Jon Johnson

 ( 1954 Births ) 

Jon Johnson, MPSE (born October 16, 1954) is an American sound editor of television and feature film. He won the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing for his work on the World War II submarine epic U-571 (2000).

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Career Johnson has been a leading figure in sound editing for many years. His career began with work as a sound effects editor on animated programs such as The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show and , among others. His foray into feature film came with the horror film documentary Terror in the Aisles (1984). Another milestone, his first supervising sound editor role, came two years later on the Return to Mayberry (1986) reunion special.

Johnson's work in mainstream cinema took off with the popular science fiction films Star Trek Generations (1994) and Independence Day (1996). With the success of those projects, he went on to become a highly regard supervising sound editor in Hollywood. His credits include U-571 (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001), Amazing Grace (2006), The Blind Side (2009), (2011) and Saving Mr. Banks (2013). He has not, however, forgotten his roots in television, having served as supervising sound editor on the miniseries John Adams (2008) and the television film Grey Gardens (2009).

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Awards

1986	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special	Unnatural Causes
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1989	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series	MacGyver (for episode "Gold Rush")
2000	Academy Awards	Best Sound Editing	U-571
2008	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special	John Adams (for episode "")

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