Film Music Reporter

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the shortlists for several categories for the 95th Academy Awards, including Original Score and Original Song. The shortlisted scores and songs are listed in alphabetical order below. The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards will be announced on January 24, 2023 and the awards show will be held on March 12.

Fifteen scores will advance in the Original Score category for the 95th Academy Awards. 147 scores were eligible in the category. Members of the Music Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees. The scores, listed in alphabetical order by film title, are:

“All Quiet on the Western Front” – Volker Bertelmann
“Avatar: The Way of Water” – Simon Franglen
“Babylon”  – Justin Hurwitz
“The Banshees of Inisherin” – Carter Burwell
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”  – Ludwig Göransson
“Devotion” – Chanda Dancy
“Don’t Worry Darling” – John Powell
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” – Son Lux
“The Fabelmans”  – John Williams
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” – Nathan Johnson
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” – Alexandre Desplat
“Nope” – Michael Abels
“She Said  – Nicholas Britell
“The Woman King” – Terence Blanchard
“Women Talking” – Hildur Guðnadóttir

Fifteen songs will advance in the Original Song category for the 95th Academy Awards. 81 songs were eligible in the category. Members of the Music Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees. The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film title and song title:

“Time” from “Amsterdam”
“Nothing is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” from “Avatar: The Way of Water”
“Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“This is a Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“Ciao Papa” from “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
“Til You’re Home” from “A Man Called Otto”
“Naatu Naatu” from “RRR”
“My Mind & Me” from “Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me”
“Good Afternoon” from “Spirited”
“Applause” from “Tell It Like a Woman”
“Stand Up” from “Till”
“Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick”
“Dust & Ash” from “The Voice of Dust and Ash”
“Carolina” from “Where the Crawdads Sing”
“New Body Rhumba” from “White Noise”