‘Sirāt’ primed to score for Best Score

‘Sirāt’ primed to score for Best Score

Surprisingly, this year’s Academy Awards race sees the Score category as among the most competitive. That’s because before the various branches actually nominate their 5 choices – with the music branch members voting on Score and Song, with actors nominating in the 4 acting categories – the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Science winnows down the possibilities in every category with a shortlist. This year there are 20 Scores in that shortlist. …