Dune won the top prize at the 58th Cinema Audio Society Awards for outstanding sound mixing Saturday at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. Rerecording mixer Ron Bartlett accepted the award and thanked the sound team, director Denis Villeneuve and others from the film.
The sound mixing team behind the sci-fi epic won the live-action motion picture category, for which it was nominated alongside the sound mixing teams of No Time to Die, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Power of the Dog and West Side Story.
Dune, West Side Story and No Time to Die, along with Belfast and The Power of the Dog, are nominated for the Oscar for best sound, which combines sound editing and sound mixing.
Additional CAS winners included Encanto in the animated feature category and Summer of Soul for feature documentary.
Numerous speakers including CAS president Karol Urban and Encanto rerecording mixer David Fluhr urged the Academy Awards to #PresentAll23 during their remarks. “It’s good to be at an awards show where the sound category is in the show,” said presenter Diane Warren. Meanwhile, presenter and West Side Story production sound mixer Tod Maitland said, “All of our crafts have to stand together.” And two-time Oscar winner and 22-time nominee Andy Nelson (West Side Story) called the Academy’s plan “a decision I strongly object to.”
A highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Career Achievement Award to rerecording mixer Paul Massey, who additionally won an award for Summer of Soul (he was nominated for aforementioned No Time to Die). Massey couldn’t attend in person due to COVID-19. Instead, he accepted live via Zoom to enthusiastic applause and received a lengthy standing ovation.
Massey received heartfelt tributes from colleagues and friends David Giammarco and Andy Nelson, as well as video congratulations from Hans Zimmer — who called Massey a “magician of sound” — and Ridley Scott. A special guest, Massey’s mother, Bernice, came from the U.K. as a surprise and also spoke on stage. “I’m going to be Mum — sorry, Paul,” she said, speaking about her son. Massey’s own son accepted the award on his behalf.
Calling the honor “the most meaningful award I’ve ever received,” Massey remembered when he moved to L.A. in 1990. “I was intrigued to learn how the great film mixers of that time were able to achieve such incredible soundtracks. Mixers like Buzz Knudson, Bill Varney, Richard Portman. I decided I wanted to learn all I could to try and become as experienced as them. I am still far from that. This award means so much to me and is so humbling because it’s chosen by my peers here in this room, and yet I still feel I have so much more to learn.”
He got a big laugh when he announced, “I don’t want to bring the tone of the evening down, but I have one announcement I must make tonight. After this month’s edition of the CAS magazine, I’m announcing I’ll be officially retiring from my cover-modeling career.”
Ridley Scott accepted the CAS Filmmaker Award. He is filming in the U.K. and accepted the award via a short video.
Additional winners included the sound mixing teams from Mare of Easttown, Ted Lasso, and The Beatles: Get Back.
Lilly Adams from Savannah College of Art and Design received the annual student recognition award.
Kristen Vangsness (Criminal Minds) emceed the event.
The complete list of winners follows.
MOTION PICTURE – 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 PICTURE—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 PICTURE—DOCUMENTARY
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
Becoming Cousteau
Re-Recording Mixer: Tony Volante 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 PICTURE OR LIMITED SERIES
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
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
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 – 1 HOUR
Yellowstone: S4 Ep. 1 “Half the Mone” (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
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
TELEVISION SERIES 1/2 HOUR
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
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
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
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
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 Burnham
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
OUTSTANDING PRODUCT PRODUCTION
Shure Incorporated: Axient Digital ADX5D Dual-Channel Wireless Receiver (WINNER)
Schoeps: CMC 1 SO
Cedar Audio: Retouch 8
Lectrosonics: DBSM transmitter
PSC (Professional Sound Corp): PowerStar Smart Traveler
OUTSTANDING PRODUCT POST PRODUCTION
Dolby Laboratories: Dolby Atmos Renderer 3.7 (WINNER)
Todd-AO: Absentia DX V3
Cargo Cult:Cargo Cult: Matchbox v1.3.0
Liquid Sonics: Cinematic rooms
Acon Digital: Extract Dialogue
Source: Hollywood
