Skip Lievsay is an American
supervising sound editor
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,
re-recording mixer
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and
sound designer
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for film and television, Lievsay has worked with filmmakers and directors including the
Coen brothers
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,
Martin Scorsese
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,
Spike Lee
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,
Jonathan Demme
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and
Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman ( ; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer. He is considered an enduring figure from the New Hollywood era, known for directing subversive and sat ...
.
In January 2008, he received two
Oscar
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nominations—for Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing—for his work on
Joel and Ethan Coen
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, together known as the Coen brothers (), are an American filmmaking duo. Their films span many genres and styles, which they frequently subvert or parody. Among their most acclaimed works are '' Blood Simple'' (198 ...
's ''
No Country for Old Men
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''.
In 2011, he was nominated in the same categories for the film ''
True Grit''.
In 2014, he won the Academy Award for
Best Sound Mixing
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for ''
Gravity
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''; he was also nominated in the same category for the film ''
Inside Llewyn Davis
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'' that same year, and was also nominated for that same category and for Best Sound Editing for ''
Roma
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* Roma or Romani people, an ethnic group living mostly in Europe and the Americas.
* Roma called Roy, ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun
* Roma (footballer, born 1979), born ''Paul ...
'' in 2019.
References
External links
*
Mix Magazine Online-Skip Lievsay: Bringing A Musician's Ear To Film Sound
Living people
American sound designers
American audio engineers
Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners
Best Sound BAFTA Award winners
Year of birth missing (living people)
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