15th Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: ‘Wicked,’ ‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Sing Sing,’ ‘Baby Reindeer’

The Guild of Music Supervisors held its 15^th annual award ceremony honoring the best achievements in music supervision and songwriting where Wicked, A Complete Unknown and Sing Sing earned top film honors while Baby Reindeer, Agatha All Along and English Teacher topped television wins.

Wicked‘s win came in the major budget films category, while A Complete Unknown won in mid-budget and I Saw the TV Glow took the award for low budget films.

“The Ballad of the Witches’ Road (Sacred Chant Version)” from Agatha All Along was named best song written and recorded for television.

Oscar-nominees Abraham Alexander & Adrian Quesada performed their nominated song “Like a Bird” from Sing Sing, which took the prize for Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film. Danielle Ponder performed her nominated song “Egún” from AppleTV+’s Manhunt, and the artist Role Model performed their song “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out” as the Spotlight artist of the evening. 

Stephen Schwartz was awarded the Icon Award to celebrate his contributions to the music and film industry.  Schwartz performed his song “Beautiful City” on stage from his musical Godspell. Music Producer and Supervisor Bonnie Greenberg took to the stage to accept the Legacy Award for her outstanding career in music supervision.

Music Supervisor and Executive at EA Games Steve Schnur won the most awards for the evening with two wins for his work on video games EA Sports FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard. 

Here is the complete list of winners.

FILM

Best Music Supervision in Major Budget Films

Maggie Rodford – “Wicked”

Best Music Supervision in Mid-Level Budget Films

Steven Gizicki  – “A Complete Unknown” 

Best Music Supervision in Low Budget Films

Jessica Berndt, Chris Swanson – “I Saw the TV Glow” 

Best Music Supervision in a Non-Theatrically Released Film

Robin Urdang – “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat”

Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film

“Like a Bird” – ‘Sing Sing’

Songwriters: Abraham Alexander, Brandon Marcel, Adrian Quesada

Performers: Abraham Alexander, Adrian Quesada

Music Supervisor: Dan Wilcox

TELEVISION

Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama

Catherine Grieves – “Baby Reindeer” Season 1

Best Music Supervision in a Television Comedy

Jen Ross – “English Teacher” Season 1 

Best Music Supervision in Reality Television

Meryl Ginsberg, Sara Torres, Jordan Young – “Love Island USA” Season 6 

Best Song Written and/or Recorded for Television

“The Ballad of the Witches’ Road (Sacred Chant Version)” – ‘Agatha All Along’

Songwriters: Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez

Performers: Agatha All Along Cast (Ali Ahn, Kathryn Hahn, Patti LuPone, Debra Jo Rupp, Sasheer Zamata)

Music Supervisors: Dave Jordan, Justine von Winterfeldt

DOCUMENTARIES

Best Music Supervision in a Documentary Film

Aminé Ramer – “Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary”

Best Music Supervision in a Docuseries

Sam Carlin, Drew Kramer – “Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza” Season 1

ADVERTISING

Best Music Supervision in Advertising (Synch)

Peymon Maskan, Gemma Schladow, Alec Stern, Jenna Wilson – “Power of She”

Best Music Supervision in Advertising (Original Music)

Patrick Lawrence Zappia – “Give Your Gift.”

Best Music Supervision in Advertising (Long-Form)

Al Risi – “An American Love Story”

TRAILERS

Best Music Supervision in a Trailer (Film)

Maggie Baron – “Anora” – Official Redband Trailer

Best Music Supervision in a Trailer (Series)

Deric Berberabe, Hudson Saxe, Jordan Silverberg – “Severance: Season 2” – Official Trailer 

Best Music Supervision in a Trailer (Video Game & Interactive)

Jonny Altepeter, Jackie Palazzolo, Vitaly Shenderovsky – “VALORANT” – Clove Agent Trailer – 2 WORLDS 

VIDEO GAMES

Best Music Supervision in a Video Game (Synch)

Raphaella Lima, Cybele Pettus, Steve Schnur – “EA SPORTS FC 25” 

Best Music Supervision in a Video Game (Original Music)

Steve Schnur – “Dragon Age: The Veilguard”

Composers: Lorne Balfe, Hans Zimmer

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