AMPS ANNOUNCE 2024 WINNERS IN EXCELLENCE IN SOUND FOR A TELEVISION DRAMA, FACTUAL FILM & AUDIO PRODUCTS

- Disney+’s THE BEAR, Netflix’s THE DEEPEST BREATH awarded in Television Drama and Factual Film -

- RADIUS WINDSHIELDS for RADIUS RAD-1 and INTROSPECTER FOR KRAKEN DIALOGUE EDITORS’ TOOLKIT - VERSION 3 awarded in Production and Post-Production Hardware or Software Audio Product -

- Chris Munro AMPS awarded with AMPS FELLOWSHIP AWARD -

The Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS), the UK-based craft guild made up of over 540 of the most imaginative and highly experienced creative talents working in the field of sound for film, television, and games, has today announced the winners of its 11^th Annual AMPS Awards for Television Drama, Factual Film and Audio Products. 

The winners are:

·       Disney+’s THE BEAR for Excellence in Sound for a Television Drama, for Series 2, Episode 6 "Fishes".  Scott D Smith, Evan Benjamin, Steve “Major” Giammaria, and Andrea Bella are awarded.    

Nominees were Succession (HBO/ Sky), The Last of US (HBO/ Sky), The Bear (Disney+), The Crown (Netflix).

·       Netflix’s THE DEEPEST BREATH picked up Excellence in Sound for a Factual Film. Greg Gettens, Will Chapman, Chad Orororo and Adam Prescod are awarded. 

Nominees were The Deepest Breath (Netflix), If These Walls Could Sing (Disney+), Inside Our Autistic Minds (BBC Two), Life on Our Planet (Netflix), Secrets of the Elephants (National Geographic/ Disney+).

·       RADIUS WINDSHIELDS for RADIUS RAD-1 is awarded excellence in a Production Hardware or Software Audio Product.

·       INTROSPECTER for KRAKEN DIALOGUE EDITORS’ TOOLKIT - VERSION 3 is awarded excellence in a Post-Production Hardware or Software Audio Product.

·       Sound Production Mixer Chris Munro AMPS was awarded the AMPS FELLOWSHIP AWARD for his Outstanding Contribution to Film, the Sound Community, and to AMPS, of which he is a founding member. Chris is a multiple award winner, with credits including Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Captain Phillips, and Black Hawk Down and Gravity, for which he won two Academy Awards. 

HBO/ Sky, Netflix and Disney+ led with three nominations each, with BBC Two recognised in one category. The two categories representing PRODUCT EXCELLENCE featured a wide range of nominations covering most aspects of the modern film sound workflow, indicating the ever-growing complexity of the technology supporting the creative processes. The full list of this year’s nominees is in notes to editors. 

AMPS Chair Andrew Wilson said: “Congratulations to our 2024 Awards winners. Each year it is incredibly competitive, and this year is no exception with our nominees and winners demonstrating a vast breath of intricate sound design work. We are delighted to be able to celebrate their work with our AMPS members at our annual Awards event at the University of Greenwich, while supporting AMPS chosen charity, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People through our annual raffle. We are proud that the AMPS Awards have become one of the most prestigious sound awards in the calendar, providing an important opportunity for talent in sound design and craft to be recognised for their invaluable contribution to the industry. And a huge thanks for the generosity of our sponsors and companies who donated towards our raffle, it is not possible without them.” 

The prestigious AMPS trophies are awarded annually, with the winner’s reception taking place at The University of Greenwich on Sunday 7^th April, with each of the winners receiving a trophy.

In their annual awards AMPS recognise multiple facets of the Sound industry.  Alongside Supervising Crew members, AMPS honours Key 1st Assistant Sound/Boom Operators and Supervising Dialogue/ADR Editors.

In its 11^th year, sponsors of the AMPS Awards are DOLBY LABORATORIES, PINEWOOD GROUP, SENNHEISER and BUBBLEBEE INDUSTRIES.   

AMPS chosen charity is Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, which it raises funds for through a raffle and selling merchandise at the awards event. This year included raffle donations from Radius, Cleanfeed, Ursa Straps, Nugen Audio, Raycom, Wisycom, Bubblebee Industries, Rycote, Sound Radix, University of Greenwich, DPA and Deity.