The King's Speech - Antique mics in practical use

[Reith tv-films]

I thought some here would appreciate this article on the use of original microphones (some of which date from the 1920's, and are quite literally irreplaceable Museum pieces) as audio instruments in their own right, and not just as 'pretty' props for a change.
It would also be interesting to know if it has an influence on the final decision when the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing, is announced.

 

[Noiz2]

Interesting article.

But to answer your question No.

Right off the bat is isn't even in that category, Mixing and Sound Editing, and Sound when it was a category are for "sound", and in the weird world of film "sound" does not include music.
OK true most of the mixers were rerecording mixers so one of them touched the music But it was largely premixed before it hit the stage and Those mixers (the ones who actually mixed the recordings) are not in the group that can get the award. It still boils down to Mixing as an award has little to nothing to do with the music. And the folks that vote are not primarily music folks they are "sound mixers" and a quarter or so of them are production mixers and never heard the music till they saw the screener.

The article is about recording the score and best score is the only category that they could get in. And then it's 99% about the music bot how it was recorded. But in a tight race?, maybe this fun story might influence a few. The flip side is that the Oscars is a US Industry awards presentation and there might be as many folks who would vote against it because it wasn't done in LA.

Nice catch though, I love these kinds of stories.