Paul N. J. Ottosson

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Paul N. J. Ottosson
Born
Nils Jörgen Paul Ottosson

(1966-02-25) 25 February 1966 (age 57)
Lönsboda, Skåne län, Sweden
OccupationSound Designer
Years active1995–present

Paul N. J. Ottosson (born 25 February 1966) is a Swedish sound designer. The recipient of numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, he has worked on more than 130 films since 1995.

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Selected filmography

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryFilmResultRef
Academy Awards 27 February 2005 Best Sound Editing Spider-Man 2 Nominated [1]
7 March 2010 Best Sound Editing The Hurt Locker Won [2]
Best Sound Mixing Won A
24 February 2013 Best Sound Editing Zero Dark Thirty Won B [3]
British Academy Film Awards 12 February 2005 Best Sound Spider-Man 2 Nominated C [4]
21 February 2010 Best Sound The Hurt Locker Won A [5]
Cinema Audio Society Awards February 27, 2010 Best Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures The Hurt Locker Won A [6]
18 February 2013 Best Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Live Action Zero Dark Thirty Nominated D [7] [8]
February 14, 2015 Best Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated Penguins of Madagascar Nominated E [9] [10]
Golden Reel Awards 2001Best Sound Editing - Television Movies and Specials - Effects & FoleyOperation SandmanNominated F [11]
23 March 2002Best Sound Editing - Animated Feature Film, Domestic and Foreign Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Nominated G [12] [11]
1 March 2005Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features - Sound Effects & Foley Spider-Man 2 Nominated H [13] [11]
2008Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film Spider-Man 3 Nominated I [14] [11]
20 February 2010Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film The Hurt Locker Nominated J [15] [16]
Best Sound Editing - Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature FilmNominated K
2012 Nominated L
15 February 2015Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley in an English Language Feature Fury Nominated M [17] [18]
18 February 2018Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film Detroit Nominated N [19] [20]
Primetime Emmy Award 13 September 1998 Outstanding Sound Editing in Non-Fiction Program RatWon 0 [21]
Satellite Awards 23 January 2005 Best Sound Spider-Man 2 Nominated P
20 December 2009 2012 Won Q [22]

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    18. ↑ "'Birdman', 'American Sniper' Top Golden Reel Awards: MPSE Winners List". Deadline . Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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    22. ↑ Pond, Steve (21 December 2009). "'Hurt Locker,' 'Nine' Win Top Satellite Awards". TheWrap . Retrieved 21 December 2009.
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