Chris Ward (sound editor)

{{Short description|New Zealand sound editor}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}

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|birth_name = Christopher John Ward

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1970|07|22}}

|birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand

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|occupation = sound editor, ADR mixer

|years_active = 1995 – present

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Chris Ward is a sound editor. He and fellow sound editor Brent Burge were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Editing for the 2013 film The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/86th-winners.html |title=The 86th Academy Awards (2014) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=January 7, 2015 |work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |publisher=AMPAS |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001025332/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/86th-winners.html |archivedate=1 October 2014 |df=dmy }}