Oscar best sound and sound effects nominations

[JBL4645]

I’m more of a keen a listener for technical awards.

I guess will all, have to wait till March 7th until it’s unveiled live!

This years best sound and sound effects editing nominations are

Sound Editing
“Avatar” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
“The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson
“Inglourious Basterds” Wylie Stateman
“Star Trek” Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
“Up” Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

Sound Mixing
“Avatar” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
“The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
“Inglourious Basterds” Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
“Star Trek” Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson


I have only one of this nominee on Bluray Star Trek and I was quite impressed I think most of us where impressed with the sound mix on this summer blockbuster.

There are few that are out on bluray that I might consider picking up before the ceremony. “Inglourious Basterds” has Michael Minkler and been quite impressed with his past works of achievement, such as Black Hawk Down and Chicago (DVD).

“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” now not being a huge Bay fan I guess I could consider it a worth by for Greg P. Russell and former Skywalker Sound (Gary Summers) whom has picked up Oscar several times in the past.

“Up” “The Hurt Locker” and “Avatar” not out on region B and I guess money is riding on “Avatar” to sweep the sound awards which wouldn’t surprise me.

[Suntory_Times]

I persoanlly think Terminator Salvation deserved said technical sound awards, and felt Transformers 2 desered a nomination for sound as well as it's visual effects.

[MattW]

Originally Posted by Suntory_Times

I persoanlly think Terminator Salvation deserved said technical sound awards.

Love sound of that blue ray blasting through my room. The movie kind of bombed though. They probably forgot it came out.

[Suntory_Times]

Originally Posted by MattW

Love sound of that blue ray blasting through my room. The movie kind of bombed though. They probably forgot it came out.

The company went bankrupt, which is probably the reason for no nominations. Not sure if it bombed though, it made more money then the new Star Trek.

[GLaDOS]

Don't we have a frickin' thread for this?

[zahinn]

Star Trek's sound mixing was very good. I am rooting for that to win in this category.

[JBL4645]

Originally Posted by Suntory_Times

The company went bankrupt, which is probably the reason for no nominations. Not sure if it bombed though, it made more money then the new Star Trek.

Wow blimey it went into liquidation?
I guess it was terminated then. Okay I made bad joke, not funny.

It must have flown way under the Oscar sound category radar system then?

[JBL4645]

The odd ones in the category
“Up”
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”

The rest have equal chances. Last years 2009 list was like this.

Sound editing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Iron Man"
"Wanted"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"Wall-E"

Sound mixing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Wanted"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"Wall-E"

The odd couple list

"Iron Man"
"The Dark Knight"


"The Dark Knight" took best sound effects editing
"Slumdog Millionaire" took best sound


The list for 2007

SOUND MIXING
* The Bourne Ultimatum -- Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis
No Country for Old Men -- Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland
Ratatouille -- Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane
3:10 to Yuma -- Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Jim Stuebe
Transformers -- Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin

SOUND EDITING
* The Bourne Ultimatum -- Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg
No Country for Old Men -- Skip Lievsay
Ratatouille -- Randy Thom and Michael Silvers
There Will Be Blood -- Christopher Scarabosio and Matthew Wood
Transformers -- Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins

Odd couple list

There Will Be Blood
No Country for Old Men

List for 2006

SOUND EDITING
Apocalypto -- Sean McCormack and Kami Asgar
Blood Diamond -- Lon Bender
Flags of Our Fathers -- Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
* Letters from Iwo Jima -- Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest -- Christopher Boyes and George Watters II

SOUND MIXING
Apocalypto -- Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Fernando Cámara
Blood Diamond -- Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ivan Sharrock
* Dreamgirls -- Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie Burton
Flags of Our Fathers -- John Reitz, Dave Campbell, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest -- Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes and Lee Orloff

Odd couple list

* Letters from Iwo Jima
* Dreamgirls

List for 2005

SOUND MIXING
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe -- Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic and Tony Johnson
* King Kong -- Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
Memoirs of a Geisha -- Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline and John Pritchett
Walk the Line -- Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Peter F. Kurland
War of the Worlds -- Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ronald Judkins


SOUND EDITING
* King Kong -- Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn
Memoirs of a Geisha -- Wylie Stateman
War of the Worlds -- Richard King

Odd couple list

The Chronicles of Narnia
Walk the Line

List for 2004

SOUND EDITING
* The Incredibles -- Michael Silvers and Randy Thom
The Polar Express -- Randy Thom and Dennis Leonard
Spider-Man 2 -- Paul N.J. Ottosson

SOUND MIXING
The Aviator -- Tom Fleischman and Petur Hliddal
The Incredibles -- Randy Thom, Gary A. Rizzo and Doc Kane
The Polar Express -- Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands and William B. Kaplan
* Ray -- Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer and Steve Cantamessa
Spider-Man 2 -- Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Joseph Geisinger

Odd couple list

The Aviator
* Ray

List for 2003

SOUND MIXING
The Last Samurai -- Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Jeff Wexler
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King -- Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World -- Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Arthur Rochester
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl -- Christopher Boyes, David Parker, David Campbell and Lee Orloff
Seabiscuit -- Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Tod A. Maitland

SOUND EDITING
Finding Nemo -- Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers
* Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World -- Richard King
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl -- Christopher Boyes and George Watters II

Odd couple list

The Last Samurai
Seabiscuit
The Lord of the Rings

List for 2002

SOUND EDITING
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers -- Ethan Van der Ryn, Michael Hopkins
Minority Report -- Richard Hymns, Gary Rydstrom
Road to Perdition -- Scott A. Hecker

SOUND
* Chicago -- Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella, David Lee
Gangs of New York -- Tom Fleischman, Eugene Gearty, Ivan Sharrock
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers -- Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek
Road to Perdition -- Scott Millan, Bob Beemer, John Patrick Pritchett
Spider-Man -- Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Ed Novick

Odd couple list

Minority Report
Spider-Man
Chicago

List for 2001

SOUND
Amélie -- Vincent Arnardi, Guillaume Leriche, Jean Umansky
* Black Hawk Down -- Michael Minkler, Myron Nettinga, Chris Munro
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring -- Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Gethin Creagh, Hammond Peek
Moulin Rouge -- Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage, Guntis Sics
Pearl Harbor -- Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Peter J. Devlin

SOUND EDITING
Monsters, Inc. -- Gary Rydstrom, Michael Silvers
* Pearl Harbor -- George Watters II, Christopher Boyes

Odd couple list

Amélie
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge
Black Hawk Down

List for 2000

SOUND EDITING
Space Cowboys -- Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman
* U-571 -- Jon Johnson

SOUND
Cast Away -- Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands, William B. Kaplan
* Gladiator -- Scott Millan, Bob Beemer, Ken Weston
The Patriot -- Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Lee Orloff
The Perfect Storm -- John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David Campbell, Keith A. Wester
U-571 -- Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Rick Kline, Ivan Sharrock

Odd couple list
Space Cowboys
Gladiator
The Patriot
The Perfect Storm
Cast Away

[JBL4645]

It’s interesting looking back on the past 10 years or so where most have only single nomination in the sound / sound effects editing category.

Odd couple list LOL where they’ve only received a single nomination and some tend to pull though with an award where others don’t and there seems to be cycle that occurs once in while where it grabs both categories.

I’m trying to get an angle here on which film will take sound and sound effects editing.

As far as I can remember and I have good ear for remember details in film mix.

Star Trek had lots and lots of sound effects going for it. Very little dialogue panning happening in fact there was hard off-screen dialogue to the left front when Nero was called to the bridge.

The rest of the titles I haven’t heard yet.

Okay I got into my time machine and whizzed back quickly to 1997 looking for an Avatar angle here?

SOUND
Air Force One -- Paul Massey, Rick Kline, D. M. Hemphill, Keith A. Wester
Con Air -- Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Arthur Rochester
Contact -- Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands, William B. Kaplan
L.A. Confidential -- Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Kirk Francis
* Titanic -- Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers, Mark Ulano

SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
Face/Off -- Mark P. Stoeckinger, Per Hallberg
The Fifth Element -- Mark Mangini
* Titanic -- Tom Bellfort, Christopher Boyes


Odd couple list

Air Force One
Con Air
L.A. Confidential
The Fifth Element
Face/Off

Now I have all titles ether on laserdisc DVD and none as of yet on Bluray

Air Force One had lots and lots of sound effects pushing it louder
The Fifth Element
Face/Off now I first had preview of this at UCI cinema just outskirts of London and saw at least 4 people get up and walk out on the start of reel 2! IT WAS TOO BLEEPING LOUD! I was aware of the situation the cinema auditorium hardly had any low end bass to support an smooth response it was all top end from the HF front LCR horns! There might have only been a single sub bass speaker behind the screen?

A lot of the Foley effects impact was simply lost. In the home on THX laserdisc it was somewhat different I noted during the open the odd few sidekicks and punches and automatic machinegun fire was felt and the explosions as well.

L.A. Confidential had fairly laidback sound mix with a few occasional now then loud moments it was pushing it in your face.

Con Air just sheer bloody loud and this is typical of produces Jerry Bruckheimer / Don Simpson LOL

The Fifth Element is on the level with now and then mild softer moments

Titanic had a few now and the dialogue panning on and off screen lots and lots and lots of directional clear sound effects and use of split-surrounds and LFE.1 that came in at the right moment rather then forcing it on us, had me going back some 12 14 times to watching it I mean listening to it. It was the best Dolby sound in town at the time.

So I feel Avatar might sweep the sound categories.

[Kryptonic]

I figure Star Trek will win for sound effects editing and Avatar will win for sound mix.

[JBL4645]

Originally Posted by Kryptonic

I figure Star Trek will win for sound effects editing and Avatar will win for sound mix.

That’s a strong possibility we shall see on the BIG NIGHT! By the way are they going to share free live video stream with us since after-all we pay to go the cinema and buy DVD/Bluray.

Just so happens I brought

The Hurt Locker Bluray
Inglourious Bastards Bluray

I’ll re-view Star Trek again along with these new titles and see which ones got strong hold on picking up Oscar.

If Avatar takes all two awards, then it won’t be till around summertime till its out on Bluray.

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by Suntory_Times

I persoanlly think Terminator Salvation deserved said technical sound awards, and felt Transformers 2 desered a nomination for sound as well as it's visual effects.

I 100% agree. Terminator Salvation should have even won imo.

[Fighter]

Originally Posted by diesel

i 100% agree. Terminator salvation should have even won imo.

+1

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by Kryptonic

I figure Star Trek will win for sound effects editing and Avatar will win for sound mix.

Probably what will happen yes

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by kotsedriver

Don't we have a frickin' thread for this?

There is a main Oscar thread, but good luck keeping a discussion going about the technical side in that one.

It is mainly a "this movie is awesome and this one sucked" thread, with your occasional "this actor(tress) sucked and this one was great".

[JBL4645]

Wow, wow, wow 10 out of 10 for The Hurt Locker it was intensively intensified sinking at times grittily pulse rising.

I had to reduce the level of the LFE.1 track down touch during the opening as I had sixth sense this was going to go down low and very dynamic in level.

The use of the sound field voices panned over the LCR and occasionally onto the split-stereo surrounds totally encompassed around listening area. I could almost taste the dryness of the desert openness.

This was an eye opener, on what it takes for bomb disposal troops working in Iraq.

I kinder lost my appetite as some of the scenes was just shocking, the kinder thing you’d see on the news.

One little gripe I have is the dtsHDMA the end credits clearly shows Dolby digital. Optimum Release could at least put two digital tracks for the consumer to chose.

Other than that it was flawless mix. It stands good chance of winner best sound. We shall see on the BIG NIGHT?

One last thing Kathryn Bigelow for best director, wow!

I’ll do few individual frequency spectrumlab waterfalls on The Hurt Locker later in the night as the first explosion was slow and deep other expulsions fast and rapped.

[JBL4645]

Originally Posted by Diesel

There is a main Oscar thread, but good luck keeping a discussion going about the technical side in that one.

It is mainly a "this movie is awesome and this one sucked" thread, with your occasional "this actor(tress) sucked and this one was great".

Yeah cheers Diesel

Well everyone else wants to chit chat about actor actress and director and which best film of the year?

I’ve had eye for listening and ear for remembering, LOL I know that doesn’t make any sense.

I look at the direction milliseconds after it directional sound pops up and remember the location stored up in my noodle. My body remembers the feel of the vibration.

[JBL4645]

Well that’s if for today I’m relaxing with original Star Trek series on DVD now so I’ll get around to the “Inglourious Bastards” tomorrow what to give me nerves and ears a rest.

Some waterfalls of The Hurt Locker chapter 1 time 8m:27s to 9m:35s

[JBL4645]

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Suntory_Times

I persoanlly think Terminator Salvation deserved said technical sound awards, and felt Transformers 2 desered a nomination for sound as well as it's visual effects.

I strongly agree. Not only was the sound mixed very well, there were NEW and ORIGINAL sounds, not just the same old rehashed ones tweaked.