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{{Short description|American sound editor (1954–2021)}}

'''Alan Robert Murray''' is a [[Sound editor (filmmaking)|sound editor]]. He won the [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]] in [[79th Academy Awards|2006]] for his work in ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]''.

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'''Alan Robert Murray''' (July 30, 1954 – February 24, 2021) was an American [[Sound editor (filmmaking)|sound editor]].

Murray was nominated for ten [[Academy Awards]]. In [[79th Academy Awards|2007]], Murray won the [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing]] for his work on ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]'' (2005).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/79th-winners.html |title=The 79th Academy Awards (2007) Nominees and Winners |access-date=September 9, 2014 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]}}</ref> In [[87th Academy Awards|2015]], Murray won his second Academy Award for Best Sound Editing for his work on ''[[American Sniper]]'' (2014).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2015 |title=The 87th Academy Awards (2015) Nominees and Winners |access-date=February 24, 2015 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]}}</ref> He shared both awards with [[Bub Asman]]. Murray earned his tenth nomination at the 92nd Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing for ''[[Joker (2019 film)|Joker]]'', setting record for the Sound Editing category.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oscar.go.com/news/nominations/sound-editing-oscar-nominations-2020|title=Sound Editing Oscar Nominations 2020|website=oscar.go.com|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref> He died in Los Angeles on February 24, 2021, at age 66.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/alan-robert-murray-two-time-oscar-winning-sound-editor-dies-at-66|title = Alan Robert Murray, Two-Time Oscar-Winning Sound Editor, Dies at 66|last = Giardina|first = Carolyn|date = February 25, 2021|accessdate = February 25, 2021|work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

==Academy Awards==

With ten nominations, Alan Robert Murray has set a record for becoming the most-nominated sound editor for the [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing]] category, surpassed [[Richard Hymns]] with nine nominations.

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! Year !! Film !! Collaborator !! Result

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| 1986 (58th) || ''[[Ladyhawke (film)|Ladyhawke]]'' || rowspan=2 | [[Robert G. Henderson]] || {{nom}}

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| 1990 (62nd) || ''[[Lethal Weapon 2]]'' || {{nom}}

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| 1997 (69th) || ''[[Eraser (film)|Eraser]]'' || rowspan=5 | [[Bub Asman]] || {{nom}}

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| 2001 (73rd) || ''[[Space Cowboys]]'' || {{nom}}

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| rowspan=2 | 2007 (79th) || ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]'' || {{won}}

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| ''[[Flags of Our Fathers (film)|Flags of Our Fathers]]'' || {{nom}}

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| 2015 (87th) || ''[[American Sniper]]'' || {{won}}

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| 2016 (88th) || ''[[Sicario (2015 film)|Sicario]]'' || — || {{nom}}

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| 2017 (89th) || ''[[Sully (film)|Sully]]'' || [[Bub Asman]] || {{nom}}

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| 2020 (92nd) || ''[[Joker (2019 film)|Joker]]'' || - || {{nom}}

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==References==

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==External links==

* {{imdbIMDb name|id=0614812|name=Alan Robert Murray}}

{{Academy Award Best Sound Editing}}

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