‘Sound of Metal’ Earns Top Honors at Sound Mixers Guild Awards

BY SCOTTIE KNOLLIN

The Cinema Audio Society, the guild for sound mixers, announced its annual awards this weekend during a virtual ceremony. The 57th CAS Awards honored “Sound of Metal” with its top prize, the award for outstanding sound mixing in a live action feature.

Traditionally, the winner of the CAS Award has a good chance of repeating the win at the Oscar. This year, however, the Academy has combined the sound mixing and sound editing categories into a singular Best Sound award. “Sound of Metal” is currently expected to win that award at this weekend’s Oscars.

In addition to the competitive categories, George Clooney was honored with the CAS Filmmaker Award. Seven-time Oscar=nominated sound mixer William B. Kaplan was presented with the Career Achievement Award. USC student Brandyn Johnson was given the CAS Student Recognition Award.

FULL LIST OF FILM WINNERS:

MOTION PICTURES - LIVE ACTION

SOUND OF METAL
Production Mixer: Phillip Bladh CAS
Re-Recording Mixer: Nicolas Becker
Re-Recording Mixer: Jaime Baksht
Re-Recording Mixer: Michelle Couttolenc
ADR Mixer: Carlos Cortez Navarrette
Foley Mixer: Kari Vähäkuopus

MOTION PICTURES - ANIMATED

SOUL
Original Dialogue Mixer: Vincent Caro CAS
Re-Recording Mixer: Ren Klyce
Re-Recording Mixer: David Parker
Scoring Mixer: Atticus Ross
Scoring Mixer: David Boucher CAS
ADR Mixer: Bobby Johanson CAS
Foley Mixer: Scott Curtis

MOTION PICTURES - DOCUMENTARY

THE BEE GEES: HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART
Re-Recording Mixer: Gary A. Rizzo CAS
Re-Recording Mixer: Jeff King