2025 Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards nominations led by ‘Emilia Pérez’

Another day, another sign of industry support for Emilia Pérez.

On Wednesday, the Society of Composers and Lyricists announced its 2025 SCL Awards nominations with Netflix’s Spanish-language cartel musical out in front with three nominations. 

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The ceremony will take place on Feb. 12. 

Emilia Pérez composers and songwriters Clément Ducol and Camille earned three nominations as did Atticus Ross, who received two nominations for Challengers and one for the television series Shōgun.

Other highlights: Diane Warren was nominated for The Six Triple Eight, the sixth consecutive year she’s up for an SCL Award. Harry Gregson-Williams and director Ridley Scott will also be honored with the Spirit of Collaboration Award, “which recognizes a composer/director relationship that has created a prodigious body of work.”

The duo has worked together seven times, including this year on Gladiator II.

“Ridley is an open book when it comes to music, and working with him on his films has been a great privilege,” Gregson-Williams, also a nominee this year, said. “He doesn’t point me to a path and expect me to follow it. He allows me the freedom to experiment. He understands the power of music in a movie like few others do, but never speaks to me in musical terms. He’ll talk to me about light and darkness, shade and texture. He might say, could there be a more abrasive texture in this scene? And I’ll interpret that in a musical way.” 

“When you score a film, you’re writing a new language that gives the film an added dynamic,” Scott added. “It’s like the final dialogue. Music can make a movie or ruin it, the way an editor can make a mediocre film better or a possibly great film bad.”

Last season, the Spirit of Collaboration Award went to Martin Scorsese for his work with the late Robbie Robertson. 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.

In addition to the Gregson-Williams honor, five-time Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal will also be awarded the SCL Jury Award for his score for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. 

As noted by the SCL Awards press release, several 2025 nominees also made the 2025 Oscars shortlists in the Best Score and Best Song categories, including Emilia Pérez, Challengers, and others.

The full list of 2025 SCL Awards nominees is below. 

Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film 

1. Clement Ducol, Camille – ‘EMILIA PéREZ’ (Netflix)

2. Hans Zimmer – ‘DUNE: PART TWO’ (Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures)

3. Harry Gregson-Williams – ‘GLADIATOR II’ (Paramount Pictures)

4. John Powell, Stephen Schwartz – ‘WICKED: PART 1’ (Universal Pictures)

5. Kris Bowers – ‘THE WILD ROBOT’ (DreamWorks Animation)

6. Volker Bertelmann – ‘CONCLAVE’ (Focus Features)

Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film

1. Chris Bacon – ‘HERETIC’ (A24)

2. Daniel Blumberg – ‘THE BRUTALIST’ (A24)

3. Dara Taylor – ‘MEET ME NEXT CHRISTMAS’ (Roberts Media)

4. Fabrizio Mancinelli – ‘HERE AFTER’ (Artina Films, ClaRo Productions, Fenix Entertainment, Hopscotch Pictures)

5. Heather McIntosh – ‘WINNER’ (Big Beach, One Community, Scythia Films, ShivHans Pictures)

6. Stephanie Economou – ‘THE BOOK OF JOBS’ (Bull’s Eye Entertainment, Rebellium Films)

Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production

1. Andrew Wyatt, Lykke Li, Miley Cyrus – “Beautiful That Way”(from ‘THE LAST SHOWGIRL’) (Utopia Media, High Frequency Entertainment, Pinky Promise, Detour, Digital Ignition Entertainment)

2. Bear McCreary – “Old Tom Bombadil” (from ‘THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER’) (Amazon MGM Studios in association with New Line Cinema / Prime Video)

3. Christopher Lennertz – “Let’s Put The Christ Back In Christmas” (from ‘THE BOYS’) (Prime Video)

4. Diane Warren – “The Journey” (from ‘THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT’) (Netflix)

5. Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin, Andrew Watt –“Never Too Late” (from ‘ELTON JOHN: NEVER TOO LATE’) (Disney Branded Television, This Machine Filmworks, Rocket Entertainment)

6. Nicholas Britell, Steve McQueen, Taura Stinson – “Winter Coat” (from ‘BLITZ’) (Apple Original Films)

Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production

1. Abigail Barlow, Emily Bear – “Beyond” (from ‘MOANA 2’) (Disney)

2. Clement Ducol, Camille – “Mi Camino” (from ‘EMILIA PéREZ’) (Why Not Productions, Page 114, Pathé, France 2 Cinéma, Saint Laurent Productions)

3. Clement Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard – “El Mal” (from ‘EMILIA PéREZ’) (Why Not Productions, Page 114, Pathé, France 2 Cinéma, Saint Laurent Productions)

4. Lainey Wilson, Luke Dick, Shane McAnally – “Out of Oklahoma” (from ‘TWISTERS’) (Universal Pictures)

5. Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek –“Forbidden Road” (from ‘BETTER MAN’) (Paramount Pictures)

6. Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Luca Guadagnino –“Compress/Repress” (from ‘CHALLENGERS’) (Amazon MGM Studios)

Outstanding Original Title Sequence for a Television Production

1. Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, Nick Chuba – ‘SHōGUN’ (FX Network)

2. Blake Neely – ‘MASTERS OF THE AIR’ (Apple TV+)

3. Carlos Rafael Rivera – ‘GRISELDA’ (Netflix)

4. Danielle Ponder – ‘MANHUNT’ (Apple TV+)

5. Jeff Toyne – ‘PALM ROYALE’ (Apple TV+)

6. Nami Melumad – ‘DREAM PRODUCTIONS’ (Pixar Animation Studios / Disney+)

Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production

1. Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, Nick Chuba – ‘SHōGUN’ (FX Network)

2. Bear McCreary – ‘THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER’ (Amazon MGM Studios in association with New Line Cinema / Prime Video)

3. Blake Neely – ‘MASTERS OF THE AIR’ (Apple TV+)

4. David Fleming – ‘MR AND MRS SMITH’ (Amazon MGM Studios)

5. Finneas O’Connell – ‘DISCLAIMER’ (Apple TV+)

6. Jeff Toyne – ‘PALM ROYALE’ (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media

1. Gordy Haab – ‘INDIANA JONES AND THE GREAT CIRCLE’ (Machine Games, Bethesda Studios, Lucasfilm Games)

2. Nainita Desai – ‘TALES OF KENZERA: ZAU’ (Surgent Studios, EA)

3. Wilbert Roget, II – ‘STAR WARS: OUTLAWS’ (Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft)

4. Winifred Phillips – ‘WIZARDRY: PROVING GROUNDS OF THE MAD OVERLORD’ (Digital Eclipse)

David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent

1. Andrea Datzman – ‘INSIDE OUT 2’ (Disney/Pixar Animation Studios)

2. Emily Rice – ‘BROKEN BIRD’ (Catalyst Studios, Mitchell-Brunt Films)

3. Katya Richardson – ‘MOTORCYCLE MARY’ (Breakwater Studios)

4. Nikhil Koparkar – ‘DEAD WHISPER’ (Howlin’ Hounds Pictures, Brothers Gran Productions)

5. Robin Carolan – ‘NOSFERATU’ (Focus Features)

6. Wei-San Hsu – ‘INVISIBLE NATION’ (100 Chapters Productions, Double Hope Films, Seine Pictures)

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