Bob Beemer
| Bob Beemer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 8, 1955 Los Angeles, California United States |
| Occupation | Sound engineer |
| Years active | 1989 – present |
Robert "Bob" Joseph Beemer is an American sound mixer who has won four Oscars.
Biography
Bob Beemer was born on February 8, 1955, at Queen of Angels Hospital in Hollywood, California. Graduating from Loyola High School, Los Angeles in 1973, he studied Communication Arts and English at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, earning a bachelors degree in 1977 with a double major in those two fields. Always fascinated by sound, he became an expert in remixing for movies. His first professionally recorded sound was on Roots (1977). Beemer was nominated for several Academy Awards, and as of 2007, has won Academy Awards for four films: Speed (1994), Gladiator (2000), Ray (2004), and Dreamgirls (2006).
Academy Awards
Beemer has won four Academy Awards for Best Sound and has been nominated for another three:
- Won
- Nominated
- Cliffhanger (1993)[5]
- Independence Day (1996)[6]
- Road to Perdition (2002)[7]
References
- ↑ "The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ↑ "The 73rd Academy Awards (2001) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
- ↑ "The 77th Academy Awards (2005) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ "The 79th Academy Awards (2007) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ "The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
- ↑ "The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ↑ "The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-20.