Rule Twenty
Special Rules for The Sound Award
1. A reminder list of all eligible pictures shall be sent with
a nominations ballot to all
members of the Academy Sound Branch who shall vote in the order
of their preference for not
more than five productions.
2. The five productions receiving the highest number of votes
shall become the
nominations for final voting for the Sound Award.
3. The talents of the rerecording mixers on a panel (not to
exceed three) and the
production mixer will be judged as contributing equally to a sound
track achievement. On an
Official Data Record supplied by the Academy, the producer and
the sound director shall
designate the eligibility of the co-rerecording mixing collaborators
(not to exceed three) who
have contributed substantially to the final mix, and the production
mixer (not to exceed one)
for Academy Award purposes.
4. In the event of a credits dispute, the nomination eligibility
for the Sound Award shall
be determined by the Sound Branch Executive Committee.
5. Following a review of the Official Data Records, determination
of nomination
eligibility shall be the responsibility of the Academy, as provided
in Rule Two.
6. The Theater Sound Inspection Committee shall inspect and
approve the projection
sound system of the Academy's theater at least four weeks prior
to the annual screening of
nominated achievements. No changes may be made in the sound system
after final approval by
the committee. Any production that deviates from the normal sound
system, or requires
modification of the system, must be approved by a majority of
the committee before the final
check of the system. Notification of such deviation or modification
requirements must be
submitted to the Academy at least three weeks in advance of the
inspection and approval of the
sound system. Any composite release print that plays on the normal
projection sound system of
the Academy's theater requires no special approval of the committee.
7. Before screening films nominated for the Sound Award, representatives
of the pictures
to be shown may run a maximum of two contiguous reels of
their pictures to audition them.
At the actual screenings, films will be run at the Academy
Standard sound level.
8. Final voting for the Sound Award shall be restricted to active
and life Academy
members.
