NOMINEES FOR 9th ANNUAL GMS AWARDS ANNOUNCED
A Star Is Born, Bohemian Rhapsody, Black Panther, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, 13 Reasons Why, Insecure and Red Dead Redemption 2 Named Among the Motion Picture, Television, and Games Nominees
LOS ANGELES (Jan. 10, 2019) – The Guild of Music Supervisors unveiled the list of nominees for its 9th annual award show taking place on Wednesday, February 13th at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The event will celebrate the highest achievements in music supervision, recognizing exemplary work in 18 categories representing movies, television, games, advertising and trailers.
This year’s motion picture nominees include A Star Is Born, Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, Mary Poppins Returns, Green Book, Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and Love, Simon, among others while television categories include acclaimed series like 13 Reasons Why, Pose, Insecure, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Black-ish, and This Is Us. Film trailer nominations include Godzilla: King Of Monsters, Avengers: Infinity War, Dumbo, Widows, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Trailer 1). In the games category, Donut County, Far Cry 5, FIFA 19, Forza Horizon 4, and Red Dead Redemption 2 were highlighted as nominees. Apple, Nike, Droga5, Media Arts Lab and more were among the nominees in the advertising category.
“It has been a tremendous year for music-driven projects, and music supervisors have been at the forefront of some of this year’s most exciting work,” said Thomas Golubić, President of the Guild of Music Supervisors. “We are very excited to honor our nominees for their dynamic and innovative contributions to narrative storytelling in film, television, ads, promos, trailers and games. It’s going to be a fantastic show.”
For the fourth year in a row, this annual event will be hosted at The Theatre at Ace Hotel, a delicately restored, 1,600-seat movie palace that has served as a Los Angeles epicenter for art and modern entertainment for almost a century. In addition to the awards, the evening will also feature live music performances, including this year’s featured Spotlight Artist, King Princess, Spotify’s RISE artist and vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer whose debut EP Make My Bed was released this year to widespread critical praise, and has been streamed more than 220 million times to date.
Industry legend Joel Sill will receive the organization’s prestigious Legacy Award for his creative contribution to music in film. Sill’s body of work includes Forrest Gump, The Goonies, Blade Runner, The Color Purple, and My Cousin Vinny.
Complete List of Nominees:
FILM
Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Over $25 Million
Julia Michels and Julianne Jordan - A Star is Born
Dave Jordan - Black Panther
Becky Bentham - Bohemian Rhapsody
Michael Higham and Paul Gemignani - Mary Poppins Returns
Wende Crowley - Peter Rabbit
Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Under $25 Million
Howard Paar - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Buck Damon - Dumplin'
Tom Wolfe and Manish Raval - Green Book
Season Kent - Love, Simon
Season Kent - The Hate U Give
Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Under $10 Million
Michael Hill - How To Talk To Girls At Parties
Kevin Edelman and Ben Sokoler - I Can Only Imagine
Howard Paar - Private Life
Margaret Yen and Alison Litton - Vox Lux
Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Under $5 Million
Joel C. High - Armed
Jonathan McHugh - Blindspotting
Joe Rudge - Eighth Grade
Joe Rudge and Chris Swanson - Hearts Beat Loud
Joseph Miller - Izzy Gets The F*ck Across Town
Best Song/Recording Created for a Film
"All The Stars" from Black Panther
Performed by Kendrick Lamar, SZA
Written by Kendrick Lamar, Anthony Tiffith, Mark Anthony Spears, Alexander William Shuckburgh, Solana Rowe
Music Supervisor: Dave Jordan
"Girl in the Movies" from Dumplin'
Performed by Dolly Parton
Written by Dolly Parton and Linda Perry
Music Supervisor: Buck Damon
"Shallow" from A Star Is Born
Performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
Written by Stefani Germanotta, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando,
Andrew Wyatt
Music Supervisor: Julia Michels and Julianne Jordan
"Sunflower" from Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Performed by Post Malone and Swae Lee
Written by Khalif Brown, Louis Bell, Austin Post, William Walsh,
Carter Lang, Carl Rosen
Music Supervisor: Kier Lehman
"Trip a Little Light Fantastic" from Mary Poppins Returns
Performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Blunt, Tarik Frimpong, Pixie Davies, Joel Dawson, Nathanael Saleh, Leeries
Written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
Music Supervisor: Michael Higham and Paul Gemignani
Best Music Supervision for a Documentary
Bree Winwood and Gary Welch - Whitney (Roadside Attractions, Miramax, Altitude Film Distribution)
Dan Wilcox - The Public Image Is Rotten (Abramorama)
Evyen Klean and Jennifer Reeve - Elvis Presley: The Searcher (Sony Pictures Television and HBO)
Michelle Johnson and Thomas Golubić - Seeing Allred (Netflix)
Liz Gallacher - Studio 54 (Zeitgeist)
TELEVISION
Best Music Supervision - Television Drama
Season Kent - 13 Reasons Why (Netflix - Season 2)
Thomas Golubić and Yvette Metoyer - Halt and Catch Fire (AMC - Season 4)
Rick Clark - Hap and Leonard (SundanceTV - Season 3)
Amanda Krieg Thomas and Alexis Martin Woodall - Pose (FX - Season 1)
Jennifer Pyken - This Is Us (NBC - Season 2)
Best Music Supervision - Television Comedy or Musical
Morgan Rhodes - Dear White People (Netflix - Season 2)
Matt Biffa - The End of the F***ing World (Netflix - Season 1)
Tiffany Anders - Everything Sucks! (Netflix - Season 1)
Kier Lehman - Insecure (HBO - Season 3)
Robin Urdang - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon - Season 1)
Best Music Supervision - Docuseries or Reality Television
Robin Kaye - American Idol (ABC - Season 1)
Aminé Ramer - Flint Town (Netflix - Season 1)
Evyen Klean - Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus (Cinemax - Season 1)
Jon Ernst - Music City (CMT - Season 1)
Clyde Lieberman & Jill Meyers - The Voice (NBC - Season 14)
Best Music Supervision - Television Limited Series or Movie
Amanda Krieg Thomas - The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)
Ben Sokoler - Roxanne Roxanne (Netflix)
Susan Jacobs - Sharp Objects (HBO)
Jonathan Watkins - Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (Netflix)
Lindsay Wolfington & Laura Webb - To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (Netflix)
Best Song/Recording Created for Television
"Drive" from The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Episode 204 “House By the Lake”
Performed by Aimee Mann
Written by Ric Ocasek
Music Supervisor: Amanda Krieg Thomas
"Juneteenth" from Black-ish
Episode 401 “Juneteenth”
Performed by the Cast of Black-ish
Written by Aloe Blacc, Peter Saji, Derek Watkins, Faune Watkins, Hilton Wright Music Supervisor: Gabe Hilfer
"Sunflower" from Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
Performed by Shannon Purser
Written by Lindsey Beer, Bram Inscore, Brett McLaughlin, Troye Sivan, Allie X
Music Supervisor: Jonathan Watkins
"The Glow" from Insecure
Episode 308 “Ghost-Like”
Performed by Victoria Monet
Written by Willie Hutch
Music Supervisor: Kier Lehman
"Trapped" from Empire
Episode 409 “Slave to Memory”
Performed by the Empire Cast (Feat. Jussie Smollett & Yazz)
Written by Timothy Clayton, James David Washington
Music Supervisor: Jen Ross
TRAILERS & PROMOS
Best Music Supervision in a Film Trailer
Bobby Gumm (Trailer Park) - Godzilla: King Of Monsters
Sanaz Lavaedian (mOcean) - Avengers: Infinity War
Marcy Bulkeley & Stephanie Koury (Wild Card AV) - Dumbo
Marcy Bulkeley & Stephanie Koury (Wild Card AV) - Widows
Jordan Silverberg (Transit) - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Trailer 1)
Best Music Supervision in a Television Promo
Brian Murphy (BOND) - Maniac Official Trailer
Brian Murphy (BOND) - Maniac Teaser
Bobby Gumm (Trailer Park) - Castle Rock
Dave Newman, Sabrina Del Priore, Terry Monigue (Viacom) - Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story
Michael Sherwood (Big Picture) - Pine Gap
ADVERTISING
Best Music Supervision in Advertising (Synch)
Mike Ladman (Droga5) - "Power To Wonder" for Google Pixel
David Taylor, Scott McDaniel, Jonathan Wellbelove (Apple) - "A Little Company" for Apple
David Taylor, Peymon Maskan, Josh Marcy, Jessie F Kalikow (Media Arts Lab) - "Welcome Home" for Apple
Chase Butters & Eryk Rich (Deutsch) - "America" for Volkswagen
Jennie Armon, Matt Nelson, Adam Weiss (Found Objects Music Production) -"Night Sight" for Google Pixel
Best Music Supervision in Advertising (Original Composition)
JT Griffith (Nike) - "Air Moves You" for Nike
David Taylor, Scott McDaniel, Jonathan Wellbelove (Apple) -
"Unlock" for Apple
David Taylor, Peymon Maskan, Josh Marcy, Jessie F Kalikow (Media Arts Lab) - "Share Your Gifts" for Apple
Mike Ladman (Droga5) - "Mama Said Knock You Out" for Chase
VIDEO GAMES
Best Music Supervision in a Video Game
Daniel Koestner - Donut County (Annapurna)
Bénédicte Ouimet - Far Cry 5 (Ubisoft)
Cybele Pettus, Raphaella Lima, Steve Schnur - FIFA 19 (Electronic Arts Inc.)
Maya Halfon Cordova, Kyle Hopkins - Forza Horizon 4 - (Microsoft)
Ivan Pavlovich - Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
