26 Mar Final 2022 Oscar Predictions: Sound, Original Song, Original Score
BEST SOUND
There’s no way this is not going to Dune. Sci-fi/action Best Picture nominee that’s swept the precursors? Yeah, this is one of the strongest locks of the night.
Nominees:
Dune – MPSE, BAFTA, CAS
West Side Story – MPSE
No Time to Die
Belfast
The Power of the Dog
Pick: Dune
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Billie Eilish is an industry darling and No Time to Die is by far the most popular song of the bunch (It has oer five times as many Spotify plays as the second-most played song Dos Oruguitas). Eilish should be able to win though the previously-mentioned Dos Oruguitas and Beyonce’s Be Alive also have chances. Encanto, especially, should not be ignored as a major contender since Lin-Manuel Miranda seems to be one of the most beloved people in the industry and a win here will make him a member of the prestigious EGOT club.
Nominees:
No Time to Die – “No Time to Die” – GG, CCA, SCL
Encanto – “Dos Oruguitas”
King Richard – “Be Alive”
Belfast – “Down to Joy”
Four Good Days – “Somehow You Do”
Pick: No Time to Die
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Hans Zimmer has a pretty good narrative here. Dune is a passion project of his that he’s been dreaming of since he was young and he experimented extensively with instruments and sounds for the project. Encanto’s Germaine Franco has a chance here (though I think it has a better probability of taking Original Song), as does The Power of the Dog’s Jonny Greenwood.
Nominees:
Dune – GG, CCA, BAFTA
The Power of the Dog
Encanto – SCL
Don’t Look Up
Parallel Mothers
Pick: Dune