Sound Award Winners 2026
The awards for outstanding sound mixing in film went to:
MOTION PICTURES – Live Action

F1
Production Sound Mixer – Gareth John
Re-recording Mixer – Gary A. Rizzo CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Juan Peralta
Scoring Mixer – Alan Meyerson CAS
ADR Mixer – Michael Miller CAS
Foley Mixer – Dennis Leonard
Foley Mixer Elizabeth Marston
Additional Sound Team:
UK/Europe/UAE crew:
Key Boom Operator –
Dash Mason-Malik
Boom Operator – Freya Clarke
Sound Utility – Michael Ling
Bolero Comms – Mark ‘Gadge’ Reed
Tech Support – Mark McBride
UK/Europe crew:
Key Boom Operator – Niall Cropper
Boom Operator – Jo Vale
Sound Utility – Isla Bathgate
Daytona crew:
Boom Operator – Patrick Martens
Sound Utility – Eva Rismanforoush
Pismo/Las Vegas crew:
Boom Operator – Michael Primer
Sound Utility – Rebecca Chan
MOTION PICTURES – Animated

KPop Demon Hunters
Original Dialogue Mixer – Howard London CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Michael Babcock CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Tony Lamberti
Scoring Mixer – Erich Talaba
Foley Mixer – Giorgi Lekishvili
MOTION PICTURES – Documentary

Becoming Led Zeppelin
Production Sound Mixer – Nigel Albermaniche
Re-recording Mixer – Nick Bergh
Non-Theatrical Motion Pictures or Limited Series

Adolescence
S01 E01
Production Sound Mixer – Kiff McManus
Production Sound Mixer – Rob Entwistle
Re-recording Mixer – Jules Woods CAS
Re-recording Mixer – James Drake
ADR Mixer – Mike Tehrani
ADR Mixer – Simon Diggins
Foley Mixer – Adam Mendez
Additional Sound Team: 1AS Tom Pallant, Kyle Pickford,
Ash Sinani, 2AS Joanne Barcik, Chi Limpiroj, 3AS Hannah Bracegirdle
Television Series – One Hour

The Pitt
S01 E13 “7:00 PM”
Production Sound Mixer – Von Varga
Re-recording Mixer – Todd M. Grace CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Edward C. Carr III CAS
ADR Mixer – Tami Treadwell
Foley Mixer – Alex Jongbloed CAS
Additional Sound Team: Javier Hernandez, Boom Operator, Yervant Hagopian, 2nd Boom Operator, Cristina Meyer, Utility Sound Technician. Additional Boom Operators: Andy Adams, Josh Mantlo
Television Series – Half Hour

The Studio: S01 E08 “The Golden Globes”
Production Sound Mixer – Buck Robinson CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Lindsey Alvarez CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Fred Howard
Scoring Mixer – Adrià Serrano
ADR Mixer – Brian Magrum CAS
Foley Mixer – Ron Mellegers
Additional Sound Team: Nick Allen, Boom Operator/2nd Unit Mixer/Playback Operator, Cole Bluma, additional Boom Operator, Rachel Schroeder & Kelsey Nie, Utility Sound Technicians, Evan Hare, Video Utility
Television Non-Fiction, Variety OR Music – Series or Specials

Billy Joel: And So it Goes
S01 E01 Part One
Production Sound Mixer – Mark Mandler CAS
Production Sound Mixer – David Mitlyng
Production Sound Mixer – Michael Stewart
Re-recording Mixer – Bob Chefalas CAS
Score & Music Mixer – Bradshaw Leigh
Music Mixer – Brian Ruggles
Music Mixer – Jay Vicari
CAS Filmmaker Award

Director Guillermo del Toro
CAS Career Achievement Award

Production Sound Mixer
Skip Lievsay CAS
Student Recognition Award

MingXi Xu
National Film and Television School
AMPS Award

F1
Gareth John – Production Sound Mix
Al Nelson – Supervising Sound Editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle –
Supervising Sound Mixer
Gary A. Rizzo – Re-recording Mixer
Juan Peralta – Re-recording Mixer
Additional Sound Team:
UK/Europe/UAE crew:
Key Boom Operator – Dash Mason-Malik
Boom Operator – Freya Clarke
Sound Utility – Michael Ling
Bolero Comms – Mark ‘Gadget’ Reed
Tech Support –Mark McBride
UK/Europe crew:
Key Boom Operator – Niall Cropper
Boom Operator – Jo Vale
Sound Utility – Isla Bathgate
Daytona crew:
Boom Operator – Patrick Martens
Sound Utility – Eva Rismanforoush
Pismo/Las Vegas crew:
Boom Operator – Michael Primer
Sound Utility – Rebecca Chan
BAFTA

F1
Gareth John – Production Sound Mixer
Al Nelson – Supervising Sound Editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle –
Supervising Sound Mixer
Gary A. Rizzo – Re-recording Mixer
Juan Peralta – Re-recording Mixer
Additional Sound Team:
UK/Europe/UAE crew:
Key Boom Operator – Dash Mason-Malik
Boom Operator – Freya Clarke
Sound Utility – Michael Ling
Bolero Comms – Mark ‘Gadget’ Reed
Tech Support –Mark McBride
UK/Europe crew:
Key Boom Operator – Niall Cropper
Boom Operator – Jo Vale
Sound Utility – Isla Bathgate
Daytona crew:
Boom Operator – Patrick Martens
Sound Utility – Eva Rismanforoush
Pismo/Las Vegas crew:
Boom Operator – Michael Primer
Sound Utility – Rebecca Chan
OSCAR

F1
Gareth John – Production Sound Mixer
Al Nelson – Supervising Sound Editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle –
Supervising Sound Mixer
Gary A. Rizzo – Re-recording Mixer
Juan Peralta – Re-recording Mixer
Additional Sound Team:
UK/Europe/UAE crew:
Key Boom Operator – Dash Mason-Malik
Boom Operator – Freya Clarke
Sound Utility – Michael Ling
Bolero Comms – Mark ‘Gadget’ Reed
Tech Support – Mark McBride
UK/Europe crew:
Key Boom Operator – Niall Cropper
Boom Operator – Jo Vale
Sound Utility – Isla Bathgate
Daytona crew:
Boom Operator – Patrick Martens
Sound Utility – Eva Rismanforoush
Pismo/Las Vegas crew:
Boom Operator – Michael Primer
Sound Utility – Rebecca Chan
Names in bold are Local 695 members