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Richard Hymns Biography

Birth Name:Richard Hymns

Profession Sound department, Editorial department

Fast Facts

  • Was nominated for a Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in a Feature Film for his work on "War Horse․"
  • Worked as a food runner for the film editing crew at Elstree Studios in London at the age of 16
  • Quote: "“I believe fear is an integral element to what I do․ I think at the beginning of every film that I do I’m scared․ If I ever get to the point where I don’t care, I think my work will suffer․""
  • [On making authentic sounds] "When the sound is really perfect, you don’t notice it because when you notice it, you’ve kind of blown it․"
  • Has served as a sound editor for George Lucas' Skywalker Sound
  • Often works on films produced by Steven Spielberg
  • Was personally asked by Robert Redford to work on the film "All Is Lost․"

Awards

  • 1989Oscar-Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing: nominated
  • 1990Oscar-Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing: winner
  • 1990BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
  • 1991ACCA-Best Sound: nominated
  • 1991BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
  • 1992Oscar-Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing: nominated
  • 1992Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects: nominated
  • 1993ACCA-Best Sound: winner
  • 1994Oscar-Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing: winner
  • 1994BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
  • 1998OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Effects Editing: nominated
  • 1999Oscar-Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing: winner
  • 1999BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: winner
  • 1999Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects & Foley: winner
  • 1999Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Dialogue & ADR: winner
  • 1999OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Effects Editing: winner
  • 2000Oscar-Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing: nominated
  • 2000Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Effects & Foley: nominated
  • 2000OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Effects Editing: nominated
  • 2002Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Dialogue & ADR, Domestic Feature Film: nominated
  • 2002Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Effects & Foley, Domestic Feature Film: nominated
  • 2003Oscar-Best Sound Editing: nominated
  • 2003INOCA-Best Sound Editing: nominated
  • 2003Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features - Dialogue & ADR: nominated
  • 2003Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features - Sound Effects & Foley: nominated
  • 2003Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features - Sound Effects & Foley: nominated
  • 2003OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Effects Editing: nominated
  • 2003OFCS Award-Best Sound: nominated
  • 2003Golden Satellite Award-Best Sound: nominated
  • 2006Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement: nominated
  • 2006OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Effects Editing: nominated
  • 2009Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film: nominated
  • 2010Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film: nominated
  • 2011Satellite Award-Best Sound (Editing & Mixing): nominated
  • 2012Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Editing: nominated
  • 2012BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
  • 2012Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in an Animation Feature Film: nominated
  • 2012Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film: nominated
  • 2012Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film: nominated
  • 2012Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film: winner
  • 2012OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Effects Editing: nominated
  • 2013Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film: nominated
  • 2014Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Editing: nominated
  • 2014BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
  • 2014Gold Derby Film Award-Sound: nominated
  • 2014INOCA-Best Sound Editing: nominated
  • 2014Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film: nominated
  • 2014Satellite Award-Best Sound (Editing & Mixing): nominated
  • 2015Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley in an English Language Feature: nominated
  • 2016BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
  • 2016Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film: winner
  • 2019Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film: nominated