Oscars 2017: Predicting All The Nominees

7. Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Score)

Oscar Nominations
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A bit of an interesting narrative here, in that John Williams could well be fighting *against* Star Wars for a spot on the nominees list, with his work on The BFG in contention (mostly because it's Williams) alongside Michael Giacchino's Rogue One score.

Elsewhere, Justin Hurwitz is a lock for La La Land, as is Nicholas Brutell's work on Moonlight. Lion (Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka), Jackie (Mica Levi), and Nocturnal Animals (Abel Korzeniowski) are in with a good chance as well.

Likely Nominees:

Nicholas Brutell (Moonlight)

Michael Giacchino (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)

Justin Hurwitz (La La Land)

Mica Levi (Jackie)

Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka (Lion)

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