The Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) has revealed the winners of its 13th Annual AMPS Awards with both Adolescence and Ocean With David Attenborough declared winners.
The awards celebrate outstanding achievement in Television Drama, Factual Film and Audio Technology. The awards were presented yesterday at the University of Greenwich by AMPS Chair George Foulgham and Vice Chair Kate Davis.
The winners of the 2026 AMPS TELEVISION DRAMA, FACTUAL FILM & AUDIO TECHNOLOGY are:
Excellence in Sound for a Television Drama:
Winner: Netflix’s ADOLESCENCE Episode 1 (Kiff McManus AMPS, Rob Entwistle AMPS, Kyle Pickford AMPS, Michele Woods AMPS, James Drake, Jules Woods AMPS)
The nominees were: Black Mirror (Netflix), Silo (Apple TV) and Slow Horses (Apple TV), highlighting an exceptional range of soundtracks in scripted storytelling.
Excellence in Sound for a Factual Film:
Winner: OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH (National Geographic/Disney+) (Ellie Williams AMPS, George Fry, Roy Noy, Graham Wild).
The nominees were: 7/7: The London Bombings (BBC), Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe (Apple TV), Michael Palin in Venezuela(Channel 5), Top Guns: Inside the RAF (Channel 4), reflecting the incredible diversity of subjects in factual filmmaking.
Excellence in a Production Hardware or Software Audio Product
Winner: RADIUS – RADIUS MINI-ALTO
The nominees were: Ambient – LockitBT, AudioRoot – eSMART DUO power distributor, Audio Wireless – DT1 Digitally Tuned In-Line Antenna Booster, Sound Devices – Astral HH Microphone.
Excellence in a Post-Production Hardware or Software Audio Product
Winner: INTROSPECTER – INTROSPECTOR ORION SFX
The nominees were: Acon Digital – Extract:Dialogue 2, AiAudio Software – DX Assist, Soundminer Inc – Soundminer v6.2 Pro, Source Elements – Source-Connect 4.
On behalf of the Adolescence team Kiff McManus said: “We’re very proud to win this award. All of the nominees were superb and there was nothing you could fault. We were lucky this time, the director pushed us so hard that we were forced to take it to another level.”
On behalf of the Ocean with David Attenborough team, Sound Recordist Ellie Williams said: “I am absolutely bowled over! It wasn’t just me, it was a whole load of recordists and some people in post as well, very much a team effort. It’s always wonderful to be part of David Attenborough’s films and this one has really spoken to the whole world in terms of ocean conservation. It’s really special to have a tiny part in that, and very fitting in the year of David’s 100th birthday.”
Simon Davies, MD of Radius said: “To be nominated in the first place for Radius Mini-Alto was fantastic but to actually win amongst so many great other brands is amazing! Thank you to the AMPS membership for voting for us.”
Marc Specter, Creator of ‘Orion’ said: “We have had the great privilege of winning the AMPS award a few times for ‘Kraken’ in the past, and now for Introspecter Orion SFX! We’re delighted to have the appreciation of peers, colleagues and friends and to be able to develop software supported by the community and by the users.”
AMPS Chair George Foulgham said: “AMPS is proud to be in its 13th Awards year recognising incredible talent peer to peer, which makes our awards so special. Each year the AMPS Awards are incredibly competitive, and this year was no exception. The winning programmes and products demonstrate an exceptional level of creativity, technical precision and storytelling. As we congratulate this year’s winners, we also recognise the achievements of all the nominees. The AMPS Awards reflects the skill and collaboration that are fundamental to how audiences experience story and emotion. We are proud to celebrate this outstanding achievement in ‘Excellence in Sound’.”
AMPS Vice Chair Kate Davis added: “This year’s winners highlight the breadth of talent across our industry, from the craft of the soundtracks to the innovation driving our technical audio categories. The standard continues to rise across the board – we’re particularly excited to see how advances in audio technology are supporting sound professionals at every stage of production and post-production, enabling new ways to shape story and enhance the audience experience. We’re proud to recognise the teams and companies behind this year’s winning work.”
Photo credit Phil Lewis
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