‘Sinners’ Composer Ludwig Göransson Wins 2 Prizes at Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards
Two-time Oscar winner Ludwig Göransson (“Black Panther,” “Oppenheimer”) was honored with two big awards at the 7th annual Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) Awards, held Friday evening at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
Göransson earned SCL Awards for his work on Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” winning Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film and Outstanding Original Song for a Drama or Documentary for “I Lied to You,” co-written with Raphael Saadiq.
The Swedish composer, a current Oscar nominee in the score and song categories, also received the 2026 Spirit of Collaboration Award alongside Coogler, honoring their longstanding partnership on all five of Coogler’s films: “Fruitvale Station,” “Creed,” “Black Panther,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Sinners.”
In other categories, Bryce Dessner won Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film for “Train Dreams,” while EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick won Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical for the Oscar-nominated “Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters,” continuing the song’s awards streak following wins at the Grammy Awards, Golden Globe Awards and Critics Choice Awards.
For television music, the SCL awarded Cristóbal Tapia de Veer for the opening title theme of the third season of “The White Lotus” and Theodore Shapiro for the score of “Severance.”
The ceremony was hosted by actor and musician Kevin Bacon alongside Emmy-winning composer Michael Bacon of The Bacon Brothers.
