2020 Original Score Awards Roundup

Here's the annual 2020 Roundup of Original Score nominations and winners from various awards associations. Winners will be marked in red and updated regularly!

ACADEMY AWARD
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Da 5 Bloods (Terence Blanchard)

Mank (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)
Minari (Emile Mosseri)

News of the World (James Newton Howard)

*Soul (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste)

GOLDEN GLOBE
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE 

Mank (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)

The Midnight Sky (Alexandre Desplat)

News of the World (James Newton Howard)
*Soul (Trent Rezor & Atticus Ross, John Batiste)
Tenet (Ludwig Goransson)

BRITISH ACADEMY FILM AWARDS (BAFTA)

Mank (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)

Minari (Emile Mosseri)

News of the World (James Newton Howard)

Promising Young Woman (Anthony Willis)

*Soul (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste)

ANNIE AWARDS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION

Onward (Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna)

Over the Moon (Steven Price, Christopher Curtis, Marjorie Duffield, Helen Park)

*Soul (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste)

The Willoughbys (Mark Mothersbaugh, Alessia Cara, Jon Levine, Colton Fisher)

Wolfwalkers (Bruno Coulais, Kila)

SATELLITE AWARDS (INTERNATIONAL PRESS ACADEMY)
ORIGINAL SCORE

Mank (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)

*The Midnight Sky (Alexandre Desplat)

Minari (Emile Mosseri)

News of the World (James Newton Howard)

One Night in Miami (Terence Blanchard)

Tenet (Ludwig Goransson)

LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
BEST MUSIC SCORE
*Soul (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste)
Runner Up: Lovers Rock (Mica Levi)

HOLLYWOOD CRITICS ASSOCIATION
BEST SCORE

Mank (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)

The Midnight Sky (Alexandre Desplat)

Minari (Emile Mosseri)

News of the World (James Newton Howard)

*Soul (Trent Rezor & Atticus Ross, John Batiste)

SAN DIEGO FILM CRITICS SOCIETY
BEST USE OF MUSIC
Hamilton
Runner Ups: David Byrne's American Utopia, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA FILM CRITICS CIRCLE

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Da 5 Bloods (Terence Blanchard)

Mank (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)
Minari (Emile Mosseri)
One Night in Miami (Terence Blanchard)
*Soul (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste)

SEATTLE FILM CRITICS SOCIETY

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Da 5 Bloods (Terence Blanchard)

Mank (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)

Minari (Emile Mosseri)

*Soul (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste)

Tenet (Ludwig Goransson)

WASHINGTON DC AREA FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Mank (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)

Minari (Emile Mosseri)

News of the World (James Newton Howard)

*Soul (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste)

Tenet (Ludwig Goransson)

BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
*Minari (Emile Mosseri)

CHICAGO FILM CRITICS AWARDS
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Da 5 Bloods (Terence Blanchard)
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Branford Marsalis)
Mank (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)
*Soul (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste)
Tenet (Ludwig Goransson)

DETROIT FILM CRITICS SOCIETY
BEST USE OF MUSIC/SOUND

News of the World

Possessor

Soul

*Sound of Metal

Tenet

ST. LOUIS FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
BEST MUSIC SCORE
Mank (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)
News of the World (James Newton Howard)
Nomadland (Ludovico Einaudi)
*Soul (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste)
Tenet (Ludwig Goransson)

INDIANA FILM JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION
BEST MUSICAL SCORE
*Tenet (Ludwig Goransson)
Runner Up: Minari (Emile Mosseri)

AUSTIN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
BEST SCORE
*Soul (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste)

NORTH CAROLINA FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
BEST MUSIC
Da 5 Bloods (Terence Blanchard)
Mank (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)
Minari (Emile Mosseri)
*Soul (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste)
Tenet (Ludwig Goransson)

DALLAS-FORT WORTH FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
BEST MUSICAL SCORE

*Mank (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)
Runner Up: News of the World (James Newton Howard)

HOUSTON FILM CRITICS SOCIETY
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Mank (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)
The Midnight Sky (Alexandre Desplat)
News of the World (James Newton Howard)
*Soul (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste)
Tenet (Ludwig Goransson)

PHOENIX CRITICS CIRCLE
BEST SCORE

Mank (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)

Minari (Emile Mosseri)

News of the World (James Newton Howard)
*Soul (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste)
Tenet (Ludwig Goransson)

LAS VEGAS FILM CRITICS SOCIETY
BEST SCORE
*Soul (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste)

FLORIDA FILM CRITICS CIRCLE
BEST SCORE
First Cow (William Tyler)

The Midnight Sky (Alexandre Desplat)
*Soul (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste)
Runner Up: Tenet (Ludwig Goransson)

GEORGIA FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Mank (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)

Minari (Emile Mosseri)

News of the World (James Newton Howard)

*Soul (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste)

Tenet (Ludwig Goransson)

LONDON CRITICS CIRCLE FILM AWARDS
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT (FOR MUSIC)
Lovers Rock (Ed Bailie)

CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS
BEST SCORE

Mank (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)

The Midnight Sky (Alexandre Desplat)

Minari (Emile Mosseri)

News of the World (James Newton Howard)

*Soul (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste)

Tenet (Ludwig Goransson)

SATURN AWARDS
BEST MUSIC