Full Sail Stories
Published Feb 18, 2025
45+ Grads Credited on 2025’s Academy Award Nominees
Full Sail graduates worked on movies like Wicked, A Complete Unknown, and The Substance, and two grads were nominated for their own Oscars.
The 2025 Academy Awards are fast approaching, and Full Sail grads worked on a number of nominated movies in categories like Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, and more. In total, 47 graduates were credited on 18 nominated projects in 21 categories, with two grads nominated for their own Oscars.
Recording Arts grads Nancy Nugent Title and Gary A. Rizzo were both nominated for their own Oscar statuettes. Gary earned his nomination for his contributions as a Re-Recording Mixer on The Wild Robot, while Nancy received a nod for her role as a Supervising Sound Editor on Wicked.
Several other grads also worked on Wicked, which was nominated in 10 categories including Best Picture. Grads Mario Alexander Orlando (Animator) and Chelsea Goodchild (Digital Artist) contributed to the marvelous look of Oz, while Jeffrey Roy (ADR Mixer) and Geraldo Gutierrez (Re-Recording Mix Technician) helped with the film’s audio.
Horror films made it into the mix of this year’s nominees, and Full Sail grads helped bring spooky visuals and sounds to the screen. Alien: Romulus was nominated for Best Visual Effects, and eight Full Sail grads, including James Miller (Sound Effects Editor), Cinnie Saunders (Production Assistant), and Robert Carr (Re-Recording Mix Technician) worked on the franchise’s latest installment. The Substance was nominated in five categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Makeup & Hairstyling; grads Judah Getz and Patrick Christensen both worked as ADR Mixers on the body horror flick. Graduate Trino Madriz was an ADR Mixer on Nosferatu, which was nominated in four categories including Best Cinematography and Best Production Design.
A Complete Unknown was nominated in eight categories, including Best Picture, Best Sound, Best Director, and Best Costume Design. Grads like Kalani Akuna (Graphic Designer), Vinny Alfano (ADR Recordist), and David Betancourt (ADR Mixer) all worked on the Bob Dylan biopic.
Additional grads worked on nominees like Conclave, Dune: Part Two, and Anora.
