06 Feb Final 2022 Oscar Nomination Predictions: Sound, Original Song, Original Score
Dune, West Side Story, and No Time to Die have racked up all three major precursor nods in this category and should increase that total come Tuesday morning.
Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War were never able to make into Best Sound though both films did not get CAS noms (only MPSE). No Way Home has both MPSE and CAS noms and could be the first Marvel film to break into a sound category since Black Panther.
BEST SOUND
Dune – MPSE, CAS. BAFTA
West Side Story – MPSE, CAS, BAFTA
No Time to Die – MPSE, CAS, BAFTA
The Power of the Dog – MPSE, CAS
Spider-Man: No Way Home – MPSE, CAS
Could Jump In: Belfast – MPSE, A Quiet Place Part II – MPSE, BAFTA, Last Night in Soho – MPSE, BAFTA
This one is extremely hard to predict. The only ones I am confident about making it in are No Time to Die and Encanto. Other than those two films, I am not committed to anything else getting in. It’s a constantly shuffling lineup in my mind but I think I’m going to go with Respect, King Richard, and Don’t Look Up. CCA has a very good track record and I know they’ll have three of their nominees get in at the least.
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
No Time to Die – GG, CCA, SCL
Encanto – GG, CCA
Respect – GG, SCL
King Richard – GG, CCA
Don’t Look Up – CCA, SCL
Could Jump In: Belfast – GG, The Harder They Fall – CCA, SCL, Four Good Days – SCL, CODA, Annette
Dune and The Power of the Dog are absolutely locked and will be battling it out for the win. I think Don’t Look Up and The French Dispatch are pretty close behind as well as they have hit three major precursors each. The last slot is between Encanto, Spencer, and Parallel Mothers, and while I love Jonny Greenwood’s Spencer score, Encanto is getting a lot of attention for its music in recent weeks and that can only help it here.
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Dune – GG, CCA, SCL, BAFTA
The Power of the Dog – GG, CCA, SCL, BAFTA
Don’t Look Up – CCA. SCL, BAFTA
The French Dispatch – GG, SCL, BAFTA
Encanto – GG, SCL
Could Jump In: Spencer – CCA, SCL, Parallel Mothers – GG, SCL