Christian Cooke (sound engineer)

Christian T. Cooke is a sound engineer .

Life

Cooke began his career on the film staff in 1979 in the post-production of the drama Horse Lady by director Eric Till . In the 1980s, he sometimes remained in the credits without naming his name . He has worked with director David Cronenberg frequently , including Extrem ... By All Means , A History of Violence , Deadly Promises - Eastern Promises, and Maps to the Stars . In addition to his work for the big screen, he also worked for television productions, for his work he was twice nominated for an Emmy , which he won in 2012 for the miniseries Hatfields & McCoys . 2018 was Cooke for Guillermo del Toros Fantasy Drama Shape of Water - The whisper of the water along with Glen Gauthier and Brad Zoern for the Oscar in the category Best Sound nominated, but the award went this year to Christopher Nolan's war film Dunkirk . In the same year he was also nominated for the BAFTA Film Award nomination in the category Best Sound for Shape of Water - The Whispering of Water , but here too he went empty-handed.

Filmography (selection)

• 1987: Hamburger Hill
• 1988: Gorillas in the Mist
• 1993: Look Who's Talking Now (Look Who's Talking Now)
• 1994 's Gold (City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold)
• 1995: Dolores (Dolores Claiborne)
• 1996: Extreme ... by all means (Extreme Measures)
• 2005: A History of Violence
• 2007: Deadly Promises - Eastern Promises (Eastern Promises)
• 2011: A Dangerous Method (A Dangerous Method)
• 2014: Maps to the Stars
• 2015: Forsaken
• 2015: Risen (Risen)
• 2017: Shape of Water - The Whisper of Water (The Shape of Water)

Nominations

• 2018 : Oscar nomination in the Best Sound category for Shape of Water - The Whisper of Water
• 2018: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Sound category for Shape of Water - The Whisper of Water

Web links

• Christian Cooke in the Internet Movie Database (English)