Three Television Shows In Dolby Surround Sound Receive Emmy Awards
In a prelude to the Television Arts & Sciences 51st annual primetime Emmy Awards, three creative Emmys for sound were awarded to television shows using Dolby Surround. They were: Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special: Ally McBeal ? Love's Illusions ? FOX ? David E. Kelley Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Paul Lewis, Production Mixer; Peter R. Kelsey, Nello Torri, Re-Recording Mixers Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or a Special: The 41st Annual Grammy Awards ? CBS ? Cossette Productions, Inc. Edward J. Greene, Production Mixer; John Harris, Don Worsham, Randy Ezratty, Audio Mixers; Robert La Masney, Audio Sweetening Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Movie: The Rat Pack ? HBO ? HBO Productions Felipe Borrero, C.A.S., Production Mixer; Michael Casper, Dan Leahy, Re-Recording Mixers ""We are pleased that the industry is incorporating Dolby Surround into soundtracks for television series to ensure a unique home theater audio-video experience,"" said David Gray, Vice President, Hollywood Film at Dolby Laboratories. ""Dolby Surround provides a thrilling, spacious, multichannel sound that people could previously experience only in well-equipped movie theatres."" Dolby Laboratories has frequently been recognized for its award-winning sound and is the past recipient of two Emmy awards. In 1999, Dolby was awarded an Emmy for ""pioneering development of a multichannel digital audio bit-rate reduction system, standardized for the ATSC high-definition and standard-definition television systems, and for worldwide Digital Versatile Disc."" Company Chairman Ray Dolby also received an Emmy award in 1989 for ""outstanding achievement in engineering development for audio noise reduction systems for professional television tape recorders."" Dolby Surround, which reaches the home listener via the universal two-channel distribution infrastructure, has become so successful for movies that producers are also using it for other programming needs. Today, more than 81 television series, as well as many specials and sports events, are broadcast in Dolby Surround. Today, more than 81 television series, as well as many specials and sports events are broadcast in Dolby Surround. For more information on Dolby Surround, visit Dolbyís Web site at www.dolby.com.