Oscars 2021: Final Predictions For Nominations In Every Category

6. Best Original Score

Promising Young Woman Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Sound of Metal
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NOMINEES:

Mank

The Midnight Sky

Minari

News of the World

Soul

Though Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross could very well end up cancelling themselves out on Oscar night, they're damn-near guaranteed to receive dual Best Original Score nods for their sublime work on Mank and Soul.

Elsewhere Alexandre Desplat's score for The Midnight Sky is far and away the best part of the movie, while scores for Minari and News of the World have been building a decent head of steam.

Potential spoilers include Da 5 Bloods, Tenet, The Trial of the Chicago 7, and the most surprising score to make the Oscar shortlist, Lolita Ritmanis' work on Blizzard of Souls.

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