Emmy Music Noms: Zimmer’s EGOT Bid, First Spanish-Language Song
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- Hans Zimmer is nominated for Outstanding Documentary Score for Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, marking his eighth Emmy bid and a potential EGOT completion.
- Dave Porter earned three nominations — for music composition, main title theme, and sound mixing — all firsts, for Apple TV’s Pluribus.
- Jeff Beal and Sean Callery each received two nods across composition and main title categories, joining Daniel Pemberton as multi-nominees in the music branch.
- Mis Figuritas from Hacks became the first Spanish-language song ever nominated in the Music and Lyrics category, performed by Jean Smart in character.
- 18 of 54 music nominees are first-timers, reflecting industry efforts toward inclusion, though women make up only 15% of nominees, down from last year.
- Apple TV leads platforms with multiple nominated shows including Pluribus, Palm Royale, and Murderbot, while traditional broadcast networks appear in only five music-direction nods.
Why it matters: With nearly one-third of music nominees being newcomers and increased representation among people of color (28%), the Emmys reflect shifting industry access. Yet the drop in female nominees underscores persistent gaps, even as milestones like the first Spanish-language song nomination signal broader cultural recognition within mainstream awards.
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