Dolby Applauds Oscar Nominated Sound Editors And Mixers

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) announced today that all Oscar®-nominated films in the Achievement in Sound Editing and Achievement in Sound Mixing categories were released with Dolby® audio technologies. "Dolby would like to congratulate all the sound editors and sound mixers nominated for this year's Academy Awards," said David W. Gray, Vice President, World Wide Production Services, Dolby Laboratories. "It's a tribute to the quality of Dolby audio to have all of these great films utilizing our technology." This marks the 31st consecutive year that films released with Dolby audio technologies have earned Academy Award(R) nominations for outstanding sound quality. Recognized as the de facto standard for high-quality audio in cinema, Dolby's audio technologies, including Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Surround EXTM, have dramatically enhanced the cinema-going experience. The 81st annual Academy Awards are scheduled to be televised live from Hollywood's Kodak Theatre in high-definition and Dolby Digital 5.1 by the ABC Television Network on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. ET. Nominees for Achievement in Sound Editing include: The Dark Knight (Warner Bros. Entertainment) Richard King Dolby Digital Iron Man (Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment) Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes Dolby Digital Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight) Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers Dolby Digital WALL-E (Walt Disney Pictures) Ben Burtt, and Matthew Wood Dolby Digital Surround EX Wanted (Universal Studios) Wylie Stateman Dolby Digital Nominees for Achievement in Sound Mixing include: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Entertainment) David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, and Mark Weingarten Dolby Digital The Dark Knight (Warner Bros. Entertainment) Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo, and Ed Novick Dolby Digital Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight) Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, and Resul Pookutty Dolby Digital WALL-E (Walt Disney Pictures) Tom Myers, Michael Semanick, and Ben Burtt Dolby Digital Surround EX Wanted (Universal Studios) Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montano, and Petr Forejt Dolby Digital