Blog: Expect a tight Oscar animation race, an easy song win and a possible surprise in the score category

In the mix: Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury, “Annihilation”; Alan Silvestri, “Avengers: Infinity War”; Carter Burwell, “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”; Brian Tyler, “Crazy Rich Asians”; Christopher Willis, “The Death of Stalin”; James Newton Howard, “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”; Alan Silvestri, “Ready Player One”