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The Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) has announced the nominations for the sixth annual SCL Awards, honoring the best in film and television music in 2024. The SCL is the premier professional trade group for composers, lyricists, and songwriters working in the motion picture, television, and game music industry, and is headquartered in Los Angeles. The nominees are:

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A STUDIO FILM

• VOLKER BERTELMANN for Conclave
• KRIS BOWERS for The Wild Robot
• CLÉMENT DUCOL and CAMILLE DALMAIS for Emilia Pérez
• HARRY GREGSON-WILLIAMS for Gladiator II
• JOHN POWELL and STEPHEN SCHWARTZ for Wicked: Part 1
• HANS ZIMMER for Dune: Part Two

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN INDEPENDENT FILM

• CHRIS BACON for Heretic
• DANIEL BLUMBERG for The Brutalist
• STEPHANIE ECONOMOU for The Book of Jobs
• FABRIZIO MANCINELLI for Here After
• HEATHER MCINTOSH for Winner
• DARA TAYLOR for Meet Me Next Christmas

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A TELEVISION PRODUCTION

• DAVID FLEMING for Mr. & Mrs. Smith
• BEAR MCCREARY for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
• BLAKE NEELY for Masters of the Air
• FINNEAS O’CONNELL for Disclaimer
• ATTICUS ROSS, LEOPOLD ROSS, and NICK CHUBA for Shōgun
• JEFF TOYNE for Palm Royale

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL TITLE SEQUENCE FOR A TELEVISION PRODUCTION

• NAMI MELUMAD for Dream Productions
• BLAKE NEELY for Masters of the Air
• DANIELLE PONDER for Manhunt
• CARLOS RAFAEL RIVERA for Griselda
• ATTICUS ROSS, LEOPOLD ROSS, and NICK CHUBA for Shōgun
• JEFF TOYNE for Palm Royale

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR VISUAL MEDIA – DRAMA/DOCUMENTARY

• NICHOLAS BRITELL, STEVE MCQUEEN, and TAURA STINSON for “Winter Coat” from Blitz
• ELTON JOHN, BRANDI CARLILE, BERNIE TAUPIN, and ANDREW WATT for “Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late
• CHRISTOPHER LENNERTZ for “Let’s Put the Christ Back in Christmas” from The Boys
• BEAR MCCREARY for “Old Tom Bombadil” from The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
• DIANE WARREN for “The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight
• ANDREW WYATT, LYKKE LI, and MILEY CYRUS for “Beautiful That Way” from The Last Showgirl

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR VISUAL MEDIA – MUSICAL/COMEDY

• ABIGAIL BARLOW and EMILY BEAR for “Beyond” from Moana 2
• CLÉMENT DUCOL and CAMILLE DALMAIS for “Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez
• CLÉMENT DUCOL, CAMILLE DALMAIS, and JACQUES AUDIARD for “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez
• TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS, and LUCA GUADAGNINO for “Compress/Repress” from Challengers
• ROBBIE WILLIAMS, FREDDY WEXLER, and SACHA SKARBEK for “Forbidden Road” from Better Man
• LAINEY WILSON, LUKE DICK, and SHANE MCANALLY for “Out of Oklahoma” from Twisters

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA

• NAINITA DESAI for Tales of Kenzera: Zau
• GORDY HAAB for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• WINIFRED PHILLIPS for Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
• WILBERT ROGET II for Star Wars: Outlaws

DAVID RAKSIN AWARD FOR EMERGING TALENT

• ROBIN CAROLAN
• ANDREA DATZMAN
• WEI-SAN HSU
• NIKHIL KOPARKAR
• EMILY RICE
• KATYA RICHARDSON

SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION AWARD

• HARRY GREGSON-WILLIAMS and RIDLEY SCOTT

SCL JURY AWARD

• JEFF BEAL for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

The winners of the 6th SCL Awards will be announced on 12 February, 2025.