Congratulations to our friends and alumni on their successes in the 2006 awards season.
Academy Awards
Robert Elswit, ’75
Good Night, and Good Luck
Achievement in Cinematography
Don Hall
John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation
Doug Hemphill, ’79
Walk the Line
Achievement in Sound
Grant Heslov, ’86
Good Night, and Good Luck
Best Motion Picture
Best Original Screenplay
Steven Spielberg
Munich
Best Achievement in Directing
Best Motion Picture
MPSE Golden Reel Award
Richard Anderson ’73
Madagascar
Best Sound Editing in Feature Animation
David Bondelevitch, ’89
Battlestar Galactica
Best Sound Editing in Television- Short-Form Music
Patrick Hogan, ’98
Family Guy
Best Sound Editing in Television Animation
American Dad
Best Sound Editing in Television Animation
Lou Kleinman
The Island
Best Sound Editing in a Feature Film- SFX/Foley
Chuck Michael, ’87
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
Best Sound Editing in a Feature Film- SFX/Foley
F. Hudson Miller, ’84
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
Best Sound Editing in a Feature Film- SFX/Foley
WGA
Judd Apatow. ’87
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Best Original Screenplay
Javier Grillo-Marxuach*, ’93
Lost
Dramatic Series
Grant Heslov, ’86
Paul Selvin Award
Good Night, and Good Luck
Best Original Screenplay
Christina M. Kim*, ’03
Lost
Dramatic Series
Steven Maeda*, ’92
Lost
Dramatic Series
John Milius, ’67
Rome
New Series
Lisa Parsons, ’02
Arrested Development
Comedy Series
Ellen Perry
The Fall of Fujimori
Best Documentary Screenplay
Star Price, ’83
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Comedy/Variety Series
Shonda Rhimes, ’94
Grey’s Anatomy
Dramatic Series
New Series*
John Wells, ’82
The West Wing
Dramatic Series
Independent Spirit Award
Gregg Araki, ’85
Mysterious Skin
Best Director
Robert Elswit, ’75
Good Night, and Good Luck
Best Cinematography
Grant Heslov, ’86
Good Night, and Good Luck
Best Feature Film
Rian Johnson, ’96
John Cassavetes Award
Brick
Golden Globe Award
Bryan Burk*, ’91
Lost
Best Television Series- Drama
Javier Grillo-Marxuach*, ’93
Lost
Best Television Series- Drama
Grant Heslov, ’86
Good Night, and Good Luck
Best Motion Picture- Drama
Best Screenplay
Steven Maeda*, ’92
Lost
Best Television Series- Drama
John Milius, ’67
Rome
Television Series- Drama
Neal Moritz, ’85
Prison Break
Best Television Series- Drama
Charles Pratt, Jr.* , ’78
Desperate Housewives
Best Television Series- Comedy
Shonda Rhimes, ’94
Grey’s Anatomy
Best Television Series- Drama
Steven Spielberg
Munich
Best Director – Motion Picture
Tom Spezialy*, ’85
Desperate Housewives
Best Television Series- Comedy
DGA
Tony Croll* ’98
Three Wishes
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
Star Price, ’83
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
James Sadwith, ’04
Elvis
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television
Steven Spielberg
Munich
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
PGA
Bryan Burk*, ’91
Golden Laurel Award
Lost
Best Television Series- Drama
Grant Heslov, ’86
Good Night, and Good Luck
Best Motion Picture
NAACP Image Award
Bryan Burk, ’91
Lost
Outstanding Drama Series
Javier Grillo-Marxuach, ’93
Lost
Outstanding Drama Series
Steven Maeda, ’92
Lost
Outstanding Drama Series
Shonda Rhimes*, ’94
Grey’s Anatomy
Outstanding Drama Series
John Singleton, ’90
Hustle & Flow
Outstanding Motion Picture
Four Brothers
Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie*
Tim Story, ’91
Fantastic Four
Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie
ACE Eddie Award
Jeffrey Ford, ’91
The Family Stone
Feature Film- Musical or Comedy
Ron Howard
ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year
ASC
Robert Elswit, ’75
Good Night, and Good Luck
Feature Film
Robbie Greenberg*
Warm Springs
TV Movie/Miniseries/Pilot
Nathan Hope*, ’95
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation “Who Shot Sherlock?”
Best Single Episode of a Regular Series
Woody Omens, ’65
Presidents Award
Bill Roe
Faith of My Fathers
TV Movie/Miniseries/Pilot
Joseph White, ’04
Jordan Cronenweth Heritage Award
Emmy Award
Russel Friend
House
Brian Grazer*
24
Brad Grey
The Sopranos
Evan Katz*
24
Garrett Lerner
House
Shonda Rhimes
Grey’s Anatomy
Bryan Singer
House
Gianna Maria Smart
The Sopranos
Matthew Weiner
The Sopranos
John Wells
The West Wing
Tim Atzinger
Survivor
Picture Editing for Nonfiction
Programming (Multi-Camera)
Tom Shelly
Survivor
Producer
Jane Boegel
Sleeper Cell
Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or
Special
Sarah Boyd
Lost
Single Camera Picture Editing for a Drama
Sandra Chandler
All Aboard! Rosie’s Family Cruise
Cinematography for Nonfiction
Programming (Single-Camera)
Kirk Ellis
Into the West
Outstanding Miniseries
Evan Finn*
The Amazing Race
Picture Editing for Nonfiction
Programming (Multi-Camera)
Brad Grey
Real Time with Bill Maher
Variety, Music or Comedy Series
Patrick Hogan
Sleeper Cell; Stephen King’s Desperation
Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or
Special
Tim McHugh
Into the West
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a
Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Paul Neilsen
The Amazing Race
Picture Editing for Nonfiction
Programming (Multi-Camera)
Star Price
Penn & Teller: Bullshit
Writing for Nonfiction Programming
Shonda Rhimes
Grey’s Anatomy
Writing for a Drama
Steven Spielberg
Into the West
Outstanding Miniseries
Douglass M. Stewart
78th Annual Academy Awards, nomination
sequence
Picture Editing for a Special (Single or
Multi-Camera)
Sharyn Tylk-Gersh
ER
Sound Editing for a Series
John Wells
Mrs. Harris
Outstanding Made for Television Movie
Craig Zisk
Weeds
Directing for a Comedy
*Winner.
Congratulations to any alumni we may have missed. Please contact us at alumni@cinema.usc.edu if we overlooked you.