglas, Kristen Wiig and Josh Greenbaum. Performed by Kristen Wiig.
SONG – INDEPENDENT FILM
“Wi Sabi Wi” from AFRICAN GIANTS – Written by Justin Schornstein. Performed by Malik Mayne, Patrick Dillon Curry and Justin Schornstein.
“City of Dreams” from CITY OF DREAMS – Written by Linda Perry. Performed by Luis Fonsi.
“Hold On To The Dream” from KA WHAWHAI TONU – STRUGGLE WITHOUT END. Written by Arli Liberman and Tiki Taane. Performed by Arli Liberman, Tiki Taane and Louis Baker.
“Right Where He Ought To Be” from KIM KAHANA: THE MAN WHO CHANGED HOLLYWOOD – Written by Richard Lynch and Kenny Day. Performed by Richard Lynch.
“The Creatures of Nature” from SASQUATCH SUNSET – Written by Toto Miranda, Yvonne Lambert and Josh Lambert. Performed by Riley Keough.
“Beautiful That Way” from THE LAST SHOWGIRL – Written by Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li and Andrew Wyatt. Performed by Miley Cyrus.
SINGING – PERFORMANCE ON SCREEN
Cynthia Erivo – “Defying Gravity” from WICKED
Nicholas Galitzine and Anne-Marie – “The Idea of You” from THE IDEA OF YOU
Saoirse Ronan – “Winter Coat” from BLITZ
Timothée Chalamet – “Blowing in the Wind” from A COMPLETE ONKNOWN
Zoe Saldana – “El Mal” from EMILIA PÉREZ
RATING – SCIFI/FANTASY
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE – Rob Simonsen
DUNE: PART TWO – Hans Zimmer
FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA – Tom Holkenborg
IF – Michael Giacchino
RED ONE – Henry Jackman
RATING – INDEPENDENT FILM (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE – Segun Akinola
KA WHAWHAI TONU- FIGHT WITHOUT END – Arli Liberman, Tiki Taane
MONGRELS – Hao-Ting Shih, Tae-Young Yu
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG – Karzan Mahmood
THE SHADOW OF THE SUN – Sandro Morales-Santoro
THE GOAT LIFE – AR Rahman
RATING – INDEPENDENT FILM
AFRICAN GIANTS – Justin Schornstein
IN THE LAND OF SAINTS AND SINNERS – Diego Baldenweg
SASQUATCH SUNSET – The Octopus Project
SEPTEMBER 5 – Lorenz Dangel
THE ROOM OPENED – Alberto Iglesias
THELMA – Nick Chuba
RATING – LIGHT FILM
BLITZ – Hans Zimmer
CHALLENGERS – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
CONCLAVE – Volker Bertelmann
EMILIA PÉREZ – Clément Ducol and Camille
GLADIATOR II – Harry Gregson-Williams
HORIZON: AN AMERICAN TALE – CHAPTER 1 – John Debney
SATURDAY NIGHT – Jon Batiste
THE SEX TRIPLE EIGHT – Aaron Zigman
RATING – HORROR MOVIE
A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE – Alexis Grapsas
HERE AFTER – Fabrizio Mancinelli
LONG LEGS – Zilgi
NOSFERATU – Robin Carolan
SPEAK NO EVIL – Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans
SUBJECT – Raffertie
RATING – ANIMATED FILM
DRAGON BUYER – Arturo Cardelús
OUT 2 – Andrea Datzman
THAT CHRISTMAS – John Powell
THE WILD ROBOT – Kris Bowers
WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL – Lorne Balfe and Julian Nott
RATING – DOCUMENTARY
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG: WOMAN IN CHARGE – Allyson Newman
RIDING – Daniel Pemberton
FRIDA – Víctor Hernández Stumpfhauser
JIM HENSON IDEA MAN – David Fleming
OCTOBER H8TE – Sharon Farber
SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY – Ilan Eshkeri
THE DONN OF TIKI – Holly Amber Church
WILL & HARPER – Nathan Halpern
FILM, BIOPIC OR MUSICAL WITH A MUSIC THEME
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
BACK TO BLACK
BETTER MAN
BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE
EMILIA PEREZ
EVIL
MUSIC DOCUMENTARY / SPECIAL PROGRAM
ELTON JOHN: NEVER TOO LATE
I AM: CELINE DION
MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS
ONE ON ONE: JOHN AND YOKO
PIECE FOR PIECE
THE BIGGEST NIGHT IN POP
MUSIC MONITORING – FILM
Dave Jordan – DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE
Frankie Pine – THE IDEA OF YOU
LaMarcus Miller and Livy Rodriguez-Behar – JIM HENSON IDEA MAN
Steven Gizicki – A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Rachel Levy – TWISTERS
Susan Jacobs and Jackie Mulhearn – OUT OF ME
