Mark Mangini (born 1956) is an American sound editor with over 125 film credits. He has won two

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, in 2021 for Best Sound for ''

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'' and in 2015 for Best Sound Editing along with David White for their work on '' Mad Max: Fury Road''. Mangini is renowned for recording and editing a new roar track for Leo the Lion, the

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(MGM) lion mascot (ironically, tiger sounds were used for the effect). In April 2017, Mangini partnered with Pro Sound Effects to release ''The Odyssey Collection'', developed from his personal sound library built throughout his career with partner Richard L. Anderson. Mangini is of Italian descent. He married actress Annette McCarthy in 1984 and they have two sons. They separated some time later. He also has a son, Rio, from his marriage to Ann Whatu.

Oscar nominations

Mangini has received the following nominations for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound (for ''

'' in 2021): *

59th Academy Awards The 59th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 30, 1987, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During ...

(1986): Nominated for '' Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home''. Lost to '' Aliens''. *

65th Academy Awards The 65th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1992 in the United States and took place on March 29, 1993, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles begi ...

(1992): Nominated for ''

Aladdin Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...

''. Lost to '' Bram Stoker's Dracula''. *

70th Academy Awards The 70th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 23, 1998, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the sho ...

(1997): Nominated for ''

The Fifth Element ''The Fifth Element'' () is a 1997 English-language French science-fiction action film conceived and directed by Luc Besson, and co-written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, an ...

''. Lost to ''

Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers a ...

''. *

88th Academy Awards The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2015 and took place on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m. PST. D ...

(2015): Won for '' Mad Max: Fury Road''. *

90th Academy Awards The 90th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2017, and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was held on March 4, ...

(2017): Nominated for: ''

Blade Runner 2049 ''Blade Runner 2049'' is a 2017 American Epic film, epic neo-noir science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve from a screenplay by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green (writer), Michael Green, based on a story by Fancher. A sequel to ''Blade ...

''. Lost to ''

Dunkirk Dunkirk ( ; ; ; Picard language, Picard: ''Dunkèke''; ; or ) is a major port city in the Departments of France, department of Nord (French department), Nord in northern France. It lies from the Belgium, Belgian border. It has the third-larg ...

''. *

94th Academy Awards The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The awards were scheduled after their usual late February dat ...

(2021): Won for ''

''.

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* 1956 births Living people American sound editors People from Boston Best Sound Editing Academy Award winners American people of Italian descent Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners Best Sound BAFTA Award winners {{US-sound-editor-stub