Scott Alexander Millan (born 1954) is an American sound re-recording mixer, a member of the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and Sound Director for Technicolor at Paramount Studios. 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.

In February 2012, Millan was honored with the Cinema Audio Society Career Achievement Award.

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 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.

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef
1993Best SoundSchindler's ListNominated
1995BraveheartNominated
Apollo 13Won
2000GladiatorWon
2002Road to PerditionNominated
2004Best Sound MixingRayWon
2007The Bourne UltimatumWon
2010SaltNominated
2012SkyfallNominated

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
1993Best SoundSchindler's ListNominated
1995BraveheartWon
Apollo 13Nominated
1999American BeautyNominated
2000GladiatorNominated
2004RayWon
2007The Bourne UltimatumWon
2012SkyfallNominated
20191917Won

Primetime Emmy Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef
1989Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama SeriesMission: Impossible (Episode: "Spy")Nominated
Thirtysomething (Episode: "Michael Writes a Story")Nominated
1990Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or SpecialChallengerNominated
The Kennedys of Massachusetts: Part 1Nominated
1991IroncladsNominated
1992StalinWon
1998Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or MovieFrom the Earth to the Moon: 1968Nominated

Daytime Emmy Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef
1985Outstanding Drama Series Technical TeamThe Young and the RestlessWon
1986Outstanding Live and Tape Sound Mixing and Sound Effects for a Drama SeriesWon
1987Won
1988Won
1989Won

Cinema Audio Society Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef
1993Best Sound Mixing for Motion PicturesSchindler's ListNominated
1995BraveheartWon
Apollo 13Nominated
1999American BeautyNominated
2000GladiatorNominated
2002Road to PerditionWon
2004RayNominated
The Bourne SupremacyNominated
2007The Bourne UltimatumWon
2011Career Achievement AwardWon
2012Best Sound Mixing for Motion PicturesSkyfallNominated

Satellite Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef
2007Satellite Award for Best SoundThe Bourne UltimatumWon
2014Transformers: Age of ExtinctionNominated
2015SpectreNominated
20191917Nominated

External links

Interviews

  • Kaufman, Debra. Editors Guild Magazine May–June 2010: Volume 31, Number 3.
  • Kenny, Tom. Mix Magazine, July 27, 2010.
  • Damski, Peter. 2022-07-05 at theWayback Machine CAS Quarterly, Winter 2012.
  • Altman, Randi. Post Magazine, November 2012.