Sinners was the biggest winner at the 16th annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards in Los Angeles Saturday night, with “I Lied to You” winning best song written and/or recorded for a film, while the movie’s music supervisor Niki Sherrod won for best music supervision in major budget films.
“I Lied to You” co-writer Raphael Saadiq, who also co-wrote the Oscar-nominated “Mighty River” from Mudbound, accepted the Icon Award as well, recognizing his contributions in music and film. Saadiq performed “I Lied To You” alongside Sinners composer Ludwig Göransson, with Brittany Howard joining in on guitar.
Also performing Saturday night was Diane Warren alongside Sharon Farber and Eden Kontesz, who played Warren’s Oscar-nominated “Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless. Keith Secola performed the Dark Winds song “NDN Kars,” which was also nominated for a guild award Saturday. Cris Chil, the guild’s spoltight performer for the evening, debuted a new song called “15K.”
Alejandro Aranda, the runner up in the seventeenth season of American Idol, paid tribute to the show’s late music supervisor Robin Kaye, who was murdered last year. Her death was a shock to her music supervisor peers, who remember her as one of the most talented supervisors in the business. Kaye was posthumously honored with the Guild’s Legacy Award on Saturday.
Outside of the Sinners wins, Marty Supreme and music supervisor Gabe Hilfer won for music supervision in mid-level budget films, while One of Them Days, Sarah Bromberg and Stephanie Diaz-Matos won in the low budget film category.
On the TV side, Hilfer also won with The Studio for best music supervision in a television comedy, while Tiffany Anders won with The Lowdown for supervision in a television drama. Meryl Ginsberg, Sara Torres and Jordan Young won with Love Island USA for best music supervision in reality television. “Dialing In,” which Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke wrote for Apple TV’s Smoke, won for best song written and/or recorded for television.
For a full list of winners from Saturday’s awards, see below.
Best Music Supervision in Major Budget Films
Niki Sherrod
Sinners
Best Music Supervision in Mid-Level Budget Films
Gabe Hilfer
Marty Supreme
Best Music Supervision in Low Budget Films
Sarah Bromberg, Stephanie Diaz-Matos
One of Them Days
Best Music Supervision in a Non-Theatrically Released Film
Frankie Pine
Nonnas
Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film
“I Lied to You” from Sinners
Music Supervisor: Niki Sherrod
Performer: Miles Caton
Songwriters: Ludwig Göransson, Raphael Saadiq
TELEVISION
Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama
Tiffany Anders
The Lowdown (Season 1)
Best Music Supervision in a Television Comedy
Gabe Hilfer
The Studio (Season 1)
Best Music Supervision in Reality Television
Meryl Ginsberg, Sara Torres, Jordan Young
Love Island USA (Season 7)
Best Song Written and/or Recorded for Television
“Dialing In” from Smoke (Season 1)
Music Supervisor: Mary Ramos
Performer: Thom Yorke
Songwriter: Thom Yorke
DOCUMENTARIES
Best Music Supervision in a Documentary Film
Amanda Clemens, Jody Colero
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
Best Music Supervision in a Docuseries
Deborah Mannis-Gardner
Hip Hop Was Born Here (Season 1)
ADVERTISING
Best Music Supervision in Advertising (Synch)
Nellie Rajabi, Jonathan Wellbelove
Apple – “iPhone 17 Pro | The Ultimate Pro”
Best Music Supervision in Advertising (Original Music)
Patrick Lawrence Zappia
Gap – “Give Your Gift. (2025)”
Best Music Supervision in Advertising (Long-Form)
Julian Drucker
Yogi Tea – “The Theory of Spice”
TRAILERS
Best Music Supervision in a Trailer (Film)
Adam Konger, Sanaz Lavaedian, Marina Polites
One Battle After Another (Official Trailer 2)
Best Music Supervision in a Trailer (Series)
Scenery Samundra, Gregory Sweeney
The White Lotus: Season 3 (Official Trailer)
Best Music Supervision in a Trailer (Video Game & Interactive)
Megan Barbour, Naaman Snell
Fortnite Battle Royale “Chapter 6 Season 2: Lawless” (Cinematic Gameplay Trailer)
VIDEO GAMES
Best Music Supervision in a Video Game (Synch)
Allison Wood
NASCAR 2025
Best Music Supervision in a Video Game (Original Music)
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Music Supervisor: Hideo Kojima
Composers: Ludvig Forssell, Woodkid
