Oscars 2014: MPSE Nominations

The Motion Picture Sound Editors released their nominations. (Really under the wire, too.)

Since my Oscar guesses article is about to hit the presses, we’ll be quick:

Sound Effects + Foley in a Feature

American Sniper

Birdman

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Fury

Guardians of the Galaxy

Interstellar

Unbroken

Birdman, Guardians, Interstellar, Sniper, Unbroken. 4/5 CAS nominees.

And Fury’s not dead yet.

Dialogue + ADR in a Feature

Birdman

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Imitation Game

Still Alice

The Theory of Everything

Unbroken

Whiplash

Apes has two. Birdman is so getting dual sound nominations.

And Whiplash!

And man, Unbroken scoring all sorts of sound noms.

Music in a Feature

Birdman

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

The Fault in Our Stars

Gone Girl

Guardians of the Galaxy

Interstellar

Selma

Apes has 3/3 here at MPSE. And no Hobbit, no Transformers. Is this the year the sound categories turn the corner?

Feature Musical

Annie

Get on Up

Into the Woods

Jersey Boys

Whiplash

Those are your musicals.

Whiplash is looking good for at least one sound nomination.

Feature Animation

Big Hero 6

Book of Life

The Boxtrolls

How to Train Your Dragon 2

The Lego Movie

Your likely Oscar category.

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So that’s your MPSE category. See what it all means and what I think is gonna be nominated in about ten minutes.