Gordon E. Sawyer
Introduction '''Gordon E. Sawyer''' (27 August 1905 – 15 May 1980) was sound director at Samuel Goldwyn Productions. He won 3 Oscars for Best Sound and was nominated a further 13 times.
Selected filmography Sawyer won three Academy Awards and was nominated for 13 more:;Won* ''The Bishop's Wife'' (1947)* ''The Alamo'' (1960)* ''West Side Story'' (1961);Nominated* ''Wonder Man'' (1945)* ''The Best Years of Our Lives'' (1946)* ''Our Very Own'' (1950)* ''I Want You'' (1951)* ''Hans Christian Andersen'' (1952)* ''Friendly Persuasion'' (1956)* ''Witness for the Prosecution'' (1957)* ''I Want to Live!'' (1958)* ''Porgy and Bess'' (1959)* ''The Apartment'' (1960)* ''The Loudest Whisper'' (1961)* ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (1963)* ''Hawaii'' (1966)
Legacy The Gordon E. Sawyer award was instituted at the Academy Awards in 1981 *Gordon E. Sawyer Award
References
External links ** Gordon E. Sawyer - Sound Director on Yahoo! Movies