Ben Osmo is an Australian Production Sound Mixer. He is recipient of an

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, three

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and an honorary Australian Centenary Medal 2001. He is best known for his works ''

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'' (1989), '' Strictly Ballroom'' (1991) and '' Mad Max: Fury Road'', which earned him the

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at the

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alongside Chris Jenkins and

Gregg Rudloff Gregg Rudloff (November 2, 1955 – January 6, 2019) was an American re-recording mixer. He won three Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound and was nominated for four more in the same category. He worked on 150 films ...

Filmography

* 2015: ''

Women He's Undressed ''Women He's Undressed'' is a 2015 Australian documentary film about costume designer Orry-Kelly. Directed by Gillian Armstrong, it stars Darren Gilshenan, Deborah Kennedy, David E. Woodley, and Lara Cox. Interviewees *Jane Fonda *Angela Lansb ...

'' (documentary) * 2015: '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' * 2014: '' Devil's Playground'' * 2012: '' The Sapphires'' * 2011: '' Shelling Peas'' (Short) * 2011: ''

Sleeping Beauty ''Sleeping Beauty'' (french: La belle au bois dormant, or ''The Beauty in the Sleeping Forest''; german: Dornröschen, or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess cu ...

'' * 2009: '' The Boys Are Back'' * 2008: ''

Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to: *Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England *Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England *Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia, named after Newcastle ...

'' * 2008: '' The Black Balloon'' * 2006: ''

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'' * 2006: '' Charlotte's Web'' * 2003: ''Fuel'' (Short) * 2003: ''

Peter Pan Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythi ...

'' * 2003: ''

Danny Deckchair ''Danny Deckchair'' is a 2003 Australian comedy film written and directed by Jeff Balsmeyer. The majority of Danny Deckchair was shot in Bellingen, a town on the Mid North Coast in New South Wales. It was inspired by the story of the Lawnch ...

'' * 2002: ''

The Nugget ''The Nugget'' is a 2002 Australian comedy film about three friends who find the world's largest nugget of gold. Storyline The story concerns a group of three road workers who stumble upon the world's biggest nugget of gold, and become instant ...

'' * 2002: ''

Rabbit-Proof Fence The State Barrier Fence of Western Australia, formerly known as the Rabbit-Proof Fence, the State Vermin Fence, and the Emu Fence, is a pest-exclusion fence constructed between 1901 and 1907 to keep rabbits, and other agricultural pests from th ...

'' * 2001: ''

The Man Who Sued God ''The Man Who Sued God'' is a 2001 Australian comedy film starring Billy Connolly and Judy Davis, and directed by Mark Joffe. The film was a financial success, debuting at number one at the Australian box office in the week of its launch. Plot ...

'' * 2001: ''

He Died with a Felafel in His Hand ''He Died with a Felafel in His Hand'' is a purportedly non-fiction autobiographical novel by Australian author John Birmingham about his experiences as a share housing tenant, first published in 1994 by The Yellow Press (). The story consists ...

'' * 2001: ''

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles ''Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles'' (also known as ''Crocodile Dundee III'') is a 2001 action comedy film directed by Simon Wincer and starring Paul Hogan. It is the sequel to ''Crocodile Dundee II'' (1988) and the third and final film of the ...

'' * 2000: ''

The Monkey's Mask ''The Monkey's Mask'' is an international co-production 2000 thriller film directed by Samantha Lang. It stars Susie Porter and Kelly McGillis. Porter plays a lesbian private detective who falls in love with a suspect (McGillis) in the disappeara ...

'' * 1999: ''

Holy Smoke! ''Holy Smoke!'' is a 1999 independent romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jane Campion, and starring Kate Winslet and Harvey Keitel. Its plot follows an American exit counselor (Keitel) who attempts to deprogram a young Australian woman ( ...

'' * 1998: '' Babe: Pig in the City'' * 1997: ''

Oscar and Lucinda ''Oscar and Lucinda'' is a novel by Australian author Peter Carey which won the 1988 Booker Prize and the 1989 Miles Franklin Award. It was shortlisted for The Best of the Booker. Plot introduction It tells the story of Oscar Hopkins, th ...

'' * 1997: ''

Robinson Crusoe ''Robinson Crusoe'' () is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a tra ...

'' * 1996: ''

The Phantom ''The Phantom'' is an American adventure comic strip, first published by Lee Falk in February 1936. The main character, the Phantom, is a fictional costumed crime-fighter who operates from the fictional African country of Bangalla. The char ...

'' * 1995: ''

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'' * 1995: ''

Operation Dumbo Drop ''Operation Dumbo Drop'' is a 1995 American action comedy-drama war film directed by Simon Wincer. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Gene Quintano and Jim Kouf based on a true story by United States Army major Jim Morris. ...

'' * 1994: '' Country Life'' * 1993: ''

The Custodian ''The Custodian'' is a 1993 Australian drama film, written and directed by John Dingwall, starring Anthony LaPaglia, Hugo Weaving and Barry Otto Barry Otto (born 1941) is an Australian actor, primarily of cinema, and an amateur artist. Earl ...

'' * 1992: ''

Lorenzo's Oil ''Lorenzo's Oil'' is a 1992 American drama film directed and co-written by George Miller. It is based on the true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone, parents who search for a cure for their son Lorenzo's adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), leading t ...

'' * 1992: ''

The Last Days of Chez Nous ''The Last Days of Chez Nous'' is a 1992 Australian drama film directed by Gillian Armstrong and written by Helen Garner. Made in a style that emphasizes naturalism over melodrama, the film centres on what happens after Vicki arrives at the hou ...

'' * 1992: '' Strictly Ballroom'' * 1992: '' Turtle Beach'' * 1990: ''

Prisoners of the Sun ''Prisoners of the Sun'' (french: link=no, Le Temple du Soleil) is the fourteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was Serial (literature), serialised weekly in the newly establ ...

'' * 1989: ''

Bangkok Hilton ''Bangkok Hilton'' is a three-part Australian mini-series made in 1989 by Kennedy Miller Productions and directed by Ken Cameron. The title of the mini-series is the nickname of a fictional Bangkok prison in which the main protagonist (Nicole ...

'' (3 episodes) * 1989: ''

'' * 1988: ''

Emerald City The Emerald City (sometimes called the City of Emeralds) is the capital city of the fictional Land of Oz in L. Frank Baum's Oz books, first described in ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (1900). Fictional description Located in the center of the L ...

'' * 1988: ''

The Clean Machine ''The Clean Machine'' is a 1988 Australian tele movie about police corruption starring Steve Bisley. It was one of four telemovies made by Kennedy Miller around this time. Plot Inspector Eddie Riordan is appointed to head a new anti-corruption ...

'' * 1987: ''

HighTide HighTide is a theatre company based in Aldeburgh, Suffolk. It is one of the UK’s leading producers of new plays, and the only professional theatre company focused on the production of new playwrights. The company produces around six new pro ...

'' * 1987: '' Peter Kenna's The Good Wife'' * 1984: ''

Crime of the Decade ''Crime of the Decade'' is a 1984 Australian TV movie.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p32 References External links *''Crime of the Decade''at Ozmovies Australian drama television films ...

'' * 1984: '' Kindred Spirits'' * 1983: '' Scales of Justice'' * 1976: ''No Fences, No Boundaries: Walter Burley Griffin'' * 1975: '' Double Dealer''

Awards and nominations

* 2001: Australian Centenary Medal 2001 – Honorary (2001) * 1989:

AACTA Award for Best Sound The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Achievement in Sound is awarded yearly by the Australian Film Institute for excellence in sound editing. The award was first distributed in 1977 with the first winner being William Anderson for the fi ...

– ''

'' (won) * 1991:

– '' Strictly Ballroom'' (nom) * 2007: The Zig Zag Lane IF Award for Best Sound – ''The Black Balloon'' (nom) * 2015:

– '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (won) * 2015:

BAFTA Award for Best Sound This is a list of winners and nominees for the BAFTA Award for Best Sound, which is presented to sound designers, sound editors, sound engineers, and sound mixers, given out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts since 1969. Winner ...

– '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (pending) * 2015:

Satellite Award for Best Sound The Satellite Award for Best Sound is one of the annual Satellite Awards given by the International Press Academy. Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References External links Official website {{Satellite Awards Chron Sou ...

– '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (pending) * 2016:

Academy Award for Best Sound The Academy Award for Best Sound is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most euphonic sound mixing, recording, sound design, and sound editing. The award used to go to the studio sound departments until a rule change in 1969 said it ...

– '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (Won)

References

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