Jane Tattersall

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Jane Tattersall is a Canadian sound editor, [1] most noted as a six-time Genie Award and Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Sound Editing. [2]

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Born in England, Tattersall moved with her family to Canada in childhood, and was educated at Queen's University. [2] She worked as a researcher for TVOntario documentaries before apprenticing as a sound editor, and formed her own company, Tattersall Sound, in 1992. [2] In 2000 the company merged with Casablanca Sound & Picture, a division of Alliance Atlantis, to form Tattersall Casablanca. [3] She left her position as president of TC in 2003, returning to freelance sound editing work. [3]

Her first Genie win was for Naked Lunch , a film for which she notably had to stick her hand into a jar of cockroaches to achieve the desired hissing sound. [4]

Awards

Genie Awards

YearAwardWorkResultRef(s)
9th Genie Awards (1988) Best Sound Editing The Climb Nominated [5]
10th Genie Awards (1989) Buying Time Nominated [6]
13th Genie Awards (1992) Naked Lunch Won [7]
South of Wawa Nominated [8]
14th Genie Awards (1993) I Love a Man in Uniform Nominated [9]
La Florida Nominated
17th Genie Awards (1996) The Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy Nominated [10]
Lilies Nominated
20th Genie Awards (1999) Sunshine Won [11]
21st Genie Awards (2000) Love Come Down Won [12]
22nd Genie Awards (2002) Ginger Snaps Nominated [13]
23rd Genie Awards (2003) Max Won [14]
24th Genie Awards (2004) Falling Angels Nominated [15]
27th Genie Awards (2007) Beowulf & Grendel Nominated [16]
29th Genie Awards (2009) Passchendaele Won [17]

Gemini Awards

YearAwardWorkResultRef(s)
5th Gemini Awards (1990)Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or SeriesCarnival of ShadowsWon [18]
11th Gemini Awards (1996)Best Sound in an Information Documentary Program or SeriesSolidarity Song: The Hanns Eisler StoryWon [19]
12th Gemini Awards (1997)Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or SeriesA Tale of Tanglewood: Peter Grimes RebornWon [20]
13th Gemini Awards (1998)Best Sound in a Dramatic Program Straight Up : "Raw"Nominated [21]
14th Gemini Awards (1999)Best Sound Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series Da Vinci's Inquest : "The Hunt"Nominated
15th Gemini Awards (2000) Restless Spirits Won [22]
17th Gemini Awards (2002)Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or SeriesRavel's BrainWon
18th Gemini Awards (2003)Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold ArlenNominated
20th Gemini Awards (2005)Beethoven's HairWon
Best Sound in a Dramatic Program H2O Nominated
Sex Traffic Nominated
21st Gemini Awards (2006)Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or SeriesFive Days in September: The Rebirth of an OrchestraNominated
22nd Gemini Awards (2007)Best Sound in a Dramatic ProgramAbove and BeyondNominated
24th Gemini Awards (2009)Best Sound in a Dramatic Series The Tudors Won
26th Gemini Awards (2011)Nominated
Best Sound in a Dramatic Program The Nativity Nominated

Canadian Screen Awards

YearAwardWorkResultRef(s)
1st Canadian Screen Awards (2013)Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series The Borgias : "The Borgia Bull"Won
Camelot : "Reckoning"Nominated
Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety, or Performing Arts Program or Series Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays : "Bridges"Nominated
2nd Canadian Screen Awards (2014)Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series The Borgias : "The Face of Death"Won
World Without End : "King"Nominated
3rd Canadian Screen Awards (2014) Vikings : "The Choice"Won
Best Sound in a Documentary, Factual or Lifestyle Program or Series Our Man in Tehran Won
4th Canadian Screen Awards (2016)Best Sound Editing Hyena Road Won [23]
Best Sound in a Non-Fiction Program or Series Songs of Freedom Won [24]
Best Sound in a Comedy or Dramatic Program or Series Vikings Nominated
5th Canadian Screen Awards (2017)Nominated
6th Canadian Screen Awards (2018)Won
Cardinal Nominated
7th Canadian Screen Awards (2019)Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or SeriesNominated
8th Canadian Screen Awards (2020)Best Sound, Fiction Program or Series Vikings Won
Cardinal Nominated
Schitt's Creek : "Life Is a Cabaret"Nominated
Best Sound, Non-Fiction Program or Series The Nature of Things : "Remarkable Rabbits"Won
9th Canadian Screen Awards (2021)Best Sound Editing Funny Boy Nominated [25]
Best Sound, Fiction Program or Series Vikings Won
10th Canadian Screen Awards (2022)Best Sound Editing All My Puny Sorrows Nominated [26]
Best Sound, Fiction Program or Series The North Water Nominated
Vikings Won [27]
11th Canadian Screen Awards (2023)Best Sound Editing Brother Won [28]

Primetime Emmy Awards

YearAwardWorkResultRef(s)
65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special World Without End Nominated
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) Vikings : "Trial"Nominated
68th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Vikings : "The Last Ship"Nominated

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