Other films to advance in the Oscars race in each category include “Mulan” and “Minari”
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has released the shortlists in the Oscars race for Best Original Score and Best Original Song. “The Trial of the Chicago 7” has landed on both lists to advance in the awards race, as have songs and compositions from “Mulan” and “Minari.” Fifteen scores and songs were added to each respective shortlist from a whopping 136 eligible scores and a record 105 eligible songs. In the score category, other films to make the cut included “Tenet” by Ludwig Goransson, Terence Blanchard for “Da 5 Bloods,” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for “Mank,” Alexandre Desplat for “The Midnight Sky” and James Newton Howard for “News of the World.” The most surprising entry on the list of scores was Lolita Ritmanis’ work in the Latvian film “Blizzard of Souls.” Notable scores missing from the list included “Pieces of a Woman,” “Wolfwalkers” and “Emma.” This year’s Best Original Song race featured a record 105 eligible songs (the previous record was 91 in 2016) from 82 different films — and it even left out a few songs from buzzy Oscar contenders like “Mank” and “Promising Young Woman.
