2009 CECIL AWARDS

EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCING
Undergraduate
Winners: Stephanie Altishin & Bryan Mosko for "Passing On"
Nominees:
Elaine Ackley for "Dead Love"
Christian Heuer for "Couple of Friends"
Brian Sokolik for "The Fourth Horseman"
Matt Sullivan for "La Guerrera"
Graduate
Winner: Marcus Metsala for "Heal"
Nominees:
Mamito Kukwikila for "Last Call"
Christina Medina for "Melting the Snowman"
Doug Thagard for "Clemency"
Ashley Zastrow for "She’s a Fox"


BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Undergraduate
Winner: Katie Shattuck for "The City of Lights"
Nominees:
Katy Echols for "SS Humanity"
Chelsea Pickens for "Peter and the Mischievous Hanky"
Mandy Noack for "Beverly"
Daisy Robinson for "Mind Machine"
Graduate
Winner: Prajakta Ghag for "Heal"
Nominees:
Renee Baltsen for "Last Call"
Sarah Pott for "Turn Around"
Yoanna Wijaya for "Good Grief"


BEST TV SCREENPLAY
Winner: Clay Keller – DINNER THEATRE "Pilot"
Nominees:
Patrick Rosenquist – BREAKING BAD "Lung Capacity"
Christopher Smith – WASTELANDS "Pilot"
Travis Stuman – A LA CARTE "Pilot"
Sabrina Zubieta – UNITED STATES OF TARA "Formal"


BEST SCREENPLAY FEATURE
Winner: Andrew Scheppmann for "Rougaroo"
Nominees:
Oliver Evangelista for "It’s Over"
Dan Gausman for "Fletch"
Jacob Tanenbaum for "Anathema"


MIR TUKHI FOX BROADCASTING AWARD
Winner: Katie McKenzie
Nominees:
Ricky Courtney
Jaclyn Zepnick
Jenae Suite
Russell Ford III


BEST TV SHOW
Winner: "Kate So Far," - Exec Producer/Creator -Heather Schlossnagle; Producers-Kyle Berns, Keith Carter, William Walsh, Preston Zeller; Directors-Melissa Kosar, Brandon Miller, Heather Schlossnagle
Nominees:
"Couple of Friends" - Producers: Christian Heuer, Arwen Byrd, Bryson Pintard;Writers-Christian Heuer, Mike Bernstein; Directors: Sebastian Pardo, Jason Brescia, Ian Beckman, Brian Garson
"Red White & Blue" – Executive Producer-Nick Doll, Producer-Russell Ford, Director-Chase Carnahan
"Linear Notes" - Producers-Katie McKenzie, Saul Spady, Cori Coffin; Director- Jorge "Coco" Moore
"Nightcap," - Show#116, Season 11; Producers-Brittany Gordien, Monse Medina, Ricky Courtney


BEST COMMERCIAL
Winner: Equality California - "Equality 2009," Cambria Cavanagh, Erin Dudzinski, Logan Grooms, Aaron Haines, Melissa Hoffman
Nominees:
The Human Rights Campaign - "I Don't Want To Be Accepted," Tasha Hunter, Heba Mouradi, Christian Polsinelli, Laura Croswaite, Ian Christianscher
Nike - "Being Fit Never Gets Old," Al Raitt, Rebekah Roberts, Jonathan Sotzing, Andrew Manzella, Daniel Barber
Schweppes - "Schwhiskey," Nell Becker, Meagan Bickerstaff, James Martin, Derek Mills, Racheal Stirling


BEST DOCUMENTARY
Winner: When I’m Not Alone - Director Rhianon Gutierrez, Editor Zara Ahmed
Nominees:
Mother Journey - Writer/Producer/Director-Ruthie Rubietta
Courage - Writer/Producer/Director-Jonathan Formica
Giant Steps - Directors Brock Carter, Zac Petrillo, Erika Cohn, Sasha Milonova, Emily Wilkinson
Children of Morumbi - Directors Tyler Zelinsky, Tyson Hauff, Zara Ahmed, Rhianon Gutierrez, Joshua Kun


AD CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Winner: Output Advertising - Laura Croswaite, Matthew Dekneef, Jennifer Lutman, Rebekah Roberts, Jennifer Tran
Nominees:
Vamped Images - Erin Dudcinski, Lauren Cannizzo, Jordan Spuck, Aaron Haines, Drea Felix
Agency 35 - Mike Alfaro, Katie Armitstead, June Kim, Emily Lavender, Taylor Wilson
The Idea Factory - Mike Mueller, Rebecca Rice, Stephanie Frommlet


BEST ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING PLAN
Winner: Mari Feazel for Turn Around
Nominees:
Ashley Vargus for Mexicali
Megan Corey for The Death of Roger
Kristine Simon for Dead Love
Niko Turko for Cosmic Lottery


PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Winner: Laguna Playhouse - Jannah Kociencki, Ashley Vargus, Brittney Sochowski, Mari Feazel, Lauren Hertel
Nominees:
Cordelia Knott Center for Wellness - Alex Forbes, Genesis Gonzales, Alice McWilliams, Lauren Ramos, Kevin Rumbaugh
Action in Africa - Tori Dumke, Hannah Taylor, Kasey Marshburn, Amanda Clark, Stephanie Solares
Big Brothers/Big Sisters - Shauna Brown, Riley Donovan, Mijung Kim, Michaela Morales, Chantal Palacci
Hands and Hearts for Art - Vanessa Banuelos, Crystal Chou, Audrey Marshall, Nicole Riedman, Kate Westervelt


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Undergraduate
Winner: Boa Simon for "La Nina del Desierto"
Nominees:
Tom Banks for "The Fourth Horseman"
Yuki Noguchi for "Here’s to the Hopeless"
Chris Richmond for "The City of Lights"
Tashi Trieu for "Broken"
Graduate
Winner: Dani Sanchez-Lopez for "Heal"
Nominees:
Tyler Brazil for "Clemency"
Joel Remke for "Good Grief"
John Woodside for "Abreojos"
Richie Yau for "Stones"


OUTSTANDING SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT
Winner: Georgette Jeppesen

RON THRONSON DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
Winner: Rob Margolies

EINSTEIN AWARD
Undergraduate
Winner: Ericka Concha
Graduate
Winner: Heather Schlossnagle

ACCOMPLISHMENT IN DIGITAL ARTS
Winner: Alex Moaveni for "Spacebrain Tourguide"
Nominees:
Brian Thomas for "A Tough Read"
Bari Smith for "Be The Change"
Michael Cusic for "Picnic"
Andrew Finch, Visual Effects Supervisor and artist on "Mind Machine"


BEST SOUND DESIGN
Undergraduate
Winner: Mike Robertson for "The Fourth Horseman"
Nominees:
Alex Baker for "SS Humanity"
Ian Beckman for "Abreojos"
Bobby Brinkerhoff for "Peter and the Mischievous Hanky"
Brianne Hunt for "The City of Lights"
Graduate
Winner: Rosemary Marez for "Clemency"
Nominees:
Mark Hawkins for "Stones"
Julia MacMullen for "Kowalczyk"
Sean Rowe for "No Absolution"
Jered Zalman for "Loaf of Bread"


BEST EDITOR
Undergraduate
Winner: Ericka Concha for "Tijuaneros"
Nominees:
Zac Anderson for "Couple of Friends"
Alex Fortunato for "The Fourth Horseman"
Spencer Seibert for "Where it Stops"
Laura Zempel for "When the Voices Fade"
Graduate
Winner: Yukako Shimada for "Turn Around"
Nominees:
Dennis Alaniz for "Clemency"
Julia MacMullen for "She’s a Fox"
Rosemary Marez for "Last Call"
Jered Zalman for "The Fighting Kind"


BEST DIRECTOR
Undergraduate
Winner: Malachi Rempen for "La Nina del Desierto"
Nominees:
Cameron Clark for "Passing On"
Erika Cohn for "When the Voices Fade"
Joe Dietsch for "The Fourth Horseman"
Nick Erickson for "Here’s to the Hopeless"
Graduate
Winner: Nils Taylor for "The Fighting Kind"
Nominees:
Mian Adnan Ahmad for "Heal"
Joseph Albanese for "Clemency"
Fevzi Balli for "Baby Blue"
Prarthana Mohan for "Turn Around"
Cameron Sawyer for "She’s a Fox"


BEST PICTURE
Undergraduate
Winner: "La Nina del Desierto"
Nominees:
"The Fourth Horseman"
"Here’s to the Hopeless"
"Passing On"
"When the Voices Fade"
Graduate
Winner: "Heal"
Nominees:
"Clemency"
"The Fighting Kind"
"She’s a Fox"
"Turn Around"

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