Academy Award for Best Sound
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The Academy Award for Best Sound is an Oscar category honoring outstanding achievement in the recording, mixing, and overall quality of a film’s audio.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Academy Award for Best Sound Context triple: [Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, awardsPresented, Academy Award for Best Sound]
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A.
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
The Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is a prestigious Oscar category honoring outstanding achievement in visual effects work in feature films.
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B.
Academy Award for Best Original Score
The Academy Award for Best Original Score is an Oscar given annually to honor the most outstanding original music composed specifically for a motion picture.
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C.
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
The Academy Award for Best Film Editing is a prestigious Oscar category honoring outstanding achievement in the editing of feature films.
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D.
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is a prestigious Oscar presented annually to honor outstanding achievement in motion picture photography and visual composition.
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E.
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
The Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score is a prestigious film industry honor presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize outstanding achievement in motion picture music composition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Academy Award for Best Sound Target entity description: The Academy Award for Best Sound is an Oscar category honoring outstanding achievement in the recording, mixing, and overall quality of a film’s audio.
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A.
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
The Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is a prestigious Oscar category honoring outstanding achievement in visual effects work in feature films.
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B.
Academy Award for Best Original Score
The Academy Award for Best Original Score is an Oscar given annually to honor the most outstanding original music composed specifically for a motion picture.
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C.
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
The Academy Award for Best Film Editing is a prestigious Oscar category honoring outstanding achievement in the editing of feature films.
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D.
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is a prestigious Oscar presented annually to honor outstanding achievement in motion picture photography and visual composition.
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E.
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
The Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score is a prestigious film industry honor presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize outstanding achievement in motion picture music composition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Academy Award category
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film award ⓘ sound award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Academy Award for Best Sound
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surface form:
Oscar for Best Sound
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| associatedWith |
Hollywood
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surface form:
Hollywood film industry
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| awardType | competitive award ⓘ |
| categoryOf | Academy Awards for technical achievement ⓘ |
| ceremonyFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| ceremonyLanguage | English ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| evaluationCriteria |
balance of music and effects
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clarity of dialogue ⓘ creative use of sound ⓘ technical excellence in recording and mixing ⓘ |
| field |
audio post-production
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cinema ⓘ sound engineering ⓘ |
| givenFor | best overall sound in a feature film ⓘ |
| honours |
outstanding achievement in film sound
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overall quality of a film’s audio ⓘ sound mixing in film ⓘ sound recording in film ⓘ |
| includesAspects |
dialogue recording
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music recording ⓘ sound design ⓘ sound effects ⓘ sound mixing ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf | technical Academy Awards categories ⓘ |
| medium | feature films ⓘ |
| notableFor | recognizing collaborative work of production sound mixers and re-recording mixers ⓘ |
| organizer | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| partOf |
Academy Award
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surface form:
Academy Awards
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| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| relatedDiscipline |
ADR (automated dialogue replacement)
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foley ⓘ production sound mixing ⓘ re-recording mixing ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Academy Award for Best Original Score
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Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
Academy Award for Best Sound self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing
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| scope | theatrically released motion pictures ⓘ |
| selectionBody |
Academy sound branch members
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full Academy membership for final voting ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | voted on by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| shortName | Best Sound ⓘ |
| symbolizes | highest recognition for film sound in the American film industry ⓘ |
| trophyName |
Academy Awards statuette
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surface form:
Oscar statuette
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Subject: Academy Award for Best Sound Description of subject: The Academy Award for Best Sound is an Oscar category honoring outstanding achievement in the recording, mixing, and overall quality of a film’s audio.
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