Theodore Shapiro Named a BMI Icon at the 2026 BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards

Dara Taylor attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI, BMI Icon Honoree Theodore Shapiro, and Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI pose onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI, Mike Post, winner of the BMI Award for "Law & Order" and "Law & Order: SVU," and Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI pose onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Brian Lee White and Brian Trifon attend the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Tyler Strickland, Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI, Jeff Beal and Aaron Zigman attend the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Jongnic Bontemps and Theodore Shapiro attend the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI, Atli Örvarsson, winner of the BMI Award for " FBI: Most Wanted", "FBI: International," "Chicago P.D.," and "Chicago Fire," and Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI, pose onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Atticus Ross and Claudia Sarne attend the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Harry Gregson-Williams attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI, Sherri Chung, winner of the BMI Award for "Found," and Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI pose onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI, Atticus Ross, winner of the BMI Award for "Tron: Ares" and The Gorge," and Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI pose onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI and Theodore Shapiro attend the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

Tony Morales attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Carlos Rafael Rivera attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI, Thomas Schraeder, winner of the BMI Award for "Vicious," and Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI pose onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

Fil Eisler attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Theodore Shapiro, winner of the BMI Icon Award, and Ryan Lott, winner of the BMI Award for "Thunderbolts," attend the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Paul Feig attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Honoree Theodore Shapiro accepts the BMI Icon Award onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

Tyler Strickland attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI, Fil Eisler, winner of the BMI Award for "Fire Country" and "Sheriff Country," and Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI pose onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

Christopher Lennertz attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Atli Örvarsson attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Sam Haft attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI speaks onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI (C) and members of the Alliance for Women Film Composers and the Guild of Music Supervisors attend the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

Tom Howe attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Jongnic Bontemps attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Joy Ngiaw attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Todd Horvath, President & COO, BMI speaks onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

Sherri Chung attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Honoree Theodore Shapiro accepts the BMI Icon Award onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI, Ludwig Göransson, winner of the BMI Award for "Sinners," and Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI pose onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI, Dara Taylor, winner of the BMI Award for "Tyler Perry's Straw," and Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI pose onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

BARii attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Honoree Theodore Shapiro accepts the BMI Icon Award onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

BARii (L) and Nkenge Kamau (2nd from R), winners of the BMI Award for "The Neighborhood," Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI (2nd from L) and Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI (R), pose onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

Chanda Dancy attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI, Ryan Lott, winner of the BMI Award for "Thunderbolts," and Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI pose onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

Gil Talmi attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Theodore Shapiro attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

Pierre Charles attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Jongnic Bontemps, winner of the BMI Award for "Tyler Perry's Madea's Destination Wedding," and Ludwig Göransson, winner of the BMI Award for "Sinners," attend the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI, Jongnic Bontemps, winner of the BMI Award for "Tyler Perry's Madea's Destination Wedding," and Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI pose onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

Honoree Theodore Shapiro accepts the BMI Icon Award during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

Dominic Lewis attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Rob Simonsen attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Sean Kiner (L), Kevin Kiner (C), and Deana Kiner (2nd from R), winners of the BMI Award for "House of David; NCIS: Origins," Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI, and Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI pose onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

Ludwig Göransson attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI, Tom Howe, winner of the BMI Award for "Dog Man" and "Zombies 4: Dawn Of The Vampires," and Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI pose onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

Joe Wong attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI, Theodore Shapiro, winner of the BMI Award for "The Housemaid," "Severance," and "Another Simple Favor," and Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI pose onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Thomas Schraeder, winner of the BMI Award for "Vicious," and Ryan Lott, winner of the BMI Award for "Thunderbolts," attend the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Honoree Theodore Shapiro, recipient of the BMI Icon Award, attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI, Dominic Lewis, winner of the BMI Award for "Karate Kid" and "Your Friends and Neighbors," and Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI pose onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

Members of the Composers Diversity Collective attend the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Joanna Schwartz, honoree Theodore Shapiro, recipient of the BMI Icon Award, Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI and Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI attend the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Ryan Lott attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI, Pierre Charles, winner of the BMI Award for "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," and Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI pose onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

Christina Perri attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Alexandre Desplat attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

The BMI Award winners class photo for the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Ryan Holladay and Hays Holladay attend the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI, Claudia Sarne, winner of the BMI Award for "The Yogurt Shop Murders," and Atticus Ross, winner of the BMI Award for "Tron: Ares" and The Gorge," attend the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Mike Post attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI, Atli Örvarsson, Conor McHugh, winners of the BMI Award for "FBI," and Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI pose onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

Dara Taylor attends the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

(L-R) Mike Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI, BMI Icon Honoree Theodore Shapiro, and Tracy McKnight, VP, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, BMI pose onstage during the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)