Creative talent from CSS Studios‘ Todd-AO and Soundelux are among the nominees in the 82nd Academy Awardsยฎ.
โข Todd-AO‘s Michael Minkler and Tony Lamberti have been nominated for ‘Best Achievement in Sound Mixing’ for Inglourious Basterds. They share the nomination with Production Mixer Mark Ulano. This is the 11th nomination for Minkler, who has won the award three times (most recently in 2007 for Dreamgirls). This is Lamberti’s first nomination.
โข Supervising Sound Editor Wylie Stateman of Soundelux is nominated for ‘Best Achievement in Sound Editing’ also for Inglourious Basterds. This is Stateman’s fifth Oscar nomination.
โข Soundelux Supervising Sound Editors Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin are also nominated for ‘Best Achievement in Sound Editing’ for their work on Star Trek. This is Stoeckinger’s second Oscar nomination and Rankin’s first. Star Trek also received a nomination for ‘Best Achievement in Sound Mixing,’ with the nominees including Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin.
“Michael, Tony, Wylie, Mark and Alan are exceptional artists and we take pride in celebrating their success,” said CSS Studios President Robert C. Rosenthal. “These nominations provide the ultimate recognition for these very talented professionals and their teams for their hard work and dedication to the craft of sound.”
Additionally, Re-Recording Mixer Gary Summers of Todd-AO received two nominations for ‘Best Achievement in Sound Mixing’ as part of the teams on Avatar and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
The 82nd Academy Awardsยฎ will be held on March 7th in Los Angeles.
About CSS STUDIOS, LLC
Hollywood, California-based CSS Studios is a wholly owned subsidiary of Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISAD, DISBD, DISCK), the world’s number one nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 170 countries. CSS Studios provides creative services to major motion picture studios, independent producers, broadcast networks, cable channels, advertising agencies and interactive producers. CSS Studios‘ services are marketed under the brand names Todd-AO, Sound One, Soundelux, POP Sound, Modern Music, Soundelux Design Music Group and The Hollywood Edge, with facilities in Los Angeles, New York and London. With more than 50 years of experience in providing creative sound services and technical solutions, the companies, collectively, have garnered more than 50 Academy Award nominations and won 26 Academy Awardsยฎ.
