Kami Asgar (born May 26, 1965) is an Iranian-American sound editor and film producer. He received an Academy Award nomination for his work on the film Apocalypto (2006), for which he became the first and only Middle Eastern to date to be nominated for Best Sound Editing.

Kami Asgar
Born (1965-05-26) May 26, 1965 (age 59)
Occupations
Years active1990–present

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1996 48th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series "Halloween III"
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Nominated [1]
2005 52nd Golden Reel Awards Best Sound Editing – Dialogue & ADR, Domestic Feature Film The Passion of the Christ Nominated [2]
2007 79th Academy Awards Best Sound Editing Apocalypto Nominated [3]
54th Golden Reel Awards Best Sound Editing in Feature Film – Dialogue & ADR Nominated [4]
2010 15th Satellite Awards Best Sound Secretariat Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kami Asgar - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins". Television Academy. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  2. ^ McNary, Dave (January 23, 2005). "'Aviator,' 'Kill' fill sound editors' bill". Variety. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "THE 79TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 2007". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  4. ^ McNary, Dave (January 25, 2007). "MPSE announces Golden Reel noms". Variety. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
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