BMI is excited to congratulate our many composers and music creators who received nominations for the 16th Annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA). These prestigious accolades honor original music (both song and score) in all visual media from around the world, including film, television, video games, trailers, commercial advertising, documentaries, and special programs. Nominees are selected by industry professionals and journalists and have historically been representative of the nominees in key awards shows that are announced in later months.
The awards ceremony will be held on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, CA.
Below is the list of BMI’s nominated affiliates. Congratulations and best of luck to all!
HMMA Nominations 2025
SONG – FEATURE FILM
“Dream As One” from Avatar: Fire and Ash. Written by Miley Cyrus, Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Performed by Miley Cyrus.
“Drive” from F1. Written by Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin. Performed by Ed Sheer.
“Lose My Mind” from F1. Written by Don Toliver, Doja Cat, Performed by Don Toliver and Doja Cat.
“Last Time (I Seen The Sun)” from Sinners. Written Miles Caton, and Ludwig Göransson. Performed by Miles Caton.
“I Lied To You” from Sinners. Written by Ludwig Göransson. Performed by Miles Caton.
SONG – ANIMATED FILM
“Best Time Ever” from Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical. Performed by Audrey Nuna.
“Kaleidoscope” from Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie. Written by Joseph Chase Atkins. Performed by Tehillah Alphonso.
“Open the Door” from The Twits. Written and performed by David Byrne.
“Zoo” from Zootopia 2. Written by Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin, and Shakira. Performed by Shakira.
SONG – DOCUMENTARY FILM
“Dying To Live” from Billy Idol Should Be Dead. Written by Tommy English.
“Milagros” from Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful. Written by Carolina Giraldo Navarro, Edgar Barrera and Lenin Yorney Palacios. Performed by Karol G.
“Salt then Sour then Sweet” from Come See Me in The Good Light. Written by Andrea Gibson and Brandi Carlile. Performed by Brandi Carlile.
SONG – INDEPENDENT FILM
“Highest 2 Lowest” from Highest 2 Lowest. Written by Aiyanna-Lee Anderson and Nicole Daciana Anderson. Performed by Aiyanna-Lee.
“Learn to Let Go” from Everything to Me. Written by Stephanie Economou and Chloé Caroline Fellows. Performed by Chloé Caroline and Stephanie Economou.
“My San Francisco” from Plainclothes. Written and performed by Emily Wells.
“Time Is All We Have” from Momo. Song written by Fil Eisler.
“We Believe In Hope” from Rule Breakers. Written by Jeff Beal and Joan Beal.
SONG – ONSCREEN PERFORMANCE (FILM)
“Highest 2 Lowest” from Highest 2 Lowest – Aiyanna-Lee
“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters – Audrey Nuna (aka HUNTR/X)
“I Lied to You” from Sinners – Miles Caton
SCORE – SCIFI/FANTASY FILM
Jurassic World Rebirth – Alexandre Desplat
Momo – Fil Eisler
Tron: Ares – Nine Inch Nails – Atticus Ross
Thunderbolts* – Son Lux
SCORE – FEATURE FILM
Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
Sinners – Ludwig Göransson
Hamnet – Max Richter
SCORE – ANIMATED FILM
Stitch Head – Nick Urata
Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie – Stephanie Economou
Dog Man – Tom Howe
SCORE – DOCUMENTARY
Arrest the Midwife – Allyson Newman
Why We Dream – Christian Lundberg
An American Miracle – Lolita Ritmanis
John Candy: I Like Me – Tyler Strickland
SCORE – INDEPENDENT FILM
Truth & Treason – Aaron Zigman
Rule Breakers – Jeff Beal
SCORE – INDEPENDENT FILM (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Catane – Emiliano Mazzenga
Out of The Nest – Fabrizio Mancinelli
SONG – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES
“Afterlife” from Devil May Cry. Written by Amy Lee.
“Give It A Good Try” from Unconventional. Written by Craig Richey. Performed by Craig Richey.
“Rosebud” from Woman of The Dead (Season 2). Written by Vera Marie Weber.
“The Dead Dance” from Wednesday. Written by Lady Gaga and Andrew Watt. Performed by Lady Gaga.
“The Line” from Arcane. Written by Tyler Joseph.
“Turned to Black” from Black Rabbit. Written by Albert Hammond Jr.
“Wolf Song” from Landman. Written and performed by Andrew Lockington.
SCORE – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES
The Studio – Antonio Sánchez
Andor – Nicholas Britell
Wednesday – Chris Bacon
The Last of Us (Season 2) – Gustavo Santaolalla
Your Friends & Neighbors – Dominic Lewis
Landman – Andrew Lockington (SOCAN)
The Gilded Age (Season 3) – Harry Gregson-Williams
Severance – Theodore Shapir
SONG – ONSCREEN PERFORMANCE – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES
Kevin Bacon – “Our Highway” (The Bondsman Season 1) Written by Kevin Bacon.
MAIN TITLE – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES
Dominic Lewis – Your Friends & Neighbors
SCORE – SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Alexander Bornstein – The Lord of All Future Space and Time
SCORE – SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Hayden Thompson – Love & Gold
Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen and Nicholas Horsten – Honor of Kings – Kong Kong’er Champion
Qing Madi – Valorant
SCORE – SHORT FILM (DOCUMENTARY)
Oscar Pan – Cindy Tran: From Here to Here
SCORE – DOCUMENTARY SERIES -TV/DIGITAL
Duncan Thum – Chef’s Table: Legends
Kara Talve – The Americas
Jasha Klebe – American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden
John Dragonetti – g Point: The Vietnam War
SCORE – VIDEO GAME (CONSOLE & PC)
League of Legends: Welcome to Noxus – League of Legends Sebastien Najand, Gong Ao
Mafia: The Old Country – BT (Brian Transeau)
The Rogue Prince of Persia – ASADI (Danny Asadi)
SONG – VIDEO GAME (CONSOLE & PC)
“The Rogue Prince of Persia” from The Rogue Prince of Persia. Written and performed by ASADI (Daniel Asadi).
SONG/SCORE – COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT
Amazon Midnight Opus (“What the World Needs Now Is Love”) – Haim Mazar
Apple: 6 Out of 5 Stars – SILO: Music – Allen Stone
Matter and Space (“Butterflies”) – Alex Yewon
SCORE – TV/STREAMED MOVIE
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy – Dustin O’Halloran
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story – Tommy Fields
The Pickup – Christopher Lennertz
Zombies 4: Dawn of The Vampires – Tom Howe
MAIN TITLE – TV SHOW (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
On The High Seas – Sandrine Rudaz
MUSIC VIDEO (INDEPENDENT)
Evanescence-Amy Lee – “Afterlife”
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