Precursor: 61st Grammy Awards Nominations (2018)

What’s most striking about this list of nominees is that A Star Is Born didn’t pick up a compilation soundtrack nomination when it clearly seemed a strong contender. Apart from that, there’s not a lot you can say about these. The year-straddling deadlines mean that 2017 releases compete with 2018 releases. As an example, in the Compilation category, only two of those contenders are 2018 releases (Deadpool 2 and Stranger Things) and one of those is television only. In score, only Black Panther was released this year. In song, we again only have two 2018 releases from Black Panther and Deadpool 2.

Nominations Tallies

(2) Black Panther, Call Me by Your Name, Coco, The Greatest Showman

The Nominations

Best Music Film

Itzhak
The King
Life in 12 Bars
Quincy
Whitney

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Call Me by Your Name
Deadpool 2
The Greatest Showman
Lady Bird
Stranger Things

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Black Panther
Blade Runner 2049
Coco
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Best Song Written for Visual Media

“All the Stars” – Black Panther
“Mystery of Love” – Call Me by Your Name
“Remember Me” – Coco
“Shallow” – A Star Is Born
“This Is Me” – The Greatest Showman