A mix of Best Picture contenders and technical marvels were among this year’s nominations. What’s most notable is that of the five nominees in Live Action, only two of them are action films, which has been the increasing normality of the category in recent years.

The Nominations

Best Sound Mixing – Live Action

Bridge of Spies
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Sound Mixing – Animated

The Good Dinosaur
Hotel Transylvania 2
Inside Out
Minions
The Peanuts Movie

Cinema Audio Society Data

Year Founded: 1964
First Awards: 1993 (23)