Oscars 2016: Predicting All The Winners

8. Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Song)

The Nominees: Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey), Manta Ray (Racing Extinction), Simple Song #3 (Youth), Til It Happens To You (The Hunting Ground), Writing's On The Wall (Spectre)

Who Will Win? Writing's On The Wall (Spectre)

Who Should Win? Simple Song #3 (Youth)

No real knock-out here. It's surprising Furious 7's See You Again didn't get nominated, but maybe the Academy isn't as into that franchise as some. Out of this lot, Writing's On The Wall seems like a fair shout - Skyfall broke the Bond franchise's music Oscar virginity and, while it's not up there with Adele's, Sam Smith's effort is better than some people give it credit for.

I'd personally shout for Simple Song #3, but that's mainly because I loved the underrepresented Youth. Also, can we just take a moment to address that Fifty Shades Of Grey is now an Oscar-nominated movie. F*cking hell.

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Film Editor (2014-2016). Loves The Usual Suspects. Hates Transformers 2. Everything else lies somewhere in the middle. Once met the Chuckle Brothers.