Final Oscars Predictions: Best Original Score — Hans Zimmer Barrels Towards His Long Overdue Second Statuette for ‘Dune’ (ARCHIVED)
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2022 OSCARS PREDICTIONS:
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
UPDATED: March 24, 2022
AWARDS PREDICTION COMMENTARY:
Hans Zimmer is finally going to win his overdue second Oscar statuette for “The Lion King” (1994), although he won’t be in attendance for the ceremony because he’s on tour. This is one of the categories that will be pre-taped to streamline the ceremony.
“Dune,“ adapted from Frank Herbert’s novels, leads with the most precursor prizes this season for production design, cinematography, editing, sound, visual effects and score. It’s second for costumes (behind “Cruella”) and makeup (behind “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”). It’s undoubtedly highly competitive in each of its artisan races, but only “Titanic” nearly pulled off the sweep, losing makeup to “Men in Black.”
Germaine Franco’s work on “Encanto” is the upset waiting in the wings. “Encanto” is the 10th animated film since 1989 nominated for both original song and original score. Seven of them walked away with one of the two categories on Oscar night, and five of those seven won both categories.
There’s also the prospect of Jonny Greenwood, once nominated for “Phantom Thread,” to pick up a statuette for “The Power of the Dog.”
Will win: “Dune” (Warner Bros) – Hans Zimmer
Could win: “Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures) – Germaine Franco
Should win: “Parallel Mothers” (Sony Pictures Classics) – Alberto Iglesias
Should have been here: “Spencer” (Neon/Topic Studios) – Jonny Greenwood
Precursor Awards Leader: “Dune” (Warner Bros) – Hans Zimmer
Awards Season Calendar
ALL AWARDS CONTENDERS AND RANKINGS:
| AND THE NOMINEES ARE: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RANK | FILM | STUDIO | COMPOSER(S) |
| 1 | “Dune” | Warner Bros | Hans Zimmer |
| 2 | “Encanto” | Walt Disney Pictures | Germaine Franco |
| 3 | “The Power of the Dog” | Netflix | Jonny Greenwood |
| 4 | “Parallel Mothers” | Sony Pictures Classics | Alberto Iglesias |
| 5 | “Don’t Look Up” | Netflix | Nicholas Britell |
AWARDS CATEGORY HISTORY (Original Score)
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, is Hollywood’s most prestigious artistic award in the film industry. The most awarded films in Oscar history are “Ben-Hur,” “Titanic” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” at 11 statuettes. The most nominated films in Academy history are “All About Eve,” “Titanic” and “La La Land” at 14. “La La Land” is the only film of the three to have lost best picture. The most significant Oscar “losers,” meaning most nominated and walk away with zero awards, are 1977’s “The Turning Point” and 1985’s “The Color Purple” at 11 each.
2022 Academy Awards Predictions
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Animated Feature
- Best Production Design
- Best Cinematography
- Best Costume Design
- Best Film Editing
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- Best Sound
- Best Visual Effects
- Best Original Score
- Best Original Song
- Best Documentary Feature
- Best International Feature
- Best Animated Short
- Best Documentary Short
- Best Live-Action Short
2021 Oscars predictions are here.
About the Academy Awards (Oscars)
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