1/24/06: Sound Guys Crank It Up

MPSE GOLDEN REEL AWARDS - according to the MPSE calendar, nominees would be published at or by 9:00 a.m. January 24. Fortunately, this group is ahead of their game and the noms were posted on the org's website by 9:00 pm. January 23. Visit MPSE to check out all the nominees. The Motion Picture Sound Editors will present their awards on March 4, 2006.

ACADEMY AWARDS Sound Editing Bake Off - Seven films made the Oscar short list for Best Achievement in Sound Editing for the 78th Academy Awards: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, King Kong, Memoirs of a Geisha, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, Walk the Line and War of the Worlds. Ten-minute clips from each film will be screened for the nominating committee tonight, then members will vote to nominate three of the seven films for Oscar® consideration. All nominations for the 78th Academy Awards will be announced Tuesday, January 31, 2006.