The Nominees:

• American Sniper — John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, Walt Martin
• Birdman — Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montano, Thomas Varga
• Interstellar — Gary Rizzo, Gregg Landaker, Mark Weingarten
• Unbroken — Jon Tayler, Frank A. Montano, David Lee
• Whiplash — Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins, Thomas Curley

Will Win: American Sniper

Could Win: Whiplash

Should Win: Whiplash

This category is stacked with talent. American Sniper will likely win due to the intricately edited action sequences. But Whiplash and Interstellar had great sound work as well. This one could go a number of ways.