2025 Oscars Predictions:
Best Original Score
As a film enthusiast with over two decades of experience in the industry, I eagerly anticipate the annual Academy Awards. The glamour, the excitement, and the recognition of cinematic excellence make it an event that never fails to captivate me.
Weekly Update (Sept. 26, 2024): Might the Music Department double-up on Hans Zimmer’s nominations this year?
This esteemed film composer, Zimmer, might secure two nominations this award season with his contributions to “Dune: Part Two” directed by Denis Villeneuve and “Blitz” helmed by Steve McQueen. Interestingly, having two mentions in the music category during awards seasons isn’t as uncommon as one might think. Composers like Max Steiner, Victor Young, Alfred Newman, and John Williams have managed this feat on several occasions (with Williams achieving it an impressive nine times). The last composer to receive two score nominations in a single year was Alexandre Desplat back in 2014 for “The Imitation Game” and his award-winning work on “The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Zimmer’s collection of work is nothing less than remarkable. As one of the most productive composers in cinema currently, the German maestro has garnered extensive recognition and praise from critics. With two Academy Awards for “The Lion King” (1994) and “Dune” (2021), as well as four Grammys and six Emmy nominations, Zimmer is an already decorated figure. Yet, this year’s competition looks particularly tough.
A number of esteemed composers yet to receive an Oscar are contending for recognition this year, such as Alberto Iglesias (“The Room Next Door”) and Kris Bowers (“The Wild Robot”). They’ll be going up against past winners like Jon Batiste (“Saturday Night”) and potentially a collaboration between Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross who could receive nominations for both “Challengers” and “Queer.” Additionally, Harry Gregson-Williams, a composer with an impressive portfolio that includes films like “The Rock” (1996), “Shrek” (2001), and “The Martian” (2015), is also in the running despite never having been nominated for an Oscar. This year, he’s working on the highly anticipated sequel to “Gladiator.” Meanwhile, Tamar-kali, a talented composer who has often been overlooked, is hoping to receive recognition for her powerful work on “Mudbound” (2017). She stands another chance with the acclaimed film “The Fire Inside.
Additionally, there are less popular yet powerful competitors like Daniel Blumberg (“The Brutalist”), Clement Ducol, and Camille (known as “Emilia Perez”), as well as Andrea Datzman (“Inside Out 2”).
There will be more to watch as the circuit unfolds.
The 97th Academy Awards will take place on March 2nd (next Sunday). However, please note that the positions, movie titles, distribution companies, and credited producers may still be subject to changes before the event. Here are the current standings.
** denotes the film is not yet dated or can open in 2025.
- “Alien: Romulus” (20th Century Studios) — Benjamin Wallfisch
- “All We Imagine as Light” (Janus Films/Sideshow) — Topshe
- “Anora” (Neon) — Matthew Hearon-Smith
- “The Apprentice” (Briarcliff Entertainment) — Martin Dirkov, David Holmes, Brian Irvine
- “Babygirl” (A24) — Cristobal Tapia de Veer
- “Back to Black” (Focus Features) — Nick Cave, Warren Ellis
- “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” (Warner Bros.) — Danny Elfman
- “Better Man” (Paramount Pictures) — Batu Sener
- “Blink” (National Geographic) — Tamar-kali
- “Blink Twice” (Amazon MGM) — Chanda Dancy
- “Blitz” (Apple Original Films) — Hans Zimmer
- “Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Pictures) — Kris Bowers
- “The Book of Clarence” (Sony Pictures) — Jeymes Samuel
- “The Brutalist” (A24) — Daniel Blumberg
- “Challengers” (Amazon MGM) — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
- “Civil War” (A24) — Ben Salisbury, Geoff Barrow
- “Conclave” (Focus Features) — Volker Bertelmann
- “The Count of Monte Cristo” (Samuel Goldwyn Films) — Jérôme Rebotier
- “Daddio” (Sony Pictures Classics) — Dickon Hinchliffe
- “Day of the Fight” (Falling Forward Films) — Ben MacDiarmid
- “Deadpool & Wolverine” (Marvel Studios) — Rob Simonsen
- “The Deliverance” (Netflix) — Lucas Vidal
- “Despicable Me 4” (Illumination/Universal Pictures) — Heitor Pereira
- “A Different Man” (A24) — Umberto Smerilli
- “Dìdi” (Focus Features) — Giosue Greco
- “Drive-Away Dolls” (Focus Features) — Carter Burwell
- “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) — Hans Zimmer
- “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) — Clément Ducol, Camille
- “The End” (Neon) — Joshua Schmidt, Marius de Vries
- “Evil Does Not Exist” (Sideshow) — Eiko Ishibashi
- “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions) — Jherek Bischoff
- “Fancy Dance” (Apple Original Films) — Samantha Crain
- “The Fire Inside” (Amazon MGM) — Tamar-kali
- “Firebrand” (Roadside Attractions) — Dickon Hinchliffe
- “Flow” (Janus Films/Sideshow) — Gints Zilbalodis, Rihards Zalupe
- “The Front Room” (A24) — Marcelo Zarvos
- “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (Warner Bros.) — Tom Holkenborg
- “Gladiator II” (Paramount Pictures) — Harry Gregson-Williams
- “Hard Truths” (Bleecker Street) — Gary Yershon
- “Here” (Sony Pictures) — Alan Silvestri
- “Heretic” (A24) — Chris Bacon
- “His Three Daughters” (Netflix) — Rodrigo Amarante
- “Hit Man” (Netflix) — Graham Reynolds
- “Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1” (Warner Bros.) — John Debney
- “I Saw the TV Glow” (A24) — Alex G
- “I’m Still Here” (Sony Pictures Classics) — Warren Ellis
- “The Idea of You” (Amazon MGM) — Siddhartha Khosla
- “IF” (Paramount Pictures) — Michael Giacchino
- “The Imaginary” (Netflix) — Kenji Tamai, Agehasprings
- “In the Summers” (Music Box Films) — Eduardo Cabra
- “Inside Out 2” (Pixar) — Andrea Datzman
- “It Ends With Us” (Sony Pictures) — Rob Simonsen, Duncan Blickenstaff
- “Joker: Folie à Deux” (Warner Bros.) — Hildur Guðnadóttir
- “Kinds of Kindness” (Searchlight Pictures) — Jerskin Fendrix
- “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (20th Century Studios) — John Paesano
- “Kneecap” (Sony Pictures Classics) — Michael “Mikey J” Asante
- “Lee” (Roadside Attractions) — Alexandre Desplat
- “The Life of Chuck” (No U.S. Distribution) — The Newton Brothers **
- “Longlegs” (Neon) — Zilgi
- “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” (Warner Bros.) — Stephen Gallagher
- “Love Lies Bleeding” (A24) — Clint Mansell
- “Megalopolis” (Lionsgate) — Osvaldo Golijov
- “Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Films) — Elena Kats-Chernin
- “Misericordia” (Janus Films) — Marc Verdaguer
- “Moana 2” (Walt Disney Pictures) — Mark Mancina, Opetaia Foaʻi
- “Monkey Man” (Universal Pictures) — Jed Kurzel
- “The Most Precious of Cargoes” (StudioCanal) — Alexandre Desplat
- “Mothers’ Instinct” (Neon) — Anne Nikitin
- “Mufasa: The Lion King” (Walt Disney Pictures) — Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Nicholas Britell, Mark Mancina
- “My Old Ass” (Amazon MGM) — Tyler Hilton, Jaco Caraco
- “Nickel Boys” (Amazon MGM/Orion) — Alex Somers, Scott Alario
- “Nightbitch” (Searchlight Pictures) — Nate Heller
- “Nosferatu” (Focus Features) — Robin Carolan
- “Oh, Canada” (Kino Lorber) — Phosphorescent
- “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” (A24) — Lucrecia Dalt
- “One Life” (Bleecker Street) — Volker Bertelmann
- “The Order” (Vertical Entertainment) — Jed Kurzel
- “The Outrun” (Sony Pictures Classics) — John Gürtler, Jan Miserre
- “Parthenope” (A24) — Lele Marchitelli
- “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix) — Alexandre Desplat
- “Piece by Piece” (Focus Features) — Michael Andrews
- “Queer” (A24) — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
- “Rez Ball” (Netflix) — Dan Deacon
- “The Room Next Door” (Sony Pictures Classics) — Alberto Iglesias
- “Rumours” (Bleecker Street) — Kristian Eidnes Andersen
- “Santosh” (Metrograph Pictures) — Luisa Gerstein
- “Sasquatch Sunset” (Bleecker Street) — The Octopus Project
- “Saturday Night” (Sony Pictures) — Jon Batiste
- “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (Neon) — Karzan Mahmood
- “September 5” (Paramount Pictures) — Lorenz Dangel
- “Shirley” (Netflix) — Tamar-kali
- “Sing Sing” (A24) — Bryce Dessner
- “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix) — Aaron Zigman
- “Small Things Like These” (Lionsgate) — Senjan Jansen
- “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” (Paramount Pictures) — Tom Holkenborg
- “Spellbound” (Netflix) — Alan Menken
- “Stopmotion” (IFC/Shudder) — Lola de la Mata
- “The Substance” (Mubi) — Raffertie
- “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” (Warner Bros.) — Ilan Eshkeri
- “That Christmas” (Netflix) — John Powell
- “Thelma” (Magnolia Pictures) — Nick Chuba
- “Transformers One” (Paramount Pictures) — Brian Tyler
- “Tuesday” (A24) — Anna Meredith
- “Twisters” (Universal Pictures) — Benjamin Wallfisch
- “Ultraman: Rising” (Netflix) — Scot Stafford
- “Unstoppable” (Amazon MGM) — Alexandre Desplat
- “Venom: The Last Dance” (Sony Pictures) — Dan Deacon
- “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Netflix) — Lorne Balfe
- “We Grown Now” (Sony Pictures Classics) — Jay Wadley
- “We Live in Time” (A24) — Bryce Dessner
- “The Wild Robot” (DreamWorks Animation) — Kris Bowers
- “Wildcat” (Oscilloscope Laboratories) — Latham Gaines, Shelby Gaines
- “Will & Harper” (Netflix) — Nathan Halpern
- “Woman of the Hour” (Netflix) — Dan Romer, Mike Tuccillo
- “Young Woman and the Sea” (Walt Disney Pictures) — Amelia Warner
- Eligibility period: Jan. 1, 2024 – Dec. 31, 2024
- General entry, best picture, RAISE submission deadline: Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024
- Governors Awards: Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024
- Preliminary voting begins Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, at 9 a.m. PT.
- Preliminary voting ends Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, at 5 p.m. PT.
- Oscar Shortlists Announcement: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024
- Eligibility period ends: Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024
- Nominations voting begins Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at 9 a.m. PT.
- Nominations voting ends Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT.
- Oscar Nominations Announcement: Friday, Jan. 17, 2025
- Oscar Nominees Luncheon: Monday, Feb. 10, 2025
- Final voting begins Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, at 9 a.m. PT
- Final voting ends: Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT
- Scientific and Technical Awards: Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025
- 97th Oscars: Sunday, March 2, 2025
And the Predicted Nominees Are
| Rank | Performer & Film |
|---|---|
| 1 | “The Room Next Door” (Sony Pictures Classics) — Alberto Iglesias |
| 2 | “The Wild Robot” (DreamWorks Animation) — Kris Bowers |
| 3 | “Gladiator II” (Paramount Pictures) — Harry Gregson-Williams |
| 4 | “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) — Hans Zimmer |
| 5 | “Saturday Night” (Sony Pictures) — Jon Batiste |
Next in Line
| Rank | Performer & Film |
|---|---|
| 6 | “The Brutalist” (A24) — Daniel Blumberg |
| 7 | “Blitz” (Apple Original Films) — Hans Zimmer |
| 8 | “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) — Clément Ducol, Camille |
| 9 | “Queer” (A24) — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross |
| 10 | “Conclave” (Focus Features) — Volker Bertelmann |
Other Contenders
| Rank | Performer & Film |
|---|---|
| 11 | “Inside Out 2” (Pixar) — Andrea Datzman |
| 12 | “Challengers” (Amazon MGM) — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross |
| 13 | “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix) — Alexandre Desplat |
| 14 | “The Fire Inside” (Amazon MGM) — Tamar-kali |
| 15 | “Flow” (Janus Films/Sideshow) — Gints Zilbalodis, Rihards Zalupe |
| 16 | “Young Woman and the Sea” (Walt Disney Pictures) — Amelia Warner |
| 17 | “Nickel Boys” (Amazon MGM/Orion) — Alex Somers, Scott Alario |
| 18 | “Nosferatu” (Focus Features) — Robin Carolan |
| 19 | “Kinds of Kindness” (Searchlight Pictures) — Jerskin Fendrix |
| 20 | “Here” (Sony Pictures) — Alan Silvestri |
Also In Contention
| Rank | Performer & Film |
|---|---|
| 21 | “IF” (Paramount Pictures) — Michael Giacchino |
| 22 | “Transformers One” (Paramount Pictures) — Brian Tyler |
| 23 | “Drive-Away Dolls” (Focus Features) — Carter Burwell |
| 24 | “I’m Still Here” (Sony Pictures Classics) — Warren Ellis |
| 25 | “Nightbitch” (Searchlight Pictures) — Nate Heller |
| 26 | “We Live in Time” (A24) — Bryce Dessner |
| 27 | “Moana 2” (Walt Disney Pictures) — Mark Mancina, Opetaia Foaʻi |
| 28 | “Joker: Folie à Deux” (Warner Bros.) — Hildur Guðnadóttir |
| 29 | “Hard Truths” (Bleecker Street) — Gary Yershon |
| 30 | “Spellbound” (Netflix) — Alan Menken |
Eligible Titles (Best Original Score)
** This list is incomplete and not yet finalized. Not all films have distribution or release dates. All are subject to change.
More Information (Oscars: Best Original Score)
2024 category winner: “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) — Ludwig Göransson
2024-2025 Oscars Calendar and Timeline (all dates are subject to change)
Oscars Prediction Categories
| — | — |
|---|---|
| Best Picture | Director |
| Actor in a Leading Role | Actress in a Leading Role |
| Actor in a Supporting Role | Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Original Screenplay | Adapted Screenplay |
| Animated Feature | Production Design |
| Cinematography | Costume Design |
| Film Editing | Makeup and Hairstyling |
| Sound | Visual Effects |
| Original Score | Original Song |
| Documentary Feature | International Feature |
| Animated Short | Documentary Short |
| Live Action Short | Casting (coming in 2026) |
About the Academy Awards
The Oscars, commonly known as the Academy Awards, represent Hollywood’s most esteemed artistic honor within the movie industry. Established in 1927, nominees and winners are chosen by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), with approximately 10,000 individuals making up its membership across seventeen different branches. These branches include actors, directors, cinematographers, costume designers, documentary makers, executives, film editors, makeup artists, public relations specialists, music professionals, producers, production designers, short film creators, sound technicians, visual effects experts, and writers.
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