6th Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards

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6th Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards
DateFebruary 12, 2025
Location Los Angeles, California
Website thescl.com
 2023 · Society of Composers & Lyricists
Awards
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The 6th Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards will recognize the best in music in films television productions and interactive media of 2024. The ceremony will take place on February 12, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. The venuew for the ceremony was not been announced yet. [1]

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The nominees were announced on December 18, 2024. French musical drama film Emilia Pérez led the nominations with three, followed by the television series Shōgun , The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power , Masters of the Air and Palm Royale , with two nominations each. [2]

British composer Harry Gregson-Williams and English filmmaker Ridley Scott will received the Spirit of Collaboration Award; while American composer Jeff Beal will be presented with the Jury Award. [3]

Winners and nominees

Winners will be listed first and in bold.

Score

Outstanding Original Score for a Studio FilmOutstanding Original Score for an Independent Film
Outstanding Original Score for a Television ProductionOutstanding Original Title Sequence for a Television Production
Outstanding Original Score for Interactive MediaDavid Raksin Award for Emerging Talent
  • Inside Out 2 – Andrea Datzman
  • Broken Bird – Emily Rice
  • Motorcycle Mary – Katya Richardson
  • Dead Whisper – Nikhil Koparkar
  • Nosferatu – Robin Carolan
  • Invisible Nation – Wei-San Hsu

Song

Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media ProductionOutstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production

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References

  1. Pedersen, Erik (December 18, 2024). "Society Of Composers & Lyricists Cues Up 2025 SCL Awards Nominations". Deadline . Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  2. Willman, Chris (December 18, 2024). "Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards Noms Led by 'Emilia Pérez' and Atticus Ross; Harry Gregson-Williams and Ridley Scott Set for Collaborators Award". Variety . Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  3. "The Society of Composers and Lyricists Announces Nominees". Awards Daily. December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.