BEVERLY HILLS — Todd-Soundelux’s supervising sound editor Wylie Stateman and re-recording mixer Beau Borders are among the honorees nominated for this year’s Academy Awards. Both were nominated for their work on Lone Survivor, a story of four Navy SEALs on a covert mission in Afghanistan. Stateman received his nomination on the Best Sound Editing category, while Borders is nominated for Best Sound Mixing.
“We are grateful to the Academy and its members for recognizing the work of Wylie Stateman, Beau Borders, and their teams at Todd-Soundelux on this achievements in support of a wonderful and important project,” says David F. Alfonso, the owner and chairman of Todd-Soundelux. “Wylie and Beau are exceptional and unique artist, whose passion and drive for excellence in sound is vividly apparent to anyone who has ever worked with them, and which is reflected in the notable collection of filmmakers who look to Wylie and Beau as key creative collaborator on their projects.”
Todd-Soundelux's Borders and Stateman
This is Stateman’s seventh nomination. His previous nominations include Django Unchained (2013); Inglourious Basterds (2010); Wanted (2009); Memoirs of a Geisha (2006); Cliffhanger (1994); and Born on the Fourth of July (1990).
This is the first Academy Award nomination for Borders.
The 86th Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.