On the night of 8th March, esteemed and rising songwriters, composers and musicians received awards for their contributions to various soundtracks at the Los Angeles’ Skirball Center. 

The 3rd annual Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards ceremony was graced by Carter Burwell, who won the annual Spirit of Collaboration award, together with his reputable filmmaking partners, brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. Responsible for the scoring of the 1996 film ‘Fargo’, 2007’s ‘No Country for Old Men’ as well as 1998’s ‘The Big Lebowski’, Burwell was just one of the many who were honoured for their musical talents. 

Additionally, for the second year in a row, an animated film took home the award for Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film. Encanto, the Colombian Disney film, had its music direction spearheaded by Germaine Franco (Someone Great, Coco) with help from Broadway regular Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, tick, tick… BOOM!). 

Big names such as siblings Billie Eilish and FINNEAS as well as Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi also celebrated their win for ‘No Time To Die’ and ‘Just Look Up’ respectively. 

Here are all the winners of this year’s Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards:

Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film 

Nicholas Britell, Don’t Look Up 

Alexandre Desplat, The French Dispatch 

WINNER: Germaine Franco, Encanto 

Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog 

Hans Zimmer, Dune 

Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film 

Jonny Greenwood, Spencer 

WINNER: Daniel Hart, The Green Knight 

Alberto Iglesias, Parallel Mothers 

Rachel Portman, Julia 

Kubilay Uner, American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally 

Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production 

Christophe Beck, WandaVision 

Nicholas Britell, Succession 

Natalie Holt, Loki 

Jung Jae-il, Squid Game 

WINNER: Cristobal Tapia de Veer, The White Lotus 

Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production 

Kris Bowers & Siedah Garrett, “Together All The Way”, Dear White People 

WINNER: Nicholas Britell & Taura Stinson (w/ Ariana Grande & Scott Mescudi), “Just Look Up”, Don’t Look Up 

Amie Doherty, “Fearless”, Spirit Untamed 

Jamie Hartman, Jennifer Hudson, & Carole King, “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)”, Respect 

Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Home All Summer”, In The Heights 

Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production

Jeymes Samuel (w/ Shawn Carter & Scott Mescudi), “Guns Go Bang”, The Harder They Fall 

WINNER: Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell, “No Time To Die”, No Time To Die 

Rufus Wainwright, “Secret Sister”, Rebel Hearts 

Diane Warren, “Somehow You Do”, Four Good Days 

Diane Warren, “(Never Gonna) Tame You”, The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses 

Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media 

Germaine Franco, Kung Fu Panda: Land of Awesomeness 

WINNER: Hildur Guđnadóttir & Sam Slater, Battlefield 2042 

Austin Wintory, Alien Fireteam Elite 

David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent 

Anne-Kathrin Dern, The Claus Family 

WINNER: Stephanie Economou, Jupiter’s Legacy 

Joy Ngiaw, Blush

Spirit of Collaboration Award 

WINNER: Carter Burwell with Joel Coen & Ethan Coen