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Chris Jenkins Biography

Birth Name:Chris Jenkins

Profession Sound department, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

In 2012, he received the C․A․S․ Award for sound mixing for his work on "Too Big to Fail․"
Was nominated for the International Press Academy Award for Sound for hsi work in "300․"
Won the President's Award from the Cinema Audio Society in 2004
Is widely regarded for his frequent association with sound engineer Frank Montano
In 1989, he started serving as the president of the post-production company Tood-AO
In 2001, he was appointed as the Senior Vice President of Sound Services at the Universal Operations Group
Was hand picked by director Ron Howard to work on the sound fo rthe film "The Beatles: Eight Days A Week․"

Awards

1986Oscar-Best Sound: winner
1987BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: winner
1991Oscar-Best Sound: nominated
1991BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: winner
1991BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
1992ACCA-Best Sound: nominated
1993Oscar-Best Sound: winner
1993BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
1996C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films: nominated
1998OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2007Satellite Award-Best Sound (Mixing & Editing): nominated
2008C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures: nominated
2008HPA Award-Outstanding Audio Post - Feature Film: nominated
2009Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Mixing: nominated
2009HPA Award-Outstanding Audio Post - Feature Film: winner
2010HPA Award-Outstanding Sound - Feature Film: nominated
2011HPA Award-Outstanding Sound - Television: nominated
2011HPA Award-Outstanding Sound - Feature Film: nominated
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie: nominated
2012C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Movies and Mini-Series: winner
2012HPA Award-Outstanding Sound - Feature Film: nominated
2012Maverick Movie Award-Best Sound Design/Editing: Short: nominated
2015AACTA Award-Best Sound: winner
2015HPA Award-Outstanding Sound - Feature Film: nominated
2015Halfway Award-Best Sound Mixing: winner
2016Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Mixing: winner
2016BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
2016C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Live Action: nominated
2016Gold Derby Film Award-Sound: winner
2016HPA Award-Outstanding Sound - Feature Film: nominated
2016INOCA-Best Sound Mixing: winner
2016OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: winner
2016Satellite Award-Best Sound (Editing & Mixing): nominated
2016Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Sound Design: winner
2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera): winner
2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera): nominated
2020C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Documentary: nominated
2020Gold Derby Film Award-Sound of the Decade: nominated
2021Canadian Screen Award-Best Sound, Non-Fiction: winner
2023ASSG Award-Best Sound Mixing: winner
2023ASSG Award-Best Sound for a Feature Film: nominated