Robin O'Donoghue

Robin O'Donoghue (* 1945 in Uxbridge , Middlesex , England ) is a British sound engineer .

Life

O'Donoghue began his career in the mid-1960s, making his debut as an uncredited sound assistant in Roman Polański's thriller When Katelbach Comes ... in 1966. From the early 1970s he worked as a sound engineer and was initially on some war and war games Involved in science fiction films . In 1978 he received the BAFTA Film Award in the Best Sound category for The Bridge of Arnhem . By 1999, five more nominations for this award followed, which he could not win again.

O'Donoghue has worked on numerous literary adaptations, including George Orwell's 1984 , Victor Hugo's Les Misérables and five Shakespeare adaptations: Henry V , Much Ado About Nothing , Othello , What you want and Hamlet . In 1983 he received his first Oscar nomination in the Best Sound category , but Gandhi received nothing. Even with the second nomination for the 1988 Oscar for Shakespeare in Love , he could not win the award.

In addition to over 120 feature films, he has also worked on numerous television productions, including the mini-series Noble House , Scarlett and Lipstick on the Collar . For the latter series he was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award in 1994.

Filmography (selection)

• 1977: The Arnhem Bridge (A Bridge Too Far)
• 1982: Gandhi
• 1984: 1984
• 1989: Henry V. (Henry V)
• 1990: Julia and her lovers (Tune in Tomorrow ...)
• 1992: The Crying Game
• 1993: Much Ado About Nothing (Much Ado About Nothing)
• 1994: Backbeat
• 1994: King George - The Madness of King George
• 1995: Othello
• 1996: Hamlet
• 1996: What you want (Twelfth Night)
• 1998: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
• 1998: Les Misérables
• 1998: Shakespeare in Love
• 1999: Notting Hill
• 2001: Gosford Park
• 2003: Actually ... love (Love Actually)

Awards

Oscar

• 1983 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Gandhi
• 1988 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Shakespeare in Love

BAFTA Award

• 1978: BAFTA Film Award in the Best Sound category for The Arnhem Bridge
• 1983: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Sound category for Gandhi
• 1990: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Sound category for Heinrich V.
• 1995: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Sound for Backbeat
• 1996: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Sound for King George - A Kingdom for More Minds
• 1999: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Sound category for Shakespeare in Love

Web links

• Robin O'Donoghue in the Internet Movie Database (English)