The Cinema Audio Society has revealed the nominations for its 61st CAS Awards for sound mixing.
The nominees in the category for live-action theatrical feature are the teams behind “A Complete Unknown,” “Deadpool and Wolverine,” “Dune: Part Two,” “Gladiator II” and “Wicked.” In the category for animated feature, the society nominated the teams behind “Inside Out 2,” “Moana 2,” “Mufasa: The Lion King,” “The Wild Robot” and “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.”
All five nominees in the live-action feature category, as well as animated feature nom “The Wild Robot,” are shortlisted for the Oscar in sound. The shortlist is rounded out by “Alien: Romulus,” “Blitz,” “Emilia Pérez” and “Joker: Folie à Deux.”
The sound Oscar combines sound mixing and sound editing. The Motion Picture Sound Editors announced the nominees for its Golden Reel Awards on Monday. Shortlisted movies “Alien: Romulus,” “A Complete Unknown,” “Emilia Pérez,” “Deadpool & Wolverine,” “Dune: Part 2,” “Wicked” and “The Wild Robot earned at least one nom apiece.
The CAS Awards, which will be handed out Feb. 22 at the Beverly Hilton, will be a big night for production sound mixer Tod A. Maitland, who is set to accept the CAS Career Achievement Award and is also nominated for “A Complete Unknown” and “Fallout.”
Sound pros that will compete against themselves include Paul Massey, who is nominated for both “A Complete Unknown” and “Gladiator II” in the live-action feature category; Doc Kane, who is nominated for “Inside Out 2,” “Moana 2” and “Mufasa: The Lion King” in the animated feature category; and Leff Lefferets, who is nominated for “Inside Out 2” and “The Wild Robot” in the animated feature category.
Mixers that earned multiple nominations also include Lora Hirschberg (“Deadpool and Wolverine” and “I Am: Celine Dion”) and Greg P. Russell (“Mufasa” and “Shogun”).
The CAS Awards recognize outstanding sound mixing in film and television. Also during this year’s event, “Dune: Part Two” director Denis Villeneuve will receive the Cinema Audio Society’s Filmmaker Award.
“2024 was a year of remarkable achievements in the sound community, with exceptional talent on display across every category,” said CAS president Peter Kurland. “The innovation and artistry of these sound mixers continue to elevate the craft, and the upcoming awards will be a celebration of the outstanding contributions made this year.”
The complete list of nominees follows:
MOTION PICTURES – LIVE ACTION
“A Complete Unknown”
Production Sound Mixer – Tod A. Maitland CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Paul Massey CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – David Giammarco CAS
Scoring Mixer – Nick Baxter
ADR Mixer -David Betancourt
Foley Mixer – Kevin Schultz
“Deadpool and Wolverine”
Production Sound Mixer – Colin Nicolson
Re-Recording Mixer – Lora Hirschberg
Re-Recording Mixer – Craig Henighan CAS
Scoring Mixer – Peter Cobbin CAS
ADR Mixer – Bobby Johanson CAS
Foley Mixer – Peter Persaud CAS
“Dune: Part Two”
Production Sound Mixer – Gareth John
Re-Recording Mixer – Ron Bartlett CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Doug Hemphill
Scoring Mixer – Alan Meyerson CAS
ADR Mixer – Jason Oliver
Foley Mixer – Tavish Grade
Foley Mixer – Mikel Parraga-Wills CAS
“Gladiator II”
Production Sound Mixer – Stephane Bucher CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Paul Massey CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Matthew Collinge
Scoring Mixer – Alan Meyerson CAS
ADR Mixer – Filipe Pereira
Foley Mixer – Rob Weatherall
“Wicked: Part One”
Production Sound Mixer – Simon Hayes CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Andy Nelson CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – John Marquis
Scoring Mixer – John Michael Caldwell
ADR Mixer – Jason Oliver
Foley Mixer – Mikel Parraga-Wills CAS
MOTION PICTURES – ANIMATED
“Inside Out 2”
Original Dialogue Mixer – Vince Caro CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Ren Klyce
Re-Recording Mixer – Stephen Urata
Scoring Mixer – Warren Brown
ADR Mixer – Doc Kane CAS
Foley Mixer – Leff Lefferets
“Moana 2”
Original Dialogue & Re-Recording Mixer – Gabriel Guy CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – David Fluhr CAS
Scoring Mixer – David Boucher
ADR Mixer – Doc Kane CAS
Foley Mixer – Richard Duarte
“Mufasa: The Lion King”
Original Dialogue Mixer – Doc Kane CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Onnalee Blank CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Greg P. Russell CAS
Scoring Mixer – Chris Fogel
Scoring Mixer – David Boucher
ADR Mixer – Gary Turnbull
Foley Mixer – Mikel Parraga-Wills CAS
“The Wild Robot”
Original Dialogue Mixer – Ken Gombos
Re-Recording Mixer – Leff Lefferets
Re-Recording Mixer – Gary A. Rizzo CAS
Scoring Mixer – Alan Meyerson CAS
Foley Mixer – Richard Duarte
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”
Original Dialogue Mixer – Will Norie
Re-Recording Mixer – Chris Burdon
Re-Recording Mixer – Gilbert Lake
Scoring Mixer – Simon Rhodes
ADR Mixer – Nick Roberts
Foley Mixer – Adrian Rhodes
MOTION PICTURES – DOCUMENTARY
“Elton John: Never Too Late”
Production Sound Mixer – Jae Kim
Re-Recording Mixer – Elmo Ponsdomenech CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Teddy Salas
“I Am: Celine Dion”
Production Mixer – Irene Taylor
Re-Recording Mixer – Lora Hirschberg
Scoring Mixer – Tim Oliver
“Music by John Williams”
Production Mixer – Noah Alexander
Re-Recording Mixer – Christopher Barnett CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Roy Waldspurger
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”
Production Sound Mixer – Austin Plocher
Re-Recording Mixer – Greg Gettens CAS
Scoring Mixer – Steve McLaughlin
Foley Mixer – Daniel Nicholls
“The Blue Angels”
Production Sound Mixer – Sean Peterson
Re-Recording Mixer – Lindsey Alvarez CAS
Scoring Mixer – Forest Christenson
NON-THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES OR LIMITED SERIES
“Baby Reindeer” – S01 E07 “Episode 7”
Production Sound Mixer – Jake Whitelee
Re-Recording Mixer – James Ridgway
Foley Mixer – Keith Partridge
“Masters of the Air” – S01 E05 “Part Five”
Production Sound Mixer – Tim Fraser
Re-Recording Mixer – Michael Minkler CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Duncan McRae
Re-Recording Mixer – Shane Stoneback
Scoring Mixer – Thor Fienberg
ADR Mixer – Sean Moher
Foley Mixer – Randy K. Singer CAS
“Ripley” – S01 E03 “III Sommerso”
Production Sound Mixer – Maurizio Argentieri
Re-Recording Mixer – Michael Barry
Re-Recording Mixer – Larry Zipf
Scoring Mixer – Michael Perfitt
ADR Mixer – Scott Cannizzaro
Foley Mixer – Matthew Kay
“Stax: Soulsville, USA” – S01 E02 “Soul Man”
Production Sound Mixer – Andri Artis
Re-Recording Mixer – Tony Volante CAS
“The Penguin” – S01 E01 “After Hours”
Production Sound Mixer – Christof Gebert
Re-Recording Mixer – Andy Kris
Re-Recording Mixer – Rich Bologna
ADR Mixer – Mark DeSimone CAS
TELEVISION SERIES – ONE HOUR
“Fallout” – S01 E01 “The End”
Production Sound Mixer – Tod A. Maitland CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Steve Bucino CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Keith Rogers CAS
Foley Mixer – Mike Marino
“Shōgun” – S01 E01 “Broken to the First”
Production Sound Mixer – Michael Williamson CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Steve Pederson CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Greg P. Russell CAS
ADR Mixer – Takashi Akaku
Foley Mixer – Arno Stephanian CAS
“Slow Horses” – S04 E06 “Hello Goodbye”
Production Sound Mixer – Andrew Sissons
Re-Recording Mixer – Martin Jensen
“True Detective: Night Country” – S04 E06 “Part 6”
Production Sound Mixer – Skuli Helgi Sigurgislason
Re-Recording Mixer – Howard Bargoff
Re-Recording Mixer – Mark Timms
Scoring Mixer – Goetz Botzenhardt
ADR Mixer – Nick Kray
Foley Mixer – Keith Partridge
“Yellowstone” – S05 E14 “Life Is a Promise”
Production Sound Mixer – Andrejs Prokopenko CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Brad Zoern CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Josh Sieh CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – David S. DiPietro CAS
TELEVISION SERIES – HALF HOUR
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” – S12 E09 “Ken/Kendra”
Production Sound Mixer – Chuck Buch CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Earl Martin
“Hacks” – S03 EP09 “Bulletproof”
Production Sound Mixer – Jim Lakin
Re-Recording Mixer – John W. Cook ll CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Ben Wilkins
ADR Mixer – Fernanda Domene
Foley Mixer – Jacob McNaughton
“Only Murders in the Building” – S04 E06 “Blow Up”
Production Sound Mixer – Joseph White Jr. CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Kyle O’Neal CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Mathew Waters CAS
Scoring Mixer – Alan Demoss
ADR Mixer – Rodrigo Galvan
Foley Mixer – Erika Koski
“The Bear” – S03 E03 “Doors”
Production Sound Mixer – Scott D. Smith CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Steve “Major” Giammaria CAS
ADR Mixer – Patrick Christensen
ADR Mixer – Kendall Barron
Foley Mixer – Ryan Collison
Foley Mixer – Conor Nagy
“What We Do in the Shadows” – S06 E05 “Nandor’s Army”
Production Sound Mixer – Rob Beal CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Diego Gat CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Christina Wen
ADR Mixer – Caitlin McDaid
ADR Mixer – Judah Getz CAS
Foley Mixer – Alex Jongbloed
TELEVISION NON-FICTION, VARIETY or MUSIC – SERIES or SPECIALS
“Beatles ’64”
Re-Recording Mixer – Josh Berger
Re-Recording Mixer – Giles Martin
“Formula 1: Drive to Survive” – S06 E08 “Forza Ferrari”
Production Sound Mixer – Doug Dreger
Re-Recording Mixer – Steve Speed CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Nick Fry CAS
“Jim Henson: Idea Man”
Production Sound Mixer – Liviu Lupsa CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Tony Volante CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Dan Timmons
Scoring Mixer – Casey Stone CAS
ADR Mixer – JJ Suelto
Foley Mixer – Ryan Collison
“The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden”
Production Sound Mixer – Brian Ruggles
Re-Recording Mixer – Brian Riordan CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Phil DeTolve CAS
“Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary”
Production Sound Mixer – Barry London
Re-Recording Mixer – Tony Solis CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Maverick Yadao
STUDENT RECOGNITION AWARD FINALISTS
Kaitlyn Frazier, Ohio University
Aidan Jones, Savannah College of Art and Design
Guillermo Moya, Full Sail University
Tejumoluwa Olarewaju, Savannah College of Art and Design
Trinh Vo, DePaul University