The winner of Best Original Score at the Oscars has typically been an easy category to predict. That certainly isn’t the case this year, as none of the nominated scores have won a major precursor prize. Justin Hurwitz took home the Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award for his haunting score to “First Man,” but he was shockingly snubbed at the Oscars. BAFTA’s version of this category is called Best Original Music, blending dramatic scores and soundtracks, and the music-heavy “A Star Is Born” won there. Of course, since “A Star Is Born” does not have a proper score, it is not nominated at the Oscars, either. Those that did make the cut for Best Original Score are “Black Panther,” “BlacKkKlansman,” “If Beale Street Could Talk,” “Isle of Dogs” and “Mary Poppins Returns.”
Of those scores, “Black Panther” did at least win a Grammy but due to a drastically different eligibility window,...
Of those scores, “Black Panther” did at least win a Grammy but due to a drastically different eligibility window,...
- 2/21/2019
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
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