Dave Whitehead Biography

Awards

• 2001Film Award-Best Contribution to a Soundtrack: winner
• 2002Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Foreign Film: nominated
• 2003Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing in Foreign Features: nominated
• 2003Film Award-Best Contribution to a Soundtrack: winner
• 2004Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing in Foreign Features: nominated
• 2006Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Foreign: nominated
• 2008Film Award-Achievement in Sound Design in Film: nominated
• 2009Film Award-Best Sound Design in a Feature Film: winner
• 2010BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
• 2010Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Foreign Feature Film: winner
• 2010OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
• 2012Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in an Animation Feature Film: winner
• 2014ASSG Award-Best Achievement in Sound for a Feature Film - Sound Design: nominated
• 2014Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film: nominated
• 2014Satellite Award-Best Sound (Editing & Mixing): nominated
• 2017Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film: nominated
• 2018Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film: winner
• 2019Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Documentary Feature Film: winner
• 2022ASSG Award-Best Sound for a Feature Film: winner
• 2022CinEuphoria-Best Sound/Sound Efects - International Competition: nominated
• 2022HFCS Award-Best Sound: nominated
• 2022ICS Award-Best Sound Design: nominated
• 2022Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature - Effects/Foley: winner
• 2022NDFS Award-Best Sound: nominated
• 2022SDFCS Award-Best Sound Design: nominated
• 2022SDFCS Award-Best Sound Design: winner
• 2022Satellite Award-Best Sound (Editing & Mixing): nominated
• 2023HPA Award-Outstanding Sound - Documentary/Nonfiction: nominated
• 2023Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Documentary: winner
• 2023Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Motion Picture Effects/Foley: nominated
• 2023Emmy-Outstanding Sound: winner
• 2024ASSG Award-Best Sound for a Feature Film: nominated
• 2024HPA Award-Outstanding Sound - Theatrical Feature: winner
• 2025ICS Award-Best Sound Design: nominated
• 2025Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Effects/Foley: winner