Society of Composers and Lyricists nominations: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross lead with three
The nominations from the Society of Composers and Lyricists were announced on Monday and the duo of Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross led the field with three mentions in two categories. They were nominated together for their original score of Mank in the Studio Film category as well as original song for visual media, “(If Only You Could) Save Me,” also from Mank. Their third nomination was also in original score (Studio Film) for Soul and shared with Jon Batiste, who composed the jazz pieces in the film.
Perennial nominee Diane Warren is nominated but not for the song and film you’d think. She’s nominated for her song “Free,” from the Disney+ film The One and Only Ivan and not “Io Sì (Seen),” from the Sophia Loren drama The Life Ahead from Netflix, where her Oscar chances are more likely.
In the category of Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film the nominees included Emile Mosseri for Minari and Tamar-kali for Shirley.
Terence Blanchard, who is nominated for studio-film score for Da 5 Bloods, along with the film’s director Spike Lee, are the recipients of the Spirit of Collaboration Award, given annually to a composer-director duo “for an enduring and distinguished creative partnership.”
Here is the full list of nominations. Winners will be announced at a virtual ceremony on March 2 and hosted by Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino (Up).
Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film
James Newton Howard, News of the World
Ludwig Göransson, Tenet
Terence Blanchard, Da 5 Bloods
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Mank
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste, Soul
Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film
Emile Mosseri, Minari
Lolita Ritmanis, Blizzard of Souls
Sherri Chung, The Lost Husband
Steven Price, David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
Tamar-kali, Shirley
Outstanding Original Score for Television or Streaming Production
Blake Neely, The Flight Attendant
Carlos Rafael Rivera, The Queen’s Gambit
Laura Karpman, Raphael Saadiq, Lovecraft Country
Ludwig Göransson, The Mandalorian
Martin Phipps, The Crown
Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media
Gordy Haab, Star Wars: Squadrons
Garry Schyman, Mikolai Stroinski, Metamorphosis
Ilan Eshkeri, Shigeru Umebayashi, Ghost of Tsushima
Outstanding Original Song for Visual Media
Diane Warren, “Free” from The One and Only Ivan
Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus, Rickard Goransson, “Husavik” from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, “(If Only You Could) Save Me” from Mank
Laura Karpman, Raphael Saadiq, Sonia Sanchez, “Tulsa, 1921: Don’t Catch the Fire” from Lovecraft Country
Erran Baron Cohen, Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, “Wuhan Flu” from Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
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