2026 GRAMMY Award Film-related Nominees Announced

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The 2026 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 68th GRAMMY Awards, will be held at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2025, and will broadcast live on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on-demand on Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Links to films reviewed next to first mention of the title.

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Music for Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Award to the principal artist(s) and/or ‘in studio’ producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album. In the absence of both, award to the one or two individuals proactively responsible for the concept and musical direction of the album and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable. Award also goes to appropriately credited music supervisor(s).

  • A Complete Unknown – Timothée Chalamet
  • F1 The Album – (Various Artists) (review)
  • KPop Demon Hunters – (Various Artists)
  • Sinners – (Various Artists) (review)
  • Wicked – (Various Artists) (review)

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series, or other visual media.

  • How to Train Your Dragon – John Powell, composer
  • Severance: Season 2 – Theodore Shapiro, composer
  • Sinners – Ludwig Göransson, composer
  • Wicked – John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers
  • The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers, composer

Best Song Written For Visual Media

A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television, video game or other visual media. Singles or Tracks only.

  • “As Alive as You Need Me to Be” [From Tron: Ares] — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails) (review)
  • “Golden” [From KPop Demon Hunters] — EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami)
  • “I Lied to You” [From Sinners] — Ludwig Göransson & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters
  • (Miles Caton)
  • “Never Too Late” [From Elton John: Never Too Late] — Brandi Carlile, Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Elton John, Brandi Carlile)
  • “Pale, Pale Moon” [From Sinners] — Ludwig Göransson & Brittany Howard, songwriters (Jayme Lawson)
  • “Sinners” [From Sinners] — Leonard Denisenko, Rodarius Green, Travis
  • Harrington, Tarkan Kozluklu, Kyris Mingo & Darius Povilinus, songwriters (Rod Wave)

Music Video/Film

Best Music Video

Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.

  • “Young Lion” — Sade
    Sophie Muller, video director; Sade & Aaron Taylor Dean, video producers
  • “Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
    Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Aiden Magarian, Nathan Scherrer & Natan Schottenfels, video producers
  • “So Be It” — Clipse
    Hannan Hussain, video director; Daniel Order, video producer
  • “Anxiety” — Doechii
    James Mackel, video director; Pablo Feldman, Jolene Mendes & Sophia Sabella, video producers
  • “Love” — OK Go
    Aaron Duffy, Miguel Espada & Damian Kulash Jr., video directors; Petra Ahmann, video producer

Best Music Film

For concert/performance films or music documentaries. Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.

  • Devo — Devo
    Chris Smith, video director; Danny Gabai, Anita Greenspan, Chris Holmes & Chris Smith, video producers
  • Live at the Royal Albert Hall — Raye
    Paul Dugdale, video director; Stefan Demetriou & Amy James, video producers
  • Relentless — Diane Warren
    Bess Kargman, video director; Peggy Drexler, Michele Farinola & Kat Nguyen, video producers
  • Music by John Williams — John Williams
    Laurent Bouzereau, video director; Sara Bernstein, Laurent Bouzereau, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Meredith Kaulfers, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg & Justin Wilkes, video producers
  • Piece by Piece — Pharrell Williams
    Morgan Neville, video director; Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Mimi Valdes & Pharrell Williams, video producers

Which nominees would you vote for? Which artists were overlooked that you would nominate?

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