2024 World Soundtrack Awards Nominees: Ludwig Göransson, ‘Barbie’ & More (Full List)

Ludwig Göransson, who won an Oscar in March for best original score for Oppenheimer, and Billie Eilish and Finneas, who won an Oscar for best original song for “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie, could add to their considerable award collections at the 24th World Soundtrack Awards (WSA), which will be held on Wednesday Oct. 16 in Ghent, Belgium.

The awards are organized by Film Fest Gent, Belgium’s biggest international film festival.

Nominees in three categories – film composer of the year, television composer of the year and best original song – were announced and posted on Billboard.com on Aug. 7. A second wave of nominations were announced on Friday (Sept. 13).

Two of the nominees for the discovery of the year award – Jerskin Fendrix (Poor Things) and Anthony Willis (Saltburn) are also nominated for film composer of the year, where they will compete with veterans Göransson, Laura Karpman and Hans Zimmer.

Three of the five nominees for film composer of the year are represented with multiple works. Fendrix’s entry includes both Poor Things and Kinds of Kindness, director Yorgos Lanthimos’ follow-up to Poor Things. Karpman’s entry includes her Oscar-nominated score for American Fiction, her score for the 2023 film The Marvels and her Emmy-nominated score for Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed. Zimmer’s entry includes his scores for the 2023 film The Creator and the 2024 film Dune: Part Two.

Veteran composer Elliot Goldenthal is set to receive the WSA lifetime achievement award for his contribution to film and television music. Goldenthal won an Oscar for best original score in 2003 for Frida and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy the following year – outstanding music composition for a miniseries, movie or a special (dramatic underscore) for Dance in America: Lar Lubovitch’s Othello (Great Performances).

Here’s a complete list of nominees in all categories.

Film composer of the year

    Jerskin Fendrix | Kinds of Kindness; Poor Things

    Ludwig Göransson | Oppenheimer

    Laura Karpman | American Fiction; The Marvels; Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

    Anthony Willis | Saltburn

    Hans Zimmer | Dune: Part Two; The Creator

Television composer of the year

    Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross | Shōgun

    Natalie Holt | Loki

    James Newton Howard | All the Light We Cannot See

    Martin Phipps | The Crown

    Carlos Rafael Rivera | Griselda; Lessons in Chemistry; Monsieur Spade

    Jeff Russo | Fargo; Ripley

Best original song

    “Dance the Night” from Barbie | written by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa | performed by: Dua Lipa

    “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie | written by Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson | performed by: Ryan Gosling

    “It Never Went Away” from American Symphony | written by Dan Wilson, Jon Batiste | performed by: Jon Batiste

    “Road to Freedom” from Rustin | written and performed by Lenny Kravitz

    “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon | written by Scott George | performed by Osage Tribal Singers

    “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie | written by Finneas O’Connell, Billie Eilish | performed by Billie Eilish

    “You’ve Never Had Chocolate Like This” from Wonka | written by Neil Hannon, Paul King, Simon Farnaby | performed by Timothée Chalamet, The Cast of Wonka

Discovery of the year award

    In the Land of Saints and Sinners | Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg

    Poor Things | Jerskin Fendrix

    Ezra | Carlos Rafael Rivera

    Julie Keeps Quiet (Julie zwijgt) | Caroline Shaw

    Saltburn | Anthony Wills

Public choice award

    Dune: Part Two | Hans Zimmer

    In the Land of Saints and Sinners | Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg

    La Guerra dei Nonni | Umberto Scipione

    Saltburn | Anthony Willis

    Young Woman and the Sea | Amelia Warner

WSA game music award

    “Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure” | Maclaine Diemer, Bryan Atkinson, Bobby Brader, Jarryd Elias, Jaimee Jimin Park, Michael Paraskevas, Bobby Rose

    “Jagged Alliance 3” | George Strezov

    “Slay the Princess” | Brandon Boone

    “Tales of Kenzera: Zau” | Nainita Desai

    “The Outlast Trials” | Tom Salta

Best original score for a Belgian production

    Skunk | Amenra

    When it Melts | Bjorn Eriksson

    Wil | Geert Hellings

Sabam award for best original composition by a young composer

    Alex Mansour

    Georg Mausolf

    Florian van der Reijden