Alan Robert Murray (July 30, 1954 – February 24, 2021) was an American sound editor. Murray was nominated for ten

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in ...

. In

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, Murray won the

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for his work on ''

Letters from Iwo Jima is a 2006 Japanese-language American war film directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood, starring Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya. The film portrays the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of the Japanese soldiers and is a companion ...

'' (2005). In

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, Murray won his second Academy Award for Best Sound Editing for his work on ''

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'' (2014). He shared both awards with Bub Asman. Murray earned his tenth nomination at the 92nd Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing for '' Joker'', setting record for the Sound Editing category. He died in Los Angeles on February 24, 2021, at age 66.

Academy Awards

With ten nominations, Alan Robert Murray has set a record for becoming the most-nominated sound editor for the

category, surpassed

Richard Hymns Richard Hymns (born 18 July 1947) is an English sound editor. He won three Academy Awards for his work on ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', ''Jurassic Park'' and '' Saving Private Ryan''. He was also nominated for nine more in the category ...

with nine nominations.

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* 1954 births 2021 deaths Best Sound Editing Academy Award winners Place of birth missing Place of death missing American sound editors American film editors {{US-film-editor-stub