Ludwig Göransson and Stephen Schwartz Lead Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards Nominations

Composers Ludwig Göransson and Stephen Schwartz led the SCL Awards with three nominations apiece.

Göransson, who scored the music for Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” landed nominations for outstanding original score for a studio film, plus two for outstanding original song for a dramatic or documentary visual media production for “I Lied to You” and “Last Time (I Seen the Sun).”

Schwartz and composer John Powell are nominated for scoring “Wicked: For Good,” and Schwartz received a nod for outstanding original song for a comedy or musical visual media production for “No Place Like Home” and “The Girl in the Bubble” from the film.

Also nominated in outstanding original score for a studio film are Alexandre Desplat (“Frankenstein”), Jonny Greenwood (“One Battle After Another”), Max Richter (“Hamnet”) and Jerskin Fendrix (“Bugonia”). All the nominees here also made the Oscars shortlist for original score.

In the original song category, Diane Warren was nominated for “Dear Me” from “Relentless”; Sara Bareilles for “Salt Then Sour Then Sweet” from “Come See Me In The Good Light,” Nikhil Koparkar & Rammy Park for “The Hills Of Tanchico” from “The Wheel Of Time” and Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin & John Mayer for “Drive” from “F1.”

Outstanding original score for an Independent film nominations went to Dara Taylor (“Straw,”) Bryce Dessner (“Train Dreams,”) David Fleming (“Eternity,”) Fabrizio Mancinelli (“Out Of The Nest,”) Jónsi & Alex Sommers (“Rental Family”) and Sara Barone & Forest Christenson (“To Kill A Wolf”).

Göransson and director Ryan Coogler will receive the Spirit of Collaboration Award, which recognizes a composer/director partnership that has created a significant and enduring body of work. Since their first collaboration on Coogler’s “Fruitvale Station” (2013), Göransson has scored his successful feature films, including “Creed” (2015), “Black Panther” (2018), “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (2022), and “Sinners” (2025).

Composer Harry Gregson-Williams accepted the 2025 Spirit of Collaboration Award for his work with director Ridley Scott. Other past award recipients also include the late composer Robbie Robertson & Martin Scorsese, Thomas Newman & Sam Mendes, Terence Blanchard & Spike Lee, Carter Burwell & the Coen Brothers, and Justin Hurwitz & Damien Chazelle.

Kevin Bacon and Michael Bacon (aka The Bacon Brothers) will host the 7th Annual SCL Awards at Skirball Cultural Center on Feb. 6, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. The event will feature a special performance by Melissa Manchester.

The full list of 2026 SCL award nominees:

Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film

Ludwig Göransson – “Sinners”
Alexandre Desplat – “Frankenstein”
Jonny Greenwood – “One Battle After Another”
Stephen Schwartz & John Powell – “Wicked: For Good”
Max Richter – “Hamnet”
Jerskin Fendrix – “Bugonia”

Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film

Dara Taylor – “Straw”
Bryce Dessner – “Train Dreams”
David Fleming – “Eternity”
Fabrizio Mancinelli – “Out Of The Nest
“Jónsi & Alex Somers – “Rental Family”
Sara Barone & Forest Christenson – “To Kill A Wolf”

Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production

Diane Warren – “Dear Me” – “Relentless”
Alice Smith, Miles Caton & Ludwig Göransson – “Last Time (I Seen The Sun)” – “Sinners”
Raphael Saadiq & Ludwig Göransson – “I Lied To You” – “Sinners”
Sara Bareilles – “Salt Then Sour Then Sweet” – “Come See Me In The Good Light”
Nikhil Koparkar & Rammy Park – “The Hills Of Tanchico” – “The Wheel Of Time”
Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin & John Mayer – “Drive” – “F1”

Outstanding Original Song For A Comedy Or Musical Visual Media Production

EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick – “Golden” – “KPop Demon Hunters”
Stephen Schwartz – “N Place Like Home” – “Wicked: For Good”
Stephen Schwartz – “The Girl in The Bubble” – “Wicked: For Good”
Jack Black & Jared Hess – “Steve’s Lava Chicken” – “A Minecraft Movie”
Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt & Jack Black – “I Feel Alive” – “A Minecraft Movie”
Blake Slatkin, Shakira & Ed Sheeran – “Zoo” – “Zootopia 2”

Outstanding Original Title Sequence For A Television Production

Cristobal Tapia De Veer – “The White Lotus”
Carlos Rafael Rivera and Scott Frank – “Dept. Q”
Dave Porter – “Pluribus”
Sean Callery – “The Beast In Me”
Amanda Jones – “Murderbot”
Jeff Beal – “All Her Fault”

Outstanding Original Score For A Television Production

Theodore Shapiro – “Severance”
Antonio Sánchez – “The Studio”
Brandon Roberts – “Andor”
Dave Porter – “Pluribus”
Cristobal Tapia De Veer – “The White Lotus”
David Fleming & Gustavo Santaolalla – “The Last Of Us”

Outstanding Original Score For Interactive Media

Austin Wintory – “Sword Of The Sea”
Gordy Haab – “Indiana Jones And The Great Circle: The Order Of The Giants”
Wilbert Roget Ii, Cody Matthew Johnson & Jon Everist – “Star Wars Outlaws: A Pirate’s Fortune”
Maclaine Diemer – “Wildgate”

David Raksin Award For Emerging Talent

Cameron Moody – “Washington Black”
Chin-shan Chang – “Laws Of Man”
Raashi Kulkarni – “A Nice Indian Boy”
Greg Nicolett – “Dr. Seuss’s The Sneetches”
Freya Berkhout – “Ride Or Die”
Sara Trevino – “The Map That Leads You”

View this article at Variety.