Dennis S. Sands

Dennis S. Sands (* 20th century) is an American sound engineer .

Life

Sands began his television career in 1978. For his very first work, the television special Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin , he won the Primetime Emmy . He made his feature film debut in 1979 with Rocky II . Sands, who has been involved in well over 300 films since then, received his first Oscar nomination for Best Sound in 1995 for Forrest Gump . Further nominations followed in 1998 (for Contact ), 2001 (for Cast Away - Verschollen ) and 2005 (for Der Polarexpress ). However, he has never won the award so far.

For his work as a sound engineer on the soundtrack for American Beauty , he and composer Thomas Newman and producer Bill Bernstein received a Grammy in 2001 in the category Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Media .

Filmography (selection)

• 1979: Rocky II
• 1981: The Rattlesnake (John Carpenter's Escape from New York)
• 1985: Back to the Future
• 1989: Abyss - The Abyss
• 1992: The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (The Hand That Rocks the Cradle)
• 1994: Forrest Gump
• 1997: Contact
• 1999: Magnolia
• 2000: Castaway - Lost (Castaway)
• 2002: Spider-Man
• 2003: Finding Nemo (Finding Nemo)
• 2004: The Polar Express (The Polar Express)
• 2004: Spider-Man 2
• 2006: Night at the Museum (Night at the Museum)
• 2009: Night at the Museum 2 (Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian)
• 2011: Captain America: The First Avenger
• 2012: Marvel's The Avengers
• 2014: Night at the Museum: The mysterious tomb (Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb)
• 2019: Avengers: Endgame

Awards (selection)

• 1995 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Forrest Gump
• 1998 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Contact
• 2001 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Cast Away
• 2005 : Oscar nomination in the Best Sound category for Der Polarexpress

Web links

• Dennis S. Sands in the Internet Movie Database (English)