The Cinema Audio Society’s nominations give us a direction for what films are being considered in the Best Sound category. All of the nominees this year are prestige pics with Ferrari being the closest to a traditional contender here. Some major omissions include: The Creator, Napoleon, and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.

The Nominations

Best Sound Mixing – Live Action

Barbie
Ferrari
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer

Best Sound Mixing – Animated

The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Best Sound Mixing – Documentary

32 Sounds
American Symphony
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

Cinema Audio Society Data

Year Founded: 1964
First Awards: 1993 (31)