Ron Judkins

{{Short description|American sound mixer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox person | image = | name = Ron Judkins | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1953}} | birth_place = Little Rock, Arkansas | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Production sound mixer | years_active = 1974-present }}

'''Ron Judkins''' (born 1953) is an American production sound mixer and writer-director. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Sound and has been nominated for another three in the same category. He is also the winner of the BAFTA Award for Best Sound for ''Schindler's List'' in 1996. Judkins directed his first feature film, ''The Hi-Line'' in 1998, and the project premiered in the Dramatic Competition at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.

Judkins is also the writer-director of the comedic drama, ''Finding Neighbors'', a feature film, which had its world premiere in the Narrative Competition at the Austin Film Festival in 2013. He also directed the 2013 documentary ''24 Peaces'' which includes interviews with Desmond Tutu, Marianne Williamson, and Deepak Chopra.

==Selected filmography== Judkins has worked on more than 50 films as a production sound mixer. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Sound and has been nominated for another three:

;Won * ''Jurassic Park'' (1993)<ref name="Oscars1994">{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1994 |title=The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 22, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998)<ref name="Oscars1999">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1999 |title=The 71st Academy Awards (1999) Nominees and Winners |access-date=November 19, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref>

;Nominated * ''Schindler's List'' (1993)<ref name="Oscars1994" /> * ''War of the Worlds'' (2005)<ref name="Oscars2006">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2006 |title=The 78th Academy Awards (2006) Nominees and Winners |access-date=November 20, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''Lincoln'' (2012)<ref name="Oscars2013">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20973004 |title=Oscars 2013: Full list of nominees |access-date=January 10, 2013 |work=BBC News|date=January 10, 2013 }}</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0431954|name=Ron Judkins}}

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