HOLLYWOOD MUSIC IN MEDIA AWARDS ANNOUNCES 12th ANNUAL HMMA AWARDS NOVEMBER 17th

Deadline for designated FILM Categories October 25th / Nominations announced November 2nd – New Category added “Outstanding On-Screen Performance in a Film”

(Hollywood, CA) – October 7, 2021 – The 12th annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) will be presented Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 5:30pm (PST). The HMMAs honors composers, songwriters, and music supervisors for their work in music for film, television, and videogames. The Hollywood Music in Media Academy submission deadline for film entries is extended to October 25th, with all other categories due October 15th. The nominations will be announced November 2nd.

The Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) is the first awards organization to honor original music (Song and Score) in all visual media from around the globe. The HMMA nominations have historically been representative of the nominees and winners of the Golden Globes, Oscars and Emmys that occur months later. The Hollywood Music in Media Awards eligibility release period is January 1st to December 31st of the current year.

Music In Visual will feature music performances, celebrity presenters, tributes to music industry icons, awards for composers, songwriters and artists and a new category, Outstanding On-Screen Performance in a Film. The new category will highlight the execution by an/singer of an original song or pre-existing song in a film. This award will be presented to the performer on screen.

Past HMMA winners who went on to win Oscars include Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Jon Batiste for SOUL, Hildur Guðnadóttir for JOKER, Ludwig Goransson for BLACK PANTHER, Alexandre Desplat for SHAPE OF WATER, songs from JUDAS & THE BLACK MESSIAH, LA LA LAND, A STAR IS BORN and more. The HMMA voters consist of select journalists, Oscar, Grammy, Golden Globe and Emmy voters.

According to Executive Producer Brent Harvey, “We felt that to maintain our November date, while highlighting wonderful performances with talent participating from around the world, we needed to have a virtual, pre-recorded show. With this date, the HMMA holds its position as the first awards event of the year that recognizes music in film, and other visual media, prior to Grammys and Oscars.”

For additional information visit https://www.hmmawards.com
For eligibility, submissions and voting info: https://www.hmmawards.com/submission-info-voting