The Oscar-Nominated Sound Mixers: Greg P. Russell of 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon'

"Sound re-recording mixer Greg P. Russell may be a name few moviegoers -- or even many Academy members -- know. But with more than 185 films to his credit and more than a dozen Oscar nominations, he has worked with some of the biggest directors in Hollywood.
Russell picked up his 15th Oscar nod this year for Michael Bay’s “Transformers: Dark of the Moon.” With a worldwide gross of more than $1.1 billion, Bay's film ranks fourth after "Avatar," "Titanic" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2." Russell and Bay have collaborated on eight films, with six nominations for sound mixing. But so far the director's action brand has not yet translated into an Oscar win for Russell, whose first nomination came for 1989's Ridley Scott film "Black Rain."

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