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Best Sound Editing This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow List of film awards, film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awa ...

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Charles L. Campbell Charles L. Campbell (August 17, 1930 – June 21, 2013) was an American sound engineer who won three Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing. He also served as Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) 1984-1987. Early l ...

Per Hallberg Per Hallberg (born December 30, 1958), is a Swedish film sound editor whose work has appeared in over 40 movies. He has won three Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing for the films '' Braveheart'' (1995), '' The Bourne Ultimatum'' (2007) and ' ...

Richard Hymns Richard Hymns (born 18 July 1947) is an English sound editor. He won three Academy Awards for his work on ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', ''Jurassic Park'' and ''Saving Private Ryan''. He was also nominated for nine more in the category ...

Gary Rydstrom Gary Roger Rydstrom (born June 29, 1959) is an American sound designer and film director. He has been nominated for 20 Academy Awards for his work in sound for movies, winning 7. Life and career Rydstrom was born in Chicago. He graduated from t ...

Bub Asman Bub Asman (born August 17, 1949, in Louisville, Kentucky) is a Sound editor (filmmaking), sound editor known for his collaborations with director Clint Eastwood. He and his colleagues on the 2006 film ''Letters from Iwo Jima'' won the Academy Awa ...

Karen Baker Landers Karen Baker Landers is a two-time Academy Award-winning sound editor. She also has won and been nominated for several Motion Picture Sound Editors awards as well as winning the BAFTA Award for Best Sound. She often works with Per Hallberg. She h ...

Christopher Boyes Christopher Boyes is an American sound engineer. He has won four Academy Awards and has been nominated for another ten. He has worked on more than 100 films since 1991. Academy Awards Boyes has won four Academy Awards and has been nominated for ...

Stephen Hunter Flick Stephen Hunter Flick (born June 21, 1949, in Evanston, Illinois) is an American sound editor with over 170 film credits. Oscar Nominations All of these are in Best Sound Editing, with one being a Special achievement award. * 1982 Academy Award ...

Alan Robert Murray Alan Robert Murray (July 30, 1954 – February 24, 2021) was an American sound editor. Murray was nominated for ten Academy Awards. In 2007, Murray won the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing for his work on ''Letters from Iwo Jima'' (2005). I ...

Paul N. J. Ottosson Paul N. J. Ottosson (born 25 February 1966) is a Swedish sound designer. The recipient of numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, he has worked on more than 130 films since 1995. Selected ...

George Watters II George Watters II (born September 19, 1949) is an American retired sound editor with more than 80 feature film credits. He has won the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing twice, for ''The Hunt for Red October'' (1990) and for ''Pearl Harbor'' ...

Ethan Van der Ryn Ethan Van der Ryn (born October 21, 1962) is an American sound editor. He won 2 Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing for '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' and ''King Kong''. He earned further Academy Awards nominations for ''Transfo ...

Alan Robert Murray Alan Robert Murray (July 30, 1954 – February 24, 2021) was an American sound editor. Murray was nominated for ten Academy Awards. In 2007, Murray won the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing for his work on ''Letters from Iwo Jima'' (2005). I ...

Richard Hymns Richard Hymns (born 18 July 1947) is an English sound editor. He won three Academy Awards for his work on ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', ''Jurassic Park'' and ''Saving Private Ryan''. He was also nominated for nine more in the category ...

Gary Rydstrom Gary Roger Rydstrom (born June 29, 1959) is an American sound designer and film director. He has been nominated for 20 Academy Awards for his work in sound for movies, winning 7. Life and career Rydstrom was born in Chicago. He graduated from t ...

George Watters II George Watters II (born September 19, 1949) is an American retired sound editor with more than 80 feature film credits. He has won the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing twice, for ''The Hunt for Red October'' (1990) and for ''Pearl Harbor'' ...

Wylie Stateman Wylie Stateman (born November 20, 1957) is an American sound director, supervising sound editor, sound designer, and post production media entrepreneur. Stateman has supervised over 150 sound projects, resulting in 9 Academy Award nominations, 6 B ...

Bub Asman Bub Asman (born August 17, 1949, in Louisville, Kentucky) is a Sound editor (filmmaking), sound editor known for his collaborations with director Clint Eastwood. He and his colleagues on the 2006 film ''Letters from Iwo Jima'' won the Academy Awa ...

Christopher Boyes Christopher Boyes is an American sound engineer. He has won four Academy Awards and has been nominated for another ten. He has worked on more than 100 films since 1991. Academy Awards Boyes has won four Academy Awards and has been nominated for ...

Michael Silvers Michael Silvers is a sound editor who has often worked with Pixar. He has worked on nearly every Pixar feature film. He has over 110 credits to his name. Oscar history All of these films were for Best Sound Editing. * 74th Academy Awards-Nomi ...

Ethan Van der Ryn Ethan Van der Ryn (born October 21, 1962) is an American sound editor. He won 2 Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing for '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' and ''King Kong''. He earned further Academy Awards nominations for ''Transfo ...

Stephen Hunter Flick Stephen Hunter Flick (born June 21, 1949, in Evanston, Illinois) is an American sound editor with over 170 film credits. Oscar Nominations All of these are in Best Sound Editing, with one being a Special achievement award. * 1982 Academy Award ...

Mark Mangini Mark Mangini (born 1956) is an American sound editor with over 125 film credits. He won the 2015 Academy Award for Best Sound Editing along with David White for their work on '' Mad Max: Fury Road''. Mangini is renowned for recording and ed ...

Bruce Stambler Bruce Stambler is a sound editor. He won the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing for the drama thriller film ''The Ghost and the Darkness'' (1996). This marked both his first win and fifth consecutive nomination in the category, after being re ...

Lon Bender Lon Ethan Bender (born July 22, 1959) is an American supervising sound editor, business executive and inventor. Bender won the Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing for his work on '' Braveheart'' (1995). He has been recognized for numer ...

Charles L. Campbell Charles L. Campbell (August 17, 1930 – June 21, 2013) was an American sound engineer who won three Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing. He also served as Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) 1984-1987. Early l ...

Per Hallberg Per Hallberg (born December 30, 1958), is a Swedish film sound editor whose work has appeared in over 40 movies. He has won three Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing for the films '' Braveheart'' (1995), '' The Bourne Ultimatum'' (2007) and ' ...

John Leveque John Leveque (born March 12, 1944) is a sound editor. He has won two BAFTAs for sound and has been nominated by the Motion Picture Sound Editors for sound. He has worked on over 70 films. Oscar history All four nominations are for Best Sound E ...

Randy Thom David Randall Thom (born August 21, 1951) is an American sound designer and the current director of sound design at Skywalker Sound. Career Randy Thom began working at FM radio station WYSO at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio as a voluntee ...

Skip Lievsay Skip Lievsay is an American supervising sound editor, re-recording mixer and sound designer for film and television, Lievsay has worked with filmmakers and directors including the Coen brothers, Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Jonathan Demme and Ro ...

Paul N. J. Ottosson Paul N. J. Ottosson (born 25 February 1966) is a Swedish sound designer. The recipient of numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, he has worked on more than 130 films since 1995. Selected ...

Mark Stoeckinger Mark Stoeckinger is an American sound editor. He has over 80 film credits. In addition to 3 Oscar nominations, he has been nominated for the Motion Picture Sound Editors a total of 10 times, winning once with ''Gladiator''. Oscar Nominations Al ...

Erik Aadahl Erik Aadahl (born September 16, 1976) is an American sound editor. He is best known for providing Godzilla's roar in the 2014 film of the same name. He also voiced Bumblebee in '' Transformers: The Last Knight''. Career He graduated from the U ...

Karen Baker Landers Karen Baker Landers is a two-time Academy Award-winning sound editor. She also has won and been nominated for several Motion Picture Sound Editors awards as well as winning the BAFTA Award for Best Sound. She often works with Per Hallberg. She h ...

Tom Bellfort Tom Bellfort is a sound editor. He has done sound editing on over 80 films since 1983. He was a member of The Saul Zaentz Film Center, Skywalker Sound, and Soundelux. Filmography Select titles Bellfort worked on at Skywalker Sound *''The Youn ...

Steve Boeddeker Steve Boeddeker is a sound editor. Boeddeker and fellow sound editor Richard Hymns were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Editing for the film '' All Is Lost'' (2013). Filmography *Monkeybone (2001) Sound Designer *Frequency (2000 ...

Brent Burge Brent Burge is a sound editor. Burge was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Editing for the 2013 film '' The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'' with fellow sound editor Chris Ward and for the 2014 film '' The Hobbit: The Battle of the ...

Glenn Freemantle Glenn Freemantle is a British sound editor and sound designer. He was nominated at the 81st Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing for his work on the film ''Slumdog Millionaire''. He received a second nomination and his first win in the same ca ...

Eugene Gearty Eugene Gearty is an American sound engineer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film ''Gangs of New York''. He has worked on over 80 films since 1983. At the 84th Academy Awards, Gearty won an Oscar for Be ...

Cecelia Hall Cecelia Hall (Cece Hall) is an Oscar winning sound designer and sound editor. She was the first woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing for ''Top Gun'' and went on to win the Oscar for ''The Hunt for Red October, ...

Robert G. Henderson Robert G. Henderson is an American retired sound editor. He got his start on the TV series '' Hogan's Heroes''. Oscar Nominations Both of these are in Best Sound Editing. * 1985 Academy Awards-Nominated for '' Ladyhawke''. Nomination shared w ...

Martin Hernández Martin Hernández (born 1 June 1964) is a Mexican sound editor and designer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for his work on the films '' Birdman'' (2014) and '' The Revenant'' (2015), the latter of which also earned him a British Academy ...

Mildred Iatrou Morgan Mildred Iatrou Morgan is an American sound editor and audio engineer. She is of Greek descent. Work Some of her works include: * ''The Fast and the Furious'' (2001) * ''Catch Me If You Can'' (2002) * ''Antwone Fisher'' (2002) * '' Sinbad: Legen ...

Ren Klyce Ren Klyce is a Japanese-American sound designer and sound mixer. He has been nominated for nine Academy Awards; six for Best Sound and three for Best Sound Editing. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with director David Fincher, ...

Ai-Ling Lee Ai-Ling Lee is a Singaporean sound editor, re-recording mixer and audio engineer working in Los Angeles, California. Her works on films, ''Bruce Almighty'' (2003), ''Spider-Man 2'' (2004), '' Mr. & Mrs. Smith'' (2005), '' The Twilight Saga: New Mo ...

Walter Rossi Walter Rossi (July 12, 1894 – February 12, 1978) was a sound editor who won 1 Academy Award and was nominated for 2 more Academy Awards. Oscar nominations * 1957 Academy Awards-Award for '' The Enemy Below'' in the category of Best Special ...

Oliver Tarney Oliver Tarney is a British sound supervisor and sound designer who is most known for his work with Ridley Scott and Paul Greengrass. Tarney was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Editing for the 2013 film '' Captain Phillips''. He wa ...

Gwendolyn Yates Whittle Gwendolyn Yates Whittle (born 1961) is a three-time Academy Award-nominated sound editor. She has worked on over 120 films to date. She has won 5 Golden Reel Award (Motion Picture Sound Editors), Golden Reel Awards at the Motion Picture Sound Edit ...

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing The Academy Award for Best Sound Editing was an Academy Award granted yearly to a film exhibiting the finest or most aesthetic sound design or sound editing. Sound editing is the creation of sound effects (such as foley). The award was usually ...

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Sound The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Sound is a retired award given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Broadcast Film Critics Association from 2009 to 2011. List of winners and nominees 2000s 2009: ''Avatar'' * ''Distric ...

Sound In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave, through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid. In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves and their ''perception'' by the ...

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Multiple nominations and awards for Best Sound Mixing

Multiple awards and nominations for Best Sound Editing

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