Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) winners: ‘Encanto,’ Billie Eilish and ‘The White Lotus’
The 3rd Society of Composers and Lyricists awards came with several surprises in both the film and television categories as Germaine Franco’s score for the animated Encanto bested the likes of Hans Zimmer’s Dune and Jonny Greenwood’s The Power of the Dog for outstanding original score for a studio film.
Daniel Hart’s The Green Knight triumphed Jonny Greenwood’s Spencer and Alberto Iglesias’ Oscar-nominated score for Parallel Mothers to win for independent film.
For original songs, “Just Look Up” from Don’t Look Up won the comedy category while the drama or documentary category went to Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas for “No Time to Die” from No Time to Die. The song, now over two years old due to delays in the release of the film, has won a Grammy and a Golden Globe and is the Oscar frontrunner.
The White Lotus, from composer Cristobel Tapia de Veer, topped the scores from Squid Game, Loki, WandaVision and Succession, a single category that covers comedy, drama and limited series.
Composer Carter Burwell and filmmakers Joel Coen & Ethan Coen received the Spirit of Collaboration Award for their 17-film team-up along with a musical tribute performance that’s set to feature guest performances from Barlow & Bear, Judith Hill, Cory Pesaturo and the Carter Burwell Ensemble.
Here is the full list of winners from the Society of Composers and Lyricists. The live, in-person ceremony was hosted by Aloe Blacc at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
STUDIO FILM
Nicholas Britell
DON’T LOOK UP
Netflix
Hans Zimmer
DUNE
Warner Bros.
Germaine Franco
ENCANTO – WINNER
Walt Disney Pictures
Alexandre Desplat
THE FRENCH DISPATCH
Searchlight Pictures
Jonny Greenwood
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Netflix
INDEPENDENT FILM
Kubilay Uner
AMERICAN TRAITOR: THE TRIAL OF AXIS SALLY
Vertical Entertainment
Daniel Hart
THE GREEN KNIGHT – WINNER
A24
Rachel Portman
JULIA
Storyville Films/CNN
Alberto Iglesias
PARALLEL MOTHERS
Sony Pictures Classics
Jonny Greenwood
SPENCER
Neon/Topic Studios
SONG MUSICAL/COMEDY
Nicholas Britell, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Taura Stinson
“Just Look Up” from DON’T LOOK UP – WINNER
Netflix
Jamie Hartman, Jennifer Hudson, Carole King
“Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” from RESPECT
MGM/United Artists
Amie Doherty
“Fearless” from SPIRIT UNTAMED
DreamWorks Animation
Kris Bowers, Siedah Garrett
“Together All the Way” from DEAR WHITE PEOPLE
Netflix
Lin-Manuel Miranda
“Home All Summer” from IN THE HEIGHTS
Warner Bros.
SONG DRAMA/DOCUMENTARY
Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell
“No Time To Die” from NO TIME TO DIE – WINNER
MGM/United Artists
Diane Warren
“Somehow You Do” from FOUR GOOD DAYS
Vertical Entertainment
Rufus Wainwright
“Secret Sister” from REBEL HEARTS
Discovery+
Diane Warren
“(Never Gonna) Tame You” from THE MUSTANGS: AMERICA’S WILD HORSES
Virgil Films
Shawn Carter, Scott Mescudi, Jeymes Samuel
“Guns Go Bang” from THE HARDER THEY FALL
Netflix
TELEVISION
Natalie Holt
LOKI
Disney+
Jung Jae-il
SQUID GAME
Netflix
Nicholas Britell
SUCCESSION
HBO
Christophe Beck
WANDAVISION
Disney+
Cristobel Tapia de Veer
THE WHITE LOTUS – WINNER
Apple TV+
INTERACTIVE
Austin Wintory
ALIEN FIRETEAM ELITE
Cold Iron
Hildur Guđnadóttir & Sam Slater
BATTLEFIELD 2042 – WINNER
Digital Illusions CE & Electronic Arts
Germaine Franco
KUNG FU PANDA: LAND OF AWESOMENESS
Universal Beijing Resort & Dreamworks Animation
DAVID RAKSIN AWARD
Joy Ngiaw
BLUSH
Apple TV+
Anne-Kathrin Dern
THE CLAUS FAMILY
Netflix
Stephanie Economou
JUPITER’S LEGACY – WINNER
Netflix
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