2ND UPDATE, 6:00 PM: The Society of Composers & Lyricists has rescheduled its Covid-delayed third annual SCL Awards for Tuesday, March 8, at the Skirball Cultural Center in L.A.
“After much deliberation, we have also decided to extend out final voting period,” the group said this evening. “This will allow our many mem bers who have been impacted by the surge in Covid-19 additional time to review all the nominees’ excellent work.” The voting period now will begin Monday and run through February 25.
See the list of nominations below.
UPDATED, 4:30 PM: The Society of Composers & Lyricists has postponed its third annual SCL Awards amid the surge in Covid cases tied to the Omicron variant. No new date was set for the ceremony that had been set for February 1 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
Here is the statement from the group’s president, Ashley Irwin:
Upon careful consideration of our members’ safety, analysis with city and state officials, and our partners, we have made the decision to postpone the 3rd Annual SCL Awards ceremony to a later date. We are determined to keep this an in-person event, and, therefore, the safety and health concerns of those in our music community, our staff, and the production team are of the utmost importance.
Given the uncertainty surrounding the Omicron variant, we believe that going ahead with the show on February 1st would not be the best course of action. We look forward to celebrating our members’ outstanding work with you all on a future date, to be announced.
PREVIOUSLY, January 4: Sounds like the Society of Composers & Lyricists has its nominees. The third annual SCL Awards honor music in visual media — film, TV, streaming, interactive — spanning seven categories plus the David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent. Read the full list of nominations below.
The in-person trophy show — Covid-permitting — will be hosted by Darren Criss on Tuesday, February 1, at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
Composer Carter Burwell and filmmakers Joel Coen & Ethan Coen will receive the Spirit of Collaboration Award for their 17-film team-up along with a musical tribute performance. The live lineup includes Abigail Barlow, Emily Bear and Judith Hill.
The 76-year-old Society of Composers & Lyricists is the primary organization for professional film, TV, video game, and musical theater composers and lyricists. Here are the nominees for the third annual SCL Awards:
STUDIO FILM
Nicholas Britell
DON’T LOOK UP
Netflix
Hans Zimmer
DUNE
Warner Bros.
Germaine Franco
ENCANTO
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
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
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
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
Apple TV+
INTERACTIVE
Austin Wintory
ALIEN FIRETEAM ELITE
Cold Iron
Hildur Guđnadóttir & Sam Slater
BATTLEFIELD 2042
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
Netflix