Oscars: List Of Eligible Original Scores Set

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Here are the eligible scores:

“The Abolitionists,” Tim Jones, composer
“Absolutely Fabulous The Movie,” Jake Monaco, composer
“The Accountant,” Mark Isham, composer
“Alice through the Looking Glass,” Danny Elfman, composer
“Allied,” Alan Silvestri, composer
“Almost Christmas,” John Paesano, composer
“American Pastoral,” Alexandre Desplat, composer
“The Angry Birds Movie,” Heitor Pereira, composer
“Anthropoid,” Robin Foster, composer
“Armenia, My Love,” Silvia Leonetti, composer
“Assassin’s Creed,” Jed Kurzel, composer
“Autumn Lights,” Hugi Gudmundsson and Hjörtur Ingvi Jóhannsson, composers
“The BFG,” John Williams, composer
“Believe,” Michael Reola, composer
“Ben-Hur,” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders, composers
“Bilal,” Atli Ӧrvarsson, composer
“Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk,” Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna, composers
“The Birth of a Nation,” Henry Jackman, composer
“Bleed for This,” Julia Holter, composer
“The Boss,” Christopher Lennertz, composer
“Bridget Jones’s Baby,” Craig Armstrong, composer
“The Bronze,” Andrew Feltenstein and John Nau, composers
“Captain America: Civil War,” Henry Jackman, composer
“The Charnel House,” Todd Haberman, composer
“The Choice,” Marcelo Zarvos, composer
“Collateral Beauty,” Theodore Shapiro, composer
“The Conjuring 2,” Joseph Bishara, composer
“Criminal,” Bryan Tyler and Keith Power, composers
“Deadpool,” Tom Holkenborg, composer
“Deepwater Horizon,” Steve Jablonsky, composer
“Denial,” Howard Shore, composer
“Doctor Strange,” Michael Giacchino, composer
“The Dressmaker,” David Hirschfelder, composer
“Eddie the Eagle,” Matthew Margeson, composer
“The Edge of Seventeen,” Atli Ӧrvarsson, composer
“Elle,” Anne Dudley, composer
“Eye in the Sky,” Paul Hepker and Mark Kilian, composers
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” James Newton Howard, composer
“Fences,” Marcelo Zarvos, composer
“Finding Dory,” Thomas Newman, composer
“The First Monday in May,” Ian Hultquist and Sofia Hultquist, composers
“Florence Foster Jenkins,” Alexandre Desplat, composer
“Floyd Norman: An Animated Life,” Ryan Shore, composer
“The Founder,” Carter Burwell, composer
“Free State of Jones,” Nicholas Britell, composer
“Ghostbusters,” Theodore Shapiro, composer
“The Girl on the Train,” Danny Elfman, composer
“Gleason,” Dan Romer and Saul Simon MacWilliams, composers
“Gold,” Daniel Pemberton, composer
“Greater,” Stephen Raynor-Endelman, composer
“Hacksaw Ridge,” Rupert Gregson-Williams, composer
“Hail, Caesar!,” Carter Burwell, composer
“The Handmaiden,” Cho Young-wuk, composer
“Hands of Stone,” Angelo Milli, composer
“Hell or High Water,” Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, composers
“Hidden Figures,” Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch, composers
“High-Rise,” Clint Mansell, composer
“How to Be Single,” Fil Eisler, composer
“Hunt for the Wilderpeople,” Lukasz Buda and Samuel Scott, composers
“The Huntsman: Winter’s War,” James Newton Howard, composer
“Ice Age: Collision Course,” John Debney, composer
“Independence Day: Resurgence,” Thomas Wander and Harald Kloser, composers
“Indignation,” Jay Wadley, composer
“The Invitation,” Theodore Shapiro, composer
“Ithaca,” John Mellencamp, composer
“Jack Reacher: Never Go Back,” Henry Jackman, composer
“Jackie,” Mica Levi, composer
“Julieta,” Alberto Iglesias, composer
“The Jungle Book,” John Debney, composer
“Keeping Up with the Joneses,” Jake Monaco, composer
“Kicks,” Brian Reitzell, composer
“Krisha,” Brian McOmber, composer
“Kubo and the Two Strings,” Dario Marianelli, composer
“La La Land,” Justin Hurwitz, composer
“Land of Mine,” Sune Martin, composer
“Landfill Harmonic,” Michael A. Levine, composer
“The Legend of Ben Hall,” Ronnie Minder, composer
“The Legend of Tarzan,” Rupert Gregson-Williams, composer
“Life, Animated,” Dylan Stark and T. Griffin, composers
“The Light between Oceans,” Alexandre Desplat, composer
“Lights Out,” Benjamin Wallfisch, composer
“Lion,” Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka, composers
“The Little Prince,” Hans Zimmer and Richard Harvey, composers
“Live by Night,” Harry Gregson-Williams, composer
“Loving,” David Wingo, composer
“Maggie’s Plan,” Michael Rohatyn, composer
“Me before You,” Craig Armstrong, composer
“The Meddler,” Jonathan Sadoff, composer
“Midnight Special,” David Wingo, composer
“Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates,” Jeff Cardoni, composer
“Miracles from Heaven,” Carlo Siliotto, composer
“Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” Mike Higham and Matthew Margeson, composers
“Miss Sloane,” Max Richter, composer
“Mr. Church,” Mark Isham, composer
“Moana,” Mark Mancina, composer
“Money Monster,” Dominic Lewis, composer
“The Monkey King 2,” Christopher Young, composer
“A Monster Calls,” Fernando Velázquez, composer
“Moonlight,” Nicholas Britell, composer
“Morgan,” Max Richter, composer
“My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2,” Christopher Lennertz, composer
“The Neon Demon,” Cliff Martinez, composer
“The Nice Guys,” John Ottman, composer
“No Letting Go,” Alain Mayrand, composer
“Nocturnal Animals,” Abel Korzeniowski, composer
“Now You See Me 2,” Brian Tyler, composer
“O.J.: Made in America,” Gary Lionelli, composer
“Off the Rails,” Steve Gernes and Duncan Thum, composers
“The Other Side of the Door,” Joseph Bishara, composer
“The Ottoman Lieutenant,” Geoff Zanelli, composer
“Ouija: Origin of Evil,” Taylor Stewart and John Andrew Grush, composers
“Our Kind of Traitor,” Marcelo Zarvos, composer
“Passengers,” Thomas Newman, composer
“Paterson,” Carter Logan and Jim Jarmusch, composers
“Patriots Day,” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, composers
“Pelé: Birth of a Legend,” A. R. Rahman, composer
“Pete’s Dragon,” Daniel Hart, composer
“Po,” Burt Bacharach, composer
“Queen of Katwe,” Alex Heffes, composer
“Race,” Rachel Portman, composer
“The Red Turtle,” Laurent Perez Del Mar, composer
“Ride Along 2,” Christopher Lennertz, composer
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” Michael Giacchino, composer
“Sausage Party,” Alan Menken and Christopher Lennertz, composers
“The Secret Life of Pets,” Alexandre Desplat, composer
“Silicon Cowboys,” Ian Hultquist, composer
“Sing,” Joby Talbot, composer
“Snowtime!,” Eloi Painchaud and Jorane, composers
“Southside with You,” Stephen James Taylor, composer
“Star Trek Beyond,” Michael Giacchino, composer
“Storks,” Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna, composers
“Suicide Squad,” Steven Price, composer
“Sully,” Christian Jacob, composer
“Swiss Army Man,” Andy Hull and Robert McDowell, composers
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows,” Steve Jablonsky, composer
“10 Cloverfield Lane,” Bear McCreary, composer
“10 Days in a Madhouse,” Jamie Hall, composer
“13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi,” Lorne Balfe, composer
“Trolls,” Christophe Beck, composer
“20th Century Women,” Roger Neill, composer
“Warcraft,” Ramin Djawadi, composer
“Whiskey Tango Foxtrot,” Nick Urata, composer
“X-Men: Apocalypse,” John Ottman, composer
“Zoolander 2,” Theodore Shapiro, composer
“Zootopia,” Michael Giacchino, composer

 

Source: http://deadline.com/2016/12/oscars-original-score-category-eligibility-list-1201870246/

 

Absolutely ridiculous that Arrival wasn't considered eligible!

[Disco Stu 15,495]

Yeah the big story is that Johannsson's score for Arrival, which I previously thought to be a favorite to win, was disqualified from competition due to the use of the Richter piece. Academy said the Richter music would "influence" voters.

 

Now my pick for favorite would be Hurwitz.

[KK 3,307]

Absolutely absurd!

 

Hurwitz will definitely pick the award up.

[Jay 37,368]

Silence snubbed again! 

[KK 3,307]

That score really wasn't much anyway. 

[Dixon Hill 4,234]

Yep, another silly and egregious omission with Arrival.  Though, I think Hurwitz might deserve it whatever competition he's facing (including Newman, soon?).

[KK 3,307]

It's a shame, I think Johannsson was really gunning for the gold this time (he's been campaigning pretty actively for it). 

 

I don't think the Passengers film will have enough merit for it to get a nomination for the score. Looking forward to hearing it though.

[Disco Stu 15,495]

Blame Villeneuve, falling in love with his temp music. Such a shame.

[KK 3,307]

Very true. Jóhannsson could have easily provided something original to the same effect if asked.

[Muad'Dib 1,802]

But... but... Babel had very little of an original score and it still was eligible... and won...

[Koray Savas 2,251]

10 minutes ago, Muad'Dib said:

But... but... Babel had very little of an original score and it still was eligible... and won...

That's because the Academy rarely follows its own rules. 

 

Another notable ommision is John Powell and David Buckley's Jason Bourne, as well as incorrect credits for Hidden Figures, The Nice Guys, and Sully. Plus the inclusion of Giacchino's Rogue One. 

[Jay 37,368]

What's wrong with Rogue One being eligible? 

[KK 3,307]

I guess because of that other silly rule about the existence of previous thematic material? Which, like their other rules, has been broken on multiple occasions.

[Jay 37,368]

That hasn't been a rule since 2002.

 

Besides, from all indications there is less old themes in this score than TFA, which was not only eligible, but one of the final five nominees.  

[mrbellamy 6,287]

1 hour ago, KK said:

I don't think the Passengers film will have enough merit for it to get a nomination for the score. Looking forward to hearing it though.

 

If the score's really good (or even pretty good) I think it could sneak in. The music branch loves them some Newman. 

 

Same with BFG, even if it gets recognized nowhere else, Oscars love nominating Williams more than anyone so you can't totally count it out even though the movie flopped.

[KK 3,307]

Well I would definitely bet on Williams bagging a nomination, but that's out of the expected annual respect for him. I think Newman carries that kind of weight with respectable dramas, but not so sure about a generic blockbuster. But we'll see.

[mrbellamy 6,287]

Yeah, I'm just thinking if the film does good business and Newman makes the most of the space setting then he could get it as (yet another) token nomination kind of thing. 

[KK 3,307]

I'd be most pleased if the score was good and that was the case!

[Jay 37,368]

Kinda funny that in the same post, Koray wants Rogue One to not be eligible, but for Jason Bourne to be eligible. What's the difference? 

[Incanus 5,715]

Do you think Johnny has a chance this year with the BFG to get nominated? It has been almost a no-brainer they nominate him out of respect.

[mrbellamy 6,287]

I think he probably will but I won't be too shocked if not. The movie flopped and the score was sort of perceived as being nothing new for him (plus it was 5 whole months ago which is like a lifetime in Hollywood ) so they could possibly go with more recent things in more successful films.

[crumbs 14,317]

I don't care who wins this category anymore, it's been a joke for years.

 

I only care that JW keeps racking up nominations. He's 9 nominations away from matching Walt Disney's record of most Oscar nominations ever. Considering the music branch determines the nominees, I'd say JW is in with a shot).

[Thor 7,508]

Also bummed that MANCHESTER BY THE SEA is omitted. It's one of my favourite soundtracks of the whole year. But I can kinda understand it, because the integration of classical and original music by Lesley Barber is seamless. But Barber's contributions are gorgeous!

[Disco Stu 15,495]

The last completely original (meaning not a sequel) John Williams score to not be nominated was War of the Worlds but of course for that same year he was nominated for Munich and Memoirs of a Geisha.

 

So the last year in which Williams had a completely original score and he was not nominated at all for anything was.... 1992. He had Home Alone 2 and Far and Away that year, neither of which were nominated.

 

I've gotta say, I kinda miss that brief 4 year period in the 90s when there were two categories, Best Dramatic and Best Musical/Comedy Scores.  It really helped give some recognition to the kind of scores that would never win now (like Rachel Portman's Emma score).