Awards & Winners

Douglas Shearer

Date of Birth 17-November-1899
Place of Birth Westmount
(Island of Montreal, Canada, Québec, Urban agglomeration of Montreal)
Nationality Canada, United States of America
Also know as Douglas G. Shearer
Profession Sound Director, Sound Designer, Audio Engineer
Douglas G. Shearer was a Canadian American pioneer sound designer and recording director who played a key role in the advancement of sound technology for motion pictures.

Awards by Douglas Shearer

Check all the awards nominated and won by Douglas Shearer.

1963


Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement
(for the engineering of an improved Background Process Projection System)

1959


Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)
(For the development of a system of producing and exhibiting wide-film motion pictures known as Camera 65.)

1951


Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing
Honored for : The Great Caruso
(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department)

Nominations 1951 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing The Great Caruso
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department

1947


Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
Honored for : Green Dolphin Street

Nominations 1947 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Green Dolphin Street
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing Green Dolphin Street
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department

1945


Nominations 1945 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing They Were Expendable
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department

1944


Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
Honored for : Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Nominations 1944 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing Kismet
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1943


Nominations 1943 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing Madame Curie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department

1942


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Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Mrs. Miniver
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing Mrs. Miniver
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department

1941


Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement
(for pioneering the development of fine grain emulsions for variable density original sound recording in studio production.)

Nominations 1941 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing The Chocolate Soldier
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Flight Command

1940


Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing
Honored for : Strike Up the Band
(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department)

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Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Boom Town
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing Strike Up the Band
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department

1939


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Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing Balalaika
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects The Wizard of Oz

1938


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Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing Sweethearts
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department

1937


Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)
(For a method of varying the scanning width of variable density sound tracks (squeeze tracks) for the purpose of obtaining an increased amount of noise reduction.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement
(for the design of the film drive mechanism as incorporated in the ERPI 1010 reproducer. [Sound])

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Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing Maytime
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department

1936


Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Award of Merit)
(For the development of a practical two-way horn system and a biased Class A push-pull recording system.)
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing
Honored for : San Francisco
(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department)

Nominations 1936 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing San Francisco
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department

1935


Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement
(for their automatic control system for cameras and sound recording machines and auxiliary stage equipment. [Stage Operations])
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing
Honored for : Naughty Marietta
(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department)

Nominations 1935 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing Viva Villa!
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing Naughty Marietta
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department

1934


Nominations 1934 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing Viva Villa!
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department

1930


Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing
Honored for : The Big House
(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department)

Nominations 1930 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing The Big House
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department