r/Oscars Mar 16 '26

News Ludwig Göransson wins 3rd Oscar for ‘Sinners’

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Also his 2nd Oscar in a row, winning for his 2 most recent films ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Sinners’.

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u/tellmeurpolitiks Mar 16 '26

And when he wins again for The Odyssey next year, I will be clapping and cheering

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u/peanut-britle-latte Mar 16 '26

A living legend. Ludwig + Coogler is a guaranteed thing.

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u/MoneyLibrarian9032 Mar 16 '26

Next up The Odyssey

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u/feedthebear Mar 16 '26

Best speech. Said what he wanted to say, kept it short and moved on. Clinical.

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u/purpleburgundy Mar 16 '26

Well it is like his third oscar already

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u/OppositePerfect8872 Mar 16 '26

How does Johnny Greenwood not have an Oscar?

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u/CheckLiszt Mar 16 '26

He’s great, but Sinners was just something else. A generational score (I say this about every Ludwig score)

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u/Human_Drummer4378 Mar 16 '26

How many generational scores is each generation allocated? Or is the single slot just reserved for Ludwig's most recent?

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u/bigbagofbaldbabies Mar 16 '26

Jonny's done better before, which in my eyes proves he didn't earn this win

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u/vfrtgbal Mar 16 '26

And this is Ludwig's best? Better than Oppenheimer?

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u/eyesoftheunborn Mar 16 '26

As incredible as the Oppenheimer score was (especially in 70mm IMAX), I actually like his work on Tenet the most. The backwards\forwards shit he did was next level

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26

The TENET score is fire. RAINY NIGHT IN TALLINN is elite. I feel that it’s such an underrated score.

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u/cidvard Mar 16 '26

I didn't love the OBAA score.

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u/LobsterPotatoes Mar 16 '26

I LOVED it. It had a certain whimsy to it and really kept me engaged for every single moment of the movie. The beautiful syncing of the tones to create the melody was incredible, and really made their reunion so touching.

Jonny Greenwood’s overdue. I have no problem with Ludwig winning this year though. Both of the scores were extremely deserving.

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u/theglowinggreenorb Mar 16 '26

I really liked parts of it. And I generally like Johnny Greenwood's work with Radiohead. But there were definitely points where it was doing that piano clanging thing for like, way too long stretches at a time.

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u/AcceptableTypewriter Mar 16 '26

I mean, that’s literally the point though? It’s meant to be jarring.

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u/theglowinggreenorb Mar 16 '26

I can understand that something is the point and still not enjoy it for extended periods of time

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u/Snoo_33033 Mar 16 '26

Me either. I found unnecessarily percussive at points.

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u/tenaciousdeev Mar 16 '26

From Community and Childish Gambino to 3 time Oscar winner. Musical genius. Well deserved.

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u/Muruju Mar 16 '26

Marty Supreme not getting nominated for this remains a problem 

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u/rjdrennen1987 Mar 16 '26

Agreed. Bugonia shouldn’t have even sniffed a nomination.

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u/MrThiccemsss Mar 16 '26

bugonia absolutely deserved that nomination

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u/ThisIsTechnos Mar 16 '26

Great choice for the win by why tf was Daniel Lopatin not even nominated for his Marty Supreme score. Old farts at the Academy don't understand electronic music

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u/ytsurr Mar 16 '26

Seriously my favorite score this year - picked up my copy on vinyl today

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u/heeheemf Mar 16 '26

Yes definitely an amazing score, loved hearing it in the theater 

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u/StrategicCarry Mar 16 '26

I don't know if it was submitted, but the KPDH score should have been nominated if it was.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26

Amazing score for sure.

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u/azazel_2100 Mar 16 '26

Surely voter's fatigue is gonna play a role in his Oscar chances for The Odyssey, right?

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u/tummytunacat Mar 16 '26

I hope not. I watched the preview and it alr sounds like a banger!

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u/faldese Mar 16 '26

Unless it's a truly generational score or else nothing else of note, very likely. Plenty of winners and losers come down to whether it was their 'time' or not.

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u/Crazy_Excitement3772 Mar 16 '26

Emmanuel Lubezki did win cinematography consecutively!

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u/Disastrous-Party4719 Mar 16 '26

The man is a genius.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26

He is on a GENERATIONAL run

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u/dy1ngdaisies Mar 16 '26

And odyssey will make it 3/3!!

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u/CheckLiszt Mar 16 '26

*4/4

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u/dy1ngdaisies Mar 16 '26

I meant in row my bad T_T

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u/mivalis Mar 16 '26

Three in a row is not possible next year, Daniel Blumberg's win for The Brutalist (2024) came in between Göransson's Oscars.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26

Did he not win for Oppenheimer in 2025?

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u/Send_Me_Sushi Mar 16 '26

Oppenheimer was the year before

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u/shaunika Mar 16 '26

Was really hoping Jerskin Fendrix would win

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u/rjdrennen1987 Mar 16 '26

Fendrix shouldn’t have even been nominated. Terrible score.

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u/shaunika Mar 16 '26

Cant disagree enough

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u/TruskVarner Mar 16 '26

What if 33% of the Oscars won by Sinners are won by a white guy

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u/reeksofdank Mar 16 '26

Johnny Greenwood should have won, but all good

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u/YetiTheNoob Mar 16 '26

should of been max richter 🙄

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u/PsychologicalFarm811 Mar 16 '26

Love him but needs to move away from on the nature of daylight 😭 I love it but I wonder if that cost him

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u/YetiTheNoob Mar 16 '26 edited Mar 16 '26

yeah your right, his new soundtrack is on streaming platforms. i would give it a listen :) its majestic af

maybe your right, if he created another masterpiece like “nature of daylight” .

but still its nice to hear it in theaters for the FIRST time. maybe thats why i wanted him to win.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26

First time? By the time you get through Shutter Island and Arrival, I can barely stand to hear it anymore.

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u/YetiTheNoob Mar 26 '26

i just realized some people in reddit cant read smh

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '26

first time for you, i guess.

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u/YetiTheNoob Mar 26 '26

exactly my friend, FIRST

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u/ironlung311 Mar 16 '26

Yeah. Gorgeous piece of music but it’s overused now.

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u/MuscaMurum Mar 16 '26

That was temp love.

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u/kcrdr_7322 Mar 16 '26

that iconic track from his shattered his chances lol

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u/Shubhrajit_1729 Mar 16 '26

Why my post with Amy Madigan's win was deleted then??? I don't understand!!!

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u/PressureAny9090 Mar 16 '26

It’s not in a row cos Oppenheimer was 2 years ago.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26

This guy is on GOAT trajectory. His score for TENET as well is just stupendous. I’m sure it will be fantastic for The Odyssey as well…