2023 SCL Awards Nominations: ‘Guillermo Del Toros Pinocchio’, ‘The Banshees Of Inisherin’, ‘Nope’, ‘The Batman’ and ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Compete For Outstanding Studio Score – Full List

The Society of Composers & Lyricists has announced the nominees for the 2023 SCL Awards, naming the composers Alexandre Desplat (Pinocchio by Guillermo del Toro), Carter Burwell (The Banshees by Inisherin), Michael Abels (no), Michael Giachino (The dough) and John Powell (Don’t worry love) as a contender for an outstanding score for a studio film.

This time around, the SCL’s Musical/Comedy Song nominees are as quirky as their stars, with veteran composers like Desplat and Danny Elfman (white noise) additionally nominated for Musical/Comedy Song brothersBilly Eichner and Strange: The Story of Al Yankovicis Weird Al Yankovic.

Contestants in the Drama/Documentary Song category include recent Honorary Oscar winner Diane Warren (Tell it like a woman), Taylor Fast (Where the crayfish sing), Lady Gaga (Top Gun: Maverick), Rihanna (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) and Oscar-winning Nine Inch Nails duo Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, who wrote a song and score for Luca Guadagnino’s cannibal romance earlier this year. bones and suchamongst other things.

There were other nominees in the Outstanding Score for an Independent Film, Score for Television and Score for Interactive Media categories, as well as nominations for the David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent.

The SCL Awards nominations follow the unveiling of the 2023 Oscar shortlists, which Desplat and his Pinocchio Songwriting team, Burwell, Abels, Powell, Warren and her collaborators, Swift and her fellow songwriters, Gaga and team, Rihanna and co and many more among the competitors.

The fourth edition of the ceremony honoring scores and songs in visual media will be moderated by Darren Criss and will take place on February 15 at the Skirball Cultural Center. Check out the full list of this year’s SCL Awards nominations below.

EXCELLENT RESULTS FOR A STUDIO FILM:

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT – PINOCCHIO BY GUILLERMO DEL TORO

CARTER BURWELL—BANSHEES BY INISHERIN

MICHAEL ABELS – NO

MICHAEL GIACCHINO-THE BATMAN

JOHN POWELL – DON’T WORRY, LOVE

OUTSTANDING RESULTS FOR AN INDEPENDENT FILM:

LEO BIRENBERG, ZACH ROBINSON – QUESTIONS: THE STORY OF AL YANKOVIC

SHARON FARBER – BRAINWASHING: SEX CAMERA POWER

RYAN LOTT – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE AT THE SAME TIME

ROB SIMONSEN – THE WHALE

MARK STYTHE – THE RIP: STALKEN

OUTSTANDING SONG FOR A MUSICAL/COMEDY:

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT, ROEBAN KATZ, GUILLERMO DEL TORO – “CIAO PAPA” FROM GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO

KHIYON HURSEY, SUKARI JONES, BENJ PASEK, JUSTIN PAUL, MARK SONNENBLICK – “GOOD AFTERNOON” BY SPIRITED

DANNY ELFMAN – “LIFT THE STICK MARK” FROM CENTRAL PARK

BILLY EICHNER, MARC SHAIMAN – “LOVE IS NOT LOVE” BY BROS

WEIRD AL YANKOVIC – “NOW YOU KNOW” FROM WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY

EXCELLENT SONG FOR A DRAMA/DOCUMENTARY

DIANE WARREN – “APPLAUSE” FROM TELL IT LIKE A WOMAN

TAYLOR SWIFT – “CAROLINA” WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING

LADY GAGA, BLOOD DOLL – “HOLD MY HAND” BY TOP GUN: MAVERICK

TEMS, RIHANNA, LUDWIG GÖRANSSON, RYAN COOGLER – “LIFT ME UP” FROM BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER

TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS – “(YOU FELT AT HOME)” FROM BENE AND ALL

OUTSTANDING RESULT FOR TELEVISION:

NICOLAS BRITELL-ANDOR

SIDDHARTHA KHOSLA – JUST DIE IN THE BUILDING

BEAR MCCREARY – THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER

THEODORE SHAPIRO – DISSOLUTION

CRISTOBAL TAPIA THE FEATHER – THE WHITE LOTUS

EXCELLENT RESULT FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA:

NAINITA DESAI – IMMORTALITY

STEPHANIE ECONOMOU – ASSASSIN’S CREED VALHALLA: DAWN OF RAGNARÖK

BEAR MCCREARY – WARGOD RAGNARÖK

WINIFRED PHILLIPS – JURASSIC WORLD PRIMAL OPS

CHRISTOPHER WILIIS – KAT BURGER

DAVID RAKSIN FINISHED TALENT AWARD:

DARA TAYLOR – THE INVITATION

ANNA DRUBICH – BARBARIS

DEANDRE JAMES ALLEN-TOOLE – GOD’S COUNTRY

ESIN AYDINGOZ – SIMCHAS AND SUFFERING

NAMI MELUMAD – STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS