The score was widely admired and thought of as a contender for the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 86th Academy Awards . Yet , the score failed to receive a nomination for the 86th Academy Awards . However , the film did receive a nomination for the 2013 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score , as well as a win for the 2013 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Score
86th Academy Awards
86th Academy Awards
12 Years a Slave (score)