AD ASTRA

Gary Rydstrom | Tom Johnson | Mark Ulano

Astronaut Roy McBride embarks on a mission across the solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed space expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.

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“Ad Astra” was one of this year’s outliers, a film that was nominated nothing but one random award. In this case, it was nominated for Best Sound Mixing and kudos to the team for getting that recognition despite the film not landing anywhere in the Oscars. Will it win? Probably not. But it definitely has merits to be here. The entire category is filmed with Best Picture nominated film and right now it comes down to “1917” and “Ford v Ferrari” for the win.

Gary Rydstrom

1991 (64th)	Best Sound	“Backdraft”	NOMINEE
1991 (64th)	Best Sound Effects Editing	“Backdraft”	NOMINEE
1991 (64th)	Best Sound	“Terminator 2: Judgment Day”	WON
1991 (64th)	Best Sound Effects Editing	“Terminator 2: Judgment Day”	WON
1993 (66th)	Best Sound	“Jurassic Park”	WON
1993 (66th)	Best Sound Effects Editing	“Jurassic Park”	WON
1997 (70th)	Best Sound	“Titanic”	WON
1998 (71st)	Best Sound	“Saving Private Ryan”	WON
1998 (71st)	Best Sound Effects Editing	“Saving Private Ryan”	WON
1999 (72nd)	Best Sound	“Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace”	NOMINEE
2001 (74th)	Best Sound Editing	“Monsters, Inc.”	NOMINEE
2002 (75th)	Best Sound Editing	“Minority Report”	NOMINEE
2003 (76th)	Best Sound Editing	“Finding Nemo”	NOMINEE
2006 (79th)	Best Animated Short	“Lifted”	NOMINEE
2011 (84th)	Best Sound Editing	“War Horse”	NOMINEE
2011 (84th)	Best Sound Mixing	“War Horse”	NOMINEE
2012 (85th)	Best Sound Mixing	“Lincoln”	NOMINEE
2015 (88th)	Best Sound Mixing	“Bridge Of Spies”	NOMINEE

Tom Johnson

1991 (64th)	Best Sound	“Terminator 2: Judgment Day”	WON
1994 (67th)	Best Sound	“Forrest Gump”	NOMINEE
1997 (70th)	Best Sound	“Contact”	NOMINEE
1997 (70th)	Best Sound	“Titanic”	WON
1999 (72nd)	Best Sound	“Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace”	NOMINEE
2000 (73rd)	Best Sound	“Cast Away”	NOMINEE
2004 (77th)	Best Sound Mixing	“The Polar Express”	NOMINEE
2011 (84th)	Best Sound Mixing	“War Horse”	NOMINEE

Mark Ulano

1997 (70th)	Best Sound	“Titanic”	WON
2009 (82nd)	Best Sound Mixing	“Inglourious Basterds”	NOMINEE

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Viewed on February 8, 2020
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