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Oscar Predictions: Best Sound — ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator 2’ Among Bold Musicals and Blockbuster Sequels Facing Off

2025 Oscars Best Sound Predictions include "Dune 2," "Wicked," "Emilia Perez," "Gladiator 2," "Blitz," "A Complete Unknown" and "Conclave."

Image Credit: PARISA TAGHIZADEH Rank Performer & Film 1 “ Gladiator II ” (Paramount Pictures) — Matthew Collinge, Danny Sheehan, Paul Massey, Stéphane Bucher 2 “ Wicked ” (Universal Pictures) — Nancy Nugent Title, John Marquis, Andy Nelson, Simon Hayes 3 “ Dune: Part Two ” (Warner Bros.) — Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill 4 “ Blitz ” (Apple Original Films) — TBA 5 “ Emilia Pérez ” (Netflix) — TBA Oscars: Best Sound ( Variety Awards Circuit Predictions) Image Credit: Everett Collection Rank Performer & Film 6 “ A Complete Unknown ” (Searchlight Pictures) — Ted Caplan, Tod Maitland, David Giammarco, Paul Massey, Donald Sylvester 7 “ A Quiet Place: Day One ” (Paramount Pictures) — Ed Novick, Lee Salevan, Skip Lievsay 8 “ Conclave ” (Focus Features) — Valentino Giannì, Ben Baird, Jack Wensley, Jamie McPhee, Rob Price 9 “ The Wild Robot ” (DreamWorks Animation) — Randy Thom, Gary A. Rizzo, Leff Lefferts, Brian Chumney 10 “ Nosferatu ” (Focus Features) — Damian Volpe, Stephen Little, David Giammarco, Paul Cotterell, Jakub Čech Oscars: Best Sound ( Variety Awards Circuit Predictions) Image Credit: ©Sony Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Rank Performer & Film 11 “ Saturday Night ” (Sony Pictures) — William Files, Lee Gilmore, Tom Ozanich, William Files, Steve Morrow 12 “ Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga ” (Warner Bros.) — Ben Osmo, Robert Mackenzie, Yulia Akerholt, Tom Holkenborg, James Ashton, Jessica Meier 13 “ Mufasa: The Lion King ” (Walt Disney Pictures) — TBA 14 “ Twisters ” (Universal Pictures) — TBA 15 “ Better Man ” (Paramount Pictures) — Will Files, Warren Hendriks, Paul Pirola, Andy Nelson, Luke Schwarzweller, Greg P. Russell, Tom Marks, Guntis Sics 16 “ The Brutalist ” (A24) — TBA 17 “ Challengers ” (Amazon MGM) — Lisa Pinero, Craig Berkey, Paul Carter 18 “ Joker: Folie à Deux ” (Warner Bros.) — Ivan Moran, Mathew Giampa, Brendon O’Dell, Beverly Abbott 19 “ The Piano Lesson ” (Netflix) — TBA 20 “ Nickel Boys ” (Amazon MGM/Orion) — Mark LeBlanc, Tony Volante, Daniel Timmons Oscars: Best Sound ( Variety Awards Circuit Predictions)

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