The honor recognizes advancements that have made a profound impact on sound.
April 28, 2026 (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — The Cinema Audio Society has opened a call for submissions for the Jeffrey S. Wexler Award for Advancement in Sound Technology. The award honors individuals, companies, or products whose innovations have significantly improved existing methods or are so innovative in nature that they have materially changed how sound is recorded, edited, mixed, or delivered. Introduced at the 2026 CAS Awards, the Jeffrey S. Wexler Award is a juried award judged by the CAS Engineering and Technology Committee. CAS is now accepting applications for 2027. Submissions are due June 30, 2026. Additional rules, entry guidelines, and a detailed timeline are available via the CAS Website at https://cinemaaudiosociety.org/.
Applications may be submitted by committee members, CAS members, product manufacturers, and individual inventors. Awards may be given to a specific technology, individual, or product, or to multiple recipients honoring a broader category of contribution.
The late Jeff Wexler CAS was a production mixer, educator, and leader whose career spanned more than forty years and 70 feature films. Among the first to use digital audio tape (DAT) and a pioneer of file-based production recorders, his work helped shape the way virtually all sound is recorded today. He received a BAFTA Film Award for Best Sound for Almost Famous, two Academy Award nominations, and Emmy and CAS Award nominations for The Last Samurai, Independence Day, and the HBO film 61. In 2011, he received the CAS Career Achievement Award.
The inaugural Jeffrey S. Wexler Award recognized achievements in non-linear technology for sound recording, editing, and mixing. Recipients of the 2026 Jeffrey S. Wexler Award were Evan Brooks, Peter Gotcher, Glenn Sanders, and Howard Stark.
Peter Kurland, President of CAS, said, “The Jeffrey S. Wexler Award offers important recognition to those in our industry engaged in the critical innovation that constantly furthers both our efficiency and creativity.. Jeff was a true trailblazer and creative force — changing how we work and how we think about our work. The Jeffrey S. Wexler Award acknowledges that spirit, and we look forward to seeing what this year’s submissions bring.”
The 63rd CAS Awards will take place on March 6, 2027, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
About the CAS Awards
The 63rd CAS Awards will honor Outstanding Achievements in Sound Mixing in seven categories: Motion Pictures – Live Action, Motion Pictures – Animated, Motion Pictures – Documentary, Non-Theatrical Motion Pictures or Limited Series, Television Series – One Hour, Television Series – Half Hour and Television Non-Fiction, Variety or Music – Series or Specials. The CAS Student Recognition Award, Career Achievement Award, and Filmmaker Awards will also be presented.
About the Cinema Audio Society:
The Cinema Audio Society was formed in 1964 for the purpose of sharing information with Sound Professionals in the Motion Picture and Television Industry.
The objectives of the CAS are: to educate and inform the general public and the motion picture & television industry that effective sound is achieved by a creative, artistic and technical blending of diverse sound elements; to provide the motion picture & television industry with a progressive society of master craftsmen specialized in the art of creative cinematic sound recording; to advance the specialized field of cinematic sound recording by exchange of ideas, methods, and information; to advance the art of auditory appreciation and to philanthropically support those causes dedicated to the sense of hearing; to institute and maintain high standards of conduct and craftsmanship among our members; to aid the motion picture & television industry in the selection and training of qualified personnel in the unique field of cinematic sound recording and to achieve for our members deserved recognition as major contributors to the field of motion picture & television entertainment.
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