The Oscar-Nominated Sound Mixers: Gary Rydstrom of ‘War Horse’

The veteran sound designer already has seven Oscars, and could pick up a couple more for his second trip to the battlefield with Steven Spielberg

Actors, try not to be too envious: Sound people can be nominated twice in the same year for the same film. Of course, that’s only if they did both sound editing and sound mixing on a feature, which is still something of a rarity. Gary Rydstrom is one of those exceptional double-threats and is up in both categories for “War Horse.”

Gary Rydstrom, sound mixer and sound editor for 'War Horse'

Even if he doesn’t win either, his mantelpiece won't go wanting. Rydstrom already has seven Oscars: two for the ground-breaking “Terminator 2,” two more for “Jurassic Park,” one for “Titanic” and yet another pair for “Saving Private Ryan.”

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