Ah, the hard to pick categories. The first two anyway. Why there are TWO sound Oscars I’ll never know. I think it’s from when the talkies came in and no one has thought to get rid of the other one.
Sound Editing
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglorious Basterds
Star Trek
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All good sound editing, like all good editing, isn’t noticeable. And if you can’t form a rich environment you have no business in doing this at a professional level. I do quite a bit of voice acting and I’ve heard some damned awful mixes, and some really good mixes, but there should be no damned awful mixes on a $100 Million movie. So, Star Trek.
Sound Mixing
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglorious Basterds
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
See? You tell me the difference between the two. Go on. No idea huh? Inglorious Basterds it is then.
Visual Effects
Avatar
District 9
Star Trek
Now this one I CAN judge. Why this is cut to 3 and the other two from today have 5 I don’t know. This is a no brainer category this year because James Cameron genetically modified some actors and built a planet or something. It’s a shame actually, as District 9 really really earned it. Alas Avatar really really really earned it. Well in most peoples opinion. The new cameras and techniques sure, but I thought the creatures were nothing special. Plants were good though. It’s Avatars.
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