Paul Pirola Biography

Awards

• 1998Golden Horse Award-Best Sound Effects: nominated
• 2001Hong Kong Film Award-Best Sound Design: nominated
• 2002Golden Horse Award-Best Sound Effects: nominated
• 2004AFI Award-Best Sound: nominated
• 2004IF Award-Best Sound: winner
• 2005ASSG Award-Best Achievement in Sound for Film Sound Design: winner
• 2005Golden Horse Award-Best Sound Effects: nominated
• 2005Hong Kong Film Award-Best Sound Effects: winner
• 2005Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing in Foreign Features: winner
• 2005Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing in Foreign Features: nominated
• 2005Satellite Award-Outstanding Sound (Mixing & Editing): nominated
• 2006Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Foreign: nominated
• 2007Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing for Sound Effects and Foley in a Foreign Film: nominated
• 2008AFI Award-Best Sound: nominated
• 2008IF Award-Best Sound: nominated
• 2008Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley for Short Form Television: nominated
• 2009Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR Animation in a Feature Film: nominated
• 2010Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Foreign Feature Film: nominated
• 2012ASSG Award-Best Achievement in Sound for Film Sound Mixing: winner
• 2012ASSG Award-Best Achievement in Sound for Film Sound Design: nominated
• 2013ASSG Award-Best Sound for a Television Drama: nominated
• 2014ASSG Award-Best Achievement in Sound for a Feature Film - Sound Design: nominated
• 2014ASSG Award-Best Sound for a Television Drama: nominated
• 2014ASSG Award-Best Achievement in Mixing for a Feature Film: winner
• 2014FilmQuest Cthulhu-Best Sound: winner
• 2016AACTA Award-Best Sound in Television: nominated
• 2016ASSG Award-Feature Film Soundtrack of the Year: nominated
• 2018AACTA Award-Best Sound in Television: nominated
• 2018AACTA Award-Best Sound in Television: nominated
• 2018ASSG Award-Best Achievement in Sound for Film Sound Mixing: winner
• 2018ASSG Award-Andrew Plain Award for Best Film Sound Design: winner
• 2018ASSG Award-Feature Film Soundtrack of the Year: winner
• 2018ASSG Award-Best Sound for a Television Drama Series (Over 30 Minutes Duration): nominated
• 2018ASSG Award-Best Sound for a Television Drama Series (Over 30 Minutes Duration): nominated
• 2018Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Foreign Language Feature Film: nominated
• 2019FilmQuest Cthulhu-Best Sound - Feature: nominated
• 2019Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media: nominated
• 2020AACTA Award-Best Sound in Television: nominated
• 2021AACTA Award-Best Sound in Television: winner
• 2021Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Non-Theatrical Feature: nominated
• 2022ASSG Award-Andrew Plain Award for Best Film Sound Editing: nominated
• 2022ASSG Award-Best Sound for a Television Series: nominated
• 2022ASSG Award-Best Sound for a Feature Film: nominated
• 2022ASSG Award-Best Sound for a Feature Film: nominated
• 2022ASSG Award-Best Film Sound Mixing: nominated
• 2022ASSG Award-Best Film Sound Mixing: nominated
• 2022Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Series One Hour - Effects/Foley: nominated
• 2023HPA Award-Outstanding Sound - Theatrical Feature: nominated
• 2023Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Animation: nominated
• 2025AACTA Award-Best Sound in Film: nominated
• 2025ASSG Award-Best Sound Editing: nominated
• 2025ASSG Award-Best Sound for a Feature Film: winner
• 2026AACTA Award-Best Sound in Film: nominated
• 2026C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Animated: nominated