Yahoo Lifestyle Hollywood Music in Media Awards Noms Led by ‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘Blitz,’ With Elton John, Hans Zimmer and Scores More Among the Nominees
More than a hundred songwriters, composers, perfomers and films are represented in the nominees’ list for the 2024 Hollywood Music in Media Awards — from pop luminaries like Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Miley Cyrus, Lainey Wilson and Pharrell Williams to celebrated scorers like Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams, Kris Bowers and Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross.
The list of nominees was unveiled Wednesday, in advance of a ceremony due to take place Nov. 20 at the Avalon in Hollywood.
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“Emilia Pérez” led all films with five HMMA nominations. “Blitz” and “A Complete Unknown” have three nominations apiece. Other films picking up multiple noms 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 lineup of categories is the most expansive of any awards program recognizing musical achievements in the movies, between breaking down different genre categories for feature films, giving awards for performers of the year’s film songs, recognizing music supervisors, and giving awards to music-themed feature films and documentaries in their entirety.
The list of nominees for best on-screen performance is composed 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 Unknkown”), 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 who are up for HMMA awards for performing nominated tunes include Selena Gomez, H.E.R., Dwayne Johnson and Riley Keough.
Songwriting nominees include such names as Diane Warren, Maren Morris, Robbie Williams, Brittany Howard, Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear, A.R. Rahman, Linda Perry, Shane McAnally, Taura Stinson, Kristen Wiig and Savan Kotecha. Filmmakers figure into the songwriting nominations mix this year, too, as Luca Guadagnino (“Challengers”) and Steve McQueen (“Blitz”) are among those who contributed to their movies’ theme songs on top of directing.
The list of scoring nominees 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 music-themed film (biopic or musical) are “A Complete Unknown,” “Back to Black,” “Better Man,” “Bob Marley: One Love,” “Emilia Perez” and “Wicked.”
Up for music documentary/special program are “Elton John: Never Too Late,” “I Am: Celine Dion,” “Music by John Williams,” “One to One: John and Yoko,” “Piece by Piece” and “The Greatest Night in Pop.”
Bernie Taupin will get the Outstanding Career Achievement Award at the ceremony, on top of his nomination for co-writing the nominated song sung by Elton John and Brandi Carlile from “Elton John: Never Too Late.”
Tickets for the Nov. 20 awards program can be purchased here.
The complete list of 2024 HMMA nominees:
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.
“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.
“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 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.
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 – “Blowing in the Wind” from A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Zoe Saldana – “El Mal” from EMILIA PÉREZ
SCORE – 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
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
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
THE ROOM NEXT DOOR – Alberto Iglesias
THELMA – Nick Chuba
SCORE – FEATURE 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 SAGA – CHAPTER 1 – John Debney
SATURDAY NIGHT – Jon Batiste
THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT – Aaron Zigman
SCORE – HORROR FILM
A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE – Alexis Grapsas
HERE AFTER – Fabrizio Mancinelli
LONGLEGS – Zilgi
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
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
SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY – Ilan Eshkeri
THE DONN OF TIKI – Holly Amber Church
WILL & HARPER – Nathan Halpern
MUSIC THEMED FILM, BIOPIC OR MUSICAL
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
BACK TO BLACK
BETTER MAN
BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE
EMILIA PÉREZ
WICKED
MUSIC DOCUMENTARY / SPECIAL PROGRAM
ELTON JOHN: NEVER TOO LATE
I AM: CELINE DION
MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS
ONE TO ONE: JOHN AND YOKO
PIECE BY PIECE
THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP
MUSIC SUPERVISION – 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 MY MIND
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