Trent Reznor, Janelle Monáe, H.E.R. Make Oscars 2021 Nomination Shortlists
The 2021 Oscars are scheduled to take place April 25 (after being postponed last year), and today, the shortlists of music nominees have been revealed. They include Janelle Monáe (“Turntables” from All In: The Fight for Democracy), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (for Mank and Soul), Mary J. Blige (“See What You’ve Done” from Belly of the Beast), H.E.R. (“Fight For You” from Judas and the Black Messiah), John Legend (“Never Break” from Giving Voice), Sacha Baron Cohen (for Borat Subequent Moviefilm’s “Wuhan Flu”), and more. Find the complete shortlists here.
New rules for Oscar nominations dictate that films that debuted on streaming services are now eligible. A new set of eligibility requirements for Best Original Score allow for scores where “at least 60 percent” of the music is new.
At last year’s Oscars, Parasite won Best Picture, Hildur Guðnadóttir won Best Original Score for Joker, and Elton John won Best Original Song. The show featured performances from Janelle Monáe, Eminem, Randy Newman, Elton John, Cynthia Erivo, and Billie Eilish.
Read “7 Must-Hear Recordings by Hildur Guðnadóttir, Who Just Made History at the Oscars.”
Best Original Song:
“Turntables” from All In: The Fight for Democracy
“See What You’ve Done” from Belly of the Beast
“Wuhan Flu” from Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
“Husavik” from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
“Never Break” from Giving Voice
“Make It Work” from Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
“Fight For You” from Judas and the Black Messiah
“lo Sì (Seen)” from The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se)
“Rain Song” from Minari
“Show Me Your Soul” from Mr. Soul!
“Loyal Brave True” from Mulan
“Free” from The One and Only Ivan
“Speak Now” from One Night in Miami…
“Green” from Sound of Metal
“Hear My Voice” from The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Original Score:
Ammonite (Hauschka and Dustin O’Halloran)
Blizzard of Souls (Lolita Ritmanis)
Da 5 Bloods (Terence Blanchard)
The Invisible Man (Benjamin Wallfisch)
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (John Debney)
The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se) (Gabriel Yared)
The Little Things (Thomas Newman)
Mank (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross)
The Midnight Sky (Alexandre Desplat)
Minari (Emile Mosseri)
Mulan (Harry Gregson-Williams)
News of the World (James Newton Howard)
Soul (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste)
Tenet (Ludwig Göransson)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Daniel Pemberton)