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Snubs & Surprises in the 2025 Oscar Shortlists: Music Edition

Here are the biggest snubs and surprises in the 2025 Oscar shortlists – music edition.

“Beautiful That Way,” which Cyrus, Lykke Li and Andrew Wyatt wrote for The Last Showgirl, was nominated for best original song at both the Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards, but failed to make the Oscar shortlist in that category. The filmmakers, including song co-writer Lionel Richie and Harriet Sternberg, a former executive in the company headed by event organizer Ken Kragen, will just have to be content with their Grammy nomination for best music film and Primetime Emmy nod for outstanding documentary or nonfiction special. The documentary feature shortlist includes Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat, a film about the political activities of jazz musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach during the Cold War.

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