There weren’t a lot of surprises from the Cinema Audio Society with its selections mirroring a lot of conventional wisdom. The lone exception to that is the massive production of Mary Poppins Returns, which I had thought was a shoe-in here. Instead, the late-breaking support for Bohemian Rhapsody appears to have pushed it ahead of that film. This does hinder the chances of the likes of Annihilation, Avengers: Infinity War, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Ready Player One, and Solo: A Star Wars Story, though.

The Nominations

Best Sound Mixing – Live Action

Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
A Quiet Place
A Star Is Born

Best Sound Mixing – Animated

Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Best Sound Mixing – Documentary

Fahrenheit 11/9
Free Solo
Quincy
They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Cinema Audio Society Data

Year Founded: 1964
First Awards: 1993 (26)