The Guild of Music Supervisors held its 15th annual awards ceremony on Sunday night (2/23) at the Wiltern Theatre in L.A., honoring the best achievements in music supervision and songwriting with feature category winners including โWicked,โ โA Complete Unknown,โ โI Saw the TV Glowโ and โSing Sing.โ Among the TV category winners were โBaby Reindeer,โ โEnglish Teacherโ and โAgatha All Along.โ
Stephen Schwartz was awarded the Icon Award to celebrate his contributions to the music and film industry. Schwartz performed his song โBeautiful Cityโ on stage from his musical โGodspell.โ Music producer and supervisor Bonnie Greenberg took to the stage to accept the Legacy Award for her outstanding career in music supervision. Music supervisor and executive at EA Games Steve Schnur won the most awards for the evening with two wins for his work on video games EA Sports FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Keeping their promise of live performances from Best Song nominees, Oscar-nominees Abraham Alexander & Adrian Quesada performed their nominated song โLike a Birdโ from โSing Sing,โ which took the prize for Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film. Danielle Ponder performed her nominated song โEgรบnโ from Apple TVโs โManhunt,โ and the artist Role Model gave a rousing performance of their song โSally, When The Wine Runs Outโ as the Spotlight artist of the evening.
The complete winners list for the 15th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards is as follows.
FILM
Best Music Supervision in Major Budget Films
Maggie Rodford – โWickedโ
Best Music Supervision in Mid-Level Budget Films
Steven Gizicki – โA Complete Unknownโ
Best Music Supervision in Low Budget Films
Jessica Berndt, Chris Swanson – โI Saw the TV Glowโ
Best Music Supervision in a Non-Theatrically Released Film
Robin Urdang – โThe Supremes at Earlโs All-You-Can-Eatโ
Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film
โLike a Birdโ – โSing Singโ
Songwriters: Abraham Alexander, Brandon Marcel, Adrian Quesada
Performers: Abraham Alexander, Adrian Quesada
Music Supervisor: Dan Wilcox
TELEVISION
Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama
Catherine Grieves – โBaby Reindeerโ Season 1
Best Music Supervision in a Television Comedy
Jen Ross – โEnglish Teacherโ Season 1
Best Music Supervision in Reality Television
Meryl Ginsberg, Sara Torres, Jordan Young – โLove Island USAโ Season 6
Best Song Written and/or Recorded for Television
โThe Ballad of the Witchesโ Road (Sacred Chant Version)โ – โAgatha All Alongโ
Songwriters: Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
Performers: Agatha All Along Cast (Ali Ahn, Kathryn Hahn, Patti LuPone, Debra Jo Rupp, Sasheer Zamata)
Music Supervisors: Dave Jordan, Justine von Winterfeldt
DOCUMENTARIES
Best Music Supervision in a Documentary Film
Aminรฉ Ramer – โYacht Rock: A Dockumentaryโ
Best Music Supervision in a Docuseries
Sam Carlin, Drew Kramer – โLolla: The Story of Lollapaloozaโ Season 1
ADVERTISING
Best Music Supervision in Advertising (Synch)
Peymon Maskan, Gemma Schladow, Alec Stern, Jenna Wilson – โPower of Sheโ
Best Music Supervision in Advertising (Original Music)
Patrick Lawrence Zappia – โGive Your Gift.โ
Best Music Supervision in Advertising (Long-Form)
Al Risi – โAn American Love Storyโ
TRAILERS
Best Music Supervision in a Trailer (Film)
Maggie Baron – โAnoraโ – Official Redband Trailer
Best Music Supervision in a Trailer (Series)
Deric Berberabe, Hudson Saxe, Jordan Silverberg – โSeverance: Season 2โ – Official Trailer
Best Music Supervision in a Trailer (Video Game & Interactive)
Jonny Altepeter, Jackie Palazzolo, Vitaly Shenderovsky – โVALORANTโ – Clove Agent Trailer – 2 WORLDS
VIDEO GAMES
Best Music Supervision in a Video Game (Synch)
Raphaella Lima, Cybele Pettus, Steve Schnur – โEA SPORTS FC 25โ
Best Music Supervision in a Video Game (Original Music)
Steve Schnur – โDragon Age: The Veilguardโ
Composers: Lorne Balfe, Hans Zimmer