As he prepares for the arrival of students from Monday 23 February, animation and special effects lecturer at Charles Sturt University (CSU) Mr Damian Candusso has been nominated for an international industry award for his work on the feature film, Australia. Mr Candusso is part of a five member team of sound effects editors nominated for a Motion Picture Sound Editors’ (MPSE) Golden Reel Award. The Australia team has been nominated in the category of ‘Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Foreign Feature Film’. Other films nominated in this category include The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, In Bruges, Quantum of Solace, Slumdog Millionaire and Sukiyaki Western Django. The 56th Golden Reel Awards, hosted by the MPSE in Los Angeles on Saturday 21 February, is the industry’s precursor to the Academy Awards on Sunday 22 February. Mr Candusso is a lecturer at CSU’s School of Visual and Performing Arts. He took leave for the second semester in 2008 to work on Australia. Read more here.