The SCL Awards®
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 Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production
- Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production
- 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.
2025 Awards Timeline
2024-10-17
Submissions open
2024-12-02
Submissions close
2024-12-06
Round 1 Voting begins
2024-12-16
Round 1 Voting ends
2024-12-18
Nominees are announced
2025-01-27
Round 2 Voting begins
2025-02-03
Round 2 Voting ends
2025-02-12
Awards Ceremony
Submissions are now open
Submissions for The 6th SCL Awards® opened on Thursday, October 17, 2024.
The submission window will close at 11:59 PM US Pacific Time on Monday, December 2, 2024.
Awards Information
Submit an Entry to The SCL Awards®
Voting members may submit entries for The 6th SCL Awards® via the links below.
Associate Members are eligible to submit entries only for the David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent.
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 Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production
Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production
Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media
David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent
Jury Award
View SCL Awards® Entries
View the entries submitted so far. Voting opens on Monday, December 2, 2024.
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 Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production
Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production
Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media
David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent
The SCL gratefully acknowledges the support of the sponsors for our 5th annual SCL Awards in 2024:
5th SCL Awards® Highlights
