Full Sail Stories

Full Sail University graduates once again made their mark on television this year, with 190+ alumni credited across more than 170+ projects nominated at the 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Spanning 94 award categories, the Emmy-nominated projects credited the work of graduates from programs including Film, Recording Arts, and Entertainment Business.

From Outstanding Drama Series nominees like Andor, Paradise, and Severance to Outstanding Comedy Series noms for Abbott Elementary and The Studio, some of the year’s most celebrated television had Full Sail graduates in roles that included lighting, visual effects, sound editing, and more. Grads also contributed to nominees in categories like Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series (The Penguin, Black Mirror) and Outstanding Television Movie (The Gorge, Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy).

Several grads were also nominated for their own Emmy awards, including Eric Kovtun, who was Executive Producer on Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (nominated for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series), John Pitron as Production Mixer on The Amazing Race (Outstanding Reality Competition Program), and Jeffrey Roy and Marc Fishman as part of the sound mixing team on The Last of Us (Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series).

Other grads recognized in the Outstanding Sound Mixing category include Jamison Rabbe (Production Mixer - The White Lotus), Patrick Christensen (ADR Mixer - The Bear), and Trino Madriz (ADR Mixer - Shrinking). In total, 13 graduates received individual nominations, contributing to shows including The Pitt, Love, Death, and Robots, and Secret Level.

Full Sail grads also contributed to projects spanning animation, comedy, and unscripted series, including titles like Arcane, The Righteous Gemstones, What We Do In The Shadows, Love is Blind, and more.