CAS Sound Mixing Award Nominees

Mad Max: Fury Road and Star Wars: The Force Awakens are among the feature nominees for the Cinema Audio Society's 52nd annual awards for outstanding achievement in sound mixing, which will be presented Feb. 20 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.

In the category for live-action features, CAS additionally nominated the sound mixing teams behind Bridge of Spies, The Hateful Eight and The Revenant.

Nominees in the feature animation category are the sound mixing teams behind The Good Dinosaur, Hotel Transylvania 2, Inside Out, Minions and The Peanuts Movie. CAS also has four television categories and two for technical achievement.

Several individuals received multiple nominations, including re-recording mixer Michael Semanick, who was mentioned for The Good Dinosaur, Hotel Transylvania 2 and Inside Out. Also among the multiple nominees are re-recording mixer Andy Nelson, for Bridge of Spies and Force Awakens; and Randy Thom, for Revenant and Peanuts Movie. Two separate episodes of American Horror Story are nominated in the TV movie or miniseries category, resulting in double nominations for production mixer Brendan Beebe and re-recording mixer Joe Earle.

During the ceremony, the CAS Filmmaker Award will be given to Jay Roach and the Career Achievement Award will be presented to ADR mixer Doc Kane, who also is a nominee for Inside Out.

MOTION PICTURE — LIVE ACTION

Image Credit: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

The Revenant (WINNER)
Production Mixer — Chris Duesterdiek
Re-recording Mixer — Jon Taylor, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Frank Montaño
Re-recording Mixer — Randy Thom, CAS
Scoring Mixer — Conrad Hensel
ADR Mixer — Michael Miller, CAS
Foley Mixer — Geordy Sincavage

Bridge of Spies
Production Mixer — Drew Kunin
Re-recording Mixer — Andy Nelson, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Gary Roger Rydstrom, CAS
Scoring Mixer — Thomas Vicari, CAS
ADR Mixer — Bobby Johanson, CAS
Foley Mixer — Chris Manning

The Hateful Eight
Production Mixer — Mark Ulano, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Michael Minkler, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Chris Minkler
Scoring Mixer — Fabio Venturi
Foley Mixer — Nerses Gezalyan

Mad Max: Fury Road
Production Mixer — Ben Osmo
Re-recording Mixer — Chris Jenkins
Re-recording Mixer — Gregg Rudloff
ADR Mixer — Thomas J. O’Connell
Foley Mixer — Ryan Squires

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Production Mixer — Stuart Wilson
Re-recording Mixer — Andy Nelson, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Chris Scarabosio
Scoring Mixer — Shawn Murphy
ADR Mixer — Charleen Steeves
Foley Mixer — Chris Manning
MOTION PICTURE — ANIMATED

Image Credit: Courtesy of Disney

Inside Out (WINNER)
Original Dialogue Mixer — Doc Kane
Re-recording Mixer — Tom Johnson
Re-recording Mixer — Michael Semanick
Scoring Mixer — Joel Iwataki
Foley Mixer — Mary Jo Lang, CAS

The Good Dinosaur

Original Dialogue Mixer — Vince Caro
Re-recording Mixer — Tom Johnson
Re-recording Mixer — Michael Semanick
Scoring Mixer — Brad Haehnel
Foley Mixer — Kyle Rochlin

Hotel Transylvania 2
Original Dialogue Mixer — Howard London, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Michael Semanick
Re-recording Mixer — Tom Johnson
Scoring Mixer — Brad Haehnel
Foley Mixer — Randy Singer, CAS

Minions
Original Dialogue Mixer — Carlos Sotolongo
Re-recording Mixer — Gary A. Rizzo, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Chris Scarabosio
Scoring Mixer — Shawn Murphy
Foley Mixer — Corey Tyler

The Peanuts Movie
Original Dialogue Mixer — Bill Higley
Re-recording Mixer — Lora Hirschberg
Re-recording Mixer — Randy Thom, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Leff Lefferts
Scoring Mixer — Casey Stone, CAS
Foley Mixer — Jason Butler
TELEVISION MOVIE or MINISERIES

Image Credit: Courtesy of FX

Fargo : Season 2, Episode 5 (WINNER)
Production Mixer — Michael Playfair, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Kirk Lynds
Re-recording Mixer — Martin Lee

American Crime, Episode 1
Production Mixer — Ben Lowry
Re-recording Mixer — Rick Norman
Re-recording Mixer — Ryan Davis

American Horror Story: Hotel, "Room Service"
Production Mixer — Brendan Beebe, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Joe Earle, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Vicki Lemar

American Horror Story: Hotel, "Checking In"
Production Mixer — Brendan Beebe, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Joe Earle, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Doug Andham, CAS
ADR Mixer — Judah Getz
Foley Mixer — John Guentner

True Detective, Episode 4, "Down Will Come"
Production Mixer — Geoffrey Patterson, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Steve Pederson
Re-recording Mixer — Daniel J. Leahy
ADR Mixer — Ron Bedrosian
Foley Mixer — Shawn Kenelly
TELEVISION SERIES — 1 HOUR

Image Credit: Courtesy of HBO

Game of Thrones, "Hardhome" (WINNER)
Production Mixer — Ronan Hill, CAS
Production Mixer — Richard Dyer, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Onnalee Blank, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Mathew Waters, CAS
Foley Mixer — Brett Voss, CAS

Better Call Saul, Episode 110, "Marco"
Production Mixer — Phillip W. Palmer, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Larry B. Benjamin, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Kevin Valentine
ADR Mixer — Matt Hovland
Foley Mixer — David Michael Torres

Gameon Mixer — Ronan Hill, CAS
Production Mixer — Richard Dyer, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Onnalee Blank, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Mathew Waters, CAS
Foley Mixer — Brett Voss, CAS

Homeland, "The Tradition of Hospitality"
Production Mixer — Ed Cantú
Re-recording Mixer — Nello Torri, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Alan M. Decker, CAS
ADR Mixer — Paul Drenning, CAS
Foley Mixer — Shawn Kennelly

House of Cards, Chapter 27
Production Mixer — Lorenzo Millan
Re-recording Mixer — Nathan Nance
Re-recording Mixer — Scott Lewis
Foley Mixer — Corey Tyler

The Walking Dead, "First Time Again"
Production Mixer — Michael P. Clark, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Gary D. Rogers, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Daniel J. Hiland, CAS
ADR Mixer — Eric Gotthelf
TELEVISION SERIES — 1/2 HOUR

Image Credit: Courtesy of Photofest

Modern Family, "Connection Lost" (WINNER)
Production Mixer — Stephen A. Tibbo, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Dean Okrand, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Brian R. Harman, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — David Michael Torres

Nurse Jackie, "Managed Care"
Production Mixer — Jan McLaughlin, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Peter Waggoner

Parks and Recreation, "One Last Ride: Part 1"
Production Mixer — George A. Flores, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — John W. Cook II, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Bill Freesh, CAS

Silicon Valley, Episode 13, "Server Space"
Production Mixer — Benjamin A. Patrick, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Elmo Ponsdomenech
Re-recording Mixer — Todd Beckett

Veep, "Mommy Meyer"
Production Mixer — Bill MacPherson
Re-recording Mixer — Richard Davey
TELEVISION NON-FICTION, VARIETY OR MUSIC SERIES OR SPECIALS

Image Credit: Chris Lee/ PBS

Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton (WINNER)
Re-Recording Mixer — Ken Hahn, CAS
Production Mixer/House Sound — Paul Bevan

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, "Madagascar"
Re-Recording Mixer — Benny Mouthon, CAS

Deadliest Catch, "Lunatic Fringe"
Re-Recording Mixer — Bob Bronow, CAS

Keith Richards: Under the Influence
Re-Recording Mixer — Scott R. Lewis
Production Mixer — Eddie O'Connor
Production Mixer — Michael Emery
Production Mixer — Dennis Hamlin

Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
Re-Recording Mixer — Steve Pederson
Re-Recording Mixer — Cameron Frankley
CAS TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Production:
Sound Devices SL-6 (WINNER)
Aaton Cantar X3
Lectrosonics Venue 2
Zaxcom Wide Band Recording Digital Wireless

Post-Production:
Izotope RX5 (WINNER)
Accusonus — ERA-D
The Cargo Cult: Conformalizer 4
Cedar DNS One with Learn