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Cinema Audio Society Announces Nominations for 52nd CAS Awards

Animated feature nominees include ‘The Good Dinosaur,’ ‘Hotel Transylvania 2,’ ‘Inside Out,’ ‘Minions’ and ‘The Peanuts Movie.’

LOS ANGELES -- The Cinema Audio Society have announced the nominees for the 52nd Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2015 in six categories and the CAS Technical Achievement Award Nominations.

“This was a year of terrific sound in both film and television,” said Mark Ulano CAS President. “These nominations represent the outstanding sound mixing being done in each category and I congratulate each of our nominees.”

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 52nd CAS AWARDS FOR 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING FOR 2015

MOTION PICTURE – LIVE ACTION

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

The Revenant

  • 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

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

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

Inside Out

  • 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

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 MINI-SERIES 

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 #501 "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

Fargo: Season 2 Episode 5

  • Production Mixer -- Michael Playfair, CAS
  • Re-recording Mixer -- Kirk Lynds
  • Re-recording Mixer -- Martin Lee

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

Better Call Saul: Ep. 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

Game of Thrones: “Hardhome”

  • 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

Homeland: 502 “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

Modern Family: “Connection Lost”

  • 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: 708 “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: “Server Space” (Episode 13)

  • 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

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown: “Madagascar”

  • Re-Recording Mixer -- Benny Mouthon, CAS 

Deadliest Catch: “Lunatic Fringe”

  • Re-Recording Mixer -- Bob Bronow, CAS

Keith RichardsUnder 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

Live from Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton

  • Re-Recording Mixer – Ken Hahn, CAS
  • Production Mixer/House Sound -- Paul Bevan 

CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD NOMINATIONS

PRODUCTION

Aaton Cantar X3

Lectrosonics Venue 2

Sound Devices SL-6

Zaxcom Wide Band Recording Digital Wireless

Post-Production:

Accusonus – ERA-D

The Cargo Cult: Conformalizer 4

Cedar DNS One with Learn

Izotope RX5 

Final balloting for both the Outstanding Sound Mixing and the CAS Technical Achievement Awards will open online Wednesday January 27th and end Friday, February 12th.

The Awards will be presented at a sealed envelope dinner on February 20th in the Crystal Ballroom of the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. During the awards the highest honor of the CAS, the CAS Career Achievement Award, will be presented to ADR Mixer Doc Kane and the CAS Filmmaker Award will be given to Jay Roach.   

On the evening of the Awards the Cinema Audio Society website will be updated in real time as the winners are announced.

Source: Cinema Audio Society

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