2024 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE (October)
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
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FINAL 2023 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE
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
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)
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)
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)
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
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
2022 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG and SOUND (February)
The fight for Original Score lies squarely with the two names: Hans Zimmer and Jonny Greenwood. For Zimmer, a win for Dune would mark a... Read More
FINAL 2022 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG and SOUND
With all precursors in for Original Score, The Power of the Dog is the only one to earn nominations from every group and guild. Don’t... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG and SOUND (December)
The shortlists are here for Original Score, Original Song and Sound, giving us now a very narrowed field from which to predict. No Time to... Read More
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