Society of Composers & Lyricists Award nominations announced – The Hollywood Reporter

Composers Nicholas Britell and Jonny Greenwood and songwriter Diane Warren are among the nominees for the third annual Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards, to be held at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on February 1.
Britell, known for his collaborations with writer-director Barry Jenkins, is nominated for his score in the Studio Film category for Adam McKay’s Parable of Climate Change Do not seek, as well as her collaboration with Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi and Taura Stinson on the song “Just Look Up”, also from the McKay film, in the song musical / comedy category. Additionally, Britell is nominated for her music in the HBO series. Succession.
Greenwood – the Radiohead rocker / film composer known for his frequent collaborations with filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson – is nominated for his scores in the studio and independent film categories: for the Neo-Western film by Jane Campion, Dog power, and Pablo LarraÃn’s meditation on three days in the life of the late Princess Diana, Spencer, respectively.
Warren is nominated for her song “Somehow You Do” from drug addiction drama Four good days, as well as “(Never Gonna) Tame You”, from the documentary Mustangs: the wild horses of America, both in the dramatic / documentary song category. The field is also populated by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell (the air title of the film Bond No time to die) and Rufas Wainwright (“Secret Sister” from the documentary Rebel hearts).
Britell and Greenwood are joined by Alexandre Desplat (The French dispatch), Germaine Franco (Encanto) and Hans Zimmer (Dune) in the category of studio films, while Daniel Hart (The green knight), Alberto Iglesias (Parallel mothers), Rachel Portman (Julia) and Kubilay Uner (American Traitor: The Sally Axis Trial) complete the field of independent cinema.
Composer Carter Burwell and filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen will receive the Spirit of Collaboration Special Award for their partnership on some 17 films, dating back to Simple Blood (1984) and whose latest by Joel Coen, Macbeth’s tragedy.
The ceremony will be hosted by Darren Criss, with performances by Abigale Barlow, Emily Bear and Judith Hill.
Founded in 1945, SCL is dedicated to the art of creating music for visual media, with members who include the best creative professionals working in the field. The organization focuses on education and solving creative, technological and legal issues affecting its profession.
A full list of nominees follows.
Outstanding original music for a studio film:
Nicholas Britell – Don’t look down
Hans Zimmer – Dune
Germaine Franco – Encanto
Alexandre Desplat – The French dispatch
Jonny Greenwood – The power of the dog
Outstanding original music for a studio film:
Kubilay Uner – American Traitor: The Sally Axis Trial
Daniel Hart – The green knight
Rachel Portman – Julia
Alberto Iglesias – Parallel mothers
Jonny Greenwood – Spencer
Song, musical / comedy:
Nicholas Britell, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Taura Stinson – “Just Look Up” – Do not seek
Jamie Hartman, Jennifer Hudson, Carole King – “Here I Am (Singing Home)” – Respect
Amie Doherty – “Intrepid” – Untamed spirit
Kris Bowers, Siedah Garrett – “Together until the end” – Dear Whites
Lin-Manuel Miranda – “Home all summer” – In the heights
Song, Drama / Documentary:
Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell – “No Time to Die” – No time to die
Diane Warren “In a way you do it” – Four good days
Rufus Wainwright “Secret Sister” – Rebel hearts
Diane Warren – “(I’ll never) tame you” – Mustangs: the wild horses of America
Shawn Carter, Scott Mescudi, Jeymes Samuel – “Guns Go Bang” – The more they fall
Television:
Nathalie Holt – Loki
Jung Jae-il – Squid game
Nicholas Britell – Succession
Christophe Beck – WandaVision
Cristobel Tapia de Veer – The white lotus
Interactive:
Austin Wintory – Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Hildur GuÄnadóttir & Sam Slater – Battlefield 2042
Germaine Franco – Kung Fu Panda: Wonderland
David Raskin Prize:
Joy Ngiaw – To blush
Anne-Kathrin Dern – The Claus family
Stephanie Economou – Jupiter’s legacy