SCL Awards 2026: Nominations for 'Sinners', 'Wicked: For Good', 'Frankenstein', and More

The Society of Composers & Lyricists has announced the nominees for its seventh annual SCL Awards, set to take place in February. Leading the contenders for the Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film category are Ludwig Göransson for Sinners, Alexandre Desplat for Frankenstein, Jonny Greenwood for One Battle After Another, Stephen Schwartz & John Powell for Wicked: For Good, Max Richter for Hamnet, and Jerskin Fendrix for Bugonia.

In the Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film category, the nominees include Dara Taylor for Straw, Bryce Dessner for Train Dreams, David Fleming for Eternity, Fabrizio Mancinelli for Out of the Nest, Jónsi & Alex Somers for Rental Family, and Sara Barone & Robert Christenson for To Kill a Wolf.

The nominations for Outstanding Original Song feature several prominent artists. Diane Warren is recognized for “Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless. Other nominees include Raphael Saadiq & Ludwig Göransson for “I Lied To You” from Sinners, Sara Bareilles for “Salt Then Sour Then Sweet” from Come See Me in the Good Light, and Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin & John Mayer for “Drive” from F1. Additionally, EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick are nominated for the hit single “Golden” from Kpop Demon Hunters.

Cristobal Tapia De Veer from The White Lotus and Dave Porter from Pluribus stand out with double nominations this year. Other television nominees include composers from notable shows such as Severance, The Studio, Andor, All Her Fault, and The Last of Us.

Winners will be announced at the SCL Awards ceremony on February 6, held at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The event will be hosted by Kevin and Michael Bacon and will feature a performance by Grammy-winning artist Melissa Manchester. Göransson and director Ryan Coogler, known for their collaborations on Sinners, Black Panther, and Creed, will receive the SCL’s Spirit of Collaboration Award.

2026 SCL Awards Nominees:

Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film

LUDWIG GÖRANSSON – Sinners
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT – Frankenstein
JONNY GREENWOOD – One Battle After Another
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ & JOHN POWELL – Wicked: For Good
MAX RICHTER – Hamnet
JERSKIN FENDRIX – Bugonia

Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film

DARA TAYLOR – Straw
BRYCE DESSNER – Train Dreams
DAVID FLEMING – Eternity
FABRIZIO MANCINELLI – Out of the Nest
JÓNSI & ALEX SOMERS – Rental Family
SARA BARONE & ROBERT CHRISTENSON – To Kill a Wolf

Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production

DIANE WARREN – “Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless
ALICE SMITH, MILES CATON & LUDWIG GÖRANSSON – “Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” from Sinners
RAPHAEL SAADIQ & LUDWIG GÖRANSSON – “I Lied to You” from Sinners
SARA BAREILLES – “Salt Then Sour Then Sweet” from Come See Me in the Good Light
NIKHIL KOPARKAR & RAMMY PARK – “The Hills of Tanchico” from The Wheel of Time
ED SHEERAN, BLAKE SLATKIN & JOHN MAYER – “Drive” from F1

Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production

EJAE & MARK SONNENBLICK – “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ – “No Place Like Home” from Wicked: For Good
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ – “The Girl in the Bubble” from Wicked: For Good
JACK BLACK & JARED HESS – “Steve’s Lava Chicken” from A Minecraft Movie
MARK RONSON, ANDREW WYATT & JACK BLACK – “I Feel Alive” from A Minecraft Movie
BLAKE SLATKIN, SHAKIRA & ED SHEERAN – “Zoo” from Zootopia 2

Outstanding Original Title Sequence for a Television Production

CRISTOBAL TAPIA DE VEER – The White Lotus
CARLOS RAFAEL RIVERA – Dept. Q
DAVE PORTER – Pluribus
SEAN CALLERY – The Beast in Me
AMANDA JONES – Murderbot
JEFF BEAL – All Her Fault

Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production

THEODORE SHAPIRO – Severance
ANTONIO SÁNCHEZ – The Studio
BRANDON ROBERTS – Andor
DAVE PORTER – Pluribus
CRISTOBAL TAPIA DE VEER – The White Lotus
DAVID FLEMING & GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA – The Last of Us

Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media

AUSTIN WINTORY – Sword of the Sea
GORDY HAAB – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of the Giants
WILBERT ROGET II, CODY MATTHEW JOHNSON & JON EVERIST – Star Wars Outlaws: A Pirate’s Fortune
MACLAINE DEIMER – Wildgate

David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent