The Cinema Audio Society has announced its nominees in seven categories for the 62nd Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing, honouring work released in 2025.
The 62nd CAS Awards will be held on Saturday 7 March at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.
As previously announced, Academy Award-winning re-recording mixer Skip Lievsay (Gravity, No Country for Old Men, Roma) will be honoured with the CAS Career Achievement Award.
Visionary filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pan’s Labyrinth, Frankenstein) will also receive the Cinema Audio Society Filmmaker Award.
CAS revealed: “The CAS Award nominees highlight the outstanding contributions of sound mixers, recognising excellence in the specialised craft of sound mixing for both motion pictures and television.
“Each year, accomplished CAS members – who possess extensive expertise in the art and science of sound – review hundreds of submissions to ensure the nominees represent the highest standards of achievement in cinematic sound.”
“2025 showcased an extraordinary range, ambition, and artistry across the sound community,” added CAS president Peter Kurland.
“From intimate character-driven stories to large-scale spectacles, this year’s nominees demonstrate the impact of outstanding sound mixing across film and television.
“Their work continues to push the craft forward, and we are proud to celebrate their achievements.”
The nominees for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing are:
MOTION PICTURES – LIVE ACTION
- F1: The Movie
- Frankenstein
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
MOTION PICTURES – ANIMATED
- Elio
- KPop Demon Hunters
- The Bad Guys 2
- The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
- Zootopia 2
MOTION PICTURES – DOCUMENTARY
- Becoming Led Zeppelin
- I Was Born This Way
- It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
- Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
- Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
NON-THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES OR LIMITED SERIES
- Adolescence S01 E01
- Black Mirror S07 E06 “USS Callister: Into Infinity”
- Chief of War
- Love, Death + Robots
- Star Trek: Section 31
TELEVISION SERIES – ONE HOUR
- Andor S02 E08 “Who Are You?”
- Pluribus S01 E01 “We Is Us”
- Severance S02 E10 “Cold Harbor”
- Stranger Things S05 E08 “Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up”
- The Pitt S01 E13 “7:00 PM”
TELEVISION SERIES – HALF HOUR
- Hacks S04 E04 “I Love LA”
- Murderbot S01 E01 “Free Commerce”
- Only Murders in the Building S05 E09 “LESTR”
- The Bear S04 E03 “Scallop”
- The Studio S01 E08 “Golden Globes”
TELEVISION NON-FICTION, VARIETY or MUSIC – SERIES or SPECIALS
- 100 Foot Wave S03 E04 “The Eddie”
- Billy Joel: And So It Goes S1 E01 “Part One”
- Formula 1: Drive to Survive S07 E09 “Under New Management”
- John Candy: I Like Me
- Pee-Wee as Himself S01 E01
Five finalists are also vying for the CAS Student Recognition Award, with the winner to be announced during the awards gala.
STUDENT RECOGNITION AWARD FINALISTS
- Joseph Crews, Belmont University
- Aidan Jones, Savannah College of Art and Design
- Linnan Liu, University of Southern California
- Evan Nowack, Chapman University
- Mingxi Xu, National Film and Television School
The Cinema Audio Society will introduce its newly elected Board of Directors at the ceremony, too.
More information is available on the Cinema Audio Society website.
