The Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing Motion Picture - Live Action was presented to the sound mixing team of Steven Morrow, CAS, Andy Nelson, CAS, Ai Ling Lee, Nicholai Baxter, David Betancourt, and James Ashwill for "La La Land". Director Damien Chazelle was on hand to support his winning sound mixing team!
Top honors for Motion Picture - Animated went to "Finding Dory" and the sound mixing team of Doc Kane, CAS, Nathan Nance, Michael Semanick, CAS, Thomas Vicari, CAS and Scott Curtis. This year the first ever CAS Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing Motion Picture - Documentary went to The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and The SILK Road Ensemble and the team of Dimitre Tisseyre, Dennis Hamlin and Peter Horner. Held in the Bunker Hill Ballroom of the OMNI Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza with an after party hosted by the Awards Title Sponsor Dolby Laboratories and emceed by comedian/writer/animal activist Elayne Boosler, the 53rd CAS Awards also celebrated the professional contributions of Production Sound Mixer John Pritchett by honoring him with the CAS Career Achievement Award. Pritchett's award was presented with a flourish by Re-recording mixer Scott Millan, CAS and Jack Black. A special video tribute from Tom Hanks was included in the presentation.THE 53rd CAS AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING and OUTSTANDING PRODUCTS FOR 2016
MOTION PICTURE - LIVE ACTION
La La Land
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
MOTION PICTURE-ANIMATED
Finding Dory
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
MOTION PICTURE-DOCUMENTARY
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and The SILK Road Ensemble
Production Mixer - Dimitri Tisseyre
Production Mixer - Dennis Hamlin
Re-recording Mixer - Peter Horner
TELEVISION MOVIE or MINI-SERIES
The People v. O.J. Simpson: AMERICAN CRIME Story
Production Mixer - John Bauman
Re-recording Mixer -Joe Earle, CAS
Re-recording Mixer - Doug Andham, CAS
ADR Mixer - Judah Getz
Foley Mixer -John Guentner
TELEVISION SERIES - 1 HOUR Game of Thrones: Battle of the Bastards
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
TELEVISION SERIES - 1/2 HOUR
Modern Family: The Storm
Production Mixer - Stephen A. Tibbo, CAS
Re-recording Mixer - Dean Okrand, CAS
Re-recording Mixer - Brian R. Harman, CAS
TELEVISION NON-FICTION, VARIETY or MUSIC SERIES or SPECIALS
Grease Live!
Production Mixer - J. Mark King
Music Mixer - Biff Dawes
Playback and SFX Mixer - Eric Johnston
Protools Playback Music Mixer - Pablo Munguía
OUTSTANDING PRODUCT - PRODUCTION
CEDAR DNS2 Dynamic Noise Suppression Unit
Manufacturer: Cedar Audio
OUTSTANDING PRODUCT - POST
SA-2 Dialog Processor
Manufacturer: McDSP
STUDENT RECOGNITION AWARD
Wenrui "Sam" Fan
Chapman University - Orange, CA
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