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    Nominees unveiled for Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards

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    LOS ANGELES --

    The Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) unveiled the nominees for the 2024 SCL Awards. Many of the contenders reflect the Oscar shortlist that was just announced. The nominees include songwriters Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Lenny Kravitz, Diane Warren, and Jon Batiste who earned spots on the Oscar shortlist for Best Original Song. Also among the dual nominees are composers Anthony Willis for Saltburn, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt for Barbie, Laura Karpman for American Fiction, the late Robbie Robertson for Killers of the Flower Moon, and Mica Levi for The Zone of Interest. 

    There are nearly 4,000 members in the Society of Composers and Lyricists; 212 out of the approximately 400 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ music branch are also members of the SCL. 

    The SCL Awards, now in their fifth year, will be presented on February 13, 2024, at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Other categories still to be announced include the Spirit of Collaboration Award which honors the long relationship between a composer and a director.

    The 78-year-old SCL is focused on education and addressing the creative, technological and legal issues affecting the music for visual media community.

     

    Here are the nominees for the 2024 SCL Awards:

    OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A STUDIO FILM

    • Anthony Willis: Saltburn
    • Joe Hisaishi: The Boy and the Heron
    • Ludwig Göransson: Oppenheimer
    • Laura Karpman: American Fiction
    • Robbie Robertson: Killers of the Flower Moon

    OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN INDEPENDENT FILM

    • Jon Batiste: American Symphony
    • John Powell: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
    • Daniel Pemberton: Ferrari
    • Mica Levi: The Zone of Interest
    • Fabrizio Mancinelli/Richard M. Sherman: Mushka
       

     
    OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA

    • Austin Wintory: Stray Gods
    • Pinar Toprak: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
    • Stephen Barton/Gordy Haab: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
    • Winifred Phillips: Secrets of Skeifa Island

     

     

    DAVID RAKSIN AWARD FOR EMERGING TALENT

    • Kenny Wood: The Naughty Nine
    • Hannah Parrott: After Death
    • Fabrizio Mancinelli: The Land of Dreams
    • Catherine Joy: Home Is A Hotel
    • Allyson Newman: Commitment to Life

     

     

    OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A DRAMA OR DOCUMENTARY

    • Olivia Rodrigo/Dan Nigro: Can’t Catch Me Now HUNGER GAMES: BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES
    • Jon Batiste/Dan Wilson: It Never Went Away AMERICAN SYMPHONY
    • Lenny Kravitz: Road to Freedom RUSTIN
    • Nicholas Britell/Taura Stinson: Slip Away
    • Sharon Farber/Noah Benshea: Better Times

     

     

    OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A COMEDY OR MUSICAL

    • Billie Eilish O’Connell/Finneas O’Connell: What Was I Made For? BARBIE
    • Mark Ronson/Andrew Wyatt: I’m Just Ken BARBIE
    • Diane Warren: The Fire Inside FLAMIN’ HOT
    • Heather McIntosh/Allyson Newman/Taura Stinson: All About Me
    • Jack Black/John Spiker/Eric Osmond/Michael Jelenic/Aaron Horvath: Peaches SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE

     

     

    OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A TELEVISION PRODUCTION

    • Carlos Rafael Rivera: Lessons in Chemistry
    • Atli Örvarsson: Silo
    • Nainita Desai: The Deepest Breath
    • Kevin Kiner: Ahsoka
    • Chanda Dancy: Lawmen: Bass Reeves

     

     

    OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A TELEVISION TITLE

    • Carlos Rafael Rivera: Lessons in Chemistry
    • Atli Örvarsson: Silo
    • Nainita Desai: The Deepest Breath
    • Kevin Kiner: Ahsoka
    • Chanda Dancy: Lawmen: Bass Reeves
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    “Challengers” Earns Actor-Producer Zendaya 2024 Gothams Spotlight Tribute

    Wednesday, November 20, 2024

    Emmy Award-winner Zendaya will receive the Gotham Film & Media Institute’s Spotlight Tribute for her performance as Tashi Donaldson in the Luca Guadagnino-directed film Challengers, at the 34th edition of The Gothams, taking place live and in person on Monday, December 2, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

    The Spotlight Tribute was created by The Gotham in order to recognize phenomenal efforts by individuals in film and television who captivated global audiences with the biggest projects of the year. With the Spotlight Tribute, The Gotham will honor Zendaya’s remarkable work as leading-actress and producer on the Amazon MGM Studios box-office hit that broke into the cultural zeitgeist, and was celebrated by critics and audiences worldwide.

    “Zendaya’s magnetic portrayal of Tashi Donaldson in Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers exemplifies the creative excellence that The Gotham celebrates,” said Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of The Gotham. “Her performances in Dune: Part One, Dune: Part Two, and Euphoria have made her one of the most captivating actors of her generation. Her multi-layered performance at the heart of Challengers earned widespread acclaim, including a nomination for Best Feature at this year’s Gothams. We look forward to honoring her work with our Spotlight Tribute.”

    From Academy Award nominated visionary filmmaker Guadagnino, Challengers stars two-time Emmy winner Zendaya as Tashi Duncan (who becomes Tashi Donaldson after marrying Art Donaldson), a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to Art Donaldson (BAFTA nominee Mike Faist), a champion on a losing streak,... Read More

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