Precursor: 66th Sound Editors Guild Nominations (2018)

Although they were expected to announce their nominations the day before the Oscars, the Motion Picture Sound Editors have given out their 2018 nominations. While they have numerous categories, the two you most need to pay attention are the Sound Effects and Foley and the Dialogue and ADR categories. Oftentimes, the most nominated are also the most likely to earn nominations, but I find it rather hard to believe that Roma could earn a Sound Editing nomination. That said, stranger things have happened. If it does, Best Picture is probably going to be a slam dunk. First Man, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, and A Quiet Place all seem like solid contenders, as does Black Panther. I could also see Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sliding out of the animation category into the main race based on its showing here.

Nominations Tallies

(3) First Man, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, A Quiet Place, Roma
(2) Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Isle of Dogs, Mary Poppins Returns, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, A Star Is Born

The Nominations

Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film

Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
Deadpool 2
The Favourite
First Man
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
A Quiet Place
Ready Player One
Roma

Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film

Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
First Man
Green Book
Mary Poppins Returns
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
A Quiet Place
Roma
A Star Is Born

Best Sound Editing & Music in an Animation Feature Film

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

Best Sound Editing & Music in a Feature Documentary

Free Solo
Generation Wealth
McQueen
Shirkers
Three Identical Strangers
They Shall Not Grow Old
They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Foreign Language Film

2.0
Capernaum
Cold War
The Guilty
The Happy Prince
Never Look Away
Redbad
Roma
Winter Brothers

Best Sound Editing: Music in a Feature Film

Aquaman
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
First Man
Isle of Dogs
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
A Quiet Place
Roma
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse