NOMINATIONS & VOTING

1. The vetting process

The Guild of Music Supervisors relies on Craft Committees made up of highly experienced professionals — with varying backgrounds and perspectives — who are actively working in the sync and supervision communities. These committees vet every entry and are committed to the fair and thorough review of each GMS Awards submission.

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2. The nomination process

Guild of Music Supervisors Members are the official voting body that determine the nominees for the GMS Awards.  Each member will self-select three (3) categories to vote for nominees. Voting takes place online through a secure third-party website with only one ballot counted per individual voter. All ballots are confidential and tabulated by Award Force. 

3. The winners
Guild of Music Supervisors Members are the official voting body that determine the winners for the GMS Awards. Voting takes place online through a secure third-party website with only one ballot counted per individual voter. All ballots are confidential and tabulated by Award Force.  Up to three (3) award statues will be presented with each category, additional award statues will be available for purchase to qualifying recipients.

The Guild of Music Supervisors strongly encourages voting members to view as many of the nominated titles as possible. We encourage members to abstain from voting in any category where they have not viewed all of the titles. 

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Evaluation Rubric

The following areas have been used to frame all submission forms and are the the foundation used by all GMS Craft Committees to evaluate each awards submission:
 

CREATIVE INVOLVEMENT

How the Music Supervisor created, honed or executed the project’s musical vision.

BUSINESS AFFAIRS STRATEGY & NEGOTIATION

How the Music Supervisor impacted, designed or executed music clearance and/or music business affairs strategy.

RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

How the Music Supervisor managed and fostered the needs and expectations of multiple stakeholders (creative, production, and studio teams etc.) throughout the music process.

PROJECT TROUBLESHOOTING

How the Music Supervisor implemented their skills and relationships to maintain or course-correct the music process.

IMPACT AND EFFECTIVENESS OF MUSIC IN THE FINISHED PRODUCT

How the Music Supervisor and music creative process influenced and contributed to the final project.