Los Angeles, CA (January 28, 2020) —The Cinema Audio Society announced its 56th Annual CAS Awards for outstanding achievement in sound mixing for 2019 on Saturday, January 25.
Held in the Wilshire Grand Ballroom of the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, the event was hosted by Kirsten Vangsness. CAS award winners were announced in seven categories for Outstanding Sound Mixing Motion Picture and Television. The CAS Outstanding Product Awards for 2019 were presented to Sound Devices for their Scorpio portable mixer/recorder and to iZotope for their Dialog Match plug-in.
Cinema Audio Society Award Nominations Announced
The professional contributions of re-recording mixer Tom Fleischman CAS were recognized as he received the CAS Career Achievement Award. Presenter Gary Bourgeois spoke of the commitment to excellence Fleischman has demonstrated in a career that spans over 40 years and nearly 200 films, and collaborations with dozens of notable directors. Congratulatory messages from production sound mixer Chris Newman CAS and director Martin Scorsese reportedly left many in the room teary-eyed.
James Mangold received the CAS Filmmaker Award in a presentation that included remarks by re-recording mixer Paul Massey CAS, who was joined in the presentation by Harrison Ford. Mangold had even more to celebrate as he watched his sound team take top honors for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing Motion Picture – Live Action for Ford v Ferrari.
The evening also saw CAS President Karol Urban acknowledge recently retired CAS Executive Board member Peter R. Damski for his years of service to the organization.
Bo Pang, a student at Chapman University, Orange, CA, was awarded the CAS Student Recognition Award and presented with a check for $5000. The other four finalists received $1000. These gifts were made possible by the support of IMAX and iZotope, co-sponsors of the Student Recognition Award. Additionally, the students received gift bags with a variety of production and post production products to help launch their careers in sound thanks to the support of Audionamix, Denecke, Deity, Halter Technical, iZotope, K-Tek, Lectrosonics, McDSP, Sound Devices, Sound Particles, Todd AO and Zaxcom.
The full list of CAS award winners is as follows:
Motion Picture – Live Action
Ford v Ferrari
Production Mixer – Steven A. Morrow CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Paul Massey CAS
Re-recording Mixer – David Giammarco CAS
Scoring Mixer – Tyson Lozensky
ADR Mixer – David Betancourt
Foley Mixer – Richard Duarte
Motion Picture – Animated
Toy Story 4
Original Dialogue Mixer – Doc Kane CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Michael Semanick CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Nathan Nance
Scoring Mixer – David Boucher
ADR Mixer – Vince Caro CAS
Foley Mixer – Scott Curtis
Motion Picture – Documentary
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Production Mixer – David J. Turner
Re-recording Mixer – Tom Myers
Scoring Mixer – Dan Blanck
Foley Mixer – Frank Rinella
Television Series – 1 Hour
Game of Thrones: The Bells
Production Mixer – Ronan Hill CAS
Production Mixer –Simon Kerr
Production Mixer – Daniel Crowley
Re-recording Mixer – Onnalee Blank CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Mathew Waters CAS
Foley Mixer – Brett Voss CAS
Television Series – 1/2 Hour — Tie
Barry: ronny/lily
Production Mixer – Benjamin A. Patrick CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Elmo Ponsdomenech CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Jason “Frenchie” Gaya
ADR Mixer – Aaron Hasson
Foley Mixer – John Sanacore CAS
Fleabag: Episode #2.6
Production Mixer – Christian Bourne
Re-recording Mixer – David Drake
ADR Mixer – James Gregory
Television Movie or Limited Series
Chernobyl: 1:23:45
Production Mixer – Vincent Piponnier
Re-recording Mixer – Stuart Hilliker
ADR Mixer – Gibran Farrah
Foley Mixer – Philip Clements
Television Non-Fiction, Variety or Music Series or Specials
David Bowie: Finding Fame
Production Mixer – Sean O’Neil
Re-recording Mixer – Greg Gettens
Outstanding Product Production
Sound Devices, LLC: Scorpio
Outstanding Product Post Production
iZotope, Inc.: Dialogue Match
Student Recognition Award
Bo Pang, Chapman University, Orange, CA
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