The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announces its shortlists for 12 categories, including Best Original Song and Best Original Score. Nine Inch Nails, Ed Sheeran, Miley Cyrus, Nick Cave, and a KPop Demon Hunters cut are among the 15 potential Song nominees. For the second year in a row, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are shortlisted for both Best Original Song and Best Original Score, appearing in the latter category alongside selections from composers Jerskin Fendrix (Bugonia), Jonny Greenwood for (One Battle After Another), Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein), Oneohtrix Point Never’s Daniel Lopatin (Marty Supreme), and 17 additional picks. Check out the music selections below; the full shortlist can be found here.
The final nominations for the 98th Academy Awards will be revealed on Thursday, January 2. The ceremony itself will take place on March 15, 2026, with Conan O’Brien returning as host.
Music (Original Score)
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Bugonia
Captain America: Brave New World
Diane Warren: Relentless
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Hedda
A House of Dynamite
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
Nuremberg
One Battle after Another
Sinners
Sirât
Train Dreams
Tron: Ares
Truth and Treason
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wicked: For Good
Music (Original Song)
‘As Alive As You Need Me To Be’ from Tron: Ares (Nine Inch Nails)
‘Dear Me’ from Diane Warren: Relentless (Kesha)
‘Dream As One’ from Avatar: Fire and Ash (Miley Cyrus)
‘Drive’ from F1 (Ed Sheeran)
‘Dying To Live’ from Billy Idol Should Be Dead (Billy Idol)
‘The Girl In The Bubble’ from Wicked: For Good (Ariana Grande)
‘Golden’ from KPop Demon Hunters (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami)
‘Highest 2 Lowest’ from Highest 2 Lowest (Aiyana-Lee)
‘I Lied To You’ from Sinners (Miles Caton)
‘Last Time (I Seen The Sun)’ from Sinners (Miles Caton and Alice Smith)
‘No Place Like Home’ from Wicked: For Good (Cynthia Erivo)
‘Our Love’ from The Ballad of Wallis Island (Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan)
‘Salt Then Sour Then Sweet’ from Come See Me in the Good Light (Sara Bareilles and Brandi Carlile)
‘Sweet Dreams Of Joy’ from Viva Verdi! (Ana María Martínez)
‘Train Dreams’ from Train Dreams (Nick Cave)
