Scott Millan

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Scott Millan
Born
Scott Alexander Millan

1954 (age 6970)
Occupation(s)Sound re-recording mixer
Sound Director
Years active1974–present

Scott Alexander Millan (born 1954) is an American sound re-recording mixer, [1] a member of the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, [2] and Sound Director for Technicolor at Paramount Studios. [3] He is known for his collaborations with Sam Mendes, Tate Taylor, Oliver Stone, Frank Marshall, as well as his early work with Judd Apatow and the Farrelly brothers. Millan has won four Academy Awards for his work in sound for motion picture. [4]

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In February 2012, Millan was honored with the Cinema Audio Society Career Achievement Award. [5] [6] [7]

Personal life

Millan was born in Los Angeles, California and attended Ulysses S. Grant High School in the Valley Glen neighborhood of Los Angeles.[ citation needed ] His father Art Millan and mother Lynn were both television and film actors in the 1950s. He married Deborah and had two children; the former The Young and the Restless actress Ashley Nicole Millan [8] and Brandon Millan.

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

The Academy Awards are a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements. The awards, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, were first held in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Millan has received four award from nine nominations. [9]

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef
1993 Best Sound Schindler's List Nominated [10]
1995 Braveheart Nominated [11]
Apollo 13 Won
2000 Gladiator Won [12]
2002 Road to Perdition Nominated [13]
2004 Best Sound Mixing Ray Won [14]
2007 The Bourne Ultimatum Won [15]
2010 Salt Nominated [16]
2012 Skyfall Nominated [17]

BAFTA Film Awards

The BAFTA Award is an annual award show presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. The awards were founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy, by David Lean, Alexander Korda, Carol Reed, Charles Laughton, Roger Manvell and others. Millan has received four awards from five nominations.

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef
1993 Best Sound Schindler's List Nominated [18]
1995 Braveheart Won
Apollo 13 Nominated
1999 American Beauty Nominated
2000 Gladiator Nominated
2004 Ray Won
2007 The Bourne Ultimatum Won
2012 Skyfall Nominated
2019 1917 Won

Primetime Emmy Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef
1989 Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series Mission: Impossible (Episode: "Spy")Nominated [19]
Thirtysomething (Episode: "Michael Writes a Story")Nominated
1990 Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or Special Challenger Nominated
The Kennedys of Massachusetts: Part 1 Nominated
1991 Ironclads Nominated
1992 Stalin Won
1998 Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie From the Earth to the Moon: 1968 Nominated

Daytime Emmy Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef
1985 Outstanding Drama Series Technical Team The Young and the Restless Won [20]
1986 Outstanding Live and Tape Sound Mixing and Sound Effects for a Drama SeriesWon
1987 Won
1988 Won
1989 Won

Cinema Audio Society Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef
1993 Best Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures Schindler's List Nominated [21]
1995 Braveheart Won [22]
Apollo 13 Nominated
1999 American Beauty Nominated [23]
2000 Gladiator Nominated [24]
2002 Road to Perdition Won [25]
2004 Ray Nominated [26]
The Bourne Supremacy Nominated
2007 The Bourne Ultimatum Won [27]
2011Career Achievement AwardWon [28]
2012 Best Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures Skyfall Nominated [29]

Satellite Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef
2007 Satellite Award for Best Sound The Bourne Ultimatum Won [30]
2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction Nominated [31]
2015 Spectre Nominated [32]
2019 1917 Nominated [33]

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References

  1. Technicolor. Technicolor Hires Oscar-Honored Theatrical Sound RE-recording Mixers Scott Millan and Greg Russell July 13, 2011.
  2. AMPAS. Academy Elects 2012 – 2013 Board Of Governors July 17, 2012.
  3. Variety. Technicolor adds sound vets June 27, 2011.
  4. The Hollywood Reporter. Technicolor Teams Sound Recording Re-Mixers Scott Millan and Greg P. Russell June 27, 2011.
  5. Cinema Audio Society. CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY TO HONOR RE-RECORDING MIXER, SCOTT MILLAN, CAS, WITH CAS CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD September 19, 2011.
  6. The Hollywood Reporter. Scott Millan to Receive CAS Career Achievement Award September 19, 2011.
  7. Variety. Kudos for mixer Scott Millan September 19, 2011.
  8. IMDB. Ashley Nicole Millan
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