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Andy Nelson Biography

Birth Name:Andrew James Nelson

Profession Sound department

Fast Facts

Received the Cinema Audio Society Career Achievement Award in 2014
Received a Genie Award in 1987 for his work on "Gorillas in the Mist․"
As a kid, he would create home movies and add music to them himself
Got his interest in films by working as a projectionist at a local cinema as a teenager
Started out working with the BBC Film Department
Has served as Senior Vice President Sound Operations for Fox Studios
Often performs sound-mixing for films produced by Steven Spielberg

Awards

1985BAFTA TV Award-Best Film Sound: nominated
1988BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
1989Oscar-Best Sound: nominated
1989Genie-Best Achievement in Overall Sound: winner
1989Genie-Best Original Song: winner
1992BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
1993ACCA-Best Sound: nominated
1994Oscar-Best Sound: nominated
1994BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
1994C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films: nominated
1996Oscar-Best Sound: nominated
1996BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: winner
1996C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films: nominated
1997Oscar-Best Sound: nominated
1997BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
1997OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: winner
1998Oscar-Best Sound: nominated
1998BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: winner
1998C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films: nominated
1998OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
1999Oscar-Best Sound: winner
1999Oscar-Best Sound: nominated
1999BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: winner
1999C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films: nominated
1999C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films: winner
1999OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: winner
1999OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2000Oscar-Best Sound: nominated
2001AFI Award-Best Sound: winner
2001IF Award-Best Sound Design: nominated
2002Oscar-Best Sound: nominated
2002BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
2002BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: winner
2002C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures: nominated
2002C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures: nominated
2002OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2002OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2003C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures: nominated
2003INOCA-Best Sound Mixing: winner
2003OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2004Oscar-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2004Oscar-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2004C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures: nominated
2004C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures: nominated
2004OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2004Golden Satellite Award-Best Sound: nominated
2005Golden Satellite Award-Best Sound (Editing & Mixing): nominated
2005Satellite Award-Outstanding Sound (Mixing & Editing): winner
2006Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Mixing: nominated
2006C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures: nominated
2006Gold Derby Film Award-Sound Editing/Mixing: nominated
2006Gold Derby Film Award-Sound Editing/Mixing: nominated
2006INOCA-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2006OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2006OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2007Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Mixing: nominated
2007C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures: nominated
2008Satellite Award-Best Sound (Mixing & Editing): nominated
2009IF Award-Best Sound: nominated
2010Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Mixing: nominated
2010Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Mixing: nominated
2010BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
2010BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
2010C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures: nominated
2010C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures: nominated
2010Gold Derby Film Award-Sound Editing/Mixing: winner
2010Gold Derby Film Award-Sound Editing/Mixing: nominated
2010INOCA-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2010INOCA-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2010OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: winner
2011Satellite Award-Best Sound (Editing & Mixing): nominated
2011Satellite Award-Best Sound (Editing & Mixing): nominated
2012Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Mixing: nominated
2012BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
2012C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures: nominated
2012HPA Award-Outstanding Sound - Feature Film: winner
2012OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2012Satellite Award-Best Sound (Editing & Mixing): nominated
2012Satellite Award-Best Sound (Editing & Mixing): winner
2013Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Mixing: winner
2013Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Mixing: nominated
2013BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: winner
2013C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Live Action: winner
2013C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Live Action: nominated
2013C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Animated: nominated
2013Gold Derby Film Award-Sound: winner
2013HPA Award-Outstanding Sound - Feature Film: nominated
2013Halfway Award-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2013INOCA-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2013OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: winner
2016Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Mixing: nominated
2016Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Mixing: nominated
2016AMPS Award-Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film: nominated
2016AMPS Award-Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film: nominated
2016ACCA-Best Achievement in Sound: winner
2016BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
2016BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
2016C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Live Action: nominated
2016C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Live Action: nominated
2016Gold Derby Film Award-Sound: nominated
2016INOCA-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2016OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2016OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2016Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Sound Design: nominated
2017Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Mixing: nominated
2017AMPS Award-Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film: nominated
2017AMPS Award-Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film: nominated
2017ACCA-Best Achievement in Sound: nominated
2017BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
2017BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
2017C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Live Action: winner
2017Gold Derby Film Award-Sound: winner
2017INOCA-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2017OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2017Satellite Award-Best Sound (Editing & Mixing): nominated
2017Satellite Award-Best Sound (Editing & Mixing): nominated
2018CinEuphoria-Best Sound/Sound Efects - International Competition: nominated
2020AMPS Award-Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film: nominated
2020BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
2020Gold Derby Film Award-Sound of the Decade: nominated
2020OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2021CinEuphoria-Best Sound/Sound Efects - International Competition: nominated
2022Oscar-Best Sound: nominated
2022AMPS Award-Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film: nominated
2022AACTA Award-Best Sound in Film: winner
2022BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
2022C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Live Action: nominated
2022Gold Derby Film Award-Sound: nominated
2022HPA Award-Outstanding Sound - Theatrical Feature: nominated
2022HPA Award-Outstanding Sound - Theatrical Feature: nominated
2022LEJA Award-Best Sound: nominated
2022MNFCA Award-Best Sound Work: nominated
2022NDFS Award-Best Sound: nominated
2022OFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
2023Oscar-Best Sound: nominated
2023Oscar-Best Sound: nominated
2023AMPS Award-Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film: nominated
2023AMPS Award-Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film: nominated
2023ASSG Award-Best Sound for a Feature Film: winner
2023BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
2023CinEuphoria-Best Sound/Sound Efects - International Competition: winner
2023CinEuphoria-Best Sound/Sound Efects - International Competition: nominated
2023C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Live Action: nominated
2023C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Live Action: nominated
2023DFCA Award-Best Sound: nominated
2023DFCA Award-Best Sound: nominated
2023Gold Derby Film Award-Sound: nominated
2023HFCS Award-Best Sound: nominated
2023HFCS Award-Best Sound: nominated
2023HCA Award-Best Sound: nominated
2023HCA Award-Best Sound: nominated
2023Crystal Pine Award-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2023LEJA Award-Best Sound Design: nominated
2023LEJA Award-Best Sound Design: nominated
2023MNFCA Award-Best Sound Work: nominated
2023MNFCA Award-Best Sound Work: nominated
2023MCFCA Award-Best Sound: nominated
2023MCFCA Award-Best Sound: nominated
2023NCFCA Award-Best Sound Design: nominated
2023NDFS Award-Best Sound: nominated
2023PCA Award-Best Sound Design: nominated
2023PCA Award-Best Sound Design: nominated
2023Satellite Award-Best Sound (Editing and Mixing): nominated
2023Satellite Award-Best Sound (Editing and Mixing): nominated
2024Astra Award-Best Sound: nominated
2024BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
2024C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Live Action: nominated
2024LEJA Award-Best Sound: nominated
2024MNFCA Award-Best Sound Work: nominated
2024MCFCA Award-Best Sound: nominated
2024NDFS Award-Best Sound: nominated
2024SDFCS Award-Best Sound Design: nominated
2025Oscar-Best Sound: nominated
2025AMPS Award-Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film: nominated
2025Astra Award-Best Sound: nominated
2025AACTA Award-Best Sound in Film: nominated
2025ASSG Award-Best Sound for a Feature Film: winner
2025BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
2025C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Live Action: nominated
2025CACF Award-Best Sound Design: nominated
2025DFCS Award-Best Sound: nominated
2025DFCA Award-Best Sound: nominated
2025Gold Derby Film Award-Sound: winner
2025HFCS Award-Best Sound: nominated
2025LEJA Award-Best Sound: nominated
2025MCFCA Award-Best Sound: nominated
2025NCFCA Award-Best Sound Design: nominated
2025NDFS Award-Best Sound: nominated
2025OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Effects: nominated
2025OFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
2025Satellite Award-Best Sound (Editing and Mixing): winner
2026MCFCA Award-Best Sound: nominated
2026Satellite Award-Best Sound (Editing and Mixing): nominated