- Will "Project Hail Mary" be nominated for Best Sound at the 99th Academy Awards?88¢
- Will "The Odyssey" be nominated for Best Sound at the 99th Academy Awards?77¢
- Will "The Black Ball" be nominated for Best Sound at the 99th Academy Awards?64¢
- Will "Dune: Part Three" be nominated for Best Sound at the 99th Academy Awards?51¢
- Will "Whalefall" be nominated for Best Sound at the 99th Academy Awards?45¢
- Will "Michael" be nominated for Best Sound at the 99th Academy Awards?41¢
- Will "Behemoth!" be nominated for Best Sound at the 99th Academy Awards?28¢
- Will "The Mosquito Bowl" be nominated for Best Sound at the 99th Academy Awards?27¢
- Will "Digger" be nominated for Best Sound at the 99th Academy Awards?25¢
- Will "Godzilla Minus Zero" be nominated for Best Sound at the 99th Academy Awards?20¢
- Will "The End of Oak Street" be nominated for Best Sound at the 99th Academy Awards?19¢
- Will "Werwulf" be nominated for Best Sound at the 99th Academy Awards?18¢
The Odyssey stands as the clear frontrunner for a Best Sound nomination at the 2027 Oscars, driven by its status as the leading Best Picture contender and Christopher Nolan’s track record in technical categories. Early predictor consensus places the Universal epic at the top of projected nomination lists for sound, reflecting its epic scale, strong critical reception, and broad industry support following festival screenings. Dune: Part Three and Project Hail Mary appear as primary challengers in the category, with additional mentions of Behemoth! and The Mosquito Bowl in some forecasts. No guild or precursor awards have yet occurred to shift momentum, leaving room for late reviews or box office performance to influence voter sentiment ahead of the January nominations.
Rules
The Academy Awards are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to honor outstanding artistic and technical achievements in film. For the 99th Academy Awards in 2027, nominations are scheduled to be announced on January 21, followed by the ceremony on March 14, 2027. This market will resolve to "Yes" if the listed film is nominated for the 99th Academy Award for Best Sound. If a film is not officially nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound when the 2027 nominees are announced, the corresponding market will immediately resolve to "No". If, for any reason, no nominations are declared by March 14, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to "No". The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the Academy Awards and AMPAS, including data from their website (e.g., https://www.oscars.org/) and the live broadcast of the award ceremony; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.