Simon Kaye
Simon Kaye (born July 22, 1935 in London , England ) is a British sound engineer .
Life
Kaye began his film career in 1959, his debut was the carry-on comedy 41 Grad Liebe , but still without credit in the credits. From 1963 he also worked for British television, including on 24 episodes of Mit Schirm, Charme and Melone . Between 1969 and 1993 he was nominated ten times for the BAFTA Film Award in the category Best Sound . He received three awards, in 1970 for Oh! What a Lovely War , 1978 for The Arnhem Bridge and 1988 for Freedom Cry .
Kaye was also nominated four times for an Oscar in the Best Sound category. In 1982 (for Reds ) and 1983 (for Gandhi ) the nomination remained. In 1987 he received the award for platoon together with John Wilkinson , Richard D. Rogers and Charles Grenzbach . He received his second Oscar in 1993 for The Last of the Mohicans , together with Chris Jenkins , Doug Hemphill and Mark Smith .
Filmography (selection)
- 1968: The Charge of the Light Brigade (The Charge of the Light Brigade)
- 1968: The Lion in Winter (The Lion in Winter)
- 1971: Sunday, Bloody Sunday
- 1973: Theater of Blood (Theater of Blood)
- 1974: 18 hours to eternity (Juggernaut)
- 1975: Brannigan - A Man of Steel (Brannigan)
- 1977: The Arnhem Bridge (A Bridge Too Far)
- 1981: Reds
- 1982: Gandhi
- 1983: Gorky Park
- 1983: Never Say Never (Never Say Never Again)
- 1984: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- 1986: Platoon
- 1987 Cry Freedom (Cry Freedom)
- 1990: Land of the Black Sun (Mountains of the Moon)
- 1992: The Last of the Mohicans (The Last of the Mohicans)
- 1996: The Ghost and the Darkness (The Ghost and the Darkness)
- 1998: Lost in Space
- 1999: The Bone Collector (The Bone Collector)
- 2003: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life)
- 2004: The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Awards
Oscar
- 1982 : Oscar nomination for Best Tone for Reds
- 1983 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Gandhi
- 1987 : Oscar in the Best Sound for Platoon category
- 1993 : Oscar in the Best Sound category for The Last of the Mohicans
BAFTA Film Award
- 1969: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Sound category for Der Löwe im Winter
- 1969: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Sound category for The Light Brigade Attack
- 1970: BAFTA Film Award in the Best Sound category for Oh! What a lovely war
- 1972: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Sound for Sunday Bloody Sunday
- 1978: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Sound category for Jesus of Nazareth
- 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
- 1985: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Sound for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- 1988: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Sound category for Freedom Cry
- 1993: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Sound category for The Last of the Mohicans
Web links
- Simon Kaye in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kaye, Simon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sound engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England , UK |