88th Academy Awards: Best Sound Mixing

The nominees are:

Bridge of Spies
Nominated Team and Oscar History:

* Andy Nelson - 2 wins for Best Sound for Saving Private Ryan (1998) and Best Sound Mixing for Les Miserables (2012); 16 previous nominations for Best Sound for Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988), Schindler's List (1994), Braveheart (1995), Evita (1996), L.A. Confidential (1997), The Thin Red Line (1998), The Insider (1999), Moulin Rouge! (2001), and for Best Sound Mixing for Seabiscuit (2003), The Last Samurai (2003), War of the Worlds (2005), Blood Diamond (2006), Star Trek (2009), Avatar (2009), War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012)
also nominated as part of the team for Star Wars: The Force Awakens

* Gary Rydstrom - 7 wins for Best Sound for Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Jurassic Park (1993), Titanic (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998) and Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing for Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Jurassic Park (1993), Saving Private Ryan (1998); 10 previous nominations for Best Sound for Backdraft (1991), Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Best Sound Mixing for War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing for Backdraft (1991), Best Sound Editing for Monsters, Inc. (2001), Minority Report (2002), Finding Nemo (2003), War Horse (2011), and Best Animated Short Film for Lifted (2006)

* Drew Kunin - 1 previous nomination for Best Sound Mixing for Life of Pi (2012)


Mad Max: Fury Road
Nominated Team and Oscar History:

* Chris Jenkins - 2 wins for Best Sound for Out of Africa (1985) and The Last of the Mohicans (1992); 2 previous nominations for Best Sound Mixing for Dick Tracy (1990) and Best Sound Mixing for Wanted (2008)

* Gregg Rudloff - 2 wins for Best Sound for Glory (1989) and The Matrix (1999); 4 previous nominations for Best Sound for The Perfect Storm (2000), and Best Sound Mixing for Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Argo (2012), and American Sniper (2014)

* Ben Osmo - first nomination


The Martian
Nominated Team and Oscar History:

* Paul Massey - 6 previous nominations for Best Sound for Legends of the Fall (1994) and Air Force One (1997), and Best Sound Mixing for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Walk the Line (2005), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), 3:10 To Yuma (2007)

* Mark Taylor - 1 previous nomination for Best Sound Mixing for Captain Phillips (2013)

* Mac Ruth - first nomination


The Revenant
Nominated Team and Oscar History:

* Jon Taylor - 2 previous nominations for Best Sound Mixing for Unbroken (2014) and Birdman (2014)

* Frank A. Montaño - 7 previous nominations for Best Sound for Under Siege (1992), The Fugitive (1993), Clear and Present Danger (1994), Batman Forever (1995), and Best Sound Mixing for Wanted (2008), Unbroken (2014), and Birdman (2014)

* Randy Thom - 2 wins for Best Sound for The Right Stuff (1983) and for Best Sound Editing for The Incredibles (2004); 13 previous nominations for Best Sound for The Return of the Jedi (1983), Never Cry Wolf (1983), Backdraft (1991), Forrest Gump (1994), Contact (1997), Cast Away (2000), Best Sound Mixing for The Polar Express (2004), The Incredibles (2004), Ratatouille (2007), Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing for Forrest Gump (1994), Best Sound Editing for The Polar Express (2004), The Incredibles (2004), and Ratatouille (2007)

* Chris Duesterdiek - first nomination


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

* Andy Nelson - 2 wins for Best Sound for Saving Private Ryan (1998) and Best Sound Mixing for Les Miserables (2012); 16 previous nominations for Best Sound for Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988), Schindler's List (1994), Braveheart (1995), Evita (1996), L.A. Confidential (1997), The Thin Red Line (1998), The Insider (1999), Moulin Rouge! (2001), and for Best Sound Mixing for Seabiscuit (2003), The Last Samurai (2003), War of the Worlds (2005), Blood Diamond (2006), Star Trek (2009), Avatar (2009), War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012)
also nominated as part of the team for Bridge of Spies

* Christopher Scarabosio - 1 previous nomination for Best Sound Editing for There Will Be Blood (2007)

* Stuart Wilson - 2 previous nominations for Best Sound Mixing for War Horse (2011) and Skyfall (2012)



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

My Pick: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Predicted Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road