# List of awards and nominations received by Ludwig Göransson

Ludwig Göransson is a Swedish composer, conductor and record producer who has received various accolades throughout his career.
He met American film director Ryan Coogler while studying at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and they subsequently became frequent collaborators, with Göransson providing the scores to all of his films, such as Fruitvale Station (2013), Creed (2015), Black Panther (2018) and its sequel Wakanda Forever (2022). For Black Panther, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Score, the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score. He received a second Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song thanks to "Lift Me Up", performed by Rihanna and written for the soundtrack of Wakanda Forever. He worked with Christopher Nolan in the films Tenet (2020) and Oppenheimer (2023), the latter of which earned him his first BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award, and also a second Academy Award for Best Original Score. Göransson has also composed the score for the television series The Mandalorian, part of the Star Wars franchise, which earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score).
As a music producer, Göransson has frequently collaborated with Donald Glover also known under the stage name Childish Gambino. Overall, their work gathered six Grammy Award nominations, including an Album of the Year nomination for "Awaken, My Love!" and wins for Record of the Year and Song of the Year for the single "This Is America", the first rap song to win in these categories.

## Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by Ludwig Göransson :
| Award | Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| Academy Awards | 2019 | Black Panther | Best Original Score | Won | |
| Academy Awards | 2023 | "Lift Me Up" (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) | Best Original Song | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Best Original Score | Won | |
| Annie Awards | 2023 | Turning Red | Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production | Nominated | |
| Astra Awards | 2018 | Black Panther | Best Score | Nominated | |
| Astra Awards | 2023 | "Lift Me Up" (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) | Best Original Song | Nominated | |
| Astra Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Best Score | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | 2021 | Tenet | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Best Original Score | Won | |
| BET Awards | 2023 | "Lift Me Up" (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) | BET Her Award | Nominated | |
| Black Reel Awards | 2014 | Fruitvale Station | Outstanding Original Score | Nominated | |
| Black Reel Awards | 2016 | Creed | Outstanding Original Score | Nominated | |
| Black Reel Awards | 2016 | "Grip" (from Creed) | Outstanding Original Song | Nominated | |
| Black Reel Awards | 2016 | "Waiting for My Moment" (from Creed) | Outstanding Original Song | Nominated | |
| Black Reel Awards | 2017 | Atlanta | Outstanding Music (Comedy, Drama, TV Movie or Limited Series) | Nominated | |
| Black Reel Awards | 2019 | Black Panther | Outstanding Original Score | Nominated | |
| Black Reel Awards | 2019 | Creed II | Outstanding Original Score | Nominated | |
| Black Reel Awards | 2023 | "Born Again" (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) | Outstanding Original Song | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| Black Reel Awards | 2023 | "Lift Me Up" (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) | Outstanding Original Song | Won | [19] [20] |
| BMI Film & TV Awards | 2021 | The Mandalorian (season 1) | BMI Streaming Series Award | Won | |
| BMI Film & TV Awards | 2021 | Tenet | BMI Theatrical Film Award | Won | |
| BMI Film & TV Awards | 2022 | The Mandalorian (season 2) | BMI Streaming Series Award | Won | |
| BMI Film & TV Awards | 2023 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | BMI Theatrical Film Award | Won | |
| BMI Film & TV Awards | 2023 | Turning Red | BMI Streaming Film Award | Won | |
| BMI Film & TV Awards | 2023 | The Book of Boba Fett | BMI Streaming Series Award | Won | |
| BMI Film & TV Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | BMI Theatrical Film Award | Won | |
| BMI Film & TV Awards | 2024 | The Mandalorian (season 3) | BMI Streaming Series Award | Won | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | 2015 | Creed | Best Use of Music in a Film | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Best Original Music | Won | |
| Capri Hollywood International Film Festival Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Best Original Score | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 2020 | Tenet | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 2023 | Oppenheimer | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2021 | Tenet | Best Score | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2023 | "Lift Me Up" (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) | Best Song | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Best Score | Won | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 2023 | Oppenheimer | Best Musical Score | Runner-up | |
| Dorian Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Film Music of the Year | Nominated | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | 2020 | Tenet | Best Score | Runner-up | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | 2023 | Oppenheimer | Best Score | Runner-up | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | 2019 | Black Panther | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | 2021 | Tenet | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | 2023 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | 2023 | "Lift Me Up" (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) | Best Original Song | Nominated | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Best Original Score | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2019 | Black Panther | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2021 | Tenet | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2023 | "Lift Me Up" (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) | Best Original Song | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Best Original Score | Won | |
| Grammy Awards | 2018 | "Awaken, My Love!" | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| Grammy Awards | 2018 | "Redbone" | Record of the Year | Nominated | |
| Grammy Awards | 2018 | "Redbone" | Best R&B Song | Nominated | |
| Grammy Awards | 2019 | "This Is America" | Record of the Year | Won | |
| Grammy Awards | 2019 | "This Is America" | Song of the Year | Won | |
| Grammy Awards | 2019 | "Feels Like Summer" | Best R&B Song | Nominated | |
| Grammy Awards | 2019 | Black Panther | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Won | |
| Grammy Awards | 2022 | The Mandalorian: Season 2 – Vol. 2 (Chapters 13–16) | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Nominated | |
| Grammy Awards | 2023 | 30 | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| Grammy Awards | 2024 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Nominated | |
| Grammy Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Won | |
| Grammy Awards | 2024 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music from and Inspired By | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Nominated | |
| Grammy Awards | 2024 | "Lift Me Up" (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) | Best Song Written for Visual Media | Nominated | |
| Grammy Awards | 2024 | "Can You Hear the Music" (from Oppenheimer) | Best Instrumental Composition | Nominated | |
| Grammy Awards | 2024 | "Can You Hear the Music" (from Oppenheimer) | Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella | Nominated | |
| Guild of Music Supervisors Awards | 2023 | "Lift Me Up" (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) | Best Song Written and/or Recording Created for a Film | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2018 | Black Panther | Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | Won | |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2021 | Tenet | Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | Won | |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2021 | "Just Sing" (from Trolls World Tour) | Best Original Song in an Animated Film | Won | |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2021 | "The Plan" (from Tenet) | Best Original Song in a Feature Film | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2022 | Turning Red | Best Original Score in an Animated Film | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2022 | "Lift Me Up" (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) | Best Original Song in a Feature Film | Won | |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2022 | Turning Red | Best Soundtrack Album | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2023 | Oppenheimer | Best Original Score in a Feature Film | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | 2019 | Black Panther | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | 2021 | Tenet | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | 2023 | "Lift Me Up" (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) | Best Original Song | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | 2016 | Ludwig Göransson | Breakthrough Film Composer of the Year | Nominated | |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | 2016 | Creed | Best Original Score for a Drama Film | Nominated | |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | 2019 | Ludwig Göransson | Film Composer of the Year | Nominated | |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | 2019 | Black Panther | Film Score of the Year | Nominated | |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | 2019 | Black Panther | Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film | Nominated | |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | 2021 | Tenet | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film | Nominated | |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | 2021 | The Mandalorian | Best Original Score for Television | Nominated | |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Film Score of the Year | Nominated | [57] [58] |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Best Original Score for a Drama Film | Won | [57] [58] |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | 2024 | "Can You Hear the Music" (from Oppenheimer) | Composition of the Year | Nominated | [57] [58] |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Best Score | Won | |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2023 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music from and Inspired By | Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album | Won | |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2024 | Creed III: The Soundtrack | Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2019 | Black Panther | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2021 | Tenet | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Best Original Score | Won | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2020 | The Mandalorian (for the episode "Chapter 8: Redemption") | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | Won | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2021 | The Mandalorian (for the episode "Chapter 16: The Rescue") | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | Won | |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | 2018 | Black Panther | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Variety Artisans Award – Composer | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 2021 | Tenet | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2023 | "Lift Me Up" (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) | Best Original Song | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | 2018 | Black Panther | Best Film Music | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | 2021 | Tenet | Best Film Music | Nominated | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society Awards | 2021 | Tenet | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Best Original Score | Won | |
| Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards | 2021 | Tenet | Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film | Nominated | |
| Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards | 2021 | The Mandalorian | Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production | Nominated | |
| Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards | 2023 | "Lift Me Up" (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) | Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production | Nominated | |
| Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film | Won | |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2017 | "Redbone" | The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | Nominated | |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2018 | "Summertime Magic" | The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | 2021 | Tenet | Best Score | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | 2023 | Oppenheimer | Best Score | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | 2018 | Black Panther | Best Score | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | 2021 | Tenet | Best Score | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | 2023 | Oppenheimer | Best Score | Won | |
| World Soundtrack Awards | 2021 | The Mandalorian (season 2) | Television Composer of the Year | Nominated | |
| World Soundtrack Awards | 2023 | "Lift Me Up" (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) | Best Original Song | Nominated | |
| World Soundtrack Awards | 2024 | Oppenheimer | Film Composer of the Year | Nominated | |