This is my first year covering this guild of composers and while some of their selections are unique, many of them are confirming trends we’ve already seen.
Nominations Tallies
(2) American Symphony, Barbie
(1) After Death, American Fiction, The Boy and the Heron, Carmen, Commitment to Life, Ferrari, Flamin’ Hot, Home Is a Hotel, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Jacob the Baker, Killers of the Flower Moon, The L Word: Generation Q, The Land of Dreams, Mushka, The Naughty Nine, Oppenheimer, Rustin, Saltburn, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Zone of Interest
The Nominations
Best Original Score for a Studio Film
American Fiction
The Boy and the Heron
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Saltburn
Best Original Score for an Independent Film
American Symphony
Ferrari
Mushka
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
The Zone of Interest
Best Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production
Better Times – Jacob the Baker
Can’t Catch Me Now – The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
It Never Went Away – American Symphony
Road to Freedom – Rustin
Slip Away – Carmen
Best Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production
All About Me – The L Word: Generation Q
The Fire Inside – Flamin’ Hot
I’m Just Ken – Barbie
Peaches – The Super Mario Bros. Movie
What Was I Made For? – Barbie
David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent
After Death
Commitment to Life
Home Is a Hotel
The Land of Dreams
The Naughty Nine
Society of Composers & Lyricists Data
Year Founded: 1983
First Awards: 2019 (5)