FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ORIGINAL SONG
We have all of the precursors available for Original Song: the Golden Globes, Critics Choice, Society of Composers and Lyricists and Hollywood Music in Media.... Read More
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2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SONG (February)
The Oscar shortlist showed us where the music branch leaned, snubbing several high-profile songs like “Wear Your Crown” from The Prom, “Rocket to the Moon”... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SONG (January)
Tony and Grammy winner Leslie Odom, Jr. is all but assured to become a double Oscar nominee this year and this month he moves up... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SONG (December)
I’m still banking on Diane Warren being a top contender but despite having three songs in possible contention, I’m going to work on the assumption... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SONG (November)
With the reveal of the original song, “Wear Your Crown,” recorded for the film adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical The Prom revealed – yes,... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SONG (October)
Always one of the weirdest categories, as the music branch often reaches into the abyss to find an obscure nominee (Alone Yet Not Alone, anyone?),... Read More
Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – ORIGINAL SONG
Much like Thomas Newman in Original Score, we have another double digit nominee here in Original Song that’s never won: Diane Warren, who earned her... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE and ORIGINAL SONG (December)
Two more categories the Oscar shortlists gave us, Original Score and Original Song, showed some possible directions the Academy as a whole might be going.... 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
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