LONDON — The Association of Motion Picture Sound (www.amps.net) has announced the nominations for its 3rd annual award for “Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film.” Five films exhibited in 2015 were selected by an AMPS Awards Committee, from which leading sound crew members (production sound, sound editing and re-recording) were nominated for the award. The winner will be announced online on February 8th.
The full list of nominees are:
Bridge of Spies
Drew Kunin - Production Sound Mixer
Gary Rydstrom - Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer
Andy Nelson - Re-recording Mixer
The Hateful Eight
Mark Ulano - Production Sound Mixer
Wylie Stateman - Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Minkler - Re-recording Mixer
The Martian
Mac Ruth - Production Sound Mixer
Oliver Tarney - Supervising Sound Editor
Paul Massey - Re-recording Mixer
Spectre
Stuart Wilson - Production Sound Mixer
Per Hallberg - Supervising Sound Editor
Scott Millan - Re-recording Mixer
Star Wars - The Force Awakens
Stuart Wilson - Production Sound Mixer
Matthew Wood - Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer
Andy Nelson - Re-recording Mixer
Chair of the AMPS Film Award Committee, Chris Munro, explains, “AMPS membership is made up of professionals who represent the ‘sound for moving image’ industry and therefore have a direct and educated insight into audio for film and TV. This expertise is often born out by later industry nominations. Congratulations and good luck to all our nominees.”
AMPS also offers thanks to long-time AMPS Sustaining Member, Dolby Laboratories, who is once again sponsoring the prestigious award.