March 19, 2012
Awards Season Roundup
Congrats to all of the SCA Family
USC School of Cinematic Arts
Alumni Nominations 2012
Erik Aadahl ‘98
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Academy Award
Best Sound Editing
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film
Judd Apatow
Bridesmaids
PGA Award
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Paul Apelgren ‘05
Fringe: The Day We Died
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Short Form Music in Television
Brett Baer ‘89
New Girl
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for a New Series
David Bondelevitch ‘89
Above the Ashes
MSPE Golden Reel Award
Best Short Form Documentary in Television
Peter Brown ‘95
Fast Five
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film
Devin Bunje ‘02
Zeke and Luther
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for a Children’s Show – Episodic & Specials
“Luther Turns 4”
Ben Burtt ‘75
Super 8
MPSE Golden Reel Awards
Best Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film
Rebecca Chan ‘10
The Maiden and the Princess
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Verna Fields Award in Sound Editing for Student Filmmakers
Jeff Cronenweth ‘84
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Academy Award
Best Cinematography
ASC Award
Feature Film Cinematography
Tim Farrell ‘02
The Walking Dead: What Lies Ahead
MSPE Golden Reel Award
Best Long Form Sound Effects and Foley in Television
Katie Gately
The Maiden and the Princess
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Verna Fields Award in Sound Editing for Student Filmmakers
Peter Gould ‘90
Breaking Bad
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for a Dramatic Series
Too Big to Fail
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for Long Form Adaptation
Brian Grazer
Tower Heist
NAACP Image Awards
Outstanding Motion Picture
Robert Guza, Jr.
General Hospital
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Drama
Grant Heslov ‘86
The Ides of March
PGA Award
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Academy Award
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Golden Globe
Best Motion Picture
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Rick Hinson ‘85
Polly Pocket
MSPE Golden Reel Award
Best Computer Episodic Entertainment
Quest for Zhu
MSPE Golden Reel Award
Best Direct to Video Animation
Soo Hugh ‘06
The Killing
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for a New Series
Tom Johnson ‘81
War Horse
Academy Award
Best Sound Mixing
Corey May ‘81
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for a Videogame
Frank Mele
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
NAACP Image Awards
Outstanding Documentary – Theatrical or Television
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
Chuck Michael
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film
Steve Michaels ‘93
The Kennedys
PGA Award
David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
Christophe Nassif ‘11
The Maiden and the Princess
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Verna Fields Award in Sound Editing for Student Filmmakers
Tim Nielsen ‘99
War Horse
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film
Jinhae Park ‘11
The Maiden and the Princess
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Verna Fields Award in Sound Editing for Student Filmmakers
Edward Parks ‘00
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
NAACP Image Awards
Outstanding Documentary – Theatrical or Television
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
Paula Patton ‘97
Jumping the Broom
NAACP Image Awards
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Shonda Rhimes ‘94
Grey’s Anatomy
NAACP Image Awards
Outstanding Drama Series
Kevin Roache ‘01
Revenge: Pilot
MSPE Golden Reel Award
Best Short Form Music in Television
Jesse Rosenman
The Maiden and the Princess
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Verna Fields Award in Sound Editing for Student Filmmakers
Gary Rydstrom ‘81
War Horse
Academy Award
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film
Edward Saxon ‘84
Enlightened
Golden Globe
Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Gianna Maria Smart ‘88
Enlightened
Golden Globe
Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Nick Stanton ‘02
Zeke and Luther
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for a Children’s Show – Episodic & Specials
“Luther Turns 4”
Seryna Thai
The Maiden and the Princess
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Verna Fields Award in Sound Editing for Student Filmmakers
Jean Tsai ‘11
The Maiden and the Princess
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Verna Fields Award in Sound Editing for Student Filmmakers
Matthew Weiner ‘90
Mad Men
PGA Award
Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
Robin Weiner ‘90
iCarly
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of a Children’s Program
Wendy West ‘97
Five
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing for Long Form Original
“Mia”
Derek Westervelt ‘84
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television
Mark Witte
The Maiden and the Princess
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Verna Fields Award in Sound Editing for Student Filmmakers
Qianbaihui Yang
The Maiden and the Princess
MPSE Golden Reel Awards
Verna Fields Award in Sound Editing for Student Filmmakers