Walter Murch
Birth Name:
Walter Scott Murch
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Editor, Sound department, Writer, Editorial department, Director, Music department
Fast Facts
- Won Oscars for Best Film Editing and Best Sound for "The English Patient"
- Attended John Hopkins university and met future director and screenwriter Matthew Robbins
- Quote: "You have to be very careful about what sounds you put behind the audience․ They can distract attention away from the screen․ We had a whole list of do's and don'ts: sounds that were permissible in the back and sounds that were not permissible in the back․"
- Came out with the book "In the Blink of an Eye", a book on film editing
- Founding member of northern California cinema, along with George Lucas and Francis Coppola
- Chooses to work standing up, which is unusual for film editors today
- In his free time he enjoys being a beekeeper and making his own honey
Awards
- 1972Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
- 1975Oscar - Best Sound:Nominated
- 1975BAFTA Film Award - Best Sound Track:Winner
- 1975BAFTA Film Award - Best Film Editing:Winner
- 1978Oscar - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 1979BAFTA Film Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 1980Oscar - Best Sound:Winner
- 1980Oscar - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 1980Eddie - Best Edited Feature Film:Nominated
- 1980BAFTA Film Award - Best Sound Track:Nominated
- 1980BAFTA Film Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 1991Oscar - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 1991Oscar - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 1991Eddie - Best Edited Feature Film:Nominated
- 1996ACCA - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 1997Oscar - Best Film Editing:Winner
- 1997Oscar - Best Sound:Winner
- 1997Eddie - Best Edited Feature Film:Winner
- 1997BAFTA Film Award - Best Editing:Winner
- 1997BAFTA Film Award - Best Sound:Nominated
- 1997C.A.S. Award - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films:Winner
- 1997OFTA Film Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 1997Golden Satellite Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 1999Special CitationWinner
- 2000Eddie - Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic:Nominated
- 2000OFTA Film Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2000Golden Satellite Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2004Oscar - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2004Eddie - Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic:Nominated
- 2004BAFTA Film Award - Best Sound:Nominated
- 2004BAFTA Film Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2005Hollywood Film Award - Editor of the Year:Winner
- 2005Satellite Award - Outstanding Film Editing:Nominated
- 2011Felix - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie:Nominated
- 2013Eddie - Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television:Winner
- 2017Felix - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2019British Independent Film Award - Best Documentary:Nominated
- 2019Best EditingNominated