Bruce Stambler is a sound editor. He won the

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for the drama thriller film ''

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'' (1996). This marked both his first win and fifth consecutive nomination in the category, after being recognized for ''

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'' (1992), '' The Fugitive'' (1993), ''

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'' (1994) and ''

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'' (1995). His work on ''The Fugitive'' also earned him the

BAFTA Award for Best Sound The BAFTA Award for Best Sound is a film award that is presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to sound designers, sound editors, sound engineers, and sound mixers. It has been presented at the annual British Acad ...

. In television, his work on the " Brother's Keeper" pilot episode of ''

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'' (1984–1989) earned him the

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a One-Hour Series The Primetime Emmy Award for Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) is an award handed out annually at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Prior to 1976 and between 1979 and 1983, regular series competed with limited series and movies f ...

. Stambler got into sound editing when he was working at

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. After working at various tasks, he was asked if he wanted to be an assistant sound editor. He agreed and eventually worked his way up to a position of supervisor.

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