Michael Hedges is a
sound engineer
An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, ...
from Wellington, New Zealand. He attended
Naenae College
Naenae College, is a state-run coeducational secondary school located in north-central Lower Hutt, New Zealand. It is situated on a site in the suburb of Avalon. The school was founded in 1953 to serve the Naenae state housing development, alt ...
. He has won two
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
for
Best Sound Mixing and has been nominated for another two in the same category. He has worked on more than 70 films since 1990.
Selected filmography
Hedges has won two Academy Awards and has been nominated for another:
;Won
* ''
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (2003)
* ''
King Kong
King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...
'' (2005)
;Nominated
* ''
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (2002)
* ''
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'' (2013)
* ''
Avatar: The Way of Water'' (2022)
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
New Zealand audio engineers
Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners
People from Wellington City
Primetime Emmy Award winners
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