58th Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards: ‘Dune’ takes top film honors, ‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘Yellowstone’ win for television
Dune took top honors at the 58th Cinema Audio Society (CAS) awards, celebrating the craft of sound mixing. After a virtual event in 2021, the 58th Annual Cinema Audio Society Awards returned to the Wilshire Grand Ballroom of the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. Award-winning director and producer Sir Ridley Scott received the Cinema Audio Society Filmmaker Award at the ceremony hosted by Kirsten Vangsness.
Other top winners of the evening were Encanto, Mare of Easttown, Ted Lasso, Yellowstone and Summer of Soul.
Re-recording sound mixer Paul Massey CAS was honored with the CAS Career Achievement Award.
Lily Adams, a student at Savannah College of Art and Design, was awarded the CAS Student Recognition Award and presented with a check for $5,000.
Celebrity presenters and attendees at the awards ceremony included: Jack Alcott (Dexter: New Blood), Clancy Brown (ABC’s The Connors), Shannon Dang (The CW’s Kung Fu), Jonathan del Arco (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Picard), Michael Fishman, Walter E. Jones, Paloma Garcia Lee (West Side Story), Dolph Lundgren (Rocky, Creed, Aquaman 2 ), David Magidoff, Ava Otto, Thom Russo, Sara Sanderson, Cassie Scerbo (Bring It On, Sharknado), Gabriel Sloyer, Brittny Sugarman, Alanna Ubach (Euphoria, Coco, Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce), Diane Warren (songwriter) and Alex Rose Wiesel.
Here is the complete list of winners.
MOTION PICTURES – LIVE ACTION
Dune – WINNER
Production Mixer: Mac Ruth CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Ron Bartlett CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Douglas Hemphill CAS, Scoring Mixer: Alan Meyerson CAS, ADR Mixer: Tommy O’Connell, Foley Mixer: Don White
No Time To Die
Production Mixer: Simon Hayes CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Paul Massey CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Mark Taylor, Scoring Mixer: Stephen Lipson, ADR Mixer: Mark Appleby, Foley Mixer: Adam Mendez CAS
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Production Mixer: Willie Burton CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Kevin O’Connell CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Tony Lamberti CAS, Scoring Mixer: Warren Brown, ADR Mixer: Howard London CAS, Foley Mixer: Randy K. Singer CAS
The Power of the Dog
Production Mixer: Richard Flynn, Re-Recording Mixer: Robert Mackenzie, Re-Recording Mixer: Tara Webb, Scoring Mixer: Graeme Stewart, Foley Mixer: Steve Burgess
West Side Story
Production Mixer: Tod Maitland CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Andy Nelson CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Gary Rydstrom CAS, Scoring Mixer: Shawn Murphy, ADR Mixer: Doc Kane CAS, Foley Mixer: Frank Rinella
MOTION PICTURES — ANIMATED
Encanto – WINNER
Original Dialogue Mixer: Paul McGrath CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: David E. Fluhr CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Gabriel Guy CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: David Boucher CAS, Scoring Mixer: Alvin Wee, ADR Mixer: Doc Kane CAS, Foley Mixer: Scott Curtis
Luca
Original Dialogue Mixer: Vince Caro CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Christopher Scarabosio CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Tony Villaflor, Scoring Mixer: Greg Hayes, Foley Mixer: Jason Butler, Foley Mixer: Richard Duarte
Raya and the Last Dragon
Original Dialogue Mixer: Paul McGrath CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: David E. Fluhr CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Gabriel Guy CAS, Scoring Mixer: Alan Meyerson CAS, ADR Mixer: Doc Kane CAS, Foley Mixer: Scott Curtis
Sing 2
Original Dialogue Mixer: Edward Sutton, Re-Recording Mixer: Gary A. Rizzo CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Juan Peralta, Scoring Mixer: Alan Meyerson CAS, ADR Mixer: Robert Edwards, Foley Mixer: Frank Rinella
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Original Dialogue Mixer: Howard London CAS, Original Dialogue Mixer: Aaron Hasson, Re-Recording Mixer: Tony Lamberti CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Michael Semanick CAS, Foley Mixer: Sanacore CAS
MOTION PICTURES — DOCUMENTARY
Becoming Cousteau
Re-Recording Mixer: Tony Volante CAS
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) – WINNER
Re-Recording Mixer: Paul Hsu, Re-Recording Mixer: Roberto Fernandez CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Paul Massey CAS
The Velvet Underground
Production Mixer: Juliana Henao Mesa, Re-Recording Mixer: Leslie Shatz
Tina
Production Mixer: Caleb A. Mose, Re-Recording Mixer: Lawrence Everson CAS, Scoring Mixer: Phil McGowan CAS
Val
Production Mixer: Michael Haldin, Re-Recording Mixer: John Bolen, Scoring Mixer: Garth Stevenson, ADR Mixer: Mitch Dorf
NON-THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES OR LIMITED SERIES
Hawkeye: Ep. 3 Echoes
Production Mixer: Pud Cusack CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Thomas Myers CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Danielle Dupre, Scoring Mixer: Casey Stone CAS, ADR Mixer: Doc Kane CAS, Foley Mixer: Kevin Schultz
Mare of Easttown: Ep. 6 Sore Must Be The Storm – WINNER
Production Mixer: Richard Bullock, Re-Recording Mixer: Joseph DeAngelis CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Chris Carpenter
The Underground Railroad: Chapter 10: Mabel
Production Mixer: Joseph White Jr. CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Onnalee Blank CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Mathew Waters CAS, Scoring Mixer: Geoff Foster, Foley Mixer: Kari Vahakuopus
WandaVision: Ep. 8 Previously On
Production Mixer: Christopher Giles CAS , Re-Recording Mixer: Danielle Dupre, Scoring Mixer: Casey Stone CAS, ADR Mixer: Doc Kane CAS, Foley Mixer: Frank Rinella
WandaVision: Ep. 9 The Series Finale
Production Mixer: Christopher Giles CAS, Production Mixer: Michael Piotrowski CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Danielle Dupre, Scoring Mixer: Casey Stone CAS, ADR Mixer: Doc Kane CAS, Foley Mixer: Malcolm Fife
TELEVISION SERIES – ONE HOUR
Squid Game: S1 Ep. 7 VIPS
Re-Recording Mixer: Park Hyeon-Soo, Re-Recording Mixer: Serge Perron, ADR Mixer: Cameron Sloan
Succession: S3 Ep. 1 Secession
Production Mixer: Ken Ishii CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Andy Kris, Re-Recording Mixer: Nicholas Renbeck, Scoring Mixer: Tommy Vicari CAS, ADR Mixer: Mark DeSimone CAS, Foley Mixer: Micah Blaichman
The Morning Show: S2 Ep. 1 My Least Favorite Year
Production Mixer: William B. Kaplan CAS , Re-Recording Mixer: Elmo Ponsdomenech CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Jason “Frenchie” Gaya, Scoring Mixer: Carter Burwell , ADR Mixer: Brian Smith, Foley Mixer: James Howe
The White Lotus: S1 Ep. 5 The Lotus Eaters
Production Mixer: Walter Anderson CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Christian Minkler CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Ryan Collins, ADR Mixer: Jeffrey Roy CAS, Foley Mixer: Randy Wilson
Yellowstone: S4 Ep. 1 Half the Money – WINNER
Production Mixer: Andrejs Prokopenko, Re-Recording Mixer: Diego Gat CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Samuel Ejnes CAS, ADR Mixer: Michael Miller CAS, ADR Mixer: Chris Navarro CAS
TELEVISION SERIES – HALF HOUR
Cobra Kai: S3 Ep. 10 December 19
Production Mixer: Michael Filosa CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Joseph DeAngelis CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Chris Carpenter, Scoring Mixer: Phil McGowan CAS, ADR Mixer: Marilyn Morris, Foley Mixer: Michael S. Head
Only Murders in the Building: S1 Ep. 3 How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?
Production Mixer: Joseph White Jr. CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Mathew Waters CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Lindsay Alvarez CAS, Scoring Mixer: Alan DeMoss, ADR Mixer: Stiv Schneider, Foley Mixer: Karina Rezhevska
Ted Lasso: S2 Ep. 5 Rainbow – WINNER
Production Mixer: David Lascelles AMPS, Re-Recording Mixer: Ryan Kennedy, Re-Recording Mixer: Sean Byrne CAS, ADR Mixer: Brent Findley CAS MPSE, ADR Mixer: Jamison Rabbe, Foley Mixer: Arno Stephanian CAS MPSE
The Book of Boba Fett: S1 Ep. 1 Chapter 1 Stranger in a Strange Land
Production Mixer: Shawn Holden CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Bonnie Wild, Re-Recording Mixer: Scott R. Lewis, Scoring Mixer: Alan Meyerson CAS, Foley Mixer: Richard Duarte
What We Do In The Shadows: S3 Ep. 4 The Casino
Production Mixer: Rob Beal, Re-Recording Mixer: Diego Gat CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Samuel Ejnes CAS, ADR Mixer: Mike Tehrani, Foley Mixer: Stacey Michaels CAS
TELEVISION NON-FICTION, VARIETY or MUSIC – SERIES or SPECIALS
Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry
Production Mixer: Jae Kim, Re-Recording Mixer: Elmo Ponsdomenech CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Jason “Frenchie” Gaya, Scoring Mixer: Aron Forbes, ADR Mixer: Jeffrey Roy CAS, Foley Mixer: Shawn Kennelly
Bo Burnham: Inside
Production Mixer: Bo Burnhan, Re-Recording Mixer: Joel Dougherty
Formula 1: Drive to Survive: S3 Ep. 9 Man on Fire
Production Mixer: Doug Dreger, Re-Recording Mixer: Nick Fry, Re-Recording Mixer: Steve Speed
McCartney 3,2,1 – Ep. 1
Production Mixer: Laura Cunningham, Re-Recording Mixer: Gary A. Rizzo CAS
The Beatles Get Back: Part 3 – WINNER
Production Mixer: Peter Sutton (dec.), Re-Recording Mixer: Michael Hedges CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Brent Burge, Re-Recording Mixer: Alexis Feodoroff, Music Mixer: Sam Okell, Foley Mixer: Michael Donaldson
OUTSTANDING PRODUCT – PRODUCTION
Cedar Audio: Retouch 8
Lectrosonics: DBSM Transmitter
PSC (Professional Sound Corp): PowerStar Smart Traveler
Schoeps: CMC 1 SO
Shure Incorporated: Axient Digital ADX5D Dual-Channel Wireless Receiver – WINNER
OUTSTANDING PRODUCT – POST-PRODUCTION
Acon Digital: Extract Dialogue
Cargo Cult: Matchbox v1.3.0
Dolby Laboratories: Dolby Atmos Renderer 3.7 – WINNER
LiquidSonics: Cinematic Rooms
Todd-AO: Absentia DX V3
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