88th Academy Awards: Best Sound Editing

The nominees are:

Mad Max: Fury Road
Nominated Team and Oscar History:

* Mark A. Mangini - 3 previous nominations for Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Aladdin (1992), and The Fifth Element (1997)

* David White - first nomination

The Martian
Nominated Team and Oscar History:

* Oliver Tarney - 1 previous nomination for Best Sound Editing for Captain Phillips (2013)


The Revenant
Nominated Team and Oscar History:

* Martin Hernández - 1 previous nomination for Best Sound Editing for Birdman (2014)

* Lon Bender - 1 win for Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing for Braveheart (1995); 2 previous nominations for Best Sound Editing for Blood Diamond (2006) and Drive (2011)


Sicario
Nominated Team and Oscar History:

* Alan Robert Murray - 2 wins for Best Sound Editing for Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) and American Sniper (2014); 5 previous nominations for Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing for Ladyhawke (1985), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Eraser (1996), and Best Sound Editing for Space Cowboys (2000), and Flags of Our Fathers (2006)


Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Nominated Team and Oscar History:

* Matthew Wood - 2 previous nominations for Best Sound Editing for There Will Be Blood (2007) and Wall-E (2008)

* David Acord - first nomination


What I've Seen: Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Sicario, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

My Pick: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Predicted Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road