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Ryan Coogler\u2019s bluesy vampire thriller\u00a0\u201cSinners,\u201d\u00a0the big screen musical\u00a0\u201cWicked: For Good\u201d\u00a0and the Netflix phenomenon \u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d are all a step closer to an Oscar nomination. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released shortlists for 12 categories Tuesday, including for best song, score, international and documentary film, cinematography and this year\u2019s\u00a0new prize, casting.<\/p>\n

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  • The lists will narrow to five when final nominations are announced on Jan. 22<\/li>\n

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  • The\u00a098th Oscars, hosted by Conan O\u2019Brien, will air live on ABC on March 15 at 7 p.m. ET<\/li>\n

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  • For the most part, shortlists are determined by members in their respective categories, though the specifics vary from branch to branch: Some have committees, some have minimum viewing requirements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/h5>\n
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    \u201cSinners\u201d and \u201cWicked: For Good\u201d received the most shortlist mentions with eight each, including makeup and hair, sound, visual effects, score, casting and cinematography. Both have two original songs advancing as well. For \u201cWicked\u201d it\u2019s Stephen Schwartz\u2019s \u201cThe Girl in the Bubble\u201d and \u201cNo Place Like Home.\u201d For \u201cSinners,\u201d it\u2019s Ludwig G\u00f6ransson, Miles Caton and Alice Smith\u2019s \u201cLast Time (I Seen the Sun),\u201d and G\u00f6ransson and Raphael Saadiq\u2019s \u201cI Lied to You.\u201d<\/p>\n

    The \u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d hit \u201cGolden,\u201d by EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick, was another shortlisted song alongside other notable artists like: Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner for \u201cTrain Dreams\u201d; John Mayer, Ed Sheeran and Blake Slatkin for the \u201cF1\u201d song \u201cDrive\u201d; and Miley Cyrus, Simon Franglen, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt for \u201cDream as One\u201d from \u201cAvatar: Fire and Ash.\u201d<\/p>\n

    One of the highest profile shortlist categories is the best international feature, where 15 films were named including\u00a0\u201cSentimental Value\u201d\u00a0(Norway),\u00a0\u201cSir\u00e2t\u201d\u00a0(Spain),\u00a0\u201cNo Other Choice\u201d\u00a0(South Korea),\u00a0\u201cThe Secret Agent\u201d\u00a0(Brazil),\u00a0\u201cIt Was Just an Accident\u201d\u00a0(France),\u00a0\u201cThe Voice of Hind Rajab\u201d\u00a0(Tunisia), \u201cSound of Falling\u201d (Germany) and \u201cThe President’s Cake\u201d (Iraq).<\/p>\n

    Notable documentaries among the 15 include \u201cMy Undesirable Friends: Part I \u2014 Last Air in Moscow,\u201d \u201cThe Perfect Neighbor,\u201d \u201cThe Alabama Solution,\u201d \u201cCome See Me in the Good Light,\u201d \u201cCover-Up\u201d and Mstyslav Chernov\u2019s\u00a0\u201c2000 Meters to Andriivka,\u201d\u00a0a co-production between The Associated Press and PBS Frontline.<\/p>\n

    The Oscars new award for casting shortlisted 10 films that will vie for the five nomination slots: \u201cFrankenstein,\u201d \u201cHamnet,\u201d \u201cMarty Supreme,\u201d \u201cOne Battle After Another,\u201d \u201cThe Secret Agent,\u201d \u201cSentimental Value,\u201d \u201cSinners,\u201d \u201cSir\u0101t,\u201d \u201cWeapons,\u201d and \u201cWicked: For Good.\u201d Notably \u201cJay Kelly and \u201cWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery\u201d did not make the list.<\/p>\n

    Composers who made the shortlist for best score include G\u00f6ransson (\u201cSinners\u201d), Johnny Greenwood (\u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d), Max Richter (\u201cHamnet\u201d), Alexandre Desplat (\u201cFrankenstein\u201d) and Kangding Ray (\u201cSir\u0101t\u201d).<\/p>\n

    For the most part, shortlists are determined by members in their respective categories, though the specifics vary from branch to branch: Some have committees, some have minimum viewing requirements.<\/p>\n

    As most of the shortlists are in below-the-line categories celebrating crafts like sound and visual effects, there are also films that aren\u2019t necessarily the most obvious of Oscar contenders like \u201cThe Alto Knights,\u201d shortlisted in hair and makeup, as well as the widely panned \u201cTron: Ares\u201d and \u201cThe Electric State,\u201d both shortlisted for visual effects.<\/p>\n

    The lists will narrow to five when final nominations are announced on Jan. 22. The\u00a098th Oscars, hosted by Conan O\u2019Brien, will air live on ABC on March 15 at 7 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

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