‘Wicked,’ ‘A Complete Unknown’ Among 2025 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Winners

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The Guild of Music Supervisors Awards revealed its 2025 winners Sunday night (Feb. 23). The 15th annual ceremony was held at The Wiltern in L.A.’s Koreatown and honors the year’s best work in songs and scores for screen. Stephen Schwartz, the composer and lyricist behind Wicked and its stage musical, accepted the guild’s Icon Award, opting to perform his song “Beautiful City” from his musical Godspell during the award show. Music producer and supervisor Bonnie Greenberg was awarded the 2025 Legacy Award.

Wicked’s music supervisor Maggie Rodford earned the award for best music supervision in a major budget film, meanwhile A Complete Unknown’s Steven Gizicki grabbed the award for best music supervision in a mid-level budget film. EA Games’ Steve Schnur, a veteran of the Guild, took home two awards, the most of the night, for his wins in the video game categories.

In the documentary field, two music films took honors: Sam Carlin and Drew Kramer won for Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza and Aminé Ramer for Yacht Rock: A Documentary.

A complete list of the 2025 Guild of Music Supervisors winners are below.

Film

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
Maggie Rodford – Wicked (WINNER)

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
Steven Gizicki – A Complete Unknown (WINNER)
Frankie Pine – The Idea of You
Mary Ramos – The Greatest Hits

Best Music Supervision in Low Budget Films

Jessica Berndt, Chris Swanson – I Saw the TV Glow (WINNER)
James Cartwright – Dandelion
Csaba Faltay, Milena Fessmann – Maria
Kier Lehman – Los Frikis
James A. Taylor – The Brutalist
Scotty Taylor – My Old Ass

Best Music Supervision in a Non-Theatrically Released Film

Joel C. High, Sami Posner – Meet Me Next Christmas
Susan Jacobs, Jackie Mulhearn – Out of My Mind
Rob Lowry – Sweethearts
Aminé Ramer – Lonely Planet
Morgan Rhodes – Thelma the Unicorn
Robin Urdang – The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat (WINNER)

Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film

“The Idea of You” – The Idea of You
Songwriters: Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha, Albin Nedler
Performers: Anne-Marie, Nicholas Galitzine
Music Supervisor: Frankie Pine

“The Journey” – The Six Triple Eight
Songwriter: Diane Warren
Performer: H.E.R.
Music Supervisor: Joel C. High

“Kiss the Sky” – The Wild Robot
Songwriters: Delacey, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, Ali Tamposi
Performer: Maren Morris
Music Supervisor: Natalie Hayden

“Like a Bird” – Sing Sing (WINNER)
Songwriters: Abraham Alexander, Brandon Marcel, Adrian Quesada
Performers: Abraham Alexander, Adrian Quesada
Music Supervisor: Dan Wilcox

“Out of Oklahoma” – Twisters
Songwriters: Luke Dick, Shane McAnally, Lainey Wilson
Performer: Lainey Wilson
Music Supervisor: Rachel Levy

“Why I’m Here” – Shirley
Songwriters: Samara Joy, Paul Sylvester Morton Jr.
Performer: Samara Joy
Music Supervisor: Madonna Wade-Reed

Television

Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama

Deva Anderson, Rachel Lautzenheiser – Masters of the Air, Season 1
Matt Biffa – One Day, Season 1
Linda Cohen – The Sympathizer, Season 1
Stephanie Diaz-Matos – Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, Season 1
Catherine Grieves – Baby Reindeer, Season 1 (WINNER)
Trygge Toven – Fallout, Season 1

Best Music Supervision in a Television Comedy

George Drakoulias, Ian Herbert – Palm Royale, Season 1
Kerri Drootin, Charlie Haggard – Loot, Season 2
Christa Miller, Tony Von Pervieux – Bad Monkey, Season 1
Javier Nuño, Joe Rodríguez – Acapulco, Season 3
Jen Ross – English Teacher, Season 1 (WINNER)

Best Music Supervision in Reality Television

Brandon Boucher, Peter Davis – The Challenge: All Stars, Season 4
Jon Ernst – Love Is Blind, Season 6
Meryl Ginsberg, Sara Torres, Jordan Young – Love Island USA, Season 6 (WINNER)
Carrie Hughes – Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, Season 11

Best Song Written and/or Recorded for Television

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

“Do You See Me Now” – Sweetpea
Songwriters: Daisy Bertenshaw, Isobel Waller-Bridge
Performers: CHINCHILLA, Isobel Waller-Bridge
Music Supervisor: Ollie White

“Egún” – Manhunt
Songwriter: Danielle Ponder
Performer: Danielle Ponder
Music Supervisors: Lindsey Driscoll, Brienne Rose

“Feel It” – Invincible
Songwriters: David Burke, Noah Ehler, Sam Homaee, Gray Toomey
Performer: d4vd
Music Supervisors: Gabe Hilfer, Henry van Roden

“The First Cut Is the Deepest” – The Brothers Sun
Songwriter: Cat Stevens
Performer: Bo Wang
Music Supervisor: Angela Asistio

Documentaries

Best Music Supervision in a Documentary Film

Maureen Crowe, Lisa Moberly, Janet Billig Rich – Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Justin Feldman – Music by John Williams
Jonathan Finegold – Gaucho Gaucho
Dawn Sutter Madell – Eno
Aminé Ramer – Yacht Rock: A Documentary (WINNER)

Best Music Supervision in a Docuseries

Sam Carlin, Drew Kramer – Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza, Season 1 (WINNER)
Alexandra Eckhardt – Kings from Queens: The Run DMC Story, Season 1
Ed Gerrard – Gospel, Season 1
Gary Welch – Camden, Season 1
Allison Wood – Breath of Fire, Season 1

Advertising

Best Music Supervision in Advertising (Synch)

Abbey Hendrix, Jonathan Wellbelove – “iPhone 15 Storage – Don’t Let Me Go”
Andrew Kahn, Morgan Thoryk – “Two-Step”
Mike Ladman, Mara Techam – “Breaking Moves the World”
Peymon Maskan, Gemma Schladow, Alec Stern, Jenna Wilson – “Power of She” (WINNER)
Nicole Palko, Jonathan Wellbelove – “iPhone 15 Plus Battery – One More”

Best Music Supervision in Advertising (Original Music)

Danielle Beauvoir, Nick Maker – “Out of This World: The Official Anthem of the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup”
Abbey Hendrix, Jonathan Wellbelove – “iPhone 16 – Imagine It. Genmoji It.”
Scott McDaniel – “1 Performance, 30 Years in the Making”
Patrick Lawrence Zappia – “Give Your Gift.” (WINNER)

Best Music Supervision in Advertising (Long-Form)

Codie Childs – “PS5 | Play Has No Limits”
Connie Edwards, Sunny Kapoor – “Spot it Early”
Mike Ladman, Mara Techam – “A Mountain of Entertainment – Hail Patrick”
Mike Ladman, Mara Techam – “H.O.R.S.E. on a Horse”
Nellie Rajabi, Jonathan Wellbelove – “The Relay”
Al Risi – “An American Love Story” (WINNER)

Trailers

Best Music Supervision in a Trailer (Film)

Megan Barbour, Greg Smith, Tyler Torrison – 28 Years Later – Official Trailer
Maggie Baron – Anora – Official Redband Trailer (WINNER)
Deric Berberabe, Jordan Silverberg – Thunderbolts* – Trailer 2
Anny Colvin – We Live in Time – Official Trailer
Will Quiney – Cuckoo – Official Trailer

Best Music Supervision in a Trailer (Series)

Deric Berberabe, Hudson Saxe, Jordan Silverberg – Severance: Season 2 – Official Trailer (WINNER)
Bobby Gumm – 3 Body Problem – Final Trailer
Vanessa Jorge Perry – Skeleton Crew – Official Trailer
Scenery Samundra, Gregory Sweeney – DISCLAIMER* – Official Trailer
Naaman Snell – The Last of Us: Season 2 – Official Teaser

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

Jonny Altepeter, Jackie Palazzolo, Vitaly Shenderovsky – “VALORANT” – Clove Agent Trailer – 2 WORLDS (WINNER)
Alex Hackford, Lindsey Kohon, Naaman Snell – “Destiny 2: The Final Shape” – Launch Trailer
Lindsey Kohon – “Black Ops 6” – Gameplay Reveal Trailer
Raphaella Lima, Steve Schnur – “College Football 25” – Official Reveal Trailer
Raphaella Lima, Michael Sherwood – “Apex Legends: Upheaval” – Gameplay Trailer

Video Games

Best Music Supervision in a Video Game (Synch)

Benjamin Beladi – “The Sandbox – Alpha Season 4”
Maya Halfon Cordova, Kyle Hopkins – “Forza Horizon 5 – Retrowave”
Nora Felder – “Stranger Things VR”
Alex Hackford – “MLB The Show 24”
Raphaella Lima, Cybele Pettus, Steve Schnur – “EA SPORTS FC 25” (WINNER)
Ryan Tomlin, Brandon Young – “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6”