The Cinema Audio Society in Los Angeles announces its nominees for the 46th CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2009 in five categories. The CAS also announces the nominees for the Sixth Annual Technical Awards for production and post-production.
In making this announcement, CAS President Edward L. Moskowitz says, “Our nominees this year reflect the best work done in film, television and DVD original programming as determined by the voting membership of the Cinema Audio Society. We are pleased to listen to the excellent quality of sound mixing work that was accomplished this past year.”
The Awards will be presented at a sealed envelope dinner on Saturday, February 27 in the Crystal Ballroom of the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. During this awards dinner the highest honor of the CAS, the CAS Career Achievement Award, will be presented to Re-recording Mixer/Sound Designer Randy Thom, who is Director of Sound Design at Skywalker Sound. The CAS Filmmaker Award will be presented to multifaceted stop-motion filmmaker Henry Selick.
KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin will return as Master of Ceremonies.
The nominees for the Cinema Audio Society Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2009 are:
Motion Pictures
Avatar
Re-recording Mixers Chris Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson
Production Mixer Tony Johnson, CAS
For more information about sound for Avatar, read Blair Jackson’s feature story on the audio team for Avatar from Mix‘s January 2010 issue.
District 9
Re-recording Mixers Michael Hedges, Gilbert Lake
Production Mixer Ken Saville
The Hurt Locker
Re-recording Mixer Paul N.J. Ottosson
Production Mixer Ray Beckett.
Star Trek (individual nominee names not finalized at time of release):
Re-recording Mixers Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer
Production Mixer Peter J. Devlin, CAS
Watch the ‘Star Trek’ Sound for Film Profile video from the SoundWorks Collection.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Re-recording Mixers Greg P. Russell, CAS, Gary Summers
Production Mixer Geoffrey Patterson, CAS
Watch the ‘Transformers 2’ Sound for Film Profile video from the SoundWorks Collection.
Television Movies and Miniseries
House M.D.—Broken
Re-recording Mixers Richard Weingart, CAS; Gerry Lentz, CAS
Production Mixer Von Varga
Endgame (individual nominee names not finalized at time of release)
Re-recording Mixers Mark Paterson, Jamie Roden
Production Mixer Chris Ashworth
Grey Gardens
Re-recording Mixer Rick Ash
Production Mixer Henry Enbry
Into the Storm
Re-recording Mixer Brendan Nicholson
Production Mixer Martin Trevis, CAS
Taking Chance
Re-recording Mixer Rick Ash
Production Mixer TJ O’Mara
Television Series
24: “10 p.m. – 11 p.m.”
Re-recording Mixers Michael G. Olman, CAS; Kenneth Kobett, CAS
Production Mixer William F. Gocke, CAS
Battlestar Galactica: “Daybreak, Part 2”
Re-recording Mixers Michael G. Olman, CAS; Kenneth Kobett, CAS
Production Mixer Rick Bal, CAS
Desperate Housewives: “Boom Crunch”
Re-recording Mixers Michael G. Olman, CAS; Kenneth Kobett, CAS
Production Mixer Agamemnon Andriannos, CAS
Glee: “Wheels”
Re-recording Mixers Joseph H. Earle Jr., CAS; Doug Andham
Production Mixer Phillip W. Palmer, CAS
For more on Glee, read Sarah Jones’ story “The Joy of ‘Glee'” in the Music section of Mix‘s January 2010 issue.
Mad Men: “Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency”
Re-recording Mixers Ken Teaney, CAS; Todd Orr
Production Mixer Peter Bently
Television—Non-Fiction, Variety or Music; Series or Specials
Deadliest Catch: “Stay Focused or Die”
Re-recording Mixer Bob Bronow, CAS
The National Parks, Episode 1: “The Scripture of Nature”
Re-recording Mixer Dominick Tavella, CAS
ADR Mixer Lou Verrico
Nova: “Extreme Ice” (individual nominee names not finalized at time of release)
Re-recording Mixer Paul James Zahnley, CAS
Production Mixers David Ruddick, Jeff Orlowski, Chris Strollo, CAS
The Metropolitan Opera Opening Night Gala Starring Renee Fleming
Re-recording Mixer Ken Hahn, CAS
Music Mixer Jay Saks
Production Mixer Jorge Silva
Woodstock: Now and Then
Re-recording Mixer Ken Hahn, CAS
Production Mixers Jonathan Chiles, William Tzouris, Ryan Carroll
DVD Original Programming
Battlestar Galactica’s The Plan
Re-recording Mixers Michael G. Olman, CAS; Kenneth Kobett, CAS
Production Mixer: Rick Bal, CAS
Caprica
Re-recording Mixers Michael G. Olman, CAS; Kenneth Kobett, CAS
Production Mixer Rick Bal, CAS
Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Dark Side
Re-recording Mixer James Fitzpatrick, CAS
Production Mixer Patrick Clark
Into the Blue: The Reef (individual nominee names not finalized at time of release )
Re-recording Mixers Terry O’Bright, CAS; Keith A.Rogers, CAS
Production Mixer Joel Catalan
Monsters vs. Aliens: Bob’s Big Break (individual nominee names not finalized at time of release )
Re-recording Mixers Gary D. Rogers, CAS; Daniel J. Hiland, CAS
The nominees for the Cinema Audio Society Technical Awards for 2009 are:
Production
Audio-Technica BP4029 stereo shotgun microphone
Lectrosonics Octopack receiver dock and antenna coupling system for SR Series receivers
Professional Sound Corporation Solice Audio Mixer
Zaxcom TRX992 wireless boom transmitter
Zaxcom ZaxNet 2.4GHz RF network of remote control signals, timecode, IFB audio and metadata
Post-Production
Audio Ease SpeakerPhone 2 speaker emulator
Euphonix Artist Series MC Control studio control-mixer interface
iZotope RX stand-alone application designed for audio restoration
Digidesign Pro Tools 8
Sound Devices Wave Agent WAV file librarian
The Cinema Audio Society is a philanthropic, non-profit organization
formed in 1964 for the purpose of sharing information with sound
professionals in the motion picture and television industries.
The Cinema Audio Society states that on the evening of the CAS Awards,
February 27, it will update its Website in real time as the winners are
announced.
Visit the Cinema Audio Society at www.cinemaaudiosociety.org.
