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
2024-10-17
2024-12-02
Submissions close
2024-12-02
2024-12-06
Preliminary Voting opens
2024-12-06
2024-12-16
Preliminary Voting closes
2024-12-16
2024-12-18
Nominees are announced
2024-12-18
2025-01-27
Final Voting opens
2025-01-27
2025-02-03
Final Voting closes
2025-02-03
2025-02-12
Awards Ceremony
2025-02-12
Awards Information
The SCL gratefully acknowledges the support of the sponsors for our 5th annual SCL Awards in 2024:




