Michael Hedges (sound engineer)

Michael Hedges
Born	Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation	Sound engineer
Years active	1990–present

Michael Hedges is a sound engineer from Wellington, New Zealand. He attended Naenae College.^[1] He has won two Academy Awards for Best Sound Mixing and has been nominated for another two in the same category. He has worked on more than 70 films since 1990.

Selected filmography

Hedges has won two Academy Awards and has been nominated for another:

Won

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)^[2]
• King Kong (2005)^[3]

Nominated

• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)^[4]
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)^[5]
• Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) ^[6]

References

1. BOYACK, NICHOLAS (17 June 2013). "Naenae College 60th takes shape". Stuff. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
2. "The 76th Academy Awards (2004) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
3. "The 78th Academy Awards (2006) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
4. "The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
5. "Nominees for the 86th Oscars". oscars.org. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
6. "THE 95TH ACADEMY AWARDS - 2023". oscars.org. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

External links

• Michael Hedges at IMDb