'Les Misérables' wins at Cinema Audio Society Awards

Credit: Universal Pictures

After a tumultuous awards season that saw its prospects rise and fall at a breakneck pace, 'Les Misérables' finally claimed a prize from a tech guild.

Tom Hooper's big-screen adaptation of the popular stage musical earned the award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Live-Action Motion Pictures from the Cinema Audio Society, which honors the best in Sound Mixing in film. Oscar has gone big for musicals in the Sound Mixing category in the past, so this win certainly bodes well for its chances at the Academy Awards next Sunday, where it will face stiff competition from potential spoiler 'Skyfall'.

Meanwhile, animated features were split off into their own category for the first time this year, and the big winner was Disney/Pixar's 'Brave'.

Full winners list via HitFix:

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Live Action
"Les Misérables"
Production Mixer - Simon Hayes
Re-recording Mixer - Andy Nelson
Re-recording Mixer - Mark Paterson
Scoring Mixer - Jonathan Allen
ADR Mixer - Robert Edwards
Foley Mixer - Pete Smith

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Animation
"Brave"
Original Dialogue Mixer - Bobby Johanson
Re-recording Mixer - Tom Johnson
Re-recording Mixer - Gary Rydstrom, CAS
Scoring Mixer - Andrew Dudman
Foley Mixer - Frank Rinella

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Movie or Mini-Series
"Hatfields & McCoys" - "Part 1"
Production Mixer - Dragos Stanomir
Re-recording Mixer - Christian Cooke
Re-recording Mixer - Brad Zoern
Scoring Mixer - Jeffrey A. Vaughn, CAS
ADR Mixer - Eric Apps
Foley Mixer - Peter Persaud

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series - 1 Hour
"Homeland" - "Beirut is Back"
Production Mixer - Larry Long
Re-recording Mixer - Nello Torri, CAS
Re-recording Mixer - Alan M. Decker, CAS
ADR Mixer - Paul Drenning
Foley Mixer - Shawn Kennelly

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series - 1/2 Hour
"Modern Family" - "Disneyland"
Production Mixer - Stephen A. Tibbo, CAS
Re-recording Mixer - Dean Okrand
Re-recording Mixer - Brian R. Harman, CAS

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Non-Fiction, Variety or Music Series or Specials
"The 2012 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony"
Re-recording Mixer - Brian Riordan, CAS
Re-recording Mixer - Jamie Ledner

Technical Achievement Award - Production
Sound Devices - 664 Field Production Mixer with Recorder

Technical Achievement Award - Post-Production
Dolby - Atmos

Filmmaker Award
Jonathan Demme

Lifetime Achievement Award
Chris Newman, CAS