Simon Kaye
{{Short description|British sound engineer}}
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| yearsactive = 1959 – present
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Simon Kaye (born 22 July 1935) is a British sound engineer. He won two Academy Awards for Best Sound and has been nominated for another two in the same category. He has worked on over 70 films since 1959.
Selected filmography
Kaye won two Academy Awards for Best Sound and has been nominated for two more:
;Won
- Platoon (1986){{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1987 |title=The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners |access-date=16 October 2011|work=oscars.org}}
- The Last of the Mohicans (1992){{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1993 |title=The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners |access-date=22 October 2011|work=oscars.org}}
;Nominated
- Reds (1981){{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1982 |title=The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners |access-date=8 October 2011|work=oscars.org}}
- Gandhi (1982){{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1983 |title=The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners |access-date=9 October 2011|work=oscars.org}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0443393|name=Simon Kaye}}
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Category:British audio engineers
Category:Best Sound BAFTA Award winners
Category:Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners
Category:Film people from London
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