Joey Magidson
Back at it a day after Mother’s 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 fourth 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 Dune: Part Two fall amongst my picks? How about last year’s winner in The Zone of Interest or the year before’s winner 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. Lawrence of Arabia
24. Aliens
23. Back to the Future
22. 1917
21. Gravity
20. Inception
19. The Hurt Locker
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: Apollo 13, Arrival, 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!
The choices sometimes seem obvious but other times it’s more subtle
25.Dune
24.Dune part two
23.The Exorcist
22.Dreamgirls
21.The English Patient
20.Ray
19.Amadeus
18.Aliens
17.The Incredibles
16.Whiplash
15.The Zone of Interest
14.West Side Story
13.Gravity
12.Gladiator
11.The Sound of Music
10.Cabaret
9.Master and Commander the Far Side of the World
8.Jaws
7.Chicago
6.Hugo
5.The Empire Strikes Back
4.Star Wars
3.Sound of Metal
2.Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1.Jurassic Park
For sure