Wicked: For Good, F1, and Sinners Lead Nominations for 2025 Hollywood Music in Media Awards

Somewhere over the rainbow lies the leading nominee for the 2025 Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMAs).

Jon M. Chu’s Wicked: For Good, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, has emerged as the top contender with six nominations, narrowly ahead of Sinners, which has five. Both F1 and The Ballad of Wallis Island have each garnered four nominations. The full list of nominees is detailed below.

The HMMAs celebrate the achievements of composers, songwriters, and music supervisors across the globe for their contributions to music in film, TV, video games, and other media throughout the past year. Winners will be honoured at the 16th annual ceremony, which will take place on November 19 at The Avalon in Hollywood.

This year’s event will feature performances from a range of talented artists, including A.R. Rahman, Diane Warren, Kesha, Aiyana-Lee, Jeff Beal, and Afghan pop star Aryana Sayeed, among others. The ceremony will be livestreamed globally for the first time on the Laurel Canyon Live app.

Below are the nominees for the 2025 Hollywood Music in Media Awards:

SONG – FEATURE FILM

• “Dream As One” from Avatar: Fire and Ash. Written by Miley Cyrus, Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, and Simon Franglen. Performed by Miley Cyrus.
• “Drive” from F1. Written by Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin, and John Mayer. Performed by Ed Sheeran.
• “Lose My Mind” from F1. Written by Don Toliver, Doja Cat, Hans Zimmer, Ryan Tedder, and Grant Boutin. Performed by Don Toliver, Doja Cat.
• “Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” from Sinners. Written by Alice Smith, Miles Canton, and Ludwig Göransson. Performed by Miles Canton and Alice Smith.
• “I Lied to You” from Sinners. Written by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson. Performed by Miles Canton.
• “No Place Like Home” from Wicked: For Good. Written by Stephen Schwartz. Performed by Cynthia Erivo.
• “The Girl in the Bubble” from Wicked: For Good. Written by Stephen Schwartz. Performed by Ariana Grande.

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, Maggie McClure, Chloé Caroline Fellows, and Jon Monroe. Performed by Maggie McClure, Chloé Caroline, Stephanie Economou.
• “My San Francisco” from Plainclothes. Written and performed by Emily Wells.
• “Time Is All We Have” from Momo. Written by Fil Eisler and Sam Ryder. Performed by Sam Ryder.
• “We Believe in Hope” from Rule Breakers. Written by Jeff Beal, Joan Beal, and Aryana Sayeed. Performed by Aryana Sayeed & The Brooklyn Youth Chorus.

SONG – DOCUMENTARY FILM

• “Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless. Written by Diane Warren. Performed by Kesha and Diane Warren.
• “Dying to Live” from Billy Idol Should Be Dead. Written by Billy Idol, J. Ralph, Steve Stevens, Tommy English, Joe Janiak. Performed by Billy Idol and J. Ralph.
• “Have You Seen My Light” from October 8. Written and produced by Autumn Rowe and Kizzo.
• “Milagros” from Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful. Written by Carolina Giraldo Navarro, Edgar Barrera, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz, Lenin Yorney Palacios. Performed by Karol G.
• “Salt then Sour then Sweet” from Come See Me in the Good Light. Written by Sara Bareilles, Andrea Gibson, and Brandi Carlile. Performed by Sara Bareilles and Brandi Carlile.

SONG – ANIMATED FILM

• “Best Time Ever” from Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical. Written by Alan Zachary, Michael Weiner, and Jeff Morrow. Performed by cast.
• “Golden” from Kpop Demon Hunters. Written by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun. Performed by EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami.
• “Gooflife” from The Bad Guys 2. Written by Daniel Pemberton, Gary Go, and Sanele David Sydow. Performed by Rag’n’Bone Man & WizTheMc.
• “Kaleidoscope” from Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie. Written by Joseph Chase Atkins. Performed by Tehillah Alphonso and cast.
• “Open the Door” from The Twits. Written and performed by David Byrne & Hayley Williams.
• “Zoo” from Zootopia 2. Written by Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin, and Shakira. Performed by Shakira.

SONG – ONSCREEN PERFORMANCE (FILM)

• Aiyanna-Lee – “Highest 2 Lowest” from Highest 2 Lowest.
• Bono – “Sunday Bloody Sunday” from Bono: Stories of Surrender.
• Ejae, Rei Ami, Audrey Nuna (aka HUNTR/X) – “Golden” from Kpop Demon Hunters.
• Miles Caton – “I Lied to You” from Sinners.
• Tom Basden & Carey Mulligan – “Our Love” from The Ballad of Wallis Island.

SCORE – ANIMATED FILM

• Arnaud Toulon – Arco.
• Daniel Pemberton – The Bad Guys 2.
• Nick Urata – Stitch Head.
• Stephanie Economou – Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie.
• Tom Howe – Dog Man.

SCORE – FEATURE FILM

• Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein.
• Daniel Lopatin – Marty Supreme.
• Hans Zimmer – F1.
• Jerskin Fendrix – Bugonia.
• John Powell, Stephen Schwartz – Wicked: For Good.
• Johnny Greenwood – One Battle After Another.
• Ludwig Göransson – Sinners.
• Max Richter – Hamnet.
• Volker Bertelmann – A House of Dynamite.

The full list continues, with other categories recognising excellence in music composition, performance, and supervision across all forms of media. Winners will be revealed on November 19, as the stars of the music world gather for a night of celebration in Hollywood.