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The shortlists for the music categories in the 2025 Academy Awards have been announced, showcasing a diverse array of talents in the film industry. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has highlighted notable artists such as Daniel Blumberg, Bryce Dessner, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Hans Zimmer, who are vying for nomination in the Best Original Score category. Additionally, Reznor and Ross find themselves nominated for Best Original Song alongside other artists like Maren Morris and Pharrell Williams. Details of the shortlists can be found below.
In the competitive Best Original Score category, Reznor and Ross for their work on Challengers and Blumberg for The Brutalist are featured among a list of distinguished composers. They are joined by Bryce Dessner from the National with his score for Sing Sing, along with recurrent nominees Danny Elfman for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Hans Zimmer for Blitz. The lineup also includes 2023 winner Volker Bertelmann for his work on Conclave, among others.
Maren Morris, along with her collaborators, is nominated for the Best Original Song for “Kiss the Sky,” featured in the animated film The Wild Robot. Pharrell Williams shares the spotlight with his title track for the movie Piece by Piece. The shortlist showcases additional entries, including “El Mal” written by Clément Ducol and Camille for performers Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón, and “Mi Camino” for Selena Gomez.
Besides music, the Academy has also released a shortlist for the Best Documentary Feature Film category, which features Gary Hustwit’s Eno.
The 2025 Golden Globe Awards nominations recently unveiled show a noteworthy alignment with the Oscars shortlists. Nearly all of the nominations for Best Original Score at the Golden Globes match those of the Oscars, with the exception of Dune: Part Two, scored by Hans Zimmer, who is instead recognized for Blitz.
In terms of song nominations, the Golden Globe list presents a slight divergence, with Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li, and Andrew Wyatt’s “Beautiful That Way” not appearing on the Oscars’ shortlist.
The 2025 Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, March 2, at the prestigious Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with Conan O’Brien set to host.
Music (Original Score)
Aaron Zigman – The Six Triple Eight
Amelia Warner – Young Woman and the Sea
Andrea Datzman – Inside Out 2
Alberto Iglesias – The Room Next Door
Benjamin Wallfisch – Alien: Romulus
Bryce Dessner – Sing Sing
Chanda Dancy – Blink Twice
Clément Ducol & Camille – Emilia Pérez
Cristobal Tapia de Veer – Babygirl
Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist
Danny Elfman – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Hans Zimmer – Blitz
Harry Gregson-Williams – Gladiator II
John Cardon Debney – Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1
Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot
Robin Carolan – Nosferatu
Tamar-kali – The Fire Inside
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers
Volker Bertelmann – Conclave
John Powell & Stephen Schwartz – Wicked
Music (Original Song)
Aaron Pierre & Tiffany Boone – Tell Me It’s You (Mufasa: The Lion King)
Adrian Quesada & Abraham Alexander – Like a Bird (Sing Sing)
Auli‘i Cravalho Featuring Rachel House – Beyond (Moana 2)
Camille, Zoe Saldaña & Karla Sofía Gascón – El Mal (Emilia Pérez)
Elton John & Brandi Carlile – Never Too Late (Elton John: Never Too Late)
Kneecap – Sick in the Head (Kneecap)
Kristen Wiig – Harper and Will Go West (Will & Harper)
Lainey Wilson – Out of Oklahoma (Twisters)
Maren Morris – Kiss the Sky (The Wild Robot)
Pharrell Williams & Princess Anne High School Fabulous Marching Cavaliers – Piece by Piece (Piece by Piece)
Robbie Williams – Forbidden Road (Better Man)
Saoirse Ronan & Nicholas Britell – Winter Coat (Blitz)
Selena Gomez – Mi Camino (Emilia Pérez)
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Compress / Repress (Challengers)
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