Awards & Winners

Alan Splet

Date of Birth 31-December-1939
Place of Birth United States of America
(Americas, DVD Region 1, United States, with Territories, Lacks Family Cemetery )
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Alan R. Splet, Splet, Alan R.
Profession Sound Editor, Sound design
Alan Splet was a sound designer and sound editor. In 1979, he won an Oscar for his work on the film The Black Stallion. He did not attend the Academy Award ceremony, and became the butt of a series of jokes by Johnny Carson. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound for Never Cry Wolf. He had a long-lasting and fruitful working relationship with the director David Lynch, with whom he worked on many films, including Eraserhead, Dune, and Blue Velvet.

Awards by Alan Splet

Check all the awards nominated and won by Alan Splet.

1983


Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing Never Cry Wolf

1979


Special Achievement Academy Award
Honored for : The Black Stallion
(Sound Editing)