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Oscar Predictions: Best Sound — Musicals, Sequels and a World War II Film Compete for Five Slots

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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