The Grammy nominations are seldom a good precursor, but with so few groups (and no awards from any composers guild), this is one of the few that might give a faint glimpse into the potential Oscar nominations. Unfortunately, of the three categories, Best Original Song is the only one with any likely impact. The Great Gatsby was most nominated, but the Compilation Soundtrack category doesn’t have a corresponding Oscar field and Gatsby is one of three 2013 films on that list. Gatsby is also on the Score Soundtrack list, which best corresponds to the Academy’s Best Original Score category, but here Gatsby is the only 2013 film on the list, making it unlikely to have an impact (since any of the other films are likely to beat it).

Best Original Song has two songs from 2012, one from television and three from 2013. Of those, two have been frequently cited as potential Oscar nominees. “Atlas” from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and “Young and Beautiful” from The Great Gatsby. The song from Safe Haven is unlikely to appeal to Academy voters and while the other two songs are decent bets for nomination, neither will win. The song from Frozen is more likely, but missed the strange eligibility period of the Recording Academy by at least a month. So, nothing much will come from this list, but it’s interesting to see nonetheless.

Nominations Tallies

(3) The Great Gatsby

The Nominations

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Django Unchained
The Great Gatsby (Deluxe Edition)
Les Misérables (Deluxe Edition)
Muscle Shoals
Sound City: Real to Reel

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Argo
The Great Gatsby
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty

Best Song Written for Visual Media

“Atlas” – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
“Silver Lining” – Silver Linings Playbook
“Skyfall” – Skyfall
“We Both Know” – Safe Haven
“Young and Beautiful” – The Great Gatsby
“You’ve Got Time” – Orange Is the New Black

Grammy Awards Data

Year Founded: 1957
First Awards: 1958 (56)