ASSG Awards 2019

The 23rd Annual Australian Screen Sound Guild Awards were held on Saturday, November 23 2019 at Doltone House in Sydney, New South Wales.

MC: Craig Reucassel & Alex Lee

Winners & Nominees

Syd Butterworth Lifetime Achievement Award

Ben Osmo

Greg Bell Student Encouragement Award

Winner
Daniel Hackett
&
Elizabeth Rehling

Best Sound for a Commercial or Promo

Winner
Budget Direct – Insurance Solved

Nominees

Budget Direct – Insurance Solved

Timothy Bridge – Sound Designer
Wes Chew – Sound Supervisor
Blair Slater – Foley Supervisor and Editor
Duncan McAllister – Foley Recordist
Dan Johnston – Foley Artist
Luisa Hadley – Foley Editor
Miki Takahashi – Foley Editor

Metamucil: The Turd We Deserve

Ryan Granger – Supervising Sound Designer
Adam Hunt – Sound Designer
Talia Raso – Dialogue Editor
Alex Wakefield – Location Recordist

Running Bare ’19

Matthew Perrott – Sound Designer and Mixer
Audrey Houssard – Foley

You Foodz Meal Kit Campaign

Thom Kellar – Sound Design
Thalia Colettis – Sound Editor

Best Sound for an Animated Short Film

Winner
Monster’s Playground

Nominees

Bright Lights

Ramsay De Marco – Sound Design & Re-Recording Mixer
Charby Ibrahim – Additional Sound Design

Monster’s Playground

Ryan Granger – Supervising Sound Designer
Adam Hunt – Sound Designer
Talia Raso – Assistant Sound Designer
Shane Javie Kohn – Assistant Sound Designer

Sesame St-Cloud 9

Ryan Granger – Supervising Sound Designer
Adam Hunt – Sound Designer

Sohrab and Rustum

Derek Allan – FX Editor, Foley Editor  & Re-Recording Mixer
Shauna Doyle – FX Editor & Foley Editor

Best Sound for a Live-Action Short Film

Winner
Inside Water
&
The Rolling Ground

Nominees

Girl and Body

Brooke Trezise – Sound Designer
Andy Wright – Re-recording Mixer
Eren Sener – Location Sound Recordist
Sam Whittaker – Boom Operator
Will Carroll – ADR Recordist
Natalie Choo – Foley Artist
Megan Howieson – Foley Recordist

Here There Be Monsters

Pete Christie -Sound Designer
Erin McKimm – Sound Designer
Andrew McGrath – Re-recording Mixer
Ash Eden – Sound Recordist
Jennifer Leonforte – Sound Recordist
Julian D’Arcy – Sound Recordist

Inside Water

Adam Alexander – Sound Designer
Andy Wright – Re-recording Mixer
Piotr Wasilewski – Location Sound Recordist

Reverse

Daniel Borodin – Sound Recordist
Lachlan Harris – Sound Designer
Thom Kellar – Re-Recording Mixer and Sound Designer
Jenn Leonforte – Sound & Dialogue Editor

The Rolling Ground

Alex Francis – Mixer
Adam Connelly – Sound Designer & Foley Artist
Luke Foster – Sound Recordist
Márton Ábrahám Pór – ADR Recordist & ADR Editor
Andrew Simmons – Foley Recordist

Best Sound for Lifestyle, Reality or Factual Entertainment

Winner
Filthy Rich and Homeless, Series 2, Episode 2

Nominees

Ambulance Australia
Series 2, Episode 3

Cate Cahill – Sound Mixer

Don’t Stop the Music
Episode 3

Ric Curtin ASSG – Sound Designer & Mixer
Glenn Martin – Location Recordists
Ben Ohayon – Location Recordists
Ash Charlton – Location Recordists
Gavin Fernie – Engineer ABC Classic FM

Filthy Rich and Homeless
Series 2, Episode 2

Wes Chew – Sound Supervisor
Ian McLaughlin – Re-recording Mixer
Cihan Saral – Dialogue Editor
Candace Wise – Sound Coordinator
Dylan Barfield – Dialogue & FX Editor
Tania Vlassova – FX Editor
Eren ‘Pinky’ Sener ASSG – Sound Recordist
Nick Emond ASSG – Sound Recordist
Sam Davis – Sound Recordist
Matt Vaughan – Sound Recordist
Jarad Avnell – Sound Recordist
Tony Clunes – Sound Recordist

Monster Croc Wrangler
Season 4, Episode 8

Matthew Perrott – Supervising Sound Editor & Mixer
Audrey Houssard – Sound Editor
Jules Wucherer – Sound Editor
Beth Bezzina – Dialogue Editor
Dave Sims – Sound Recordist

Best Sound for a Drama or Comedy
(Under 30 minutes)

Winner
Diary of an Uber Driver, Episode 1

Nominees

Diary of an Uber Driver
Episode 1

Wes Chew – Sound Supervisor
Luke Mynott – Sound Designer
Michael Newton – Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Herdman – Dialogue Editor
Julian Wessels – FX Editor
Nick Emond ASSG – Location Sound
Gerry Nucifora – Location Sound
Tania Vlassova – Assistant Sound Supervisor

KGB
Season 1, Episode 2

Gavin Repton – Location Sound Recordist
Nick Gallagher – Re-recording Mixer
Lucy Messenger – Sound Designer & Foley
Mike Fragomeni – Foley & ADR
James Yeremeyev – Boom Operator

Mr Black
Season 1, Episode 1

Neil McIntosh – Sound Mixer
Terry Chadwick – Sound Recordist
Paul Huntingford – Foley Recordist
Helen Brown – Foley Artist

Over And Out
Episodes 3 & 4

Emma Bortignon ASSG – Sound Designer
Brendan Croxon – Re-Recording Mixer
Nathan Codner – Sound Recordist
Gareth Evans – Boom Operator

Best Sound for a Drama or Comedy
(Over 30 minutes)

Winner
Lambs Of God, Episode 1

Nominees

Bloom
Episode 1

Rob Sullivan – Re-recording Mixer
Luke Mynott – Sound Designer
Wes Chew – Sound Supervisor
Liam Price – FX Editor
Chapman Chan – Dialogue and ADR Editor
Cihan Saral – Dialogue and ADR Recordist and Editor
Andrew McGrath – ADR Recordist
John Simpson – Foley Artist
Lisa Simpson – Foley Recordist
Tania Vlassova – Sound Assistant
Dean Ryan – Sound Recordist
Rob Hornbuckle -Sound Recordist

Tidelands
Episode 1

Luke Mynott – Sound Designer
Wes Chew – Sound Supervisor
Michael Newton – Re-Recording Mixer
Cihan Saral – Dialogue Editor
Chapman Chan – Dialogue Editor
Liam Price – Sound Effects Editor
Julian Wessels – Sound Effects Editor
Weronika Razna – Sound Effects Editor
Paul Brincat – Location Recordist
Ruth Vance – Boom Operator
Joshua O’Donnell – Boom Operator
Joel Hodgkinson – Second Unit Boom Operator
Dane Cody – Second Unit Sound Recordist
Seth Jackson – Second Unit Boom Operator
Tania Vlassova – Sound Assistant
Jenn Leonforte – Sound Assistant
Marisa Marsionis – Sound Assistant
Duncan McAllister – Foley Recordist
Dan Johnston – Foley Artist
Blair Slater – Foley Supervisor

Harrow
Season 2, Episode 9

Liam Price – Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Effects Editor & ADR Recordist
Michael Newton – Re-Recording Mixer
Luke Mynott – Supervising Sound Editor
Wes Chew – Sound Supervisor
Dane Cody – Production Sound Mixer
Gunay Demirci – 1st Assistant Sound
Kara Moolman – 2nd Assistant Sound
Michael McEvoy – 3rd Assistant Sound
Tom Herdman – Dialogue Editor
Alex Birch – Atmos Editor
Jennifer Leonforte – Assistant Sound Editor
Cihan Saral – ADR Recordist
Julian Wessels – ADR Recordist
Joel Hodgkinson – Additional Boom Operator
Andrew Simmons – Foley
Adam Connelly – Foley

Lambs Of God
Episode 1

Stephen R Smith – Sound Supervisor & Sound Mixer
Paul Devescovi -Sound Effects Editor
Mia Stewart – Dialogue Editor
James Bagley – ADR Recordist
Neil McIntosh – ADR Recordist
Helen Brown – Foley Artist
Paul Huntingford – Foley Recordist
Sue Scott – Facilities Manager
Nick Emond ASSG – Sound Recordist
Gerry Nucifora – Boom Operator
Emma Barham – Boom Operator

Secret City
Season 2, Episode 1

Dino Giacomin – Sound Supervisor
Ian Neilson – Sound Supervisor & FX Editor
James Andrews – Dialogue Editor & ADR Recordist
Justin Lloyd – Dialogue Editor
Robert Sullivan – Sound Mixer
Grant Shepherd – Sound Recordist
Todd Moore – Boom Operator
Nathan Badder – Boom Operator
Nigel Croydon – Foley Recording
Stefan Kluka – Foley Artist
Leah Humphrey – Studio Coordinator

Best Sound for Interactive Media

Winner
Giran

Nominees

Symbiosville

Thom Kellar – Sound Designer
Thalia Colettis – Sound Designer

80Hz

Luke Mynott – Sound Supervisor
Julian Wessels – Sound Designer & Programmer
Thomas Wing-Evans – Creative Artist

Giran

Luke Mynott – Sound Supervisor
Julian Wessels – Sound Designer
Jonathon Jones – Creative Artist

Melbourne DNA : Disruption

Ryan Granger – Supervising Sound Designer
Talia Raso – Sound Designer
Adam Hunt – Ambisonic Recording
Sean O’Connell – Unity Developer & Audio Implementation

Best Sound for a Documentary

Winner
Mystify: Michael Hutchence

Nominees

Machine

Luke Mynott -Sound Designer & Additional Mixing
Weronika Razna – Sound Designer & Additional Mixing
Wes Chew – Re- Recording Mixer
Liam Price – FX Editor
Julian Wessels – FX Editor
Tom Herdman – Dialogue Editor

Mystify: Michael Hutchence

Robert Mackenzie – Re-Recording Mixer & Sound Designer
Simon Rosenberg – Dialogue Editor
Mick Boraso – Sound Designer
Lynn-Maree Milburn – Additional Sound Designer

The Final Quarter

Wes Chew – Sound Designer & Sound Supervisor
Luke Mynott – Sound Supervisor
Weronika Razna – Dialogue Editor & Re-Recording Mixer
Tania Vlassova – Sound Editor
Cihan Saral – Sound Editor

The Leunig Fragments

Emma Bortignon ASSG- Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor & Music Editor
Simon Walbrook – Dialogue Editor
Simon Rosenberg – Re-Recording Mixer
Adrian Medhurst – Foley Walker
Ryan Squires – Foley Recordist
Pip Atherstone-Reid – ADR Recordist
Adrian Bortignon – Vinyl Music Recordings
Kasimir Burgess – Location Sound Recordist

Best Sound for a Children’s Programme

Winner
Beat Bugs, Season 3, Episode 7: Let It Be

Nominees

Beat Bugs
Season 3, Episode 7: Let It Be

Sam Hayward – Sound Supervisor
Wes Swales – Dialogue Mixer
Thom Kellar – Re-Recording Mixer
Sam Gain-Emery – Re-Recording Mixer
Andrew Miller – Sound Designer
Jared Dwyer – Sound Designer
Alex Birch – Assistant Sound Editor
Blair Slater – Foley Supervisor
Andrew Simmons – Foley Artist
Miki Takahashi – Foley Artist
Thalia Colettis – Sound Editor
Duncan McAllister – Foley Artist
Luisa Hadley – Foley Artist
Dan Johnston – Foley Artist
Daniel Denholm – Music Producer and Engineer
Jason Fernandez – Music Editor
Brent Clark – Music Mixer
Sean Carey – Supervising Music Editor
Robert Mothersbaugh – Score Mix Engineer

Bluey
Episode 29: The Creek

Dan Brumm – Dialogue Editor, Sound Designer & Mixer

Kiddets
Season 1, Episode 11: Peace and Quiet

Damian Del Borrello – Sound Designer & Re-Recording Mixer
Toby Lloyd – Dialogue Recordist
Simon Riley – Foley Recordist
James Carroll – Foley Artist
Louis Littlejohn – Assistant Sound Editor

The InBestigators,
Season 1, Episode 8: The Case of the Spoiled Sports Day

Scott Findlay – Sound Designer
Justin Lloyd – Dialogue Editor
Lynne Butler – Sound Effects Editor
Gerry Long – Foley Artist
Scott Heming – Foley Recordist
Manel Lopez – Sound Recordist
Terry Shepherd – Boom Operator
Sophie Norfolk – Boom Operator

Best Film
Sound Recording

Winner
The Nightingale

Nominees

Hotel Mumbai

Russell Alexander – ADR Recordist
Nick Baxter – ADR Recordist (as Nicholai Baxter)
Pete Best ASSG – ADR Recordist
James Currie – Sound Recordist
Daniel Davila – ADR Recordist
Mitch Dorf – ADR Mixer
Peter Gleaves – ADR Recordist
Scott Illingworth – ADR Recordist
Ashraf Khan – Boom Operator
Andrew Miller – ADR Mixer
Chris Navarro – ADR Mixer
Liesl Pieterse – ADR Recordist
Raghavendra – Second Boom Operator
Aravind Vijayakumar – ADR Engineer (India)
J.B. Williams – Boom Operator
Travis Williamson – Boom Operator

Judy & Punch

Andrew Ramage – Location Sound Recordist
Megan Howieson – Foley Recordist
Dan Giles – Boom Operator
Hugh Palmer – Second Boom Operator
Craig Beckett – Score Engineer
Rose Mackenzie-Peterson – Score Recordist

Ladies in Black

David Lee – Production Sound Mixer
Steve Harris – Boom Operator
Emma Barham – Boom Operator
Michael Grisold – Foley Recordist
Howard London – ADR Recordist
Brian Smith – ADR Recordist
Aaron Hasson – ADR Recordist
Thibault Arnold – ADR Recordist
Christo Curtis – Score Engineer
Craig Beckett – Score Recordist
Rose Mackenzie-Peterson – Assistant Score Engineer

The Nightingale

Dean Ryan – Location Sound Recordist
Lisa Simpson – Foley Recordist
Mark Lavery – Boom Operator
Tim Ryan – ADR Recordist
Craig Beckett – ADR Recordist

Andrew Plain Award for
Best Film Sound Editing

Winner
I Am Mother

Nominees

Hotel Mumbai

Justine Angus – Additional Dialogue Editor
Duncan Campbell – Foley Editor
Lachlan Harris – Sound Effects Editor
Adrian Medhurst – Additional Sound Editor
Sam Petty – Re-Recording Mixer & Supervising Sound Editor
Petar Ristic – Dialogue Editor & Supervising Dialogue Editor
Alicia Slusarski – Sound Effects Editor
Belinda Trimboli – Additional ADR Editor & Assistant Sound Editor
Brendan Hill – Additional Sound Editor

I Am Mother

Tom Heuzenroeder – Sound Designer & Sound Effects Editor
Duncan Campbell – Sound Designer & Sound Effects Editor
Pete Smith – Dialogue Editor & Re-Recording Mixer
Adrian Medhurst – Foley Artist & Foley Editor
Lachlan Harris – Additional Sound Effects Editor

Ladies in Black

Andy Wright – Supervising Sound Editor & Re-recording Mixer
Leah Katz – Dialogue and ADR Editor
Mick Boraso – Sound Effects Editor
Diego Ruiz – Sound Effects Editor
Mario Vaccaro – Foley Artist
Will Carroll – Assistant Sound Editor
Ulrika Akander – US ADR Supervisor

The Nightingale

Robert Mackenzie – Supervising Sound Editor
Leah Katz – Dialogue Editor
Jed Dodge – Dialogue Editor
Tara Webb – Sound Effects Editor
John Simpson – Foley Artist
Belinda Trimboli – Additional ADR Editor
Tim Ryan – Music Editor

Best Film Sound Mixing

Winner
I Am Mother
&
The Nightingale

Nominees

Hotel Mumbai

Justin Astbury – Sound Engineer
Cristiano Ciccone – Re-Recording Mixer (Italian Dubbing)
Victor Ivchenko – Mix Technician
Nakul Kamte – Sound Mixer
Carlos Manrique Clavijo – Mix Assistant
Sam Petty – Re-Recording Mixer & Supervising Sound Editor
Pete Smith – Re-Recording Mixer

I Am Mother

Pete Smith – Dialogue Editor & Re-Recording Mixer
Carlos Manrique Clavijo – Mix Assistant

Ladies in Black

Andy Wright – Supervising Sound Editor & Re-recording Mixer

The Nightingale

Pete Smith – Re-Recording Mixer
Carlos Manrique Clavijo – Mix Assistant
Victor Ivchenko – Mix Assistant

Soundtrack of the Year

Winner
The Nightingale

Nominees

Animals

Emma Bortignon ASSG, Adrian Medhurst, Pete Smith, Simon Walbrook, Duncan Campbell, Josh Williams, Dean Murray & Simon Murphy

Buoyancy

Sam Petty, Dane Cody, Adrian Medhurst, Vanessa Car, Peter Ristic, Sony Morm, Sopheakday Touch & Sereiratanak Vann

Hotel Mumbai

Russell Alexander, Justine Angus, Justin Astbury, Nick Baxter, Pete Best ASSG, Duncan Campbell, Cristiano Ciccone, James Currie, Daniel Davila, Mitch Dorf, Peter Gleaves, Lachlan Harris, Scott Illingworth, Victor Ivchenko, Nakul Kamte, Ashraf Khan, Carlos Manrique Clavijo, Adrian Medhurst ,Andrew Miller, Chris Navarro, Sam Petty, Liesl Pieterse, Raghavendra, Petar Ristic, Alicia Slusarski, Pete Smith, Belinda Trimboli, Aravind Vijayakumar,J.B. Williams, Travis Williamson & Brendan Hill

I Am Mother

Tom Heuzenroeder, Duncan Campbell, Pete Smith, Adrian Medhurst, Ryan Squires, Lachlan Harris, Des Kenneally, Nick Steele, Richard Flynn, Corrin Ellingford, Jakub Gaudasinski, Carlos Manrique Clavijo, Noah Dunbar & Michael Miller

Judy & Punch

Robert Mackenzie, Andrew Ramage, Leah Katz, Tara Webb, Mario Vacarro, Megan Howieson, Dan Giles, Hugh Palmer, Diego Ruiz, Hayden McDonald, Craig Beckett & Rose Mackenzie-Peterson

Ladies in Black

David Lee, Steve Harris, Emma Barham, Andy Wright, Leah Katz, Mick Boraso, Diego Ruiz, Mario Vaccaro, Michael Grisold, Will Carroll, Ulrika Akander, Howard London, Brian Smith, Aaron Hasson, Thibault Arnold, Christo Curtis, Craig Beckett & Rose Mackenzie-Peterson

The Nightingale

Robert Mackenzie – Supervising Sound Editor
Pete Smith – Re-Recording Mixer
Dean Ryan – Location Sound Recordist
Leah Katz – Dialogue Editor
Jed Dodge – Dialogue Editor
Tara Webb – Sound Effects Editor
John Simpson – Foley Artist
Lisa Simpson – Foley Recordist
Mark Lavery – Boom Operator
Belinda Trimboli – Additional ADR editor
Tim Ryan – Music Editor & ADR Recordist
Craig Beckett – ADR Recordist
Carlos Manrique Clavijo – Mix Assistant
Victor Ivchenko – Mix Assistant

Lambs Of God, Episode 1

Stephen R Smith, Paul Devescovi, Mia Stewart, James Bagley, Neil McIntosh, Helen Brown, Paul Huntingford, Sue Scott, Nick Emond ASSG, Gerry Nucifora & Emma Barham

Mystify: Michael Hutchence

Robert Mackenzie, Simon Rosenberg, Mick Boraso & Lynn-Maree Milburn