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The nominations for the 2025 Oscars were just revealed, and Challengers was snubbed from the category of Best Original Score. This decision has left many fans unhappy as they believed the film should have been nominated for its music after winning at the Golden Globes ceremony. However, the work of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross was snubbed by the Academy.
Other nominations in the best score category at Oscars 2025 include films such as The Brutalist, Emilia Pérez, Conclave, Wicked, and The Wild Robot. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross's score for Challengers is considered one of the most acclaimed film scores of 2024 - with many also calling it the best of the year.
Challengers' absence from the list has left many fans unhappy who are taking their frustration out on the Academy online. Many fans on X criticized the Academy for this decision and even said that the Zendaya-starrer features a better original score than Emilia Pérez and Wicked. One fan posted:
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"Challengers original score snub cancel the oscars."
Here are more reactions online:
"They think Wicked and Emilia Perez had better editing than Dune, better score than Challengers and were better movies than Sing Sing," compared another fan.
"Challengers missing original score for Wicked and Emilia Perez has me all types of pissed off," another fan posted.
"Didn't think this movie was as good as everyone else but I agree abt the best original score thing and normally I don't give a f**k abt this stuff but the music in challengers was actually insane and made the movie even better," reflected another fan.
The fan reactions continued as many were shocked by Challengers being snubbed at the 2025 Academy Awards. Many fans even shared their favorite scenes from the film that were enhanced by the score and called the decision "ridiculous." Here are more reactions from netizens.
"Can someone explain why wicked, a musical that's been running for 25 years on broadway, has a more original score than challengers?" another fan wrote.
"I knoooow, it's the same song every year "we can't have them all", but Challengers not being nominated for Best Editing is wild. The same could be said about Best Original Score but hey, I don't make the rules," a netizen posted.
"At least babylon got nominated for best score even if it did end up losing…challengers getting NOTHING for score is just insane," another netizen posted.
Challengers received zero nominations at the 2025 Oscars
Many fans hoped Challengers would receive at least a few nominations at the 2025 Oscars. However, the film went home with zero nominations. Emilia Pérez led this year's Academy Awards with 13 nominations and broke a record by earning the most nominations an international film has ever received. It was then followed up by The Brutalist and Wicked, which received 10 nominations each.
Conclave and A Complete Unknown then received five nominations and were also joined by films like Anora, Dune: Part Two, The Substance, and more, which received special shout-outs in other categories. Fans can tune in for Oscars 2025 on March 2 exclusively on ABC.
Stay tuned for more news and updates on movies and entertainment as 2025 progresses.
