The nominations for the 2021 Hollywood Music in Media Awards have been announced with Netflix’s as-yet-unseen Don’t Look Up and Apple TV+’s CODA leading the way with three nods each.
The awards will be presented on November 17. Full list of nominations below.
SCORE – FEATURE FILM
DON’T LOOK UP (Netflix) – Nicholas Britell
KING RICHARD (Warner Bros.) – Kris Bowers
NIGHTMARE ALLEY (Searchlight Pictures) – Nathan Johnson
NO TIME TO DIE (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) – Hans Zimmer
STILLWATER (Focus Features) – Mychael Danna
THE FRENCH DISPATCH (Searchlight Pictures) – Alexandre Desplat
THE LAST DUEL (Walt Disney Studios) – Harry Gregson-Williams
THE POWER OF THE DOG (Netflix) – Jonny Greenwood
SCORE – ANIMATED FILM
SPIRIT UNTAMED (Universal) – Amie Doherty
THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2 (MGM / United Artists Releasing) – Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna
THE LOUD HOUSE MOVIE (Netflix) – Philip White
VIVO (SPA/Netflix) – Alex Lacamoire
LUCA (Walt Disney Studios) – Dan Romer
THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES (SPA/Netflix) – Mark Mothersbaugh
SCORE – SCIFI/FANTASY FILM
BLACK WIDOW (Walt Disney Studios) – Lorne Balfe
DUNE (Warner Bros.) – Hans Zimmer
CINDERELLA (Amazon Prime Video) – Mychael Danna & Jessica Rose Weiss
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS (Walt Disney Studios) – Joel P West
THE SUICIDE SQUAD (Warner Bros.) – John Murphy
SCORE – HORROR FILM
A QUIET PLACE II (Paramount Pictures) – Marco Beltrami
ARMY OF THE DEAD (Netflix) – Tom Holkenborg
IN THE EARTH (Neon) – Clint Mansell
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (Focus Features) – Steven Price
OLD (Universal Pictures) – Trevor Gureckis
SCORE – DOCUMENTARY
14 PEAKS: NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE (Netflix) – Nainita Desai
BECOMING COUSTEAU (Picturehouse) – Daniel Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans
JULIA (CNN Films) – Rachel Portman
OPERATION VARSITY BLUES (Netflix) – Leopold Ross, Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross
OSLO (HBO) – Jeff Russo and Zoë Keating
STRIP DOWN, RISE UP (Netflix) – Lili Haydn
THE RESCUE (NatGeo) – Daniel Pemberton
SCORE – INDEPENDENT FILM
C’MON C’MON (The Searchers) – Bryce Dessner & Aaron Dessner
CODA (Apple TV+) – Marius de Vries
NINE DAYS (SPE) – Antonio Pinto
THE CARD COUNTER (Focus Features) – Robert Levon Been & Giancarlo Vulcano
THE GREEN KNIGHT (A24) – Daniel Hart
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH (A24) – Carter Burwell
SCORE – INDEPENDENT FILM (Foreign Language)
A CROSS IN THE DESERT (Aleksandrija Film) – Ana Krstajic
BENEATH THE BANYAN TREE (Lerfilm) – Wei-San Hsu
BLAST BEAT (Vertical Entertainment) – David Murillo R.
EL HOYO EN LA CERCA (Cine Canibal) – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein
PARALLEL MOTHERS (Sony Pictures Classics) – Alberto Iglesias
SONG – FEATURE FILM
“Be Alive” from KING RICHARD (Warner Bros.) – Written by Dixson and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. Performed by BEYONCÉ
“Every Letter” from CYRANO (United Artists) – Written by Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner, Matt Berninger and Carin Besser. Performed by Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett & Kelvin Harrison Jr.
“Guns Go Bang” from THE HARDER THEY FALL (Netflix) – Written byu Jeymes Samuel, Scott Mescudi (Kid Cudi), Shawn Carter (Jay-Z). Performed by Kid Cudi and JAY-Z
“Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” from RESPECT (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) – Written by Carole King, Jennifer Hudson & Jamie Hartman. Performed by Jennifer Hudson
“Just Look Up” from DON’T LOOK UP (Netflix) – Written by Nicholas Britell, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi and Tara Stinson. Performed by Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi
“My Father’s Daughter” from FLAG DAY (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) – Written by Glen Hansard & Eddie Vedder. Performed by Olivia Vedder
“No Time to Die” from NO TIME TO DIE (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) – Written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell. Performed by Billie Eilish
SONG – ANIMATED FILM
“Good Mood” from PAW PATROL (Paramount Pictures) – Written by Karl Johan Schuster, Savan Kotecha, Oscar Gorres and Adam Levine. Performed by Adam Levine
“Fearless (Valiente)” from SPIRIT UNTAMED (Universal Pictures) – Written by Amie Doherty. Performed by Isabela Merced & Eiza González
“Follow Me Home” from ARLO THE ALLIGATOR BOY (Netflix) – Written By Ryan Crego & Alex Geringas. Performed By Mary Lambert & Michael J. Woodard
“On My Way” from THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES (Iconic Events Releasing) – Written by Alex Lahey, Sophie Payten and Gab Strum. Produced by Gab Strum with Alex Lahey. Performed by Alex Lahey.
“Together We Stand” from THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS (DreamWorks) – Written by Gary Barlow. Performed by Ariana Greenblatt
“Your Song Saved My Life” from SING 2 (Universal Pictures) – Written by Bono. Performed by U2
SONG – DOCUMENTARY FILM
“Breathe” from THE FIRST WAVE (Neon) – Wrtitten and performed by Jon Batiste
“Looking Up” from WORLD WOMAN HOUR (Internet) – Written by Ryan Shore & Elizabeth Russo. Performed by Angelica Hale
“(Never Gonna) Tame You” from THE MUSTANGS: AMERICA’S WILD HORSES (Virgil Films) – Written by Diane Warren. Performed by Blanco Brown.
“Right Where I Belong” from BRIAN WILSON: LONG PROMISED ROAD (Screen Media Films) – Written by Brian Wilson & Jim James. Performed by Brian Wilson
“Secret Sister” from REBEL HEARTS (Discovery+) – Written and performed by Rufus Wainwright
“The Other Side Of The Rainbow” from CURED (Singer & Deschamps Productions) – Written by Ian Honeyman and Tucker Murray Caploe, Performed by TUCKER and Ian Honeyman
SONG – INDEPENDENT FILM
“After Our Dawn” from AFTER WE FELL (Vertical Entertainment) – Written by George Kallis, Castille Landon, Nicolas Farmakalidis, Ryan Steffes, George Solonos, Taylor Conrod. Performed by Taylor Conrod
“Because Love” from LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE (Blue Fox Entertainment) – Wriiten by Rita Wilson and Laura Karpman. Performed by Rita Wilson
“Beyond the Shore” from CODA (Apple TV+) – Written by Nick Baxter, Siân Heder, Marius de Vries, Matt Dahan. Performed by Emilia Jones
“Down to Joy” from BELFAST (Focus Features) – Written and performed by Van Morrison
“Somehow You Do” from FOUR GOOD DAYS (Vertical Entertainment) – Written by Diane Warren. Performed by Reba McEntire
SONG – ONSCREEN PERFORMANCE
Amandla Stenberg – “The Anonymous Ones” from DEAR EVAN HANSEN (Universal Pictures) Written by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul & Amandla Stenberg
Anthony Ramos and Leslie Grace featuring Marc Anthony – “Home All Summer” from IN THE HEIGHTS (Warner Bros.) written By Lin-Manuel Miranda
Anya Taylor-Joy – “Downtown” from LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (Focus Features) Written by Tony Hatch
Arianna Grande – “Just Look Up” from DON’T LOOK UP (Netflix) written by Nicholas Britell, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi and Taura Stinson
Emilia Jones – “Both Sides Now” from CODA (Apple TV+) written by Joni Mitchell.
Glen Hansard, Sam Amidon, Scott Folan & Chorus – “Whenever I Fall” from CYRANO (United Artists) written by Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Matt Berninger and Carin Besser
Jennifer Hudson, Hailey Kilgore & Saycon Sengbloh – “Respect” from RESPECT (MGM) written by Otis Redding
MUSIC DOCUMENTARY/SPECIAL PROGRAM
BIGGIE: I GOT A STORY TO TELL (Netflix) – Produced by Voletta Wallace, Stanley F. Buchthal, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Mark Pitts, Josh Braun, Emmett Malloy, Dan Braun, Brendan Malloy. Directed by Emmett Malloy
BILLIE EILISH: THE WORLD’S A LITTLE BLURRY (Neon) – Produced by Steve Berman, Brandon Goodman, John Janick, Aleen Keshishian, Todd Lubin, Justin Lubliner, Zack Morgenroth, Jay Peterson, Margaret Riley, Danny Rukasin. Directed by R.J. Cutler.
BRIAN WILSON: LONG PROMISED ROAD (Screen Media Films) – Produced by Jason Fine, Melinda Ledbetter, Brian Wilson, Gloria Coronado-Myatt, Ayanna Hart. Directed by Brent Wilson
MARY J. BLIGE’S MY LIFE (Amazon Studios) – Produced by Mary J. Blige, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Mark Ford, Tara Long, Kevin Lopez. Directed by Vanessa Roth
P!NK: ALL I KNOW SO FAR (Amazon Studios) – Produced by Hoyt Dane, Roger Davies, Tom Pellegrini, Pink. Directed by Michael Gracey
THE SPARKS BROTHERS (Focus Features) – Produced by George Hencken, Nira Park, Laura Richardson. Directed by Edgar Wright
MUSIC SUPERVISION – FILM
Alex Patsavas – CODA (Apple TV+)
Jason Markey – QUEENPINS (Paramount+)
Linda Cohen – LICORICE PIZZA (MGM)
Mike Knobloch & Rachel Levy – SING 2 (Universal)
Randall Poster – THE VELVET UNDERGROUND (Apple Original Films)
Tracy McKnight – FLAG DAY (MGM)
SONG – SHORT FILM
“Sneak Song” from ROBIN ROBIN – Written by Mikey Please and Ojari. Performed by The Bookshop Band
“Vracam Se Doma” from SABINA: PREY FOR THE HUNTER – Written by Jon Altham, Marcus T. Thomas, Nicole Starrett, Nina Kraljic. Performed by Jon Altham & Nina Kraljic
“Jugaste con Fuego” from SERVICIO de MENSAJERÍA – Written and performed by J. M. Quintana Cámara and Paula Gómez
“Eyes Wide Open” from NORTH STAR – Written by Blanco White & Jon Altham. Performed by Blanco White
“Headnoise” from HEADNOISE – Written by Tone, Ashley Jones, and Matthew Wang.
SCORE – SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
BLUSH – Joy Ngiaw
DESCENDANTS: THE ROYAL WEDDING – Arturo Cardelús
I REMEMBER – Min He
TALES OF RUNETERRA: IONIA “THE LESSON” – Jerome Leroy
TOGETHER – Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum
SCORE – SHORT FILM (DOCUMENTARY)
AUDIBLE – Jackson Greenberg
CAMP CONFIDENTIAL: AMERICA’S SECRET NAZIS – Antônio Pinto & Eduardo Aram
CARLOTTA LANIER – A CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER SINCE AGE 14 – Lisa Downing
ENDLESS BEAUTY – Christian Heschl
IN MONET’S FOOTSTEPS WITH DEAN & DUDLEY EVENSON – Dean & Dudley Evenson
MY HEROES WERE COWBOYS – Alex Schiff & Emile Mosseri, Additional Music: David Baldwin