Charli xcx has been nominated for Best Original Song at the 2026 World Soundtrack Awards, recognising her song "House" from the film Wuthering Heights. The nomination was announced on 5 August by Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Academy, placing her among the contenders for one of the film-music industry's principal honours. Billboard

"House" was written by four people: Charli xcx, John Cale, Nathan Klein and Finn Keane. Charli xcx and Cale also perform the track together. Cale, a founding member of the Velvet Underground, brings a long career in art-rock and experimental music to the collaboration; Klein and Keane are producers and songwriters who have worked across pop and electronic records.

The World Soundtrack Awards are presented annually in Ghent, Belgium, as part of Film Fest Gent, a festival that has run since 1974 and built a reputation for its focus on film music specifically. The 26th World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony and Concert is scheduled for Saturday, 10 October, at Music Centre De Bijloke in Ghent. The event pairs an awards presentation with a live concert performance of nominated and celebrated work.

The World Soundtrack Academy has also opened a public vote for the WSA Public Choice and Game Music Awards 2026, according to the academy's own announcement in June. Nominees are invited to attend the October ceremony. World Soundtrack Awards

For Charli xcx, the nomination extends a run of attention that has moved well beyond her core pop audience. Her inclusion in a film-music award field places her songwriting alongside work written specifically for the screen, judged by an academy of composers, music supervisors and industry professionals rather than by chart position or streaming totals.

The nomination also connects two generations of boundary-pushing musicians. Charli xcx, whose recent work has leaned into electronic pop and hyperpop, shares writing and performing credits with Cale, whose career spans more than five decades of experimental and avant-garde music. How their collaboration came together for Wuthering Heights has not been detailed in the nomination announcement.

The full list of nominees across the World Soundtrack Awards categories was published by Billboard on 5 August. Winners will be recognised at the ceremony in Ghent on 10 October.