“Sinners,” “Marty Supreme” and “One Battle After Another” took home prizes at the 16th annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards on Saturday night.
Dedicated to honoring the best achievements in music supervision and songwriting, winners on the TV side included the music supervisors of “The Lowdown” and “The Studio.”
Raphael Saadiq’s “I Lied To You” (co-written with Ludwig Göransson), from Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” won for Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film. Saadiq was also awarded the Icon Award for his contributions to the music and film industry.
Robin Kaye, a music producer, supervisor and former Vice President of the Guild of Music Supervisors, was honored posthumously with the Legacy Award. “American Idol’s” Alejandro Aranda honored Kaye with a touching tribute performance.
The evening featured a number of live performances, including Saadiq’s rendition of “I Lied To You” alongside Ludwig Göransson and special guest Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes on guitars. From “Diane Warren: Relentless,” Diane Warren, Sharon Farber and Eden Kontesz performed the Oscar and GMS Award–nominated “Dear Me,” and from “Dark Winds,” Keith Secola performed the GMS Award–nominated “NDN Kars.” Cris Chil debuted her new song “15K.”
John Legend, Kate Hudson and Flavor Flav all made appearances at the award ceremony.
The event is produced by the Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Production Committee: President Lindsay Wolfington, Vice President Heather Guibert, Janet Lopez, Priya Autrey, and Joel C High. Show Production is handled by Angelia Shepperd from ABS Collective with Talent Producer Julie Donsky and Technical Production by Nick Urbom from Big Push Media Group.
See the complete winners list below.
FILM
Best Music Supervision in Major Budget Films
Niki Sherrod, “Sinners”
Best Music Supervision in Mid-Level Budget Films
Gabe Hilfer, “Marty Supreme”
Best Music Supervision in Low Budget Films
Sarah Bromberg, Stephanie Diaz-Matos, “One of Them Days”
Best Music Supervision in a Non-Theatrically Released Film
Frankie Pine, “Nonnas”
Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film
“I Lied to You” from Sinners, Music Supervisor: Niki Sherrod, Performer: Miles Caton , Songwriters: Ludwig Göransson, Raphael Saadiq
TELEVISION
Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama
Tiffany Anders, “The Lowdown” (Season 1)
Best Music Supervision in a Television Comedy
Gabe Hilfer, “The Studio” (Season 1)
Best Music Supervision in Reality Television
Meryl Ginsberg, Sara Torres, Jordan Young, “Love Island USA” (Season 7)
Best Song Written and/or Recorded for Television
“Dialing In” from “Smoke” (Season 1), Music Supervisor: Mary Ramos, Performer: Thom Yorke, Songwriter: Thom Yorke
DOCUMENTARIES
Best Music Supervision in a Documentary Film
Amanda Clemens, Jody Colero, “Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery”
Best Music Supervision in a Docuseries
Deborah Mannis-Gardner, “Hip Hop Was Born Here” (Season 1)
ADVERTISING
Best Music Supervision in Advertising (Synch)
Nellie Rajabi, Jonathan Wellbelove, Apple – “iPhone 17 Pro | The Ultimate Pro”
Best Music Supervision in Advertising (Original Music)
Patrick Lawrence Zappia, Gap – “Give Your Gift. (2025)”
Best Music Supervision in Advertising (Long-Form)
Julian Drucker, Yogi Tea – “The Theory of Spice”
TRAILERS
Best Music Supervision in a Trailer (Film)
Adam Konger, Sanaz Lavaedian, Marina Polites, “One Battle After Another” (Official Trailer 2)
Best Music Supervision in a Trailer (Series)
Scenery Samundra, Gregory Sweeney, “The White Lotus: Season 3” (Official Trailer)
Best Music Supervision in a Trailer (Video Game & Interactive)
Megan Barbour, Naaman Snell, “Fortnite Battle Royale” “Chapter 6 Season 2: Lawless” (Cinematic Gameplay Trailer)
VIDEO GAMES
Best Music Supervision in a Video Game (Synch)
Allison Wood, “NASCAR 2025”
Best Music Supervision in a Video Game (Original Music)
“Death Stranding 2: On the Beach,” Music Supervisor: Hideo Kojima, Composers: Ludvig Forssell, Woodkid below.
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