Wicked, A Complete Unknown and I Saw the TV Glow won for best music supervision in major budget, mid-level budget and low-budget films, respectively, at the 15th annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards, which were held at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 23.
Wicked fans had further cause to rejoicify: Wicked creator Stephen Schwartz received the Icon Award to celebrate his contributions to the music and film industries. Schwartz performed “Beautiful City” from the 1973 film adaptation of his 1971 musical Godspell.
The GMS Awards honors achievements in the craft of music supervision in film, television, documentaries, advertising, trailers, and video games.
“Like a Bird” from the film Sing Sing won best song written and/or recorded for a film. But that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s headed for an Oscar victory for best original song on March 2. Of the nine songs to win in this category at the GMS Awards, just three went on to win the Oscar – “City of Stars” from La La Land, “Shallow” from A Star Is Born and “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie.
The event was produced by the GMS Awards production committee: president Lindsay Wolfington, vp Heather Guibert, Janet Lopez, Priya Autrey, and Joel C High. Show production was handled by Angelia Shepperd from ABS Collective with talent producer Julie Donsky, and technical production by Nick Urbom from Big Push Media Group.
Complete List of Nominations for the 2025 Guild of Music Supervisor Awards
Best Music Supervision in Major Budget Films
- Jordan Carroll – Better Man
- Dave Jordan – Deadpool & Wolverine
- Julianne Jordan – The Instigators
- Rachel Levy – Twisters
- Tom MacDougall, Matt Walker – Moana 2
- WINNER: Maggie Rodford – Wicked
Best Music Supervision in Mid-Level Budget Films
- Deva Anderson, Rachel Lautzenheiser – The Piano Lesson
- Iain Cooke – Back to Black
- Pierre-Marie Dru – Emilia Pérez
- WINNER: Steven Gizicki – A Complete Unknown
- Frankie Pine – The Idea of You
- Mary Ramos – The Greatest Hits
Best Music Supervision in Low Budget Films
- WINNER: Jessica Berndt, Chris Swanson – I Saw the TV Glow
- James Cartwright – Dandelion
- Csaba Faltay, Milena Fessmann – Maria
- Kier Lehman – Los Frikis
- James A. Taylor – The Brutalist
- Scotty Taylor – My Old Ass
