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  • Full Sail University Graduate Gary A. Rizzo Nominated for Oscar for Best Achievement in Sound Mixing

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    Full Sail University is proud to announce that Recording Arts Graduate

    Garry Rizzo, has been personally nominated for an Oscar® in the Best

    Achievement in Sound Mixing category for his work on the film Inception.

    The 83rd Annual Academy Awards will air live on ABC Sunday, February

    27, 2011.

     

    This is Rizzo’s third Oscar® nomination, with his first coming in 2004 

    in the category of Best Achievement in Sound Mixing for his work on 

    The Incredibles, and his second, in 2008, in the same category for his 

    work on The Dark Knight. More recently, Rizzo received the British 

    Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for Best Sound for 

    his work on the film Inception.

     

    Rizzo’s professional career as a Re-Recording Mixer began in 1995 at 

    the famed audio post-production facility Skywalker Sound--on George 

    Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, CA. Here he learned to mix 

    from Skywalker mixing legends on such films as Toy Story, The Lost 

    World: Jurassic Park and Titanic. Some of Rizzo’s most notable work 

    includes mixing dialogue and music for Tron: Legacy, How To Train Your 

    Dragon, The Incredibles, and Hellboy. He is currently in production on 

    Rio. Gary was inducted into the Full Sail University Hall of Fame in 

    2009.

     

    “Full Sail University is proud of our friend and graduate Gary Rizzo 

    for receiving his   Oscar nomination this year,” said Jay Noble, 

    Director of Alumni Relations. “As we watch Gary’s continued success in 

    the industry, we are reminded of the drive he possessed at the 

    beginning of his educational journey and the passion he has turned 

    into a stellar career.”

     

     




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