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Kami Asgar | |
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| Born | May 26, 1965 |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
Kami Asgar (born May 26, 1965) is an Iranian-American sound editor and film producer. He received an Academy Award nomination for his work on the film Apocalypto (2006), for which he became the first and only Middle Eastern to date to be nominated for Best Sound Editing.
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 1996 | 48th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | "Halloween III" Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Nominated | [1] |
| 2005 | 52nd Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing – Dialogue & ADR, Domestic Feature Film | The Passion of the Christ | Nominated | [2] |
| 2007 | 79th Academy Awards | Best Sound Editing | Apocalypto | Nominated | [3] |
| 54th Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film – Dialogue & ADR | Nominated | [4] | ||
| 2010 | 15th Satellite Awards | Best Sound | Secretariat | Nominated | |
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