2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE (February)
While the Oscar shortlist gave us just a few snubs (Hans Zimmer for both Hillbilly Elegy and Wonder Woman 1984) it really opened the door... Read More
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2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE (January)
A handful of scores from major releases were revealed as ineligible ahead of the official list from the Academy (reported by Variety) largely based on... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE (November)
It’s weird that my top 5 in Original Score is the same as last month, right? It’s a pretty tough category, full of previous winners... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE (October)
With delayed tentpoles like Dune from Warner Bros and MGM/UA’s No Time to Die, Emile Mosseri’s elegant score from A24’s Minari pushes him all the... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE (September)
The amount of potential doubled up nominees in Original Score this year is impressive if not entirely surprising as this year is packed with previous... Read More
Oscars: Digging deeper into the new rules and regulations
Yesterday, the Academy revealed that it’s taking swift, if temporary, action as a result of the COVID-19 crisis and pandemic that has put the world... Read More
Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – ORIGINAL SCORE
It’s going to happen again. Thomas Newman, a 15-time Oscar nominee (14 for Score, one for Song) is going to lose Original Score for a... Read More
2020 Oscars: The Shortlists
The shortlists are in for the 92nd Academy Awards and not without some surprises and snubs. International Feature Film was Europe-heavy once again and shut... Read More
2020 Oscar Predictions: The Shortlists
The Oscar shortlists are coming tomorrow (Monday, December 16) and who doesn’t love an early Christmas present? Individual branches will give us nine categories with... Read More
2020 Oscars: After 14 nominations and losses, will Thomas Newman finally triumph with ‘1917’?
Since first gracing the category with a pair of Oscar nominations in 1994 (for Little Women and The Shawshank Redemption), composer Thomas Newman has been... Read More
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