Best Sound Mixing
| Academy Award for Sound | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Willie D. Burton | The Buddy Holly Story | Nominated | First black person to be nominated for Best Sound. |
| 1980 | Altered States | Nominated | ||
| 1983 | WarGames | Nominated | ||
| 1988 | Bird | Won | First black person to win Best Sound. | |
| 1989 | Russell Williams | Glory | Won | Second black person to win Best Sound. |
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves | Won | First black Person to win multiple Academy Awards in any category. | |
| 1994 | Willie D. Burton | The Shawshank Redemption | Nominated | |
| 1999 | The Green Mile | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | Dreamgirls | Won | First black person to be nominated and to win in recently renamed "Sound Mixing" category. | |
Read more about this topic: List Of Black Academy Award Winners And Nominees
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