Movies are sounding better than ever, and the 61st Annual Golden Reel Awards honoring achievement in the field of sound editing will take place on Feb. 16.

This year’s nominees include Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave and Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity. Each film has earned three nominations each, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 12 Years a Slave and Gravity both earned their nominations for sound effects and foley, dialogue and ADR, and music.

Other films nominated in 2014 include American Hustle, Captain Phillips, Frozen, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Inside Llewyn Davis and Lone Survivor. Television shows nominated for the Golden Reel Awards include Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, and Sons of Anarchy, according to Variety.

During the Golden Reel Awards, the Motion Picture Sound Editors will honor James Cameron with its Filmmaker Award and Skywalker Sound's two-time Oscar-winning sound designer/rerecording mixer Randy Thom with its Career Achievement Award. The awards will take place on February 16, 2014 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites.

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