George Watters II

George Watters II (born September 19, 1949 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American sound engineer who won the Oscar twice for best sound effects .

Life

In 1973 Watters began his career at Paramount Pictures , where he first worked on television shows before moving to films. In 1978 he first worked as a supervising sound editor in the film American Hot Wax . In 1992 he left Paramount and subsequently worked at Universal Studios , Warner Brothers , 20th Century Fox and Walt Disney Studios .

He mainly works with producer Jerry Bruckheimer .

Watters is married and has two daughters.

Filmography (selection)

• 1986: Top Gun - You fear neither death nor the devil (Top Gun)
• 1990: The Hunt for Red October (The Hunt for Red October)
• 1991: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
• 1995: Crimson Tide (Crimson Tide)
• 1998: Armageddon - The Last Judgment (Armageddon)
• 2001: Pearl Harbor (Pearl Harbor)
• 2010: Prince of Persia : The Sands of Time
• 2011: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Awards

• 1990 : Oscar for the best sound effects
• 2001 : Oscar for the best sound effects
• 1986 : Oscar nomination for best sound effects
• 1991 : Oscar nomination for best sound effects
• 1995 : Oscar nomination for the best sound effects
• 1998 : Oscar nomination for best sound effects
• 2003 : Oscar nomination for best sound effects
• 1986 : Oscar nomination for best sound effects

• British Academy Film Award / Best Sound : BAFTA nomination for best sound effects in 1991, 2004 and 2007

• MPSE Golden Reel Awards : Four-time winner

• 2007 : Nomination for Best Sound Editor at the Satellite Awards

In 2012 Watters also received the Career Achievement Award from the Guild of Film Editors ( Motion Picture Sound Editors , MPSE)

Web links

• George Watters II in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Biographical article about Watters on the MPSE homepage: 2012 MPSE Career Achievement Award Recipient: George Watters II . Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2014.