Michael Semanick

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Michael Semanick
Born1963 (age 57–58)
OccupationSound engineer
Years active1987-present

Michael Semanick (born 1963) is an American sound engineer, credited as a sound re-recording mixer. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Sound and has been nominated for nine more in the same category. He has worked on more than 110 films since 1987.

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Semanick has won two Academy Awards and has been nominated for another nine:

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  2. ↑ "The 78th Academy Awards (2006) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
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