Rule Twenty-One
Special Rules for the Sound Mixing 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 Mixing 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 Mixing 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 General 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 Mixing 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 Mixing Award shall be restricted to active and life Academy members.