Francisco Salazar
The Sound Mixing category is one of the technical awards many audiences do not understand. The mixing category is the overall sound work that is heard in the final cut of the film. This year two films nominated for Best Picture also shortlisted in this category while the three nominees are only nominated in a few categories. Previous winners include "Les Miserables," "Hugo," "Inception," "The Hurt Locker," "Slumdog Millionaire," and "The Bourne Ultimatum."
The Animated film is always one of the most interesting races because the Academy sometimes chooses three nominees and sometimes five. The ultimate number is chosen by the amount of contenders submitted at the end of the year. This year five films were nominated with two being complete surprises. Previous winner include "Brave," "Rango," "Toy story 3," "Up," "Wall-E," and 'Ratatouille."
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The Sound Editing category is always one of the most confusing categories to most audiences because they don't understand what the difference between Editing and mixing mean. This category relates to the sounds created for the film as well as ADR and Foley work. The nominees this year include two films nominated for Best Picture and three with one or two nominations. Previous winners in the category have included "Zero Dark Thirty," "Skyfall," "Hugo," "Inception," "The Hurt Locker," and "The Dark Knight."
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This year the Costume Design category offers a variety of styles that has lacked in previous years. The category contains two new nominees, two winners and one six time nominee. From the five designers however there is one clear winner. Previously Jacqueline Durran ("Anna Karenina"), Mark Bridges ("The Artist"), Colleen Atwood ("Alice in Wondrland"), and Sandy Powell ("The Young Victoria") have all won the category.
The Motion Picture Sound Editors have handed out their annual awards celebrating the 61st ceremony.
