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), and Sinners (2025). 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), Oppenheimer (2023), and The Odyssey (2026 film) the second of which earned him his first BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award, and also a second Academy Award for Best Original Score. The blues-inspired score for Coogler's horror film Sinners earned him additional wins for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Critics' Choice Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Grammy Awards.
Göransson has also composed the score for the television series The Mandalorian (2019–2020), 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!" (2016) and wins for Record of the Year and Song of the Year for the single "This Is America" (2018), the first rap song to win in these categories.
Awards and nominations + Award Year Nominated work Category Result Academy Awards 2019 Black Panther Best Original Score 2023 (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Best Original Song 2024 Oppenheimer Best Original Score 2026 Sinners Best Original Score (from Sinners) Best Original Song African-American Film Critics Association 2023 (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Best Song 2025 Sinners Best Music Annie Awards 2023 Turning Red Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production Astra Awards 2018 Black Panther Best Score 2023 (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Best Original Song 2024 Oppenheimer Best Score 2026 Sinners Best Score 2026 Astra Film Awards: For the nominees: For the winners: (from Sinners) Best Original Song Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2021 Tenet Best Original Score 2024 Oppenheimer Best Original Score 2025 Sinners Best Original Score BET Awards 2023 (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) BET Her Award Black Reel Awards 2014 Fruitvale Station Outstanding Original Score 2016 Creed Outstanding Original Score (from Creed) Outstanding Original Song (from Creed) 2017 Atlanta Outstanding Music (Comedy, Drama, TV Movie or Limited Series) 2019 Black Panther Outstanding Original Score Creed II 2023 (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Outstanding Original Song 2023 Black Reel Awards: For the nominees: For the winners: (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) 2026 Sinners Outstanding Original Score 2026 Black Reel Awards: For the nominees: For the winners: (from Sinners) Outstanding Original Song (from Sinners) (from Sinners) BMI Film & TV Awards 2021 (season 1) BMI Streaming Series Award Tenet BMI Theatrical Film Award 2022 (season 2) BMI Streaming Series Award 2023 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever BMI Theatrical Film Award Turning Red BMI Streaming Film Award BMI Streaming Series Award 2024 Oppenheimer BMI Theatrical Film Award (season 3) BMI Streaming Series Award 2026 Sinners BMI Theatrical Film Award Boston Online Film Critics Association Awards 2023 Oppenheimer Best Score 2025 Sinners Best Score Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2015 Creed Best Use of Music in a Film 2025 Sinners Best Original Score British Academy Film Awards 2024 Oppenheimer Best Original Music 2026 Sinners Best Original Music Capri Hollywood International Film Festival Awards 2024 Oppenheimer Best Original Score Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2020 Tenet Best Original Score 2023 Oppenheimer Best Original Score 2025 Sinners Best Original Score Critics' Choice Awards 2019 Black Panther Best Score 2021 Tenet Best Score 2023 (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Best Song 2024 Oppenheimer Best Score 2026 Sinners Best Score (from Sinners) Best Song Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2023 Oppenheimer Best Musical Score 2025 Sinners Best Musical Score Dorian Awards 2024 Oppenheimer Film Music of the Year 2026 Sinners Film Music of the Year Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2025 Sinners Best Score Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2020 Tenet Best Score 2023 Oppenheimer Best Score 2025 Sinners Best Score Georgia Film Critics Association Awards 2019 Black Panther Best Original Score 2021 Tenet Best Original Score 2023 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Best Original Score (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Best Original Song 2024 Oppenheimer Best Original Score 2025 Sinners Best Original Score (from Sinners) Best Original Song (from Sinners) Golden Globes 2019 Black Panther Best Original Score 2021 Tenet Best Original Score 2023 (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Best Original Song 2024 Oppenheimer Best Original Score 2026 Sinners Best Original Score (from Sinners) Best Original Song Grammis 2017 Producer of the Year 2019 Black Panther Composer of the Year Producer of the Year 2021 Composer of the Year 2023 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Composer of the Year 2024 Oppenheimer Composer of the Year 2026 Sinners Composer of the Year Grammy Awards 2018 Album of the Year Record of the Year Best R&B Song 2019 Record of the Year Song of the Year Best R&B Song Black Panther Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media 2022 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media 2023 Album of the Year 2024 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Oppenheimer Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music from and Inspired By Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Best Song Written for Visual Media (from Oppenheimer) Best Instrumental Composition Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella 2026 Sinners: Original Motion Picture Score Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Sinners: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media (from Sinners) Best Song Written for Visual Media (from Sinners) (from Sinners) Best Instrumental Composition Guild of Music Supervisors Awards 2023 (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Best Song Written and/or Recording Created for a Film 2026 (from Sinners) Best Song Written and/or Recording Created for a Film (from Sinners) Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2018 Black Panther Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film 2021 Tenet Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film 2021 Hollywood Music in Media Awards: For the nominees: For the winners: (from Trolls World Tour) Best Original Song in an Animated Film (from Tenet) Best Original Song in a Feature Film 2022 Turning Red Best Original Score in an Animated Film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Best Original Song in a Feature Film Turning Red Best Soundtrack Album 2023 Oppenheimer Best Original Score in a Feature Film 2025 Sinners Best Original Score in a Feature Film (from Sinners) Best Original Song in a Feature Film (from Sinners) Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2019 Black Panther Best Original Score 2021 Tenet Best Original Score 2023 (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Best Original Song 2024 Oppenheimer Best Original Score 2026 Sinners Best Original Score 2026 Houston Film Critics Society Awards: For the nominees: For the winners: (from Sinners) Best Original Song (from Sinners) International Film Music Critics Association Awards 2016 Breakthrough Film Composer of the Year Creed Best Original Score for a Drama Film 2019 Film Composer of the Year Black Panther Film Score of the Year Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film 2021 Tenet Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film Best Original Score for Television 2024 Oppenheimer Film Score of the Year 2024 International Film Music Critics Association Awards: For the nominees: For the winners: Best Original Score for a Drama Film (from Oppenheimer) Composition of the Year 2026 Film Composer of the Year Sinners Film Score of the Year Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 2024 Oppenheimer Best Score 2025 Sinners Best Score London Film Critics' Circle Awards 2026 Sinners Technical Achievement Award Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2025 Sinners Best Music Musikförläggarnas pris 2018 Composer of the Year 2024 Composer of the Year NAACP Image Awards 2023 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music from and Inspired By Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album 2024 Creed III: The Soundtrack Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album New York Film Critics Online Awards 2025 Sinners Best Use of Music Online Film Critics Society Awards 2019 Black Panther Best Original Score 2021 Tenet Best Original Score 2024 Oppenheimer Best Original Score 2026 Sinners Best Original Score Paris Film Critics Association Awards 2024 Oppenheimer Best Original Score 2026 Sinners Best Original Score Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 (for the episode "Chapter 8: Redemption") Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) 2021 (for the episode "Chapter 16: The Rescue") Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2025 Sinners Best Use of Music San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards 2018 Black Panther Best Original Score 2024 Oppenheimer Best Original Score 2025 Sinners Best Original Score Santa Barbara International Film Festival Awards 2024 Oppenheimer Variety Artisans Award – Composer Satellite Awards 2021 Tenet Best Original Score 2023 (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Best Original Song 2024 Oppenheimer Best Original Score 2026 Sinners Best Original Score (from Sinners) Best Original Song Saturn Awards 2018 Black Panther Best Film Music 2021 Tenet Best Film Music 2026 Sinners Best Film Music Seattle Film Critics Society Awards 2021 Tenet Best Original Score 2024 Oppenheimer Best Original Score 2025 Sinners Best Original Score Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards 2021 Tenet Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production 2023 (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production 2024 Oppenheimer Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film 2026 Sinners Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film (from Sinners) Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production (from Sinners) Soul Train Music Awards 2017 The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award 2018 The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards 2023 Oppenheimer Best Score 2025 Sinners Best Score St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards 2021 Tenet Best Score 2023 Oppenheimer Best Score 2025 Sinners Best Score Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2018 Black Panther Best Score 2021 Tenet Best Score 2023 Oppenheimer Best Score 2025 Sinners Best Score World Soundtrack Awards 2021 (season 2) Television Composer of the Year 2023 (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Best Original Song 2024 Oppenheimer Film Composer of the Year 2025 (from Sinners) Best Original Song
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