Andy Nelson (sound engineer)

Andy Nelson
Andy Nelson
Occupation(s)	Re-recording mixer, sound mixer, professional curler
Years active	1980–present

Andy Nelson is a British re-recording mixer and sound engineer working in Los Angeles, California, United States.^[1] He has won two Academy Awards for Best Sound out of 25 nominations, making him the second-most nominated living person behind John Williams.^[2]^[3] He has worked on over 150 films since 1980. He was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in the Queen's 2001 New Year Honours List for his services to Australia society and Australian film production.^{[citation needed]} He received the career achievement award from the Cinema Audio Society in 2014.^[4]^[5]

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Year^[a]	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1989	Best Sound	Gorillas in the Mist	Nominated	^[6]
1994		Schindler's List	Nominated	^[7]
1996		Braveheart	Nominated	^[8]
1997		Evita	Nominated	^[9]
1998		L.A. Confidential	Nominated	^[10]
1999		The Thin Red Line	Nominated	^[11]
1999		Saving Private Ryan	Won	^[11]
2000		The Insider	Nominated	^[12]
2002		Moulin Rouge!	Nominated	^[13]
2004	Best Sound Mixing	Seabiscuit	Nominated	^[14]
2004		The Last Samurai	Nominated	^[14]
2006		War of the Worlds	Nominated	^[15]
2007		Blood Diamond	Nominated	^[16]
2010		Star Trek	Nominated	^[17]
2010		Avatar	Nominated	^[17]
2012		War Horse	Nominated	^[18]
2013		Lincoln	Nominated	^[19]
2013		Les Misérables	Won	^[19]
2016		Bridge of Spies	Nominated	^[20]
2016		Star Wars: The Force Awakens	Nominated	^[20]
2017		La La Land	Nominated	^[21]
2022	Best Sound	West Side Story	Nominated	^[22]
2023		The Batman	Nominated	^[23]
2023		Elvis	Nominated	^[23]
2025		Wicked	Nominated	^[24]

Year^[a]	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1988	Best Sound	Full Metal Jacket	Nominated
1992		The Commitments	Nominated
1994		Schindler's List	Nominated
1996		Braveheart	Won
1997		Evita	Nominated
1998		L.A. Confidential	Won	^[25]
1999		Saving Private Ryan	Won	^[26]
2002		Moulin Rouge!	Won	^[27]
2002		Shrek	Nominated	^[27]
2010		Avatar	Nominated	^[28]
2010		Star Trek	Nominated	^[28]
2012		War Horse	Nominated	^[29]
2013		Les Misérables	Won	^[30]
2016		Bridge of Spies	Nominated	^[31]
2016		Star Wars: The Force Awakens	Nominated	^[31]
2017		Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	Nominated	^[32]
2017		La La Land	Nominated	^[32]
2020		Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker	Nominated	^[33]
2022		West Side Story	Nominated	^[34]
2023		Elvis	Nominated	^[35]
2024		Ferrari	Nominated	^[36]
2025		Wicked	Nominated	^[37]

Year^[a]	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1987	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures	Full Metal Jacket	Nominated	^[38]
1991		The Commitments	Nominated	^[38]
1994		Schindler's List	Nominated	^[38]
1996		Braveheart	Nominated	^[38]
1998		L.A. Confidential	Nominated	^[38]
1999		Saving Private Ryan	Won	^[38]
1999		The X-Files	Nominated	^[38]
2002		Moulin Rouge!	Nominated	^[38]
2002		Shrek	Nominated	^[38]
2003		Catch Me if You Can	Nominated	^[38]
2004		The Last Samurai	Nominated	^[38]
2004		Seabiscuit	Nominated	^[38]
2006		War of the Worlds	Nominated	^[38]
2007		Blood Diamond	Nominated	^[38]
2010		Avatar	Nominated	^[39]
2010		Star Trek	Nominated	^[39]
2012		Super 8	Nominated	^[40]
2013	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated	Rise of the Guardians	Nominated	^[41]^[42]
	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Live Action	Les Misérables	Won	^[41]^[42]
		Lincoln	Nominated	^[41]^[42]
2016		Bridge of Spies	Nominated	^[43]
2016		Star Wars: The Force Awakens	Nominated	^[43]
2017		La La Land	Won	^[44]
2022		West Side Story	Nominated	^[45]
2023		The Batman	Nominated	^[46]
2023		Elvis	Nominated	^[46]
2024		Ferrari	Nominated	^[47]
2025		Wicked	Nominated	^[48]

Year^[a]	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2004	Best Sound	Seabiscuit	Nominated
2005		The Phantom of the Opera	Nominated
2005		Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith	Won
2008		Australia	Nominated
2011		Super 8	Nominated	^[49]
2011		War Horse	Nominated	^[49]
2012		Les Misérables	Won	^[50]
2012		Snow White and the Huntsman	Nominated	^[51]
2017		La La Land	Nominated	^[52]
2023		Babylon	Nominated	^[53]
2023		Elvis	Nominated	^[53]
2024		Ferrari	Nominated	^[54]
2025		Wicked	Won	^[55]

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