The SCL Awards®

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The Society of Composers & Lyricists, the premier organization for composers and songwriters working in visual media, hosts the annual SCL Awards®, which celebrate excellence and innovation in music for visual media.

Awards are presented in eight competitive categories:

  • Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film
  • Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film
  • Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production
  • Outstanding Original Title Sequence for a Television Production
  • Outstanding Original Song for a Drama or Documentary
  • Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical
  • Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media
  • David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent

Nominees and winners are judged and determined solely by member composers and songwriters.

8th SCL Awards® Timeline

October 22, 2026 (Thursday) - Submissions Open
November 30, 2026 (Monday) - Submissions Close
December 4, 2026 (Friday) - 1st Round Voting Opens
December 14, 2026 (Monday) - 1st Round Voting Closes
December 16, 2026 (Wednesday) - Nominations Announced
January 18, 2027 (Monday) - Final Round Voting Opens
January 25, 2027 (Monday) - Final Round Voting Closes
February 4, 2027 (Thursday) - SCL Awards Ceremony

Awards Information

7th SCL Awards® Highlights

View the Recap of The 7th SCL Awards®
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The Bacon Brothers (Michael & Kevin Bacon) Open the Show Singing "Footloose"

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Stephanie Economou presents Austin Wintory with the SCL Award for Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media for Sword of the Sea.

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Theodore Shapiro's score for Severance won Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production.

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Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove presents Laws of Man composer Ching-Shan Chang with the David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent.

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Melissa Manchester sings "I'll Never Say Goodbye" (Bergman/Bergman/Shire) during the In Memoriam presentation, conducted by Esin Aydingoz.

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Bill Conti conducts "Gonna Fly Now" to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Rocky.

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EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick won Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical for "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters.

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Bill Conti presents Ludwig Göransson the SCL Award for Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film for Sinners.

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The Bacon Brothers present Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson with the SCL Award for Outstanding Original Song for a Drama or Documentary for the song "I Lied to You" from Sinners.

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Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson perform "I Lied to You" from Sinners during the presentation of Ludwig Göransson and Ryan Coogler's Spirit of Collaboration Award.

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