15 compositions from 2024 now have a shot at Oscars immortality. The 2025 Oscars shortlist for Original Score features a wide range of impressive works from famed composers such as Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (“Challengers”), Kris Bowers (“The Wild Robot”), Volker Bertelmann (“Conclave”), and Alberto Iglesias (“The Room Next Door”). Arguably, the only true snub was Raffertie’s score for “The Substance.”
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Note: Hans Zimmer‘s score for “Dune: Part II” was deemed ineligible by the Academy.
Overall, “Emilia Perez” led all films with six mentions in the 10 categories. “Wicked” and “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” earned 4 while “Dune: Part Two,” “Gladiator II,” “The Wild Robot,” “Alien: Romulus,” and “Blitz earned 3 each. “Nosferatu,” “Mufasa: The Lion King,” “The Six Triple Eight,” “Deadpool & Wolverine,” “Sing Sing,” “Better Man,” and “Challengers” earned 2 respectively.
The complete list of Original Scores to make the 2025 Oscars shortlist is as follows:
“Alien: Romulus”
“Babygirl”
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”
“Blink Twice”
“Blitz”
“The Brutalist”
“Challengers”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“The Fire Inside”
“Gladiator II”
“Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1”
“Inside Out 2”
“Nosferatu”
“The Room Next Door”
“Sing Sing”
“The Six Triple Eight”
“Wicked”
“The Wild Robot”
“Young Woman and the Sea”
The 97th Academy Awards nominations will be revealed bright and early on Friday, January 17.
