It rewards the overall soundscape - or soundtrack - of a film. The award for Sound Mixing used to be called Best Sound. So why are there two seemingly interchangeable awards for sound design? The answer to this perennial Oscar question is that Sound Mixing and Sound Editing, similar as they may, uh, sound, do actually recognize two completely different things. The last new category to be added was Best Animated Feature, first awarded in 2002 (to Shrek). Meanwhile, the Academy seems to like its current number of 24 categories (plus a dormant 25th category, Original Song Score, which hasn’t been awarded since 1985 - when it went to Prince for Purple Rain - due to a lack of nominees). At the very least, it’s safe to say the Oscars will never come close to handing out as many trophies as, say, the Grammys, which reward nominees in more than 80 categories. There are plenty of proposed Oscars - including best stunt coordination, best ensemble cast (or best casting), and best voiceover performance - but they seem unlikely to ever materialize. The Academy Awards are extra-judicious in what they honor.
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