14th Hollywood Music in Media Awards | |
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Date | November 15, 2023 |
Location | The Avalon, Hollywood |
Most awards | Trolls Band Together (3) |
Most nominations | Barbie (5) |
Website | www |
The 14th Hollywood Music in Media Awards recognized the best in music in film, TV, video games, commercials, and trailers of 2023. The ceremony was held on November 15, 2023, at The Avalon in Hollywood. [1] [2] [3]
The nominations were announced on November 2, 2023. [4] Greta Gerwig's fantasy comedy film Barbie led the nominations with five, followed by Disney's live-action adaptation remake of The Little Mermaid and musical fantasy film Wonka with four each. [5] [6] [7] American composer and lyricist Marc Shaiman was honored with the Career Achievement Award. [8]
The category "Original Song – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film" was revived after being discontinued in 2019, while the categories "Music Design – Trailer" and "Song – Onscreen Performance (TV Show/Limited Series)" were introduced.
Original Score – Feature Film | Original Score – Independent Film |
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Original Score – Animated Film | Original Score – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film |
Original Score – Horror/Thriller Film | Original Score – Documentary |
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Original Score – Independent Film (Foreign Language) | Original Score – TV/Streamed Movie |
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Original Score – TV Show/Limited Series | Original Score – TV Show/Limited Series (Foreign Language) |
Original Score – Short Film (Live Action) | Original Score – Short Film (Animated) |
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Original Score – Short Film (Documentary) | Original Score – Documentary Series – TV/Digital |
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Original Score – Video Game | Original Song/Score – Mobile Video Game |
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Original Song – Feature Film | Original Song – Independent Film |
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Original Song – Animated Film | Original Song – Documentary |
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Original Song – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | Original Song – TV Show/Limited Series |
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Original Song – Video Game | Original Song – Short Film |
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Song – Onscreen Performance (Film) | Song – Onscreen Performance (TV Show/Limited Series) |
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Original Song/Score – Commercial Advertisement | |
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Main Title Theme – TV Show/Limited Series | Main Title Theme – TV Show (Foreign Language) |
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Music Supervision – Film | Music Supervision – Television |
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Music Supervision – Video Game | |
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Music Themed Film or Musical | Music Documentary – Special Program |
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Soundtrack Album | Exhibitions, Theme Parks, Special Projects |
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Music Video (Independent) | Live Concert for Visual Media |
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Music Design – Trailer | |
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Song – Documentary Series – TV Show/Limited Series | Song/Score – New Media |
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