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Society of Composers & Lyricists#Awards

The Society of Composers & Lyricists is an organization founded in 1983 to represent composers and lyricists working in visual media, such as television and film.{{cite web |url=https://thescl.com/mission-and-history/ |title=Mission and History |publisher=Society of Composers & Lyricists |access-date=January 14, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/nicholas-britell-diane-warren-scl-awards-nominations/ |title=Nicholas Britell, Diane Warren Lead Noms for Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards |last=Pond |first=Steve |date=January 4, 2022 |website=TheWrap |access-date=January 14, 2022}} It sought union status in 1984 after the dissolution of the Composers and Lyricists Guild of America, but the National Labor Relations Board denied the bid on the basis that songwriters were independent contractors. Another attempt to become a union in the 1990s was also unsuccessful.{{cite book |last=Eicke |first=Stephan |title=The Struggle Behind the Soundtrack: Inside the Discordant New World of Film Scoring |date=2019 |publisher=McFarland |pages=198–199 |isbn=9781476637006}}{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-nov-18-fi-ct-composers18-story.html |title=Composers, lyricists make a union pitch |last=Verrier |first=Richard |date=November 18, 2009 |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=January 14, 2022 |url-access=limited}} Members of the organization also include orchestrators, arrangers, music supervisors, music agents, music attorneys, music editors, copyists, and audio engineers.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/joker-composer-hildur-gudnadottir-inaugural-society-of-composers-lyricists-awards-8547529/ |title='Joker' Composer Hildur Gudnadóttir Scores Big at Inaugural Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards |last=Newman |first=Melinda |date=January 8, 2020 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 14, 2022}}

Awards

Since 2020, the Society of Composers & Lyricists has presented annual awards for music in film, television, and other media.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/society-composers-lyricists-awards-nominations-hildur-gudnadottir-1203423846/ |title=Society of Composers & Lyricists Announces Nominees for Inaugural Film/TV Awards |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=December 3, 2019 |website=Variety |access-date=January 14, 2022}}

=Ceremonies=

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scope="col" | {{abbr|#|Number}}

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Location

! scope="col" | Host

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 1st

| January 7, 2020

| Skirball Cultural Center

| {{n/a}}

| style="text-align: center;" | {{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/music/awards/society-of-composers-lyricists-awards-women-win-big-hildur-guonadottir-1203460388/ |title=Women Win Big at Inaugural Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards |last=Burlingame |first=Jon |date=January 8, 2020 |website=Variety |access-date=January 14, 2022}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 2nd

| March 2, 2021

| Virtual

| Michael Giacchino

| style="text-align: center;" | {{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/society-composers-lyricists-awards-soul-husavik-1234920300/ |title='Soul,' 'Blizzard of Souls' Scores and 'Eurovision' Song Win Top Awards From Society of Composers and Lyricists |last=Burlingame |first=Jon |date=March 2, 2021 |website=Variety |access-date=January 14, 2022}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 3rd

| March 8, 2022{{efn|Rescheduled from February 1 due to the COVID-19 pandemic{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/society-of-composers-lyricists-awards-nominations-miranda-eilish-jay-z-grande-zimmer-desplat-warren-more-1234904051/ |title=Society of Composers & Lyricists' SCL Awards Rescheduled For March – Update |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=January 13, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=January 14, 2022}}}}

| rowspan="4"| Skirball Cultural Center

| Aloe Blacc

| style="text-align: center;" | {{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/billie-eilish-ariana-grande-society-of-composers-lyricists-awards-winners-1234973949/ |title=Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell, Ariana Grande Top Society Of Composers & Lyricists' Awards – Full Winners List |last=Tapp |first=Tom |date=March 8, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=March 9, 2022}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 4th

| February 15, 2023

| Darren Criss

| style="text-align: center;" | {{R|"AW23"}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 5th

| February 13, 2024

| Siedah Garrett

| style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=February 13, 2024 |title=SCL Awards: Music From 'Oppenheimer' & 'Barbie' Among Society Of Composers & Lyricists Winners |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/scl-awards-2024-winners-oppenheimer-barbie-1235823658/ |access-date=February 14, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |6th

| February 12, 2025

| Colin Hay

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/scl-awards-nominations-2025-society-of-composers-and-lyricists-1236209367/|title=Society Of Composers & Lyricists Cues Up 2025 SCL Awards Nominations|website=Deadline|first=Erik|last=Pedersen|date=December 18, 2024|accessdate=December 18, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/scl-awards-2025-winners-society-composers-lyricists-1236287488/|title=SCL Awards: ‘Wild Robot’ & ‘The Brutalist’ Take Top Film Prizes; Two For Atticus Ross; Diane Warren Wins – Full List|website=Deadline|first=Erik|last=Pedersen|date=February 12, 2025|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

=Categories=

Since 2024, the organization presents awards in eight competitive categories:{{cite web |url=https://thescl.com/scl-awards/ |title=The SCL Awards |publisher=Society of Composers & Lyricists |access-date=January 14, 2022}}

== Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film ==

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scope="col" | {{abbr|#|Number}}

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Film

! scope="col" | Music by

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 1st

| 2020

| Joker

| Hildur Guðnadóttir

| style="text-align: center;" | {{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Erik |date=January 8, 2020 |title=Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) Awards: Hildur Guðnadóttir a double winner for 'Joker,' 'Chernobyl' |work=AwardsWatch |url=https://awardswatch.com/society-of-composers-and-lyricists-scl-awards-hildur-gudnadottir-a-double-winner-for-joker-chernobyl/ |access-date=March 9, 2022}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 2nd

| 2021

| Soul

| Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste

| style="text-align: center;" | {{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Erik |date=March 3, 2021 |title='Soul,' "Husavik" are Society of Composers and Lyricists winners |url=https://awardswatch.com/soul-husavik-are-society-of-composers-and-lyricists-winners/ |access-date=March 9, 2022 |work=AwardsWatch |language=en-US}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 3rd

| 2022

| Encanto

| Germaine Franco

| style="text-align: center;" | {{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Erik |date=March 9, 2022 |title=Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) winners: 'Encanto,' Billie Eilish and 'The White Lotus' |url=https://awardswatch.com/society-of-composers-and-lyricists-scl-winners-encanto-billie-eilish-and-the-white-lotus/ |access-date=March 9, 2022 |work=AwardsWatch |language=en-US}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 4th

| 2023

| Nope

| Michael Abels

| style="text-align: center;" | {{R|"AW23"}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 5th

| 2024

| Oppenheimer

| Ludwig Göransson

| style="text-align: center;"|

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 6th

| 2025

| The Wild Robot

| Kris Bowers

| style="text-align: center;"|

== Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film ==

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scope="col" | {{abbr|#|Number}}

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Film

! scope="col" | Music by

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 1st

| 2020

| Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

| Kathryn Bostic

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 2nd

| 2021

| Blizzard of Souls

| Lolita Ritmanis

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 3rd

| 2022

| The Green Knight

| Daniel Hart

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 4th

| 2023

| Everything Everywhere All At Once

| Son Lux

| style="text-align: center;" | {{R|"AW23"}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 5th

| 2024

| Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

| John Powell

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 6th

| 2025

| The Brutalist

| Daniel Blumberg

| style="text-align: center;"|

== Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production ==

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | {{abbr|#|Number}}

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Production

! scope="col" | Music by

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 1st

| 2020

| Chernobyl

| Hildur Guðnadóttir

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 2nd

| 2021

| The Queen's Gambit

| Carlos Rafael Rivera

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 3rd

| 2022

| rowspan="2"| The White Lotus

| rowspan="2"| Cristobal Tapia de Veer

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 4th

| 2023

| style="text-align: center;" | {{R|"AW23"}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 5th

| 2024

| Succession

| Nicholas Britell

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 6th

| 2025

| Shōgun

| Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, Nick Chuba

| style="text-align: center;"|

== Outstanding Original Title Sequence for a Television Production ==

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scope="col" | {{abbr|#|Number}}

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Production

! scope="col" | Music by

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 5th

| 2024

| Lessons in Chemistry

| Carlos Rafael Rivera

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 6th

| 2025

| Palm Royale

| Jeff Toyne

| style="text-align: center;"|

== Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production ==

Prior to 2022, a single award was given for Original Song in a Visual Media Production, irrespective of genre.

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scope="col" | {{abbr|#|Number}}

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Song

! scope="col" | Production

! scope="col" | Song by

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 1st

| 2020

| "Stand Up"

| Harriet

| Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 3rd

| 2022

| "No Time to Die"

| No Time to Die

| Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas O'Connell

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 4th

| 2023

| "Applause"

| Tell It Like a Woman

| Diane Warren

| style="text-align: center;" | {{R|"AW23"}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 5th

| 2024

| "Can't Catch Me Now"

| The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

| Olivia Rodrigo and Dan Nigro

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 6th

| 2025

| "The Journey"

| The Six Triple Eight

| Diane Warren

| style="text-align: center;"|

== Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production ==

Prior to 2022, a single award was given for Original Song in a Visual Media Production, irrespective of genre.

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | {{abbr|#|Number}}

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Song

! scope="col" | Production

! scope="col" | Song by

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 2nd

| 2021

| "Husavik"

| Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

| Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus, and Rickard Göransson

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 3rd

| 2022

| "Just Look Up"

| Don't Look Up

| Nicholas Britell, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, and Taura Stinson

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 4th

| 2023

| "Ciao Papa"

| Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

| Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, and Guillermo del Toro

| style="text-align: center;" | {{R|"AW23"}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 5th

| 2024

| "What Was I Made For?"

| Barbie

| Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas O'Connell

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 6th

| 2025

| "Compress/Repress"

| Challengers

| Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca Guadagnino

| style="text-align: center;"|

== Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media ==

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | {{abbr|#|Number}}

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Production

! scope="col" | Music by

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 1st

| 2020

| Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

| Gordy Haab and Stephen Barton

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 2nd

| 2021

| Metamorphosis

| Garry Schyman and Mikolai Stroinski

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 3rd

| 2022

| Battlefield 2042

| Hildur Guðnadóttir and Sam Slater

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 4th

| 2023

| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök

| Stephanie Economou

| style="text-align: center;" | {{R|"AW23"}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 5th

| 2024

| Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

| Gordy Haab and Stephen Barton

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 6th

| 2025

| Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

| Winifred Phillips

| style="text-align: center;"|

== David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent ==

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scope="col" | {{abbr|#|Number}}

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Production

! scope="col" | Music By

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 3rd

| 2022

| Jupiter's Legacy

| Stephanie Economou

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 4th

|2023

|Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

|Nami Melumad

| style="text-align: center;" | {{R|"AW23"}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 5th

| 2024

| Home Is a Hotel

| Catherine Joy

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 6th

| 2025

| Inside Out 2

| Andrea Datzman

| style="text-align: center;"|

== Spirit of Collaboration Award ==

In addition, the group presents the non-competitive Spirit of Collaboration Award to a composer and filmmaker team.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/spike-lee-terence-blanchard-to-receive-collaboration-honor-at-society-of-composers-lyricists-awards-4125367/ |title=Spike Lee, Terence Blanchard to Receive Collaboration Honor at Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=February 1, 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=January 14, 2022}}

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | {{abbr|#|Number}}

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Composer

! scope="col" | Filmmaker

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 1st

| 2020

| Thomas Newman

| Sam Mendes

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 2nd

| 2021

| Terence Blanchard

| Spike Lee

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 3rd

| 2022

| Carter Burwell

| Joel and Ethan Coen

| style="text-align: center;" |

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 4th

| 2023

| Justin Hurwitz

| Damien Chazelle

| style="text-align: center;" | {{R|"AW23"}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 5th

| 2024

| Robbie Robertson

| Martin Scorsese

| style="text-align: center;"|

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 6th

| 2025

| Harry Gregson-Williams

| Ridley Scott

| style="text-align: center;"|

Notes

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References

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{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Erik |title=4th Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) winners: 'Nope,' 'Everything Everywhere All At Once,' 'The White Lotus' |url=https://awardswatch.com/4th-society-of-composers-lyricists-scl-winners-nope-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-the-white-lotus/ |website=AwardsWatch |date=16 February 2023 |access-date=17 February 2023}}

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External links

  • [https://thescl.com/ Official website]

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