BMI proudly congratulates our composers and songwriters who have been shortlisted for this year’s Best Original Score and Best Original Song Academy Award nominations. Academy members will vote to determine the final 2021 Oscar nominees from the shortlist. Congratulations to all! Below are the extraordinary BMI songwriters and composers who… Read more...
The prestigious 78th Golden Globe nominations were announced today with several BMI composers and songwriters in key positions to take this year’s coveted trophies in both music categories. All five films recognized for Best Original Score feature BMI composers. Golden Globe, Oscar and Emmy-winner Atticus Ross is notably up for… Read more...
The Hollywood Music In Media Award (HMMA) winners have been announced, with many BMI composers taking top Visual Media honors as well as nominations. The prestigious awards are the first in the year to honor original music (song and score) in all visual media from around the globe, including film,… Read more...
The World Soundtrack Academy has once again celebrated the hottest composers in the world, with several BMI composers taking center stage in the virtual awards ceremony. Hildur Guðnadóttir, who took the trophy last year for TV Composer of the Year with her score for HBO’s miniseries Chernobyl, has this year… Read more...
BMI today paid tribute to the top UK and European songwriters, composers and music publishers of the most-performed songs of the previous year with the 2020 BMI London Awards. Honourees for Song of the Year, Million-Air Awards, Top 30 Pop Songs and Film, TV & Visual Media were celebrated across… Read more...
The nominees for this year’s World Soundtrack Awards have been announced, with several BMI-affiliated composers in the running for the prestigious accolades. This year, Alexandre Desplat, who is also up for Film Composer of the Year and holds the record for most wins in that category, is the event’s Guest… Read more...
As any artist knows, there is no set path to a career in music. While a rewarding artistic career can take many shapes and forms, Jongnic “JB” Bontemps learned that patience is a key component, no matter what musical path you choose. Bontemps was drawn to writing and playing music… Read more...
BMI announced its 36th annual Film, TV & Visual Media Awards celebrating the top-performing composers in film, TV and visual media of the previous year. The honorees were revealed across BMI’s social media and digital platforms, which features a selection of notable composers including multiple award winners Tyler Bates, Hildur… Read more...
In place of this year’s prestigious Krakow Film Music Festival, which has been a cornerstone event for visual media composers throughout the world, KFMF is presenting online videos of past performances from their festivals, with the work of several BMI composers front and center. Featured in the videos… Read more...
On the eve of the Oscars, the Society of Composers & Lyricists gathered together the music community to honor this year’s nominees. Attending the celebration in Hollywood were Best Score nominees John Williams (Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker), Alexandre Desplat (Little Women), Thomas Newman (1917), and Hildur Guðnadóttir, who won… Read more...
Captured at 2015 BMI Film/TV Awards
