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Avid® (Nasdaq:AVID) today congratulates its customers on their nominations and awards at the prestigious Primetime Creative Arts Emmy® Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).  As part of the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which took place on September 18 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, the creative arts awards honor the behind-the-scenes crafts essential to television production.

Avid customers turned to the MediaCentral® Platform  to create Primetime Emmy Award-winning and nominated productions including Better Call Saul, Game of Thrones and The Voice, relying on Avid Artist Suite audio and video applications to bring their creative visions to life.  

Every nominee in the Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series category, including winner Tim Porter for Game of Thrones, relied upon the industry’s foremost editing solution, Avid Media Composer®.

For the second consecutive year, editors Kelley Dixon and Chris McCaleb were nominated for their work on the popular crime drama, Better Call Saul, using Avid Media Composer®. “The familiarity I have with Avid has been invaluable working on so many projects,” said Dixon. “The system handles everything I throw at it so I can be constantly creative!”

The sound mixing team behind Better Call Saul was also nominated for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series using the industry-standard digital audio workstation Avid Pro Tools® to mix the series.

The picture editing, sound editing, and sound mixing teams behind Game of Thrones trusted Avid audio and video solutions to create the hit series. Sound post-production company, Formosa Group, used Avid Pro Tools for both sound editing and sound mixing for Game of Thrones. Re-recording Mixers Onnalee Blank, Richard Dyer, Ronan Hill and Mathew Waters were nominated and won the award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series, and Supervising Sound Editor Tim Kimmel was nominated for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series.

Music Mixer, Randy Faustino was nominated for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Series Special for his work on The Voice. He’s been a mixer for NBC’s reality TV singing competition since its first season in 2011. “For The Voice, I use the Avid VENUE | Profile System with VENUE Software and Pro Tools,” Faustino said. “My goals are always simple – to have the best sounding mixes possible on air, and for the producers to be happy with how the show sounds at home for viewers, and Avid helps me do that.”

“We are delighted that the industry’s top creative professionals continue to embrace Avid EverywhereTM and our proven and trusted audio and video solutions to create some of the most watched and loved shows on television,” said Avid Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Louis Hernandez, Jr. “Avid Artist Suite solutions give professionals the creative freedom they need to bring high-quality content to the TV screen. We congratulate all of our customers on their outstanding achievements and wish them continued success.”  

Note to editors:

Emmy Award winners and nominees used Avid Artist Suite audio and video solutions for productions including:

OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Game Of Thrones • Battle Of The Bastards – WINNER HBO Tim Porter, Editor

Better Call Saul • Nailed AMCKelley Dixon, Editor Chris McCaleb, Editor

Better Call Saul • Rebecca AMC Kelley Dixon, Editor

Game Of Thrones • Oathbreaker HBO Katie Weiland, Editor

Narcos • Descenso Netflix Leo Trombetta, Editor

Veep • Mother  HBOShawn Paper, Editor

OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend • Josh Just Happens To Live Here! - WINNERCW Kabir Akhtar, Editor

Silicon Valley • Daily Active Users HBO Tim Roche, Editor

Silicon Valley • The UptickHBO Brian Merken, Editor

Veep • InaugurationHBO Steven Rasch, Editor

Veep • MotherHBO Shawn Paper, Editor

OUTSTANDING MULTI-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

The Big Bang Theory • The Opening Night Excitation - WINNERCBS Peter Chakos, Editor

Horace and Pete • Episode 103 LouisCK.netGina Sansom, Editor

Last Man Standing • The Road Less Driven ABCKris Trexler, Editor

Mom • Atticus Finch And The Downtrodden CBS Ben Bosse, Editor

2 Broke Girls • And The Sax Problem CBS Darryl Bates, Editor

OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE

Fargo • Did You Do This? No, You Did It! FX Networks Curtis Thurber, Editor
Skip Macdonald, Editor

Fargo • Waiting for Dutch FX Networks Skip Macdonald, Editor

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story • From The Ashes of Tragedy FX NetworksAdam Penn, Editor

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story • The Verdict FX NetworksStewart Schill, Editor

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • Public Defenders (segment) HBO Anthony Miale, Editor

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED OR COMPETITION REALITY PROGRAM

The Amazing Race • We're Only Doing Freaky Stuff Today CBS Andy Castor, Editor Julian Gomez, Editor Andrew Kozar, Editor Ryan Leamy, Editor Jennifer Nelson, Editor Jacob Parsons, Editor Paul C. Nielsen, Editor

Survivor • Signed, Sealed And Delivered CBS Editing Team

The Voice • Episode 1005 NBC Editing Team

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM

Project Greenlight • "Accident Waiting To Happen" - WINNERHBO Steve Lichtenstein, Lead Editor Craig A. Colton, EditorNena Erb, EditorDan Golding, Editor

Born This Way • Don't Limit Me A&E M'daya Meliani, Editor Chris Ray, Editor
Dan Zimmerman, Editor

Deadliest Catch • Carpe Diem Discovery Channel Josh Earl, ACE, Supervising EditorBen Bulatao, ACE, Editor

Naked And Afraid XL • 40 Days Jungle Rich Discovery Channel Malinda Zehner, Editor Mike Bary, Editor
Todd Beabout, Editor Jacob Parsons, Editor Eric Goldfarb, Editor Mike Levine, Editor Andrew P. Jones, Editor

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A SERIES

Black Sails • XX - WINNERStarz Originals Benjamin Cook, Supervising Sound Editor Sue Cahill, Supervising Dialogue Editor Jeffrey A. Pitts, Sound Effects Editor Tim Tuchrello, Sound Effects Editor Brett Voss, Sound Effects Editor Michael Baber, Music Editor
Jeffrey Wilhoit, Foley Artist

Game Of Thrones • The Door HBO Tim Kimmel, Supervising Sound Editor

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece) PBS Douglas Sinclair, Supervising Sound Editor Paul McFadden, Dialogue Editor
Jonathan Joyce, Sound Editor
Stuart McCowan, Sound Editor

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)

He Named Me Malala National Geographic Channel Skip Lievsay, Supervising Sound Editor PK Hooker, Sound Editor
Susan Dubek, Dialogue Editor
Bill Bernstein, Music Editor

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)

Game Of Thrones • Battle Of The Bastards - WINNERHBO Onnalee Blank, C.A.S., Re-Recording Mixer Mathew Waters, C.A.S., Re-Recording Mixer Richard Dyer, Production Mixer
Ronan Hill, C.A.S., Production Mixer

Better Call Saul • Klick AMC Larry B. Benjamin, Re-Recording Mixer Kevin Valentine, Re-Recording Mixer Phillip W. Palmer, Production Mixer

Downton Abbey • Episode 9 PBS Nigel Heath, Re-Recording Mixer David Lascelles, Production Mixer

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

Fargo • Gift Of The MagiFX Networks Martin Lee, Re-Recording Mixer
Kirk Lynds, Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Playfair, C.A.S., Production Mixer

The Night Manager • Episode 5 AMC Howard Bargroff, Re-Recording Mixer

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece) PBS Howard Bargroff, Re-Recording Mixer John Mooney, Production Mixer
Peter Gleaves, ADR Mixer


OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION

Modern Family • The Storm ABC Brian R. Harman, Re-Recording Mixer Dean Okrand, Re-Recording Mixer Stephen A. Tibbo, Production Mixer

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY OR SERIES SPECIAL

Grease: Live FOX Biff Dawes, Music Mixer
Eric Johnston, Playback and SFX Mixer
Bob LaMasney, Audience Sweetener
Pablo Munguia, Protools Playback Music Mixer

The Oscars ABC The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Paul Sandweiss, Broadcast Production Mixer Tommy Vicari, Broadcast Music Mixer
Marc Repp, Broadcast Music Mixer
Pablo Munguia, Pro Tools Mixer Michael Parker, Monitor Mixer
Tom Pesa, Orchestra Monitor Mixer
Patrick Baltzell, FOH Mixer
Kristian Pedregon, Post Production and Package Mixer Bob LaMasney, Audience Sweetener

The Voice • Episode 1018A NBC Michael Abbott, Broadcast Production Mixer
Randy Faustino, Broadcast Music Mixer

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A NON-FICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)

Deadliest Catch • Carpe Diem Discovery Channel Bob Bronow, C.A.S., Re-Recording Mixer

About AvidThrough Avid Everywhere™, Avid delivers the industry’s most open, innovative and comprehensive media platform, connecting content creation with collaboration, asset protection, distribution and consumption. Media organizations and creative professionals use Avid solutions to create the most listened to, most watched and most loved media in the world — from the most prestigious and award-winning feature films to the most popular television shows, news programs and televised sporting events, as well as a majority of today’s most celebrated music recordings and live concerts. Industry-leading solutions include Pro Tools®, Media Composer®, Avid NEXIS™, Interplay®, ProSet and RealSet, Maestro, PlayMaker and Sibelius®. For more information about Avid solutions and services, visit www.avid.com; connect with Avid on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn; or subscribe to Avid Blogs.

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