2008 Award Nominees
Congratulations to all our alumni who have been nominated for industry accolades this award season. We apologize if we missed anyone. Please contact Justin Wilson at 213.740.2804 or alumni@cinema.usc.edu for more information or updates.
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| MPSE Golden Reel Award |
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Design In a Feature Film Transformers
LISA ALDEN ‘89
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series
Entourage
RICHARD L. ANDERSON ‘83
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing In Feature Film Animation
Shrek the Third
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing In Animated Television
Shrek the Halls
JUDD APATOW
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing For an Original Screenplay
Knocked Up
JEFFREY BLITZ ‘97
Independent Spirit Awards
Outstanding First Feature
Outstanding First Screenplay
Rocket Science
BECCA BORAWSKI
Best Sound Editing In Music for Short Form Television
Scrubs: “My Musical”
BETTINA BRADBURY ‘78
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| WGA Award |
Outstanding Writing For a Daytime Serial
As the World Turns
THEODORE BRAUN ‘89
NAACP Image Award
Outstanding Documentary
Darfur Now
NORMAN BUCKLEY ‘80
ACE Award
Best Editing In a One-Hour Series for Commercial Television
Chuck (Pilot)
CHAD GOMEZ CREASEY ‘03
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing For a New Series
Pushing Daisies
DARA RESNIK CREASEY ‘03
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing For a New Series
Pushing Daisies
TONY CROLL ‘98
DGA Award
Outstanding Direction For Reality Television
Shooting Sizemore
RICHARD EDLUND ‘60
ASC Presidents Award
ROBERT ELSWIT ‘75
Academy Award
ASC Award
Outstanding Cinematography
There Will Be Blood
RICK FAMUVIWA ‘96
NAACP Image Award
Outstanding Writing For a Motion Picture
Talk To Me
TIM FARRELL ‘02
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing In Sound Effects for Long Form Television
Ruffian
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| NAACP Image Award |
MPSE Golden Reel Awards
Best Sound Editing In Long Form Television: Dialogue and ADR / Sound Effects and Foley
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
RUSSEL FRIEND ‘95
Golden Globe
Outstanding Television Series – Drama
House
SHARYN T. GERSH
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing In Music for Short Form Television
My Name Is Earl: “Creative Writing”
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing In Music for Short Form Television
ER: “I Don’t”
AVRAM GOLD ‘70
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing In Long Form Television: Dialogue and ADR / Sound Effects and Foley
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
BRIAN GRAZER ‘74
Golden Globe
Outstanding Production For a Motion Picture
American Gangster
ROBERT GUZA, JR. ‘78
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing For a Daytime Serial
General Hospital
DANIEL HEGEMAN ‘85
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| Golden Globe Award |
Best Sound Editing In a Feature Film
American Gangster
The Bourne Ultimatum
RICK HINSON ‘85
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing
In Animated Television
Catscratch
PATRICK HOGAN ‘98
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing In Dialogue for an Animated Feature Film
Shrek The Third
LESLIE IWERKS ‘93
ACE Award
Best Editing In a Documentary
The Pixar Story
JOHN KNOLL ‘84
Academy Award
Outstanding Visual Effects
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
GARRETT LERNER ‘95
NAACP Image Award
Golden Globe
Outstanding Television Series – Drama
House, M.D.
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| The Academy Award |
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing In Sound Effects for Long Form Television
Ruffian
CHUCK MICHAEL ‘87
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing In Sound Effects for an Animated Feature Film
Meet the Robinsons
VAHAN MOOSEKIAN ‘75
NAACP Image Award
Outstanding Drama Series
The Unit
TIM NIELSEN ‘99
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing In Sound Effects for an Animated Feature Film
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
JASON REITMAN ‘99
Academy Award
Outstanding Direction
Juno
Independent Spirit Award
Outstanding Direction
Juno
SHONDA RHIMES ‘94
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| Independent Spirit Award |
NAACP Image Award
Outstanding Television Series – Drama
Grey’s Anatomy
NAACP Image Awards
Outstanding Writing For a Dramatic Series
Private Practice
Grey’s Anatomy
MELISSA ROSENBERG ‘90
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing For a Dramatic Series
Dexter
BRYAN SINGER ‘89
NAACP Image Award
Golden Globe
Outstanding Television Series – Drama
House, M.D.
ADDISON TEAGUE ‘02
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing In a Feature Film
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
AARON RAHSAAN THOMAS ‘02
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing For a Dramatic Series
Friday Night Lights
JENNIFER TODD ‘87
Golden Globe
Outstanding Production For a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical
Across the Universe
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| DGA Award |
Golden Globe
Outstanding Production For a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical
Across the Universe
MATTHEW WEINER ‘90
Golden Globe
Outstanding Television Series – Drama
Mad Men
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing For a Dramatic Series
The Sopranos
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing For a New Series
Mad Men
CAROLINE WILLIAMS
WGA Award
Outstanding Writing For an Episodic Comedy
The Office: “Phyllis’ Wedding”
