The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) presented the winners of the 3rd Annual SCL Awards for score and songs in visual media during a ceremony this evening (3/8) at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
Germaine Franco, also nominated for the forthcoming Oscars, and the first woman to score a Disney animated feature film, won for Outstanding Original Score for a Studio film for Encanto while Daniel Hart was awarded in the Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film category for A24’s The Green Knight. Chilean-Canadian composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer scooped the prize for Outstanding Score for a Television Production for HBO’s The White Lotus, beating out the likes of Succession and Loki.
In the song categories, Grammy winning, Oscar nominated siblings Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell accepted their award virtually for Outstanding Original Song for a Drama/Documentary for “No Time To Die” from No Time to Die. In their video message, Eilish and O’Connell shared that they were both so proud to be SCL members and honored to be recognized by “some of the great composers and lyricists of our time.” Outstanding Original Song for a Musical/Comedy went to “Just Look Up,” co-written by Nicholas Britell, Taura Stinson, Ariana Grande and Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, from Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up.
The Spirit of Collaboration Award was presented to Oscar nominated composer Carter Burwell and Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. The composer and filmmakers have collaborated on 17 films including Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, No Country for Old Men, Fargo and The Tragedy of Macbeth. The latter film was directed and adapted by Joel Coen.
Oscar winner Hildur Guđnadóttir won in the Interactive Media Category for Battlefield 2042, along with Sam Slater, marking Guđnadóttir’s third SCL Award since the inaugural ceremony in 2020, at which she took home prizes in both film and television categories for Joker and Chernobyl respectively. The first ever David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent was awarded to Stephanie Economou for Jupiter’s Legacy.
Past SCL Awards winners who went on to win Oscars include Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste for Soul, as well as the aforementioned Guđnadóttir for Joker.
The evening, hosted by Aloe Blacc, included musical performances from the Grammy-nominated singer/songwriters of Bridgerton: The Unofficial Musical Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, and Grammy winner Judith Hill. A musical tribute from the Carter Burwell Ensemble accompanied The Spirit of Collaboration Award.
Here’s a full rundown of the evening’s winners:
3rd SCL AWARDS 2022
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A STUDIO FILM:
Germaine Franco
Encanto
Walt Disney Pictures
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN INDEPENDENT FILM:
Daniel Hart
The Green Knight
A24
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A MUSICAL/COMEDY:
Nicholas Britell, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Taura Stinson
“Just Look Up”
Don’t Look Up
Netflix
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A DRAMA/DOCUMENTARY
Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell
“No Time To Die”
No Time to Die
MGM/United Artists Releasing/ Eon
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION:
Cristobal Tapia de Veer
The White Lotus
HBO
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA:
Hildur Guđnadóttir & Sam Slater
Battlefield 2042
Digital Illusions CE, Electronic Arts
DAVID RAKSIN AWARD FOR EMERGING TALENT:
Stephanie Economou
Jupiter's Legacy
Netflix
THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION AWARD
Composer Carter Burwell and Filmmakers Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) spans professional film, television, video game, and musical theater composers and lyricists. With a 77-year history in the art of creating music for visual media, members include the top creative pros working today. The organization is focused on education and addressing the creative, technological, legal, newsworthy issues affecting the music for visual media community.
