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Listen to all five Original Song Oscar nominees

Erik Anderson January 27, 2018

The five songs nominated for the Original Song Oscar range from quiet melodies of yearning to rousing anthems of confidence and hope. There are first... Read More

2018 Oscars: 70 Songs from ‘Coco,’ ‘Call Me By Your Name,’ ‘The Greatest Showman’ and more to Compete for Original Song Oscar

Erik Anderson December 18, 2017

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 70 songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2017 are in contention for nominations... Read More

2018 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE and ORIGINAL SONG (December Part 1)

Erik Anderson December 8, 2017

As was with November, The Shape of Water leads the Original Score race and “Remember Me” from Coco is ahead in Original Song. In Original... Read More

2018 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE and ORIGINAL SONG (November)

Erik Anderson October 30, 2017

We have a new leader in the Original Score race: Alexandre Desplat’s The Shape of Water. After leading all summer, Hans Zimmer’s Dunkirk score falls... Read More

2018 Oscars: Submission Deadlines for Next Year’s Academy Awards

Erik Anderson August 24, 2017

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today published its list of upcoming submission deadlines for 90th Academy Awards® consideration.... Read More

2017 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE and ORIGINAL SONG (October)

Erik Anderson October 13, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Here are the 2017 Oscar predictions for Best Original Score and Best Original Song from The Gold Rush Gang for October:... Read More

2016 Oscar Predictions: Original Song – Lady Gaga/Diane Warren Favored to Win

Erik Anderson February 16, 2016

The Oscar Original Song category is one that long been a hard category to predict. Winners here have ranged from songs from animated films,... Read More

74 Original Songs Vie for 2016 OSCAR®: Love & Mercy Song Doesn’t Qualify

Erik Anderson December 11, 2015

[box type=”shadow” align=”alignleft” class=”” width=””]LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 74 songs from eligible feature-length motion... Read More

2016 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE & ORIGINAL SONG

Erik Anderson December 3, 2015

Although we’ve always our expanded predictions outside of the top 8 categories on main link under Predictions (just use the drop-down menus to 2015/2016 Gold... Read More

2015 Oscars: 79 Original Songs Eligible for 87th Academy Awards

Erik Anderson December 13, 2014

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have announced that 79 songs are eligible for the Original Song Oscar at the 87th Academy Awards,... Read More