‘F1,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ and ‘The Pitt’ Dominate 2026 Cinema Audio Society Awards
The 62nd annual Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards celebrated outstanding achievements in sound mixing for film and television on March 7, 2026, in Los Angeles. Warner Bros.’ F1: The Movie and Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters were among the big film winners, taking the Live Action and Animated Motion Picture prizes, respectively. On the television side, HBO Max’s The Pitt and Apple TV’s The Studio also received top honors.
Film Winners
F1: The Movie, starring Brad Pitt, won Best Sound at the BAFTA Film Awards last week and is also nominated for Best Sound at the upcoming Academy Awards [1, 2]. Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters, which swept the Annie Awards with a 10-for-10 win last month, also took home a CAS Award [2].
Television Honors
HBO Max drama The Pitt won the Television Series – One Hour award, while Apple TV’s The Studio was honored in the Half Hour Series category [2]. Netflix’s Adolescence secured the Non-Theatrical Motion Picture or Limited Series prize.
Documentary and Non-Fiction Awards
Becoming Led Zeppelin won in the Motion Picture Documentary category and Billy Joel: And So It Goes was awarded for Television Non-Fiction, Variety, or Music – Series or Specials [3].
Special Honors
The ceremony, hosted by Chris Hardwick [1], also included the presentation of two special awards. Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein) received the CAS Filmmaker Award, and Skip Lievsay (Gravity, No Country for Old Men) was honored with the CAS Career Achievement Award [1]. Evan Brooks, Peter Gotcher, Glenn Sanders and Howard Stark received the inaugural Jeffrey S. Wexler Award for Advancement in Sound Technology, and Mingxi Xu received the CAS Student Recognition Award [3].
2026 CAS Award Winners – Detailed List
Motion Pictures – Live Action
- F1: The Movie (WINNER)
- Production Sound Mixer – Gareth John
- Re-Recording Mixer – Gary A. Rizzo CAS
- Re-Recording Mixer – Juan Peralta
- Scoring Mixer – Alan Meyerson CAS
- ADR Mixer – Alan Freedman CAS
- Foley Mixer – Dennis Leonard
- Frankenstein
- Production Sound Mixer – Greg Chapman
- Re-Recording Mixer – Brad Zoern CAS
- Re-Recording Mixer – Christian Cooke CAS
- Scoring Mixer – Peter Cobbin CAS
- Scoring Mixer – Kirsty Whaley CAS
- ADR Mixer – Sebastian Vaskio
- Foley Mixer – Kevin Schultz CAS
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
- Production Sound Mixer – Lloyd Dudley
- Re-Recording Mixer – Chris Burdon
- Re-Recording Mixer – Mark Taylor
- Scoring Mixer – Chris Fogel CAS
- ADR Mixer – Nick Roberts
- Foley Mixer – Adam Mendez
- One Battle After Another
- Production Sound Mixer – Jose Antonio Garcia
- Re-Recording Mixer – Christopher Scarabosio CAS
- Re-Recording Mixer – Tony Villaflor
- Scoring Mixer – Graeme Stewart
- Foley Mixer – Kevin Schultz CAS
- Foley Mixer Chelsea Body
- Sinners
- Production Sound Mixer – Chris Welcker CAS
- Re-Recording Mixer – Brandon Proctor
- Re-Recording Mixer – Steve Boeddeker
- Scoring Mixer – Chris Fogel CAS
- ADR Mixer – Jason Oliver
- ADR Mixer – Tami Treadwell
- Foley Mixer – Darrin Mann
Motion Pictures — Animated
- KPop Demon Hunters (WINNER)
- Original Dialogue Mixer – Howard London CAS
- Re-Recording Mixer – Michael Babcock CAS
- Re-Recording Mixer – Tony Lamberti
- Scoring Mixer – Erich Talaba
- Foley Mixer – Giorgi Lekishvili
Motion Pictures — Documentary
- Becoming Led Zeppelin (WINNER)
- Production Sound Mixer – Nigel Albermaniche
- Re-Recording Mixer – Nick Bergh
Non-Theatrical Motion Pictures or Limited Series
- Adolescence S01 E01 (WINNER)
Television Series — One Hour
- The Pitt S01 E13 (WINNER)
Television Series — Half Hour
- The Studio S01 E08 (WINNER)
Television Non-Fiction, Variety or Music — Series or Specials
- Billy Joel: And So It Goes S1 E01 Part One (WINNER)