{{short description|British sound mixer and recordist}} {{Infobox person | name = Julian Howarth | image = | caption = | birth_name = | othername = | birth_date = | birth_place = Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England | occupation = {{comma separated entries|Actor|Sound mixer}} | notable_works = | years_active = 1996–present | spouse = Julie Gardner | children = Huckleberry Gardner-Howarth<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/film-tv/julie-gardner-recapturing-essence-gavin-5849917|title=Julie Gardner on recapturing the essence of Gavin & Stacey for an American audience|website=walesonline.co.uk|access-date=2023-01-27}}</ref> }}
'''Julian Howarth''' is a British sound mixer and recordist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/avatar-the-way-of-water-sound-mixer-julian-howarth-interview/|title='Avatar: The Way of Water' Sound Mixer Created Live Sound Design for the Actors During Mo-Cap Filming|website=thewrap.com|access-date=2023-01-27}}</ref> He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film ''Avatar: The Way of Water''. His nomination was shared with Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges.<ref name=oscars>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2023|title=THE 95TH ACADEMY AWARDS - 2023|website=oscars.org|access-date=2023-01-27}}</ref>
==Career== Julian holds degrees of BSc (Hons) Physics from Liverpool University.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}} Before transitioning to film and television, he began his career in music and theater.
He worked as a sound engineer for ''Avatar: The Way of Water'', and ensured atmospheric forest or underwater sounds on the set.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pond |first=Steve |date=2022-12-26 |title=Avatar: The Way of Water Sound Mixing Was Unlike Anything Done Before |url=https://www.thewrap.com/avatar-the-way-of-water-sound-mixer-julian-howarth-interview/ |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref> For the film, he was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Sound category in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 {{!}} Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2023 |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=www.oscars.org |language=en}}</ref>
==Selected filmography== '''Sound mixer''' * 2022 – ''Avatar: The Way of Water'' * 2022 – ''Obi-Wan Kenobi'' * 2022 – ''Morbius'' * 2021 – ''Encounter'' * 2021 – ''Malignant'' * 2021 – ''Wrath of Man'' * 2019 – ''Ad Astra'' * 2019 – ''The Curse of La Llorona'' * 2019 – ''Alita: Battle Angel'' * 2017 – ''Bright''
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Result !Award !Category !Work !Ref. |- |rowspan="6"|2023 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Academy Awards |Best Sound |rowspan="5"|''Avatar: The Way of Water'' |<ref name=oscars /> |- |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |BAFTA Film Awards |Best Sound |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/2023-nominations|title=2023 EE BAFTA Film Awards: The Nominations|website=bafta.org|access-date=2023-01-27|archive-date=2023-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119122543/https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/2023-nominations|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts Awards |Best Sound |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/awards/awards/hca-film-awards-nominations-2023-1235462321/|title=A24's 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Leads HCA Film Awards Total Nominations With 16|website=variety.com|access-date=2023-01-27}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Satellite Awards |Best Sound |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressacademy.com/2022-nominees/|title=2022 NOMINEES|website=pressacademy.com|access-date=2023-01-27|archive-date=2022-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222172506/https://www.pressacademy.com/2022-nominees/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |rowspan="2"|Cinema Audio Society Awards |Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Live Action |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cinema-audio-society-awards-nominations-2023-1235293771/|title=Cinema Audio Society Awards: 'All Quiet on the Western Front,' 'The Batman' Among the Noms|website=hollywoodreporter.com|access-date=2023-01-27}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Non-Theatrical Motion Picture or Limited Series |''Obi-Wan Kenobi'' |- |2021 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |British Independent Film Awards |Best Sound |''Encounter'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bifa.film/awards/2021/winners-nominations/|title=WINNERS & NOMINATIONS THE AWARDS 2021|website=bifa.film|access-date=2023-01-27}}</ref> |- |2014 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Australian Screen Sound Guild |Best Achievement in Sound for a Documentary |''Deepsea Challenge 3D'' | |- |2010 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |rowspan="2"|BAFTA Cymru |rowspan="2"|Best Sound (Y Sain Gorau) |''Torchwood'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2010/cymru/sound|title=Cymru - Sound in 2010|website=awards.bafta.org|access-date=2023-01-27}}</ref> |- |2009 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |rowspan="4"|''Doctor Who'' | |- |2008 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Royal Television Society |Best Sound: Drama |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/nov/25/rts-craft-and-design-winners|title=Royal Television Society Craft & Design awards 2008: The winners|website=theguardian.com|access-date=2023-01-27}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|2007 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |BAFTA Cymru |Best Sound (Y Sain Gorau) |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2007/cymru/original-music-soundtrack|title=Cymru - Original Music Soundtrack in 2007|website=awards.bafta.org|access-date=2023-01-27}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |British Academy Television Craft Awards |Best Sound (Y Sain Gorau) | |- |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0397719|Julian Howarth}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Howarth, Julian}} Category:Living people Category:Alumni of the University of Liverpool Category:British sound artists Category:British sound editors Category:Film people from Yorkshire Category:People from Wakefield Category:Production sound mixers Category:British audio engineers Category:Year of birth missing (living people)