Transformers Up for 3 Oscars

The Oscar nominations are out today and Transformers picked up three nominations in the technical catergories. The winners will be announced on Febuary 24th but with the Writers Strike that may change. SAG has already agreed to boycott the ceremony so nothing much to air right now.

Achievement in Sound Editing
"Transformers" - Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins
"The Bourne Ultimatum" - Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg
"No Country for Old Men" - Skip Lievsay
"Ratatouille" (Walt Disney)- Randy Thom and Michael Silvers
"There Will Be Blood" - Matthew Wood

Achievement in Sound Mixing
"Transformers" - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin
"The Bourne Ultimatum" - Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis
"No Country for Old Men" - Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland
"Ratatouille" - Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane
"3:10 to Yuma" - Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Jim Stuebe

Achievement in Visual Effects
"Transformers" - Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier
"The Golden Compass" - Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" - John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier

The full list is here.

Obviousily I am partial but really it doesn't even seem like a contest to me. Transformers should get all three. Sadly, Oscar voters like to spread the wealth though. I think Transformers is a lock for Visual Effects, Bourne Ultimatum will probably get Sound Mixing and same for Sound Editing mostly because most of the nominees don't really understand the differences between the two categories.

Congrats to everyone on Transformers for the nominations and good luck.