Scott Millan

Scott Millan
Born	Scott Alexander Millan 1954 (age 61–62) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Sound re-recording mixer Sound Director
Years active	1974–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] Millan has won four Academy Awards for his work in sound for motion picture.^[4]

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. 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

• 1993 - Schindler's List - Nominated^[9]
• 1995 - Braveheart - Nominated^[10]
• 1995 - Apollo 13 - Won^[10]
• 2000 - Gladiator - Won^[11]
• 2002 - Road to Perdition - Nominated^[12]
• 2004 - Ray - Won^[13]
• 2007 - The Bourne Ultimatum - Won^[14]
• 2010 - Salt - Nominated^[15]
• 2012 - Skyfall - Nominated^[16]

All are for the Academy Award for Best Sound (sometimes called Sound Mixing).^[17]

BAFTA Award

• 1993 - Schindler's List - Nominated
• 1995 - Braveheart - Won
• 1995 - Apollo 13 - Nominated
• 1999 - American Beauty - Nominated
• 2000 - Gladiator - Nominated
• 2004 - Ray - Won
• 2007 - The Bourne Ultimatum - Won
• 2012 - Skyfall - Nominated

All are for the BAFTA for Best Sound.

Emmy Awards

• 1987 - thirtysomething: "Michael Writes a Story" (Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series) - Nominated
• 1988 - Mission: Impossible: "Spy" (Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series) - Nominated
• 1990 - Challenger (Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or Special) - Nominated
• 1990 - The Kennedys of Massachusetts (Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or Special)
• 1991 - Ironclads (Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or Special)
• 1992 - Stalin (Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or Special) - Won
• 1998 - From the Earth to the Moon (Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or Special) - Nominated

Daytime Emmy Awards

• 1985 - The Young and the Restless - (Outstanding Drama Series Technical Team) - Won
• 1986 - The Young and the Restless - (Outstanding Live and Tape Sound Mixing and Sound Effects for a Drama Series) - Won
• 1987 - The Young and the Restless - (Outstanding Live and Tape Sound Mixing and Sound Effects for a Drama Series) - Won
• 1988 - The Young and the Restless - (Outstanding Live and Tape Sound Mixing and Sound Effects for a Drama Series) - Won
• 1989 - The Young and the Restless - (Outstanding Live and Tape Sound Mixing and Sound Effects for a Drama Series) - Won

Cinema Audio Society Awards

• 1993 - Schindler's List - Nominated
• 1995 - Braveheart - Nominated
• 1995 - Apollo 13 - Won
• 1999 - American Beauty - Nominated
• 2000 - Gladiator - Won
• 2002 - Road to Perdition - Won
• 2004 - Ray - Nominated
• 2004 - The Bourne Supremacy - Nominated
• 2007 - The Bourne Ultimatum - Nominated
• 2012 - Skyfall - Nominated^[18]

All are for the C.A.S. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Feature Film.

Satellite Awards

• 2007 - The Bourne Ultimatum - Won^[19]
• 2014 - Transformers: Age of Extinction - Nominated^[20]
• 2015 - Spectre (2015 film) - Pending^[21]

All are for the Satellite Award for Best Sound.

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
9. "The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
10. "The 68th Academy Awards (1996) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
11. "The 73rd Academy Awards (2001) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
12. "The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
13. "The 77th Academy Awards (2005) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
14. "The 80th Academy Awards (2008) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
15. "The 83rd Academy Awards (2011) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
16. "Oscars 2013: Full list of nominees". BBC News. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
17. IMDB. Awards for Scott Millan
18. Los Angeles Times. 'Lincoln,' 'Skyfall' among Cinema Audio Society award nominees January 8, 2013.
19. "The 11th Satellite Awards (2007) Nominees and Winners". PressAcademy.com. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
20. "The 19h Satellite Awards (2014) Nominees and Winners". PressAcademy.com. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
21. "The 20th Satellite Awards (2015) Nominees and Winners". PressAcademy.com. Retrieved 2015-01-14.

External links

• Scott Millan at the Internet Movie Database
• CAS Awards 2012: CAS Career Achievement Award - Scott Millan

Interviews

• Kaufman, Debra. "Sounds Like Team Spirit: When Mixers Match." Editors Guild Magazine May–June 2010 : Volume 31, Number 3.
• Kenny, Tom. "'Salt' Sound." Mix Magazine, July 27, 2010.
• Damski, Peter. "An Interview with Scott Millan." CAS Quarterly, Winter 2012.
• Altman, Randi. "Hitting the road for Skyfall." Post Magazine, November 2012.