Society Of Composers And Lyricists 2024 Winners Announced

The Society Of Composers And Lyricists have announced the winners of the 6th Annual SCL Awards where the top winners were Kris Bowers for Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film for The Wild Robot and Daniel Blumberg for Outstanding Score for an Independent Film for The Brutalist.

In the songwriting categories, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Luca Guadagnino won the award for Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production for “Compress/Repress” from Challengers, while Diane Warren won Outstanding Original Song for a Drama or Documentary for “The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight. This is Warren’s third consecutive win in this category.

The SCL’s 2025 Spirit of Collaboration Award honoured award-winning composer Harry Gregson-Williams and legendary director Ridley Scott, who have collaborated on seven films including Gladiator II, The Martian, and Kingdom of Heaven.

Winners in bold below.

Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film

1. Clement Ducol, Camille – ‘EMILIA PEREZ’ (Netflix)
2. Hans Zimmer – ‘DUNE: PART TWO’ (Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures)
3. Harry Gregson-Williams – ‘GLADIATOR II’ (Paramount Pictures)
4. John Powell, Stephen Schwartz – ‘WICKED: PART 1’ (Universal Pictures)
5. Kris Bowers – ‘THE WILD ROBOT’ (DreamWorks Animation)
6. Volker Bertelmann – ‘CONCLAVE’ (Focus Features)

Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film

1. Chris Bacon – ‘HERETIC’ (A24)
2. Daniel Blumberg – ‘THE BRUTALIST’ (A24)
3. Dara Taylor – ‘MEET ME NEXT CHRISTMAS’ (Roberts Media)
4. Fabrizio Mancinelli – ‘HERE AFTER’ (Artina Films, ClaRo Productions, Fenix Entertainment, Hopscotch Pictures)
5. Heather McIntosh – ‘WINNER’ (Big Beach, One Community, Scythia Films, ShivHans Pictures)
6. Stephanie Economou – ‘THE BOOK OF JOBS’ (Bull’s Eye Entertainment, Rebellium Films)

Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production

1. Andrew Wyatt, Lykke Li, Miley Cyrus – “Beautiful That Way” (from ‘THE LAST SHOWGIRL’) (Utopia Media, High Frequency Entertainment, Pinky Promise, Detour, Digital Ignition Entertainment)
2. Bear McCreary – “Old Tom Bombadil” (from ‘THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER’) (Amazon MGM Studios in association with New Line Cinema / Prime Video)
3. Christopher Lennertz – “Let’s Put The Christ Back In Christmas” (from ‘THE BOYS’) (Prime Video)
4. Diane Warren – “The Journey” (from ‘THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT’) (Netflix)
5. Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin, Andrew Watt – “Never Too Late” (from ‘ELTON JOHN: NEVER TOO LATE’) (Disney Branded Television, This Machine Filmworks, Rocket Entertainment)
6. Nicholas Britell, Steve McQueen, Taura Stinson – “Winter Coat” (from ‘BLITZ’) (Apple Original Films)

Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production

1. Abigail Barlow, Emily Bear – “Beyond” (from ‘MOANA 2’) (Disney)
2. Clement Ducol, Camille – “Mi Camino” (from ‘EMILIA PEREZ’) (Why Not Productions, Page 114, Pathé, France 2 Cinéma, Saint Laurent Productions)
3. Clement Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard – “El Mal” (from ‘EMILIA PEREZ’) (Why Not Productions, Page 114, Pathé, France 2 Cinéma, Saint Laurent Productions)
4. Lainey Wilson, Luke Dick, Shane McAnally – “Out of Oklahoma” (from ‘TWISTERS’) (Universal Pictures)
5. Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek – “Forbidden Road” (from ‘BETTER MAN’) (Paramount Pictures)
6. Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Luca Guadagnino – “Compress/Repress” (from ‘CHALLENGERS’) (Amazon MGM Studios)

David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent

1. Andrea Datzman – ‘INSIDE OUT 2’ (Disney/Pixar Animation Studios)
2. Emily Rice – ‘BROKEN BIRD’ (Catalyst Studios, Mitchell-Brunt Films)
3. Katya Richardson – ‘MOTORCYCLE MARY’ (Breakwater Studios)
4. Nikhil Koparkar – ‘DEAD WHISPER’ (Howlin’ Hounds Pictures, Brothers Gran Productions)
5. Robin Carolan – ‘NOSFERATU’ (Focus Features)
6. Wei-San Hsu – ‘INVISIBLE NATION’ (100 Chapters Productions, Double Hope Films, Seine Pictures)