CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY NOMINATIONS

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing – Live Action

Jonathan Allen, Robert Edwards, Simon Hayes, Andy Nelson and Mark Paterson (Les Misérables)

James Ashwill, Peter Gleaves, Scott Millan, Simon Rhodes, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson (Skyfall)

Ray Beckett, Paul N. J. Ottosson, John Sanacore and Brian Smith (Zero Dark Thirty)

Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Tony Johnson and Michael Semanick (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey)

Bobby Johanson, Ron Judkins, Shawn Murphy, Andy Nelson, Frank Rinella and Gary Rydstrom (Lincoln)

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing – Animated

Jim Bolt, Peter Cobbin, Andy Nelson, Kyle Rochlin and Tighe Sheldon (Rise of the Guardians)

Christopher Boyes, Glen Gathard, Tom Johnson, Doc Kane, Dennis S. Sands and Michael Semanick (Frankenweenie)

Andrew Dudman, Bobby Johanson, Tom Johnson, Frank Rinella and Gary Rydstrom (Brave)

David E. Fluhr, Doc Kane, Alan Meyerson, Frank Rinella and Gary Rizzo (Wreck-It Ralph)

Shawn Murphy, Frank Rinella, Gary Rizzo and Randy Thom (The Lorax)

The sound categories are often tough to call, and Oscar doesn't match with the guilds very often. This year, the MPSE are announcing their nominations after Oscar, and here we have the CAS, announcing before Oscar, but after the ballot deadline. For the first time, animated films have their own category; animations often receive sound nominations from the Academy. This year, I predict that none will, however, and that three of the live action nominees here will, with The Hobbit and (maybe) Lincoln being replaced with Django Unchained and (maybe) Life of Pi. Winners will be announced on the 16th of February.