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FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE

Erik Anderson February 22, 2024

With the BAFTA, Critics Choice, Golden Globe and SCL under his belt, Ludwig Göransson is set for his second Oscar for Original Score with Oppenheimer... Read More

2024 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE and ORIGINAL SONG (December)

Erik Anderson December 16, 2023

94 original songs and 149 original scores have been deemed eligible in the music categories for the 96th Academy Awards, including three songs from Barbie, three... Read More

2024 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE (November)

Erik Anderson November 11, 2023

As in Original Song, the Barbie soundtrack blew up at the Grammy nominations this week but even though it nabbed a nod for its score... Read More

2024 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE (October)

Erik Anderson October 9, 2023

Since merging Original Dramatic Score and Original Musical or Comedy Score back in 1999, animated films (which were considered comedy or musical by submission standards)... Read More

FINAL 2023 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE

Erik Anderson March 3, 2023

Since 1999, when the Original Score category merged into one, after four years of being split between comedy and dramatic scores and long after the... Read More

FINAL 2023 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE

Erik Anderson January 17, 2023

It’s a real battle of the previous winners just for a spot in the final five for Original Score as Justin Hurwitz (Babylon), Ludwig Göransson... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE (December)

Erik Anderson December 17, 2022

We have nominations from Critics Choice, Golden Globes and the winners from Hollywood Music in Media going into the shortlist of 15 original scores that will be announced on Tuesday,... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE (November)

Erik Anderson November 17, 2022

The Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA), the first music-centered guild of the season, has revealed its winners for scores and songs where Terence Blanchard’s... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE (October)

Erik Anderson October 11, 2022

We could be seeing double, well, double double, this December when the Oscar shortlists roll in for the original scores that the Academy music branch... Read More

FINAL 2022 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE

Erik Anderson March 20, 2022

With the Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice and BAFTA in hand, the long-awaited second Oscar win for Hans Zimmer is finally within reach. Zimmer won for... Read More