Antoine Fuqua's Michael, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey and the indie Behemoth! are among the top titles in the 2026 Hollywood Music in Media Awards nominations, announced Monday. Winners of the 17th annual HMMAs will be revealed Nov. 18 at the Avalon Hollywood.
By TheWrap's count, Michael, The Odyssey, Behemoth!, Brother vs. Brother and the documentary Linda Perry: Let It Die Here each earned three nominations across song, score, music supervision, performance and music video categories. Composers Daniel Pemberton and Mina Samy each collected four nominations, the most for any individual. The full list runs across film, television, documentary and video games.
In the feature film score race, Ludwig Göransson (The Odyssey) is nominated alongside Damon Albarn (Artificial), Carter Burwell (Wild Horse Nine), Son Lux (Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother), Rebekka Karijord (Tenzing), Jared Michael Fry (Heart of the Beast) and The Behemoth! Collective.
Black artists across the ballot
The Michael Jackson biopic, starring Jaafar Jackson, is nominated for music supervision for John Warhurst's work, and Jackson is also recognized for his on-screen performance of "Bad." Cup of Soul has followed the film since its first trailer.
Travis Scott shares a feature song nomination for "When I'm Home" from The Odyssey, written with James Blake, Göransson and Nolan, and Scott also directed the song's music video. Jennifer Hudson and Andrea Bocelli perform Diane Warren's "One Right Here" from Maserati: The Brothers, another feature song nominee.
Composer Kris Bowers is nominated for score work, Daveed Diggs is recognized for "Raise Him Up" from The Boys, and Wyclef Jean appears among the nominees for The Greatest. In the documentary song category, "Stay True" from Nothing to See Here: Watts, performed by Rosemarie featuring Jay Rock, competes with songs by David Byrne, Kylie Minogue, Linda Perry and Miley Cyrus. The Spanish-language La Bola Negra earned two nominations, including independent film song for "La Nieve."
The HMMAs are among the earliest music-specific honors of the awards season. For more key dates this month, see Cup of Soul's November awards calendar.
