David Lee (Australian sound engineer)

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David Lee
Born (1958-09-06) 6 September 1958 (age 65)
Occupation Sound engineer
Years active1981 present

David Lee (born 6 September 1958) is an Australian sound engineer. [1] He won an Oscar for Best Sound for the 1999 film The Matrix [2] and was nominated for the same award for the 2014 film Unbroken . He has worked on over 35 films since 1981.[ citation needed ]

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Selected filmography

Academy Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2022 Best Sound Elvis Nominated [3]

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References

  1. "David Lee". maoslastdancermovie. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  2. "The 72nd Academy Awards (2000) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  3. "THE 95TH ACADEMY AWARDS - 2023". oscars.org. Retrieved 25 February 2023.