Steve Maslow

{{Short description|American sound engineer (1944–2026)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox person | image = Cropped_Photo_of_Steve_Maslow.jpg | name = Steve Maslow | birth_date = {{birth date|1944|10|17}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2026|04|27|1944|10|17}} | death_place = West Hills, California, U.S. | occupation = Sound engineer | years_active = 1978–2023 }}

'''Steve Maslow''' (October 17, 1944 – April 27, 2026) was an American sound engineer. He won three Academy Awards for Best Sound and was nominated for four more in the same category. Maslow also won the AACTA Award for Best Sound for ''The Great Gatsby'' in 2013. He worked on more than 200 films since 1978.

Maslow died from cancer in a therapy facility in West Hills on April 27, 2026, at the age of 81.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barnes |first1=Mike |title=Steve Maslow, Oscar-Winning Sound Mixer on ‘The Empire Strikes Back,’ ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ and ‘Speed,’ Dies at 81 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/steve-maslow-dead-empire-strikes-back-raiders-lost-ark-speed-1236579144/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=April 28, 2026}}</ref>

==Selected filmography== Maslow won three Academy Awards for Best Sound and was nominated for four more in the same category.

;Won * ''Star Wars — Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980)<ref name="Oscars1981">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1981 |title=The 53rd Academy Awards (1981) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 7, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (1981)<ref name="Oscars1982">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1982 |title=The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 8, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''Speed'' (1994)<ref name="Oscars1995">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1995 |title=The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 23, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref>

;Nominated * ''Dune'' (1984)<ref name="Oscars1985">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1985 |title=The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 13, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''Waterworld'' (1995)<ref name="Oscars1996">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1996 |title=The 68th Academy Awards (1996) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 23, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''Twister'' (1996)<ref name="Oscars1997">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1997 |title=The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 23, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''U-571'' (2000)<ref name="Oscars2001">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2001 |title=The 73rd Academy Awards (2001) Nominees and Winners |access-date=November 19, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0556541}} * {{discogs artist|Steve Maslow}}

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