Hell Yeah, That Wonderful ‘Sinners’ Tune Is Being Put Up for the Oscars

Lately, the Oscar for Greatest Unique Tune has tended to go to an already popular hit, with an additional leg up if Billie Eilish is concerned (see: Barbie, No Time to Die). Musicals have a confirmed observe file for apparent causes (does A Star Is Born rely?), and animated motion pictures additionally fare nicely, with Frozen and Coco amongst them. However as this yr’s awards season approaches, it appears like there might virtually be too many contenders—particularly with Sinners now revealing it’s providing up two submissions.

As Variety experiences, Ryan Coogler’s steamy vampire story is placing forth “I Lied to You,” written by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson and carried out in a memorable Sinners sequence by Miles Caton (who performs Sammie “Preacherboy” Moore), and “Final Time (I Seen the Solar),” the end-credits duet between Caton and Alice Smith that was co-written by Smith, Caton, and Göransson.

The commerce notes Caton can also be prone to rating a Greatest Supporting Actor nomination among the many many nods that Sinners is predicted to obtain; you possibly can see the total checklist of the film’s awards-category submissions on the finish of Selection’s publish. (There are so much.)

And whereas in some years, you’d assume Sinners can be a runaway favourite within the Greatest Tune class, there are another essential issues this time round.

There are additionally two new songs coming in Depraved: For Good, that includes the powerhouse pipes of Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo—and a catchy chart-topper titled “Golden” from a bit film known as KPop Demon Hunters you will have heard of.

What’s your early favourite for Greatest Unique Tune on the subsequent Oscars?

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