TV honorees included 'Game of Thrones' and 'Grease Live!'

La La Land danced off with the Cinema Audio Society’s award for sound mixing in a live action feature film, during the 53rd annual CAS Awards, Saturday at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel.

The award -- which went to re-recording mixers Andy Nelson and Ai-Ling Lee, production sound mixer Steven Morrow, scoring mixer Nicholai Baxter, ADR mixer David Betancourt and Foley mixer James Ashwill — topped a field of nominees that also included Doctor Strange, Hacksaw Ridge, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Sully.

La La Land’s Nelson, Lee and Morrow are also on the Oscar ballot for sound mixing, along with the sound mixing teams from CAS nominees Hacksaw Ridge and Rogue One, as well as Arrival and 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.

In six of the last 10 years, the winner of the CAS live action feature competition went on to win the Oscar. That has included two high profile musicals: Les Miserables (La La Land’s Nelson was also part of that team) in 2012 and Dreamgirls in 2006.

Also Saturday at the CAS Awards, Pixar’s Finding Dory was honored in the animated feature category and The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble in the new documentary feature category.

In the television competition, winners included Game of Thrones (one-hour series), Modern Family (half-hour series), The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (TV movie or minseries) and Grease Live! (TV nonfiction, variety or music series or specials).

Jon Faveau was presented the Filmmaker Award during the ceremony, saluted by Seth MacFarlane, The Jungle Book composer John Debney, and CAS president and Academy Award winner Mark Ulano. “It means so much to me that those who have worked with me didn’t veto this,” Favreau quipped, accepting the award. On a more serious note, he praised the "invisible art" that too often is "undervalued" and reflected on the “magical” moment “when you ultimately take the picture and marry it to sound.”

Production mixer John Pritchett -- an Oscar nominee for Rob Marshall’s Memoirs of a Geisha and Sam Mendes’ Road to Perdition – received a standing ovation as he was presented the Career Achievement Award by his Road to Perdition collaborator Scott Millan and Jack Black--who joked that sound mixing is "a lot like plastic surgery, you only notice it when it's badly done."

CAS also presented a Student Recognition Award to Wenrui ‘Sam’ Fan of Chapman University.

Elayne Boosler hosted the ceremony.

The complete winners list follows:

 

• Motion Picture — Live Action

  

  La La Land WINNER

  Production Mixer – Steven Morrow, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Andy Nelson, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Ai-Ling Lee

  Scoring Mixer – Nicholai Baxter

  ADR Mixer – David Betancourt

  Foley Mixer – James Ashwill

   

  Doctor Strange

  Production Mixer – John Midgley, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Tom Johnson

  Re-recording Mixer –Juan Peralta

  Scoring Mixer – Peter Cobbin

  ADR Mixer – Doc Kane, CAS

  Foley Mixer – Scott Curtis

   

  Hacksaw Ridge

  Production Mixer – Peter Grace

  Re-recording Mixer – Kevin O’Connell, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Andy Wright

  Re-recording Mixer – Robert Mackenzie

  Scoring Mixer – Daniel Kresco

  ADR Mixer – Diego Ruiz

  Foley Mixer – Alex Francis

   

  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

  Production Mixer – Stuart Wilson

  Re-recording Mixer – Christopher Scarabosio

  Re-recording Mixer – David Parker

  Scoring Mixer – Joel Iwataki

  ADR Mixer – Nick Cray

  Foley Mixer – Frank Rinella

   

  Sully

  Production Mixer – Jose Antonio Garcia

  Re-recording Mixer – John Reitz

  Re-recording Mixer – Tom Ozanich

  Scoring Mixer – Bobby Fernandez

  ADR Mixer – Thomas J. O’Connell

  Foley Mixer – James Ashwill

• Motion Picture — Animated

  Finding Dory WINNER

  Original Dialogue Mixer – Doc Kane, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Nathan Nance

  Re-recording Mixer – Michael Semanick, CAS

  Scoring Mixer – Thomas Vicari, CAS

  Foley Mixer – Scott Curtis

   

  Kubo and the Two Strings

  Original Dialogue Mixer – Carlos Sotolongo

  Re-recording Mixer – Tim Chau

  Re-recording Mixer – Tim LeBlanc

  Scoring Mixer – Nick Wollage

  Foley Mixer – Darrin Mann

   

  Moana

  Original Dialogue Mixer – Paul McGrath

  Re-recording Mixer – David E. Fluhr, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Gabriel Guy, CAS

  Scoring Mixer – David Boucher

  Foley Mixer – Scott Curtis

   

  The Secret Life of Pets

  Original Dialogue Mixer – Carlos Sotolongo

  Re-recording Mixer – Gary A. Rizzo, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – David Accord

  Scoring Mixer – Frank Wolf

  Foley Mixer – Jason Butler

   

  Zootopia

  Original Dialogue Mixer – Paul McGrath

  Re-recording Mixer – David E. Fluhr, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Gabriel Guy, CAS

  Scoring Mixer – Joel Iwataki

  Foley Mixer – Scott Curtis

• Motion Picture — Documentary

  The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble WINNER

  Production Mixer – Dimitri Tisseyre

  Production Mixer – Dennis Hamlin

  Re-recording Mixer – Peter Horner

   

  13th

  Re-recording Mixer – Jeffrey Perkins

   

  Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

  Re-recording Mixer – Mark Fragstein

  Re-recording Mixer – Marvin Keil

  Re-recording Mixer – Armelle Mahe

   

  Gleason

  Re-recording Mixer – Mark A. Rozett, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – James Scullion

   

  O.J.: Made in America

  Re-recording Mixer – Keith Hodne

  Re-recording Mixer – Eric Di Stefano

   
• Television Movie or Miniseries

  The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story WINNER

  Production Mixer – John Bauman

  Re-recording Mixer –Joe Earle, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Doug Andham, CAS

  ADR Mixer – Judah Getz

  Foley Mixer –John Guentner

   

  11.22.63: The Rabbit Hole

  Production Mixer – John J. Thomson

  Re-recording Mixer – Pete Elia, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Kevin Roache, CAS

  ADR Mixer – Judah Getz

  Foley Mixer – Brett Voss, CAS

   

  Black Mirror: San Junipero

  Production Mixer – Adrian Bell

  Re-recording Mixer – Martin Jensen

  Foley Mixer – Philip Clements

  ADR Mixer – Rory de Carteret

   

  Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

  Production Mixer – John Mooney, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Howard Bargoroff

  Scoring Mixer – Nick Wollage

  ADR Mixer – Peter Gleaves, CAS

  Foley Mixer – Jamie Talbutt

   

  The Night Manager: Episode 1

  Production Mixer –Aitor Berenguer

  Re-recording Mixer – Howard Bargroff

   

• Television Series — 1 Hour

  Game of Thrones: Battle of the Bastards WINNER

  Production Mixer – Ronan Hill, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Onnalee Blank, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Mathew Waters, CAS

  ADR Mixer – Richard Dyer, CAS

  Foley Mixer – Brett Voss, CAS

   

  Better Call Saul: Klick

  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

   

  Mr. Robot: eps2.8_h1dden-pr0cess.axx

  Production Mixer – William Sarokin, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – John W. Cook II, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Bill Freesh, CAS

  ADR Mixer – Beaux Nyguard

  Foley Mixer – Mike Marino

   

  Stranger Things: Episode 7 “The Bath Tub”

  Production Mixer – Chris Durfy, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Joe Barnett

  Re-recording Mixer – Adam Jenkins

  ADR Mixer – Judah Getz

  Foley Mixer – John Guentner

   

  Westworld: The Original

  Production Mixer – John Pritchett, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Keith Rogers, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Scott Weber

  ADR Mixer – Mark Kondracki

  Foley Mixer – Geordy Sincavage

• Television Series — 1/2 Hour

  Modern Family: The Storm WINNER

  Production Mixer – Stephen A. Tibbo, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Dean Okrand, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Brian R. Harman, CAS

   

  black-ish: God

  Production Mixer – Tom N. Stasinis, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Peter J. Nusbaum, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Whitney Purple

   

   

  Silicon Valley: Daily Active Users

  Production Mixer – Benjamin A. Patrick, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Elmo Ponsdomenech

  Re-recording Mixer – Todd Beckett

   

  Transparent: Exciting and New

  Production Mixer – Sam Hamer, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Andy D’addario

  Re-recording Mixer – Gary Gegan

   

  Veep: Congressional Ball

  Production Mixer – William MacPherson, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – John W. Cook II, CAS

  Re-recording Mixer – Bill Freesh, CAS
• Television Non-Fiction, Variety or Music Series or Specials

  Grease Live! WINNER

  Production Mixer – J. Mark King

  Music Mixer – Bill Dawes

  Playback and SFX Mixer – Eric Johnston

  Protools Playback Music Mixer – Pablo Mungula

   

  Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Hanoi)

  Re-Recording Mixer -- Benny Mouthon, CAS

   

  Deadliest Catch: The Widowmaker (Part 1)

  Re-Recording Mixer -- Bob Bronow, CAS

   

  Mars: Novo Mundo

  Re-Recording Mixer – Christopher Barnett, CAS

  Re-Recording Mixer – Roy Waldspurger

  Foley Mixer – Jason Butler

   

  We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World

  Re-Recording Mixer – Rich Cutler

• Outstanding Product - Production

  CEDAR DNS2 Dynamic Noise Suppression Unit WINNER
  Manufacturer: Cedar Audio
  
  CL-12 Linear Fader Controller
  Manufacturer: Sound Devices, LLC.
  
  Green and Blue Sleeves for Boom Poles
  Manufacturer: Greensleeve
  
  SB4 Sync Box Time Code Generator
  Manufacturer: Deneke, Inc.
  
  SRc Slot-in Dual Wireless Microphone Receiver
  Manufacturer: Lectrosonics

• Outstanding Product - Post

  SA-2 Dialog Processor WINNER

  Manufacturer: McDSP

  Halo Upmix
  Manufacturer: Nugen Audio
  
  Indoor
  Manufacturer: Audio Ease
  
  Neutron
  Manufacturer: iZotope
  
  Sound Particles
  Manufacturer: Sound Particles