Best Sound Nominees: Academy Awards 2023

The Dolby Institute presents this year’s coverage of the Academy Awards. Like last year, they have compiled interviews from each of the nominees in the Best Sound category. So, if you are an Oscar voter — either as an Academy member or as a fan participating in your annual office pool — you’ll have a much better idea of what to watch for and (more importantly) what to listen for as you get to the Best Sound category on your ballot! Here are the nominees, in alphabetical order:

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT —Viktor Prášil, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Lars Ginzel, and Stefan Korte

AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER — Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, and Michael Hedges

THE BATMAN — Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray, and Andy Nelson

ELVIS — David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson, and Michael Keller

TOP GUN: MAVERICK — Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon, and Mark Taylor

With the exception of ELVIS (due to time), each of these interview excerpts is taken from our full episodes dedicated to the sound design of each of these incredible films.