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    “The Brutalist” and “The Wild Robot” Score Top Honors At Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards

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    LOS ANGELES --

    The Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) has unveiled the winners of the 6th Annual SCL Awards® held on Wednesday evening (2/12) at Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Top honors for film scoring went to Oscar-nominated composers Kris Bowers, who won Original Score For A Studio Film for The Wild Robot, and Daniel Blumberg, winner of Outstanding Original Score For an Independent Film on the strength of The Brutalist.

    Oscar, Golden Globe, and Grammy-winning composer Atticus Ross took home two awards. He received Outstanding Original Song For a Comedy Or Musical Visual Media Production for “Compress/Repress,” co-written for the film Challengers with frequent collaborator Trent Reznor, along with Luca Guadagnino. Ross and collaborators Leopold Ross and Nick Chuba also won Outstanding Original Song For A Television Production for the series Shōgun.

    Another SCL Award for songwriting went to Diane Warren who won Outstanding Original Song For A Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production for her song “The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight. Warren is a 16-time Oscar nominee and three-time SCL Award winner–the two previous honors recognizing “Applause” from Tell It Like a Woman in 2023 and the SCL’s special Ambassador Award in 2016.

    The SCL’s 2025 Spirit of Collaboration Award honored composer Harry Gregson-Williams and legendary director Ridley Scott, who have collaborated on seven films including Gladiator II, The Martian, and Kingdom of Heaven. Last year, Martin Scorsese accepted the Spirit of Collaboration Award for his work with the late composer Robbie Robertson. Other past award recipients include Thomas Newman and Sam Mendes, Terence Blanchard and Spike Lee, Carter Burwell and the Coen Brothers, and Justin Hurwitz and Damien Chazelle.

    Five-time Emmy winner Jeff Beal (Rome, Monk, and Angel Studios upcoming feature Rule Breakers) received the SCL’s Jury Award for his critically-acclaimed score for the classic 1920 silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, which he premiered and performed live to picture in June at Carnegie Hall.

    Composer Andrea Datzman received the David Raksin Award For Emerging Talent in recognition of her score for Inside Out 2.

    The awards ceremony was hosted by Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Colin Hay (Men at Work, Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band).

    The 2025 SCL Awards celebrates not just the artistry and achievements of its community, but also its remarkable spirit of resilience and hope in the face of hardship, explained SCL president Ashley Irwin. He further conveyed a heartfelt message acknowledging the gravity of recent challenges, notably the devastating fires that ravaged Los Angeles and deeply impacted the close-knit SCL community. “As we celebrate the dedication and creativity of our fellow composers and lyricists, we also reflect on the larger context of hardship and loss that surrounds us. The catastrophic fires have left an indelible mark on our city, its residents, and our community. Yet, in this adversity, we find strength, and we find inspiration,” said Irwin. “This year’s SCL Awards is not only a celebration of personal accomplishment, but also of resilience, hope, and the collective strength that binds us together in the face of adversity.”

    Here’s a rundown of the evening’s winners:

    Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film
    Kris Bowers – ‘THE WILD ROBOT’ (DreamWorks Animation)

    Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film
    Daniel Blumberg – ‘THE BRUTALIST’ (A24)

     

    Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production
    Diane Warren – “The Journey” (from ‘THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT’) (Netflix)

     

    Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production
    Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Luca Guadagnino – “Compress/Repress” (from ‘CHALLENGERS’) (Amazon MGM Studios)

     

    Outstanding Original Title Sequence for a Television Production
    Jeff Toyne – ‘PALM ROYALE’ (Apple TV+)

     

    Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production
    Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, Nick Chuba – ‘SHŌGUN’ (FX Network)

     

    Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media
    Winifred Phillips – ‘WIZARDRY: PROVING GROUNDS OF THE MAD OVERLORD’ (Digital Eclipse)

    David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent
    Andrea Datzman – ‘INSIDE OUT 2’ (Disney/Pixar Animation Studios)

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    Shortlists Are Set In 12 Oscar Categories

    Tuesday, December 16, 2025

    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced shortlists in 12 categories for the 98th Academy Awards®: Animated Short Film, Casting, Cinematography, Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Live Action Short Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Sound and Visual Effects.

    “Sinners” and “Wicked: For Good” led the way with eight mentions on the shortlists (with two apiece in the Original Song category).

    Here are the shortlists:

    ANIMATED SHORT FILM
    Fifteen films will advance in the Animated Short Film category for the 98th Academy Awards. One hundred thirteen films qualified in the category. Academy members from the Animation Branch and Short Films Branch were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category.

    In the nominations round, Academy members from all branches are invited to opt in to participate and must view all 15 shortlisted films to vote.

    The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

    “Autokar”
    “Butterfly”
    “Cardboard”
    “Éiru”
    “Forevergreen”
    “The Girl Who Cried Pearls”
    “Hurikán”
    “I Died in Irpin”
    “The Night Boots”
    “Playing God”
    “The Quinta’s Ghost”
    “Retirement Plan”
    “The Shyness of Trees”
    “Snow Bear”
    “The Three Sisters”

     

    CASTING
    Ten films will advance in the Casting category for the 98th Academy Awards. Members of the Casting Directors Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees. Academy... Read More

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