No real movement in the battle for Best Sound this month with Dune still well out in front. Much like many other technical categories, Dune will likely completely sweep the sound awards this season. A handful of critics groups include an award for sound design, so their nominations might provide some insight into what will join Dune in the final five.
Now that it’s dropped on Netflix and sits on a highly-respectable 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, tick, tick… BOOM! is certainly picking up steam as a bigger contender than many initially presumed. If voters are looking for a musical alternative to West Side Story, it could easily pick up a nod for Best Sound. Sound design is intrinsically important to the musical genre, so the two could battle it out for one spot of the five nominees.
Also keep an eye on The Tragedy of Macbeth. Its sound design may not seem vitally important, but it plays a huge part in setting the eerie mood and tone Joel Coen is crafting. Likewise with The Harder They Fall, which probably won’t receive the push from Netflix it deserves, but its technical qualities are hugely impressive, especially its sound design.
BEST SOUND PREDICTIONS:
1. Dune (Warner Bros.)
2. West Side Story (20th Century Studios)
3. No Time to Die (Universal Pictures)
4. Belfast (Focus Features)
5. The Matrix Resurrections (Warner Bros.)
IN CONTENTION
Don’t Look Up (Netflix)
Encanto (Disney)
Eternals (Disney)
The Harder They Fall (Netflix)
King Richard (Warner Bros.)
The Last Duel (20th Century Studios)
Nightmare Alley (Searchlight Pictures)
A Quiet Place Part II (Paramount Pictures)
The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
tick, tick… BOOM! (Netflix)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (A24/Apple TV+)