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Wednesday, February 8, 2017

89th Oscars: Best Sound Mixing

The nominees are:

13 Hours

Nominated Team and Oscar History:

* Greg P. Russell - 16 previous nominations for Best Sound for Black Rain (1989), The Rock (1996), Con Air (1997), The Mask of Zorro (1998), Armageddon (1998), The Patriot (2000), Pearl Habor (2001), and Spider-Man (2002), and for Best Sound Mixing for Spider-Man 2 (2004), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Apocalypto (2006), Transformers (2007), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Salt (2010), Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), and Skyfall (2012)

* Gary Summers - 4 wins for Best Sound for Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1992), Jurassic Park (1993), Titanic (1997), and Saving Private Ryan (1998); 6 previous nominations for Best Sound for Return of the Jedi (1983), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), and Backdraft (1991), and for Best Sound Mixing for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Avatar (2009), and Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

* Jeffrey J Haboush - 3 previous nominations for Best Sound Mixing for Spider-Man 2 (2004), Salt (2010), and Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

* Mac Ruth - 1 previous nomination for Best Sound Mixing for The Martian (2015)

Arrival

Nominated Team and Oscar History:

* Bernard Gariepy Strobl - first nomination

* Claude La Haye - first nomination


Hacksaw Ridge

Nominated Team and Oscar History:

* Kevin O'Connell - 20 previous nominations for Best Sound for Terms of Endearment (1983), Dune (1984), Silverado (1985), Top Gun (1986), Black Rain (1989), Days of Thunder (1990), A Few Good Men (1992), Crimson Tide (1995), The Rock (1996), Twister (1996), Con Air (1997), The Mask of Zorro (1998), Armageddon (1998), The Patriot (2000), Pearl Harbor (2001), and Spider-Man (2002), and for Best Sound Mixing for Spider-Man 2 (2004), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Apocalypto (2006), and Transformers (2007)

* Andy Wright - first nomination. Also nominated for Best Sound Editing

* Robert Mackenzie - first nomination. Also nominated for Best Sound Editing

* Peter Grace - first nomination


La La Land

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); 18 previous nominations for Best Sound for Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Schindler's List (1993), Braveheart (1995), Evita (1996), L.A. Confidential (1997), The Thin Red Line (1998), The Insider (1999), and Moulin Rouge! (2001), and for Best Sound Mixing for Seabiscuit (2003), The Last Samurai (2003), War of the Worlds (2005), Blood Diamond (2006), Avatar (2009), Star Trek (2009), War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), Bridge of Spies (2015), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

* Ai-Ling Lee - first nomination. Also nominated for Best Sound Editing

* Steven Morrow - first nomination


Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Nominated Team and Oscar History:

* David Parker - 2 wins for Best Sound for The English Patient (1996) and for Best Sound Mixing for The Bourne Ultimatum (2007); 5 previous nominations for Best Sound for Never Cry Wolf (1983), and for Best Sound Mixing for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), The Social Network (2010), and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

* Christopher Scarabosio - 2 previous nominations for Best Sound Editing for There Will Be Blood (2007) and for Best Sound Mixing for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

* Stuart Wilson - 3 previous nominations for Best Sound Mixing for War Horse (2011), Skyfall (2012), and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)


What I've Seen: Arrival, La La Land, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

My Pick: Arrival

Predicted Winner: Arrival

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