2025 ASSG Award Winners

Sid Butterworth Lifetime Achievement Award
Sponsored by AFTRS
Stephen R Smith & Diane Smith
Paul ‘Salty’ Brincat


Greg Bell Student Encouragement Award
Sponsored by Sound Radix
Shiying Tashae Tay



Best Sound for Live Action Short Film
Sponsored by Netflix
The Roadhouse Blues

Josh Hogan – Sound Mixer / Sound Design
Scott Montgomery – Production Mixer
Les Fiddess ASSG – Foley Artist
Terri Bellem – Foley Mixer
Izzy Turner – Sound Assistant



Best Sound for Children’s or Animation
Sponsored by Amber Technology
Dead Beat Ends Meet

Ryan Granger – Sound Designer/Re-recording Engineer/Music Supervisor
Johnsen Cummings – Sound Designer
Joel Taylor – Audio Editor



Best Sound for Commercial or Promo
Sponsored by Silvertrak Digital
Sprout x Briggs: Munarra

Will Thackray – Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer
Guus Hoevenaars – Music Engineer
Forrester Savell – Music Mix & Master
Wade Keighran – Music Editor


Best Sound for Interactive or Immersive
Sponsored by Netflix
The Giants

Thom Kellar – Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer
Jacob Gibson – FX Editor
Hayden Riley – FX Editor
Ben Stewart – Sound Editor


Best Sound for Lifestyle, Reality or Factual Entertainment
Sponsored by AFTRS
Taniwha: Unleashed

Matt Perrott – Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Reeves – Sound Designer
Bel Cone – Sound Recordist
Leigh Krampe – Dialogue Editor
Andrew Dean – Sound Effects Editor



Best Sound for a Documentary
Sponsored by Sounds in Sync
Yurlu Country

Sam Hayward – Re-recording Mixer / Supervising Sound Editor
Cameron Grant – Sound Designer
Stuart Melvey – Sound Designer
Adam Roberts – Production Sound
Ash Charlton ASSG – Production Sound
Brett Stayt – Production Sound
Richard Hubbard – Production Sound
Tom Bannigan – Production Sound
Helena Czajka – Music Production
Lauren Ligovich – Dialogue Editor



Best Sound for a Television Series
Sponsored by Neumann
The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Andy Wright – Supervising Sound Editor/Re-recording Mixer
Mick Boraso – Sound Designer
Nick Emond ASSG – Production Mixer
Aron Dyer – Boom Operator
Gerry Nucifora – Boom Operator
Pedrag Malesev – Additional Prod Mixer
Wade Keighran – Additional Prod Mixer
Glenn Newnham – Dialogue Editor
Will Carroll – ADR Editor
Beth Bezzina – ADR Editor
Tara Webb – FX Editor
Dylan Burgess – Foley Artist
Steve Burgess – Foley Recordist & Editor
Owen Grieve – ADR Recordist
Megan Howieson – Assistant Sound Editor
Alexander Roberts – Re-recording Mix Tech



Best Sound for an Animated Feature Film
Sponsored by Unison
Memoir of a Snail

David Williams – Sound Designer/Original Dialogue Mixer/Re-recording Mixer
Andy Wright – Re-recording Mixer
Owen Grieve – Original Dialogue Mixer/Re-recording Mix Tech
Alexander Roberts – Original Dialogue Mixer
Will Carroll – Original Dialogue Mixer
Lee Yee – Sound FX Editor
Dylan Burgess – Foley Artist
Steve Burgess – Foley Recordist & Editor



Best Sound for an Independent Feature Film
Sponsored by Soundfirm
The Way, My Way

Wayne Pashley ASSG – Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor/Re-recording Mixer
Nick Emond ASSG – Production Mixer
Gerry Nucifora – Boom Swinger
Derryn Pasquill – Dialogue Editor
Daniel Hackett – ADR Mixer/Sound Effects Editor
Max Pashley – Sound Effects Editor
Blair Slater – Foley Supervisor
Dan Johnston – Foley Artist
Duncan McAllister – Foley Recordist
Luisa Hadley – Foley Editor
Chloe Turner – Foley Editor
Josh Pearson – Score Mixer
Libby Villa ASSG – Sound Post Coordinator



Best Sound for a Feature Film
Sponsored by Netflix
Better Man

Paul Pirola – Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer/Foley Mixer
Tim Ryan – Supervising Music Editor
Will Files – Supervising Sound Editor
Warren Hendricks – Supervising Sound Editor
Sean McCormack – Supervising Sound Editor
Guntis Sics – Production Sound Mixer
Jay Jennings – Sound Designer
Ryan Cole – Dialogue Supervisor
Andy Nelson – Re-Recording Mixer
Luke Schwarzweller – Re-Recording Mixer
Greg P Russell – Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Marks – Re-Recording Mixer
Sam Baker – Dialogue Editors
Ray Beentjes – Dialogue Editors
Sean Massey – Dialogue Editors
Matt Lapthorne – Sound Effects Editor
Rowan Watson – Sound Effects Editor
Hayden Collow – Sound Effects Editor
Dave Esparza – Sound Effects Editor
Justin Davey – Sound Effects Editor
Craig Beckett – Music Editor
Liam Moses – Music Editor
Sam Rogers – Foley Artist
Nataliia Syeryakova – Foley Artist
Ryan Squires – Foley Engineer
Chris Campagna – Foley Editor
Matthew Ault – Boom Operator
Dan Giles – Boom Operator
Liesl Pieterse – ADR Supervisor
Justine Angus ASSG – ADR Editor
Matt ‘Smokey’ Cloud – First Assistant Sound Editor
Sophie Norfolk – Sound Utility
Elaine Beckett – Music Editorial Co-ordinator



Best Production Sound
Sponsored by TecArt
The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Nick Emond ASSG – Production Mixer
Aron Dyer – Boom Operator
Gerry Nucifora – Boom Operator
Pedrag Malesev – Additional Production Mixer
Wade Keighran – Additional Production Mixer



Andrew Plain Award Best Sound Editing
Sponsored by Neumann
Bring Her Back

Emma Bortignon ASSG – Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer
Cameron Grant – Sound Designer
Hamish Keen – Dialogue Supervisor
Justine Angus ASSG – Dialogue Editor
Leah McKeown – Dialogue Editor
Brendan Croxon – Dialogue Editor
Roisin Gleeson – Dialogue Editor
Effie Pashidis – Dialogue Editor
Lachlan Harris – Sound Effects Editor
Lee Yee – Sound Effects Editor
Jennifer Leonforte – Sound Editor
Matt Lapthorne – Foley Supervisor
Sam Rogers – Foley Artist
Ryan Squires – Foley Recordist
Lara Schneider – Foley Editor



Best Music Production
Sponsored by RMS
Better Man

Tim Ryan – Supervising Music Editor
Craig Beckett – Music Editor
Liam Moses – Music Editor
Elaine Beckett – Music Editorial Co-ordinator



Best Sound Mixing
Sponsored by Spectrum
The Order

Andy Neil – Re-recording Mixer
James Ashton – Re-recording Mixer