Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Countdown to Oscar Night: Best Sound

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Best Sound Editing
American Sniper
Birdman
The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies
Interstellar
Unbroken

Sound editing rewards mainly the creation of new or nonexistent sounds for a film. I'm pretty sure Interstellar will sweep these technical categories, but who knows?  No reason for American Sniper or Unbroken to be nominated in these categories. If you replaced the names Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie on their posters, these would've certainly been forgotten come Oscar time.

My Ballot:
Interstellar
Birdman
The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies
Unbroken
American Sniper

My Pick to Win:
Interstellar

Shamefully Snubbed:
Earth to Echo

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Best Sound Mixing
American Sniper
Birdman
Interstellar
Unbroken
Whiplash

Sound mixing refers to correcting or enhancing the levels of the sounds in the movie. Once again, I expect Interstellar to prevail here, but I would be a little less surprised to see a Birdman upset in this category. Whiplash was certainly a welcome surprise, but the exclusion of the meticulous mixing that went on in Into the Woods is simply inexcusable.

My Ballot:
Whiplash
Birdman
Interstellar
Unbroken
American Sniper

My Pick to Win:
Interstellar

Shamefully Snubbed:
Into the Woods

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