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2021 OSCARS PREDICTIONS:
BEST SOUND
UPDATED: Sept. 24, 2020 (PRE-SEASON)
“Eternals” and “West Side Story” exiting opened this up significantly and one wonders if “The Invisible Man” can bring the horror genre back into the fray, as the work really stands out from the year. If best picture is in the cards for “Chicago 7,” its mixture of footage and production shots blend beautifully together.
† = no release date scheduled / could be delayed / may not be eligible
†† = could be campaigned in lead or supporting categories / original or adapted screenplay categories
Netflix
AND THE PREDICTED NOMINEES ARE:
"The Trial of the Chicago 7"(Netflix)Nominees to be determined
"Tenet"(Warner Bros.)Nominees to be determined
"News of the World"(Universal Pictures)Nominees to be determined
"Sound of Metal"(Amazon Studios)Nominees to be determined
"The Invisible Man"(Universal Pictures)Nominees to be determined
NEXT IN LINE CONTENDERS:
"No Time to Die"(United Artists Releasing)Nominees to be determined
"Da 5 Bloods"(Netflix)Nominees to be determined
"Wonder Woman 1984"(Warner Bros.)Nominees to be determined
"The United States vs. Billie Holiday"(Paramount Pictures)Nominees to be determined
"Respect"(United Artists Releasing)Nominees to be determined
Millenium
TOP-TIER AWARDS CONTENDERS:
"Greyhound"(Apple TV Plus)Nominees to be determined
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"(Netflix)Nominees to be determined
"Judas and the Black Messiah"(Warner Bros.)Nominees to be determined
"One Night in Miami"(Amazon Studios)Nominees to be determined
"The Midnight Sky"(Netflix)Nominees to be determined
"The Outpost"(Screen Media Films)Nominees to be determined
"Mank"(Netflix)Nominees to be determined
"Death on the Nile"(20th Century Studios)Nominees to be determined
"Everybody's Talking About Jamie"(20th Century Studios)Nominees to be determined
"The Prom"(Netflix)Nominees to be determined
Scott Everett White Courtesy of Netflix
ALSO IN CONTENTION:
"Soul"(Pixar)Nominees to be determined
"Onward"(Pixar)Nominees to be determined
"Hillbilly Elegy"(Netflix)Nominees to be determined
"Over the Moon"(Netflix)Nominees to be announced
"Nomadland"(Searchlight Pictures)Nominees to be determined
"Wolfwalkers"(Apple TV Plus)Nominees to be determined
"The Boys in the Band"(Netflix)Nominees to be determined
"Ava"(Vertical Entertainment)Nominees to be determined
"Ammonite"(Neon)Nominees to be determined
"I'm Thinking of Ending Things"(Netflix)Nominees to be determined
Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures
UNRANKED AWARDS CONTENDERS:
"Antlers"(Searchlight Pictures) – Nominees to be determined†"Arkansas"(Lionsgate) – Nominees to be determined"Bad Hair"(Hulu) – Nominees to be determined"Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn"(Warner Bros.) – Nominees to be determined"The Card Counter"(Focus Features) – Nominees to be determined"Cinderella"(Sony Pictures) – Nominees to be determined"Connected"(Sony Pictures) – Nominees to be determined"Emma."(Focus Features) – Nominees to be determined"Free Guy"(20th Century Studios) – Nominees to be determined"Hamilton"(Disney Plus) – Nominees to be determined†"Herself"(Amazon Studios) – Nominees to be announced†"The New Mutants"(20th Century Studios) – Nominees to be determined"Palm Springs"(Hulu/Neon) – Nominees to be determined"The Personal History of David Copperfield"(Searchlight Pictures) – Nominees to be determined"Promising Young Woman"(Focus Features) – Nominees to be determined"Radioactive"(Amazon Studios) – Nominees to be determined"Voyagers"(Lionsgate) – Nominees to be determined
† = no release date scheduled / could be delayed / may not be eligible
†† = could be campaigned in lead or supporting categories / original or adapted screenplay categories
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars is Hollywood’s most prestigious artistic award in the film industry. The history of this category is a bit more complex to track since it’s been through many inceptions of the history of AMPAS. When it was split between sound mixing and sound editing, there are different record holders. Classic sound engineer Thomas T. Moulton and Greg P. Russell have the most nominations at 16 although the former netted five Oscars over his career. The latter has the record for most nominations and no win. Moulton has the most win record shared with Douglas Shearer and Fred Hynes, though they garnered 15 and 7 nominations respectively. Richard King and Ben Burtt have the most wins for sound editing with Alan Robert Murray having the most noms with 10.