Although the Grammys are the only awards that are given out to music for movies, they are a wholly un-predictive set of nominations. Every. Year. In Best Music Film, which is would only really tie into the Documentary Feature category at the Oscars, has only one film (Long Strange Trip) that was submitted for Oscar consideration this year. None of the others were on the list this year or even last year. In Compilation Soundtrack, a category that doesn’t connect to any Oscar category, has three films from 2016 listed and two from 2017.

In the two categories that directly tie back to the Oscars, Original Score and Original Song, the Grammy cut-off of October 31 each year means that two months worth of music isn’t released and isn’t eligible from the current year while the prior years’ two months is. Thus, in Original Score, we have three films from 2016 on the list and one from 2017, Dunkirk, which is a likely Oscar nominee anyway, so it’s at least got 1-for-5. What about the fifth nominee? It’s a TV series, thus wholly ineligible. Original Song is a slightly better set, but not by much. Two of last year’s Oscar nominees are on the list (including the winner) along with a third 2016 film. Two 2017 songs are nominated, but neither has been heavily hyped for Oscar consideration, so once again, the Grammy nominations are interesting, but insignificant.

Nominations Tallies

(3) La La Land
(2) Hidden Figures, Moana

The Nominations

Best Music Film

The Defiant Ones
Long Strange Trip
One More Time with Feeling
Soundbreaking
Two Trains Runnin’

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Baby Driver
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2
Hidden Figures: The Album
La La Land
Moana: The Songs

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Arrival
Dunkirk
Game of Thrones: Season 7
Hidden Figures
La La Land

Best Song Written for Visual Media

“City of Stars” – La La Land
“How Far I’ll Go” – Moana
“I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” – Fifty Shades Darker
“Never Give Up” – Lion
“Stand Up for Something” – Marshall

Grammy Awards Data

Year Founded: 1957
First Awards: 1958 (60)