Joey Magidson
Back at it here on Memorial Day! As you all know, I’m ranking the newest crop of Academy Award winners, with the column almost complete. For nearly all of the Oscar categories (including a new one today), you’ll see me list the top 25 recipients of that prize. Sometimes, our newest winner will appear. Other times, they’ll be relegated to the Honorable Mention category. Who knows, maybe one or two won’t even make the cut? It’s a list series that I’ll do each and every single year, in the weeks after the ceremony concludes. So, while this is a fun way to think about the Oscars in the aftermath of the latest telecast, it’s also a beginning for another column here on the site. Of course, definitely show us your own lists as well, in the comments section below. We’re definitely keen to know what you think!
This time around, I’m taking a fifth crack at a Best Sound ranking. In years past, I used to avoid doing Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing just because there was so much in the way of crossover. More recently, the move to Best Sound initially gave me a new excuse. Recently however, in an effort to stretch out this series, since I know it’s enjoyed by you all, I started giving it another shot, with today the latest! Where does our most recent winner in F1: The Movie fall amongst my picks? How about last year’s winner in Dune: Part Two, the year before’s winner in The Zone of Interest, or the one prior in Top Gun: Maverick? Find out below…
Here now are what I consider to be the 25 best winners of the Oscar for Best Sound, to date:
25. Back to the Future
24. Aliens
23. Inception
22. 1917
21. Gravity
20. The Hurt Locker
19. F1: The Movie
18. The Matrix
17. West Side Story
16. Black Hawk Down
15. Mad Max: Fury Road
14. Dunkirk
13. The Zone of Interest
12. The Dark Knight
11. Saving Private Ryan
10. Dune: Part Two
9. Jaws
8. Sound of Metal
7. Star Wars
6. Dune
5. Whiplash
4. The Empire Strikes Back
3. Top Gun: Maverick
2. Ford v Ferrari
1. Jurassic Park
Honorable Mentions: Arrival, Lawrence of Arabia, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, U-571, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Stay tuned for the next category early on next week!
This one is challenging!
25. Inception
24. Whiplash
23. Ray
22. Gladiator
21. Apocalypse Now
20. The Exorcist
19.Slumdog Millionaire
18. The Sound of Music
17. The Zone of Interest
16. Aliens
15. Amadeus
14. F1
13. The Dark Knight
12. The Incredibles
11.Titanic
10. West Side Story
9. Cabaret
8. Master and Commander the Far Side of the World
7. The Empire Strikes Back
6. Jaws
5. Chicago
4. Star Wars
3. Sound of Metal
2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1. Jurassic Park
Challenging indeed!