Oscars 2017: Who Should Win Every Award (And Who Actually Will)

17. Achievement In Sound Editing

Oscars Casey Affleck Denzel Washington
Summit Entertainment

Nominees: Arrival, Deepwater Horizon, Hacksaw Ridge, La La Land, Sully

Who Should Win

La La Land.

Again, you just need watch and listen to it. It's the way it creates all those little sounds, both grounded in reality and with flights of fancy, not to mention the score and songs, that help the musical really shine.

Who Will Win

Hacksaw Ridge.

Unlike with Mixing, musicals don't tend to be as favoured in this category, whereas war movies definitely do. To that end, Hacksaw Ridge is in with the best shout; it's a big war movie, the sounds are loud and immerse you in the action and create a sense of chaos, and it has a Best Picture nominee, meaning it'll help it stand out to voters, with this being its best chance of picking up an award.

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