Cinema Audio Society and SoundWorks Collection present the videos of “Meet the Winners” Panels, featuring a panel discussion on sound mixing, with the winners of the recent CAS Awards, including:

• CAS Career Achievement Recipient: Randy Thom, Director of Sound Design at Skywalker Sound
• Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures: “The Hurt Locker” - Production Mixer Ray Beckett and Re-recording Mixer Paul J. Ottosson
• Television Movies and Mini-Series: “Grey Gardens” - Production Mixer Henry Embry and Re-recording Mixer Rick Ash
• Television Series: “Mad Men – Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency” - Production Mixer Peter Bently, Re-recording Mixers Ken Teaney, CAS and Todd Orr
• Television – Non-Fiction, Variety or Music – Series or Specials: ”Deadliest Catch – “Stay Focused or Die” - Re-recording Mixer Bob Bronow, CAS
• DVD Original Programming: “Into the Blue: The Reef” - Production Mixer John M. Reynolds, Re-recording Mixers Terry O’Bright, CAS and Keith A. Rogers, CAS

As you may already know, Paul N.J. Ottosson has won the academy award for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing with Ray Beckett.

Need to know why “The Hurt Locker” won the two prizes? Here are some links to the posts previously published, all with info about the sound of this amazing film:

• “The Hurt Locker” and “Avatar”, Two Different Paths on Sound Editing
• Thoughts of the Oscars Sound Nominees
• How to Judge the Best Sound Editing Oscar
• Paul Ottosson on “The Hurt Locker”; An Interview with Oscar Nominee for Sound Editing and Mixing
• Paul Ottosson Talks About Working on “The Hurt Locker”

Congratulations to Mr. Ottosson and Mr. Beckett for the awards. Well deserved!