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Supporting Actor winner for Ordinary People. The Empire Strikes Back. A Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects to Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren and Bruce Nicholson, with Jack Valenti. View More Memorable Moments.
The nominees for the 53rd Academy Awards were announced on February 17, 1981, by Academy president Fay Kanin and actor William Devane. The Elephant Man and Raging Bull tied for the most nominations with eight each. The winners were announced at the awards ceremony on March 31.
Mar 18, 2015 · Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker and Peter Sutton win the Oscar for Sound for The Empire Strikes Back at the 53rd Academy Awards.
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The Academy Award for Best Sound is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most euphonic sound mixing, recording, sound design, and sound editing. The award used to go to the studio sound departments until a rule change in 1969 said it should be awarded to the specific technicians.
Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners. Individuals and films that have been awarded the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
May 12, 2020 · In 1981, the Academy finally reinstated Sound Editing as a category – the same year that the Academy debuted its Makeup category. Even then, the category was subjected to jeers.
The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film.
