ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY

Including his nomination this year for Sound Mixing for WALL-E, this is the eleventh Academy Award nomination for Ben Burtt. He was previously nominated for:

• STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999) -- Nominee, Sound Effects Editing
• SPECIAL EFFECTS (1996) -- Nominee, Documentary (Short Subject)
• INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989) -- Nominee, Sound
• INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989) -- Winner, Sound Effects Editing
• WILLOW (1988) -- Nominee, Sound Effects Editing
• RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) -- Nominee, Sound
• RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) -- Nominee, Sound Effects Editing
• E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL (1982) -- Winner, Sound Effects Editing
• RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) -- Winner, Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing)

Burtt also received a Special Achievement Award in 1977 "for the creation of the alien, creature and robot voices featured in STAR WARS."

This is the second Academy Award nomination for Matthew Wood. He was previously nominated for:

• THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007) -- Nominee, Sound Editing