February 24, 2011

Award Season Roundup

The SCA Family scores big with over Fifty Noms

The following School of Cinematic Arts alumni were nominated for awards this season.

Paul Apelgren ‘05 (Supervising Music Editor/Music Editor)
Fringe
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing: Short Form Music in Television
Best Sound Editing: Short Form Musical in Television

Let Me In
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing: Music in a Feature Film

Peter Austin ‘82 (Supervising Sound Editor)
Human Target
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing: Short Form Dialogue and ADR in Television
Best sound Editing: Short Form Sound Effects and Foley in Television

The Walking Dead
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing: Short Form Dialogue and ADR in Television

Lesley Chilcott ‘89
Waiting for Superman
PGA Award
Producer of the Year Award in Documentaries

Waiting for Superman (Paramount Vantage)
NAACP Image Award
Outstanding Documentary (Theatrical or Television)

Sung Rok Choi (Supervising Sound Editor)
Ian Christian Blanche (Foley Artist)
Alex Kemp (Music Editor)
Psychosis
MPSE Golden Reel Special Award
Verna Fields Award in Sound Editing for Student Filmmakers
USC School of Cinematic Arts Student Nominees

Patrick Clark ’01 (Music Editor)
Family Guy “It’s a Trap”
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing: Direct to Video – Animation

Thierry Couturier ‘83 (Supervising Sound and ADR Editor)
The Mentalist
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing: Short Form Dialogue and ADR in Television

Jeff Cronenweth ‘84
Social Network
ASC Award
Outstanding Achievement Award for a Feature Film

Social Network
Academy Award
Best Cinematography

Tim Farrell ‘02 (Editor)
Human Target “Pilot”
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing: Long Form Dialogue and ADR in Television

Russel Friend ‘95
“Help Me” (House)
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for an Episodic Drama

Cormac Funge ‘93 (Sound Effects Editor)
Breaking Bad “One Minute”
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing: Long Form Dialogue and ADR in Television

Sharyn Gersh ‘95 (Music Editor)
Detroit 187
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing: Short Form Music in Television

Peter Gould ‘90
Breaking Bad
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for a Television Drama Series

Bradley Rust Gray ‘99
The Exploding Girl
Independent Spirit Award
John Cassavetes Award for Best Feature made for under $500K

Brian Grazer
2011 MPSE Golden Reel Filmmaker Recipient

Robert Guza, Jr.
General Hospital
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Drama

Rick Hinson ’85 (Sound Designer)
Monster High
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR Animation in Television

Wild Grinders
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing: Computer Episodic Entertainment

Patrick Hogan ‘98 (Editor)
True Blood
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing: Short Form Dialogue and ADR in Television

Jonathan Igla ‘05
Mad Men
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for a Television Drama Series

Stephen Judson ‘71 (Music Editor)
MacGillivray Freeman’s Arabia
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing: Special Venue

So Yong Kim ‘10
The Exploding Girl
Independent Spirit Award
John Cassavetes Award for Best Feature made for under $500K

Garrett Lerner ‘95
“Help Me” (House)
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for an Episodic Drama

Erin Levy ‘05
Mad Men
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for a Television Drama Series

“The Chrysanthemum and the Sword” (Mad Men)
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for an Episodic Drama

Jeff Malmberg ‘94
Marwencol
Independent Spirit Award
Best Documentary Award
Aveeno Truer Than Fiction Award for Emerging Directors

Yvette Mangassarian-Amirian ‘05
Whale Wars 3: “Vendetta”
ACE Eddie Award
Best Edited Reality Series

Corey May ‘01
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for a Videogame

Walter Murch
2011 MPSE Career Achievement Recipient

Tim Nielsen ’99 (Sound Effects Editor) 
Toy Story 3
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in an Animation Feature Film

Jack Orman ‘93
Men of a Certain Age
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for a New Television Series

Star Price ‘83
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy/Variety Series

Shonda Rhimes ‘94
“Did you Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?” (Private Practice)
NAACP Image Award
Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series

Kevin Roach ‘01(Re-recording Mixer)
True Blood “I Smell a Rat”
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing: Long Form Dialogue and ADR in Television

A Drop of True Blood “Sam”
Best Sound Editing: Computer Episodic Entertainment

Melissa Rossenberg ’90 
Dexter
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for a Television Drama Series

Tom Sheppard 
Back at the Barnyard - "Treasure Hunt"
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for an animated series

Aaron Schneider ‘88
Get Low
Independent Spirit Award
Best First Feature Award

Addison Teague ‘02 (Supervising Sound Editor)
Tron: Legacy
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film
Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film

Tron: Legacy
Academy Award
Best Sound Editing

Mark P. Stoeckinger ‘82 (Supervising Sound Editor)
Unstoppable
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film
Academy Award
Best Sound Editing

Greg Townsend ‘07 (Mix Recordist)
The Pacific “Episode 2”
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing: Long Form Dialogue and ADR in Television

Lee Unkrich ‘90
Toy Story 3
ACE Eddie Award
Best Edited Animated Feature Film
Academy Award
Best Animated Feature Film

Matthew Weiner ‘90
Mad Men
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for a Television Drama Series

Wendy West ‘97
Dexter
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for a Television Drama Series

Jay Wilkinson (Sound Effects Editor)
True Grit
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film