At one point, Resul Pookutty, who won for sound mixing, seemed overwhelmed as he accepted his Oscar.
But most of the nods were for the film's production, including cinematography, sound editing and sound mixing.
The musical Dreamgirls took the motion picture prize at the 43rd annual Cinema Audio Society Awards, honouring outstanding achievement in sound mixing.
Winning your pool will, as usual, come down to nailing obscure categories such as Sound Mixing, Foreign Language and Live Action Shorts.
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Tom Hooper's musical also picked up the Oscar for sound mixing.
"Hugo" ended the night a big winner, with five awards, in the categories of cinematography, art direction, sound editing, visual effects and sound mixing.
The short film categories -- animated and live-action -- are among those Oscar slots that rarely garner attention, such as makeup or sound mixing.
The movie's described as featuring enough dinosaurs to overrun JURASSIC PARK. It's been nominated for four Oscars, Best Art Direction, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Visual Effects.
How do you judge good sound mixing, for example?
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There are a few possible Supporting Actor choices, too, and it is sure to receive nominations for Best Film Editing (which it will likely win), Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing.
But the rest of the cast are superb as well, and I think it will get some Oscar nods as well, not to mention much-deserved nominations for Best Editing (Film and Sound) and Best Sound Mixing.
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Its four buildings, designed by Branson Coates Architecture, resemble drums when seen from ground level but from the air they look like dials on a sound-mixing desk.
Dolby Atmos introduces a hybrid approach to mixing and directs sound as dynamic objects that envelop the listener, in combination with channels for playback.
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Meanwhile, full iOS 6 compatibility enables budding VJs to preview sound and cue up tracks seamlessly while mixing up a storm.
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Nice sound bite, but he's deliberately mixing up the income tax with the Social Security portion of the payroll tax.
The show even opened with a five-minute funk workout - a lightly-borne necessity, as Prince and his band endeavoured to set their sound levels after previous acts, including Tinie Tempah and Larry Graham, suffered from distorted bass and indistinct mixing.
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