Netflix’s Emilia Pérez and composer Hans Zimmer each received three awards at the 15th annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA), which were held on Wednesday (Nov. 20) at The Avalon in Hollywood, CA. The HMMA honors composers, songwriters and music supervisors for their contributions over the previous year in music for film, TV, video games and more.

Emilia Pérez won for music-themed film, biopic or musical and also song – onscreen performance (film) by Zoe Saldana, who performed “El Mal.” The film’s French composers and songwriters Clément Ducol & Camille also won for score – feature film.

Zimmer received three HMMAs, the most awarded this year to any one individual. He won for score – sci-fi/fantasy film for Dune: Part Two; for his score to the documentary TV series Planet Earth III, which he composed with Jacob Shea and Sara Barone; and for song – TV show/limited series for “Love Will Survive” from The Tattooist of Auschwitz, which he cowrote with Kara Talve, Walter Afanasieff and Charlie Midnight. Barbra Streisand performed the song.

Universal Pictures’ animated film, The Wild Robot, and legendary lyricist Bernie Taupin each received two awards.

The Wild Robot received top accolades in two animated film categories, for 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.

Taupin received the HMMA Outstanding Career Achievement Award. In addition, he shared the award for song – documentary film for “Never Too Late” from the Disney+ documentary Elton John: Never Too Late. John and Brandi Carlile both co-wrote and performed the song, and collaborated with additional co-writers Taupin and Andrew Watt.

Diane Warren won this year’s HMMA for song – feature film for “The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight, which was performed by H.E.R. If the song is nominated for an Oscar, it will be Warren’s 16thnomination for best original song, and her eighth year in a row with a nomination.

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.

The HMMA Awards were held nearly a month before the Oscars are set to announce their shortlists of 15 original songs and 20 original scores on Dec. 17. Oscar nominations will be announced on Jan. 17. The annual HMMA nominations and awards are our real first peek inside what may be vying for music awards at other awards shows in coming weeks.

Here are the 2024 HMMA nominations in film categories, with winners marked, followed by a listing of other award winners.

SONG AWARDS

Song – feature film

“Winter Coat” from 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” from Emilia Pérez – Written by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard. Performed by Zoe Saldana.

“Mi Camino” from 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 A.R. 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.

WINNER: “The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight – Written by Diane Warren. Performed by H.E.R.

“Out of Oklahoma” from Twisters – Written by Luke Dick, Shane McAnally, and Lainey Wilson. Performed by Lainey Wilson.

Song – animated film

“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 Get a Chee Hoo?” from Moana 2 – Written by Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear. Performed by Dwayne Johnson.

WINNER: “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.

WINNER: “Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late – Written by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin and Andrew Watt. Performed by Elton John and Brandi 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 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.

WINNER: “Beautiful That Way” from The Last Showgirl – Written by Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li, and Andrew Wyatt. Performed by Miley Cyrus.

Song – onscreen performance

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 – “Blowin’ in the Wind” from A Complete Unknown

WINNER: Zoe Saldana – “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez

SCORE AWARDS

Score – feature film

Blitz – Hans Zimmer

Challengers – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Conclave – Volker Bertelmann

WINNER: Emilia Pérez – Clément Ducol and Camille

Gladiator II – Harry Gregson-Williams

Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 – John Debney

Saturday Night – Jon Batiste

The Six Triple Eight – Aaron Zigman

Score – sci-fi/fantasy

Deadpool & Wolverine – Rob Simonsen

WINNER: Dune: Part Two – Hans Zimmer

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Tom Holkenborg

If – Michael Giacchino

Red One – Henry Jackman

Score – independent film (foreign language)

Girl You Know It’s True – Segun Akinola

Ka Whawhai Tonu- Struggle 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

WINNER: The Goat Life – A.R. Rahman

Score – independent film

African Giants – Justin Schornstein

In the Land of Saints and Sinners – Diego Baldenweg

Sasquatch Sunset – The Octopus Project

September 5 – Lorenz Dangel

WINNER: The Room Next Door – Alberto Iglesias

Thelma – Nick Chuba

Score – horror/thriller film

A Quiet Place: Day One – Alexis Grapsas

Here After – Fabrizio Mancinelli

Longlegs – Zilgi

WINNER: Nosferatu – Robin Carolan

Speak No Evil – Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans

The Substance – Raffertie

Score – animated film

Dragonkeeper – Arturo Cardelús

Out 2 – Andrea Datzman

That Christmas – John Powell

WINNER: The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Lorne Balfe and Julian Nott

Score – documentary

Diane Von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge – Allyson Newman

Endurance – Daniel Pemberton

Frida – Víctor Hernández Stumpfhauser

Jim Henson Idea Man – David Fleming

October H8te – Sharon Farber

WINNER: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – Ilan Eshkeri

The Donn of Tiki – Holly Amber Church

WILL & HARPER – Nathan Halpern

FILM AWARDS

Music-themed film, biopic or musical

A Complete Unknown

Back to Black

Better Man

Bob Marley: One Love

WINNER: Emilia Pérez, directed by Jacques Audiard. Prodcued by Jacques Audiard, Pascal Caucheteux, Valerie Schermann, Anthony Vaccarello

Wicked

Music documentary / special program

Elton John: Never Too Late

I Am: Celine Dion

Music by John Williams

One to One: John and Yoko

WINNER: Piece By Piece, directed by Morgan Neville. Produced by Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Mimi Valdes, Joshua R. Wexler, Pharrell Williams.

The Greatest Night in Pop

Music supervision – film

WINNER: 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 My Mind

MORE WINNERS

Here are more winners from the evening:

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 – 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 – 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: 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): 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).

Special recognition – New Media

Special recognition: Bullet Symphony – Live Coding for Everyone – Yang Zhang

 For the complete list, visit: https://www.hmmawards.com/2024-hmma-nominations/