Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) announced today that all Oscar®-nominated films in the Achievement in Sound Editing and Achievement in Sound Mixing categories were released with Dolby® audio technologies.
This marks the 30th consecutive year that films released with Dolby audio technologies have earned Academy Award® nominations for outstanding sound quality. Recognized as the de facto standard for high-quality audio in cinema, Dolby's audio technologies, including Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Surround EXTM, have dramatically enhanced the cinema-going experience.
The 80th Annual Academy Awards are scheduled to be televised live from Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre in high definition and Dolby Digital 5.1 by the ABC Television Network on Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. ET.
Nominees for Achievement in Sound Editing include: | |
The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal Pictures) | |
| Karen Baker Landers, Per Hallberg | |
| Dolby Digital | |
No Country for Old Men (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) | |
| Skip Lievsay | |
| Dolby Digital | |
Ratatouille (Walt Disney) | |
| Randy Thom, Michael Silvers | |
| Dolby Digital Surround EX | |
There Will Be Blood (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) | |
| Christopher Scarabosio, Matthew Wood | |
| Dolby Digital | |
Transformers (DreamWorks SKG and Paramount in association with | |
| Hasbro) | |
| Ethan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins | |
| Dolby Digital | |
Nominees for Achievement in Sound Mixing include: | |
The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal Pictures) | |
| Scott Millan, David Parker, Kirk Francis | |
| Dolby Digital | |
No Country for Old Men (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) | |
| Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff, Peter Kurland | |
| Dolby Digital | |
Ratatouille (Walt Disney) | |
| Randy Thom, Michael Semanick, Doc Kane | |
| Dolby Digital | |
3:10 To Yuma (Lionsgate) | |
| Paul Massey, David Giammarco, Jim Stuebe | |
| Dolby Digital | |
Transformers (DreamWorks SKG and Paramount in association with | |
| Hasbro) | |
| Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Peter J. Devlin | |
| Dolby Digital | |
About Dolby Laboratories
Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) develops and delivers products and technologies that make the entertainment experience more realistic and immersive. For more than four decades, Dolby has been at the forefront of defining high-quality audio and surround sound in cinema, broadcast, home audio systems, cars, DVDs, headphones, games, televisions, and personal computers. For more information about Dolby Laboratories or Dolby technologies, please visit www.dolby.com.
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Joshua Gershman, 415-645-5611
joshua.gershman@dolby.com
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