Best Sound Editing Oscar 2012 Prediction: Life of Pi

Strict action and fantasy films tend to do well in the sound editing category.  This is the sound award, that if I'm understanding the process in general correctly, that is designed to recognize the artistic teams which capture and create the artificial sounds utilized during the course of a movie beyond the dialogue while filming.  For the last decade, it helped to be a BP nominee (or Field of Tenner).  It was also a very positive sign if the movie was nominated additionally for Sound Mixing.  This year, history suggests that the main contenders are Argo, Life of Pi, and Skyfall, with the edge going to Pi (a Hugo-like entry, if you will).  Zero Dark Thirty and Django Unchained are also nominated.  But, who is to say?  Rules are meant to be thrown out of the window.  In hindsight, it appears the toughest year to call may have been when The Hurt Locker swept Avatar under the rug.  This year, half of the Gold Derby pundits are calling Kathryn Bigelow's followup Zero for the win.  I just don't what they're smoking.  Perhaps they know something I don't.  I think my Pi choice is the lazy guess.  Five chose Argo (Khan, O'Neil, Rosen, Whipp, and homophobe Setoodeh).  Skyfall (Douglas, Feinberg, Lodge) and Pi (Geler, Hammond, Thompson) each captured the attention of three.  One wonders if Best Picture winner Argo is in need of additional wins for some kind of justification.  But, then I think of Crash and Dolly Parton and "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp."  And the ones that do well, usually do so effortlessly.