The winners of the Buma Awards Music in Media 2020 were announced earlier today. Based on nine different categories, the 25-member jury has looked at the best music for film, television, radio, documentary and advertising, with three nominations for each category. In addition, new talent was under the spotlight through the presentation of the Buma Music in Motion New Talent Award.

 The Buma Awards Music in Media are traditionally presented during the annual Buma Music in Motion event, however, due to the global coronavirus crisis, the Buma Cultuur-organised event did not take place in its usual format in 2020. Instead, the organizers opted to crown the winners in absentia and announce the honorees online.

The winners of the Buma Awards Music in Media 2020 are:

1. Buma Award Best Podcast, Radio and Television Imaging

• Ward Henselmans, Daan Jansen and Jeroen Kuitenbrouwer 
• Close Up – 25 jaar
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• Publisher: AVRO Muziekuitgeverij

CLOSE-UP 25 JAAR

2. Buma Award Best Original Composition in Advertising (powered by Adformatie)

• Sizzer & DeWolff
• Skoda – Live Like You
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• Advertising Agency: Optimist

ŠKODA – LIVE LIKE YOU

3. Buma Award Best Sync in Advertising (powered by Adformatie)

• Nick van de Wall (Afrojack)
• DNB – Girls Invest – ‘Run the World (Girls)’
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• Sync Agent: Bente de Jong
• Publisher: BMG, Warner Chappell, Sony ATV, CTM, Kobalt
• Advertising Agency: TRY

DNB: GIRLS INVEST

4. BMIM New Talent Award

• Daan Hofman
• Danny and the Wild Bunch
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DANNY AND THE WILD BUNCH

5. Buma Award Best Original Composition in Documentary, Short Film, Telefilm and Animation

• Alex Simu 
• They Call Me Babu
• Director: Sandra Beerends
• Production: Pieter van Huystee Film & TV

THEY CALL ME BABU. ©PIETER VAN HUYSTEE FILM

6. Buma Award Best Original Composition in Television Series

• Merlijn Snitker
• De 12 van Schouwendam
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• Director: Anne van der Linden en André van Duren
• Production: Endemol Shine

DE 12 VAN SCHOUWENDAM

7. Buma Award Best Sync (in Television, Film, Online)

• Ramses Shaffy
• Netflix promo voor serie “Our Planet” – ‘Zing – Vecht – Huil – Bid – Lach – Werk en Bewonder’
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• Sync Agent: AMP
• Publisher: Strengholt Music Publishing

OUR PLANET. ©NETFLIX

8. Buma Award Best Original Composition in Trailers

• Reinder van Zalk
• Terreur
• Publisher: Earforce

TERREUR

9. Buma Award Best Original Composition in Film

• Vincent van Warmerdam
• ROJO
• Director: Benjamín Naishtat
• Production: Bord Cadre Films, Descia Produções, Ecce Films

ROJO