Jan 24, 2008 6:00 PM

The Academy for Motion Picture Arts & Sciences recently announced its 2008 nominees in the categories of Sound Editing and Sound Mixing.

For Sound Editing, the nominees are The Bourne Ultimatum (Karen Baker Landers, Per Hallberg); No Country For Old Men (Skip Lievsay); Ratatouille (Randy Thom, Michael Silvers); There Will Be Blood (Matthew Wood, Christopher Scarabosio); and Transformers (Ethan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins).

In the Sound Mixing category, the nominees are 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); and Transformers (Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin).

The Oscars will be telecast on February 24.

For information on nominees' previous Oscar nominations and wins, visit the Academy's Website for Sound Editing and Sound Mixing.

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