'Inception' and 'Black Swan' Lead Sound Editors 2011 Nominations

Oscar nominations are only a few days away

By: Brad Brevet
Published: Friday, January 21st 2011 at 10:17 AM

Over the weekend I will be putting together my final batch of Oscar predictions prior to Tuesday morning's Oscar nominations announcement and now the final clue we're going to get as to which way the Academy may be leaning arrives as the Motion Picture Sound Editors have announced their nominees.

Based on the nominees below it would appear Inception and Black Swan are two guaranteed front-runners as each film scored three nominations each with multiple films scoring two nominations.

I'm on record saying how much I loved the sound mixing and editing in The Social Network, but I imagine the Oscar in both the Editing and Mixing categories will end up elsewhere and Inception seems like just as good a pick as any. Have a look at the nominees below and weigh in with any thoughts you may have.

I will be posting an Oscar nomination prediction list on Monday for us to discuss the potential nominees all day prior to the official announcement. As bored as I am with the awards race, I have my fingers crossed there will at least be a few surprise nominees come Tuesday morning.

Best Sound Editing: Music in a Feature Film

• Alice in Wonderland
• Black Swan
• Get Low
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Inception
• Let Me In
• The Losers
• The Social Network

Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR Animation in a Feature Film

• Despicable Me
• How To Train Your Dragon
• Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
• Tangled
• The Illusionist
• Toy Story 3

Best Sound Editing: Feature Film Documentary

• Babies
• Catfish
• Exit Through The Gift Shop
• Inside Job
• Restrepo
• Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
• Waiting for "Superman"

Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film

• Black Swan
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Inception
• The Kids Are Alright
• The King's Speech
• The Social Network
• TRON: Legacy
• True Grit

Best Sound Editing: Music in a Musical Feature

• Burlesque
• Country Strong
• Step Up 3D
• Tangled

Best Sound Editing: Feature Film FX and Foley

• 127 Hours
• Black Swan
• Inception
• True Grit
• Iron Man 2
• Salt
• TRON: Legacy
• Unstoppable

Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Foreign Feature

• Biutiful
• Lebanon
• Micmacs
• Mother
• North Face
• The Girl Who Played With Fire
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

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