2015 AWARDS
Local 695 Salutes the AMPS, BAFTA, CAS and Oscar Winners and their Production Sound Teams
[Names in BOLD are Local 695 members.]
AMPS AWARD
The Association of Motion Picture Sound Award for “Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film” was presented on February 8 to:
The Martian
Mac Ruth CAS, Oliver Tarney AMPS, Paul Massey
Production Sound Team: Sam Stella, Bal Varga, György Mihályi, György Mohai, Tamás Székely, György Rajna, Attila Kohári, Bence Németh, Áron Havasi
BAFTA AWARD
The EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony was held on February 14 at the Royal Opera House in London, England. The BAFTA Sound Award went to:
The Revenant
Chris Duesterdiek, Lon Bender, Martin Hernandez, Frank A. Montaño, Jon Taylor CAS, Randy Thom CAS
Production Sound Team: Charles O’Shea, Candice Todesco, Jose Antonio Garcia, Jonathan Fuh, Alex Altman
CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY AWARDS
The 52nd Annual CAS Awards ceremony was held on February 20 at the Crystal Ballroom of the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The six winners were:
MOTION PICTURES: LIVE ACTION
The Revenant
Chris Duesterdiek, Jon Taylor CAS, Frank A. Montaño, Randy Thom CAS, Conrad Hensel, Michael Miller CAS, Geordy Sincavage
Production Sound Team: Charles O’Shea, Candice Todesco,
Jose Antonio Garcia, Jonathan Fuh, Alex Altman
MOTION PICTURES: ANIMATED
Inside Out
Doc Kane, Tom Johnson, Michael Semanick, Joel Iwataki, Mary Jo Lang CAS
TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
Fargo Season 2, Episode 5
Michael Playfair CAS, Kirk Lynds, Martin Lee
Production Sound Team: Robert “Arjay” Joly, Valerie Siu, Mike Markiw, David Brown
TELEVISION SERIES – ONE HOUR
Game of Thrones “Hardhome”
Ronan Hill CAS, Richard Dyer CAS, Onnalee Blank CAS, Mathew Waters CAS, Brett Voss CAS
Production Sound Team: Simon Kerr, Jonny Waite, Daniel McCabe, Bradley Kendrick, Kelly Stewart
TELEVISION SERIES – HALF-HOUR
Modern Family “Connection Lost”
Stephen A. Tibbo CAS, Dean Okrand CAS, Brian R. Harman CAS, David Michael Torres
Production Sound Team: Srdjan Popovic, William Munroe, Peter Hansen, Ken Strain, Corey Woods, Jon Sheridan, John Hays, Noel Espinosa, Brian Wittle, Devendra Cleary CAS, Steven Morrow CAS
TELEVISION NON-FICTION, VARIETY, MUSIC SERIES OR SPECIALS
Live From Lincoln Center “Danny Elfman’s Music From the Films of Tim Burton”
Ken Hahn CAS, Paul Bevan
Production Sound Team: Lucas “Rico” Corrubia, Kristyn R. Smith, Brian Buno, Bill Pierce, Matt Israel
OSCAR NOMINEES
The 88th Academy Award ceremony was held on February 28 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California. The Oscar for “Best Sound Mixing” went to:
BEST SOUND MIXING
Mad Max: Fury Road
Ben Osmo, Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff
Production Sound Team: Mark J. Wasiutak, Brendan John Allen, Oliver Machin, Thabo Singheni, Derek Manvelt, Ian Arrow, Sam Sergi, Mathew Ndara, Shanti Burne, Paradox Delilah, Gareth Evans, Sam Davies