With the Academy’s nominations announcement drawing closer by the day, it’s time to lay it all on the line with my final Oscar nomination predictions. In the race for Best Original Score, we’ve got two contenders who’ve picked up all five key precursor noms. Both Ludwig Göransson (Oppenheimer) and Robbie Robertson (Killers of the Flower Moon) have nominations from BAFTA, the Golden Globes, Critics Choice, Hollywood Music in Media and the Society of Composers and Lyricists, so they’re safely in the top five for the Oscar noms.
Daniel Pemberteon (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse) is only missing a nod with SCL, so consider him locked in as well. And that trio of big nominations for Jerkin Hendrix (Poor Things) is enough to secure him in the top five as well. That leaves that fifth spot open to all manner of possibilities. Maybe Society of the Snow snares Michael Giacchino his long-overdue third nomination. Perhaps 48-time nominee John Williams (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny) nabs a nomination from literally nowhere. But I think Mica Levi (The Zone of Interest) is the one who’ll take it.
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE PREDICTIONS:
1. Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, HMMA, SCL
2. Killers of the Flower Moon – Robbie Robertson (Paramount Pictures / Apple Original Films) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, HMMA, SCL
3. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Daniel Pemberton (Sony Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, HMMA
4. Poor Things – Jerkin Hendrix (Searchlight Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG
5. The Zone of Interest – Mica Levi (A24) – GG, HMMA, SCL
Alternate – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – John Williams (Walt Disney)
