The Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) has announced the list of nominations for its third annual Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film awards. The association was founded in 1989 by a UK-based group of film and television sound professionals to solve common problems and keep abreast of changing technology.

Five films exhibited in 2015 were selected by an AMPS Awards Committee, from which leading sound crew members (Production Sound, Sound Editing and Re-Recording) were nominated for the award.

‘AMPS membership is made up of professionals who represent the sound for moving image industry, and therefore have a direct and educated insight into audio for film and TV,’ says Chair of the AMPS Film Award Committee, Chris Munro. ‘This expertise is often born out by later industry nominations. Congratulations and good luck to all our nominees.’

The full list of nominees is…

The Hateful Eight
Mark Ulano – Production Sound Mixer
Wylie Stateman – Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Minkler – Re-recording Mixer

The Martian
Mac Ruth – Production Sound Mixer
Oliver Tarney – Supervising Sound Editor
Paul Massey – Re-recording Mixer

Spectre
Stuart Wilson – Production Sound Mixer
Per Hallberg – Supervising Sound Editor
Scott Millan – Re-recording Mixer

Star Wars – The Force Awakens
Stuart Wilson – Production Sound Mixer
Matthew Wood – Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer
Andy Nelson – Re-recording Mixer

‘To receive an AMPS Award nomination is a very special honour for me because it is selected by some of the finest sound professionals working today,’ says Stuart Wilson, Production Sound Mixer on Spectre and Star Wars – The Force Awakens ‘I’m delighted, many thanks to the membership and to my team whose hard work has helped make it an incredible two in the same year.’

AMPS wishes to thank AMPS Sustaining Member Dolby Laboratories, which is again sponsoring the award.

More: www.amps.net