Kevin O'Connell was born on November 27, 1957 in Long Island, New York, USA. He is known for his work on Top Gun (1986), Transformers (2007) and Spider-Man (2002). He is married to Heather O'Connell. They have two children.
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| 1 | [2007] His mother passed away shortly after the Academy Awards, where he lost for the nineteenth time. However, he was able to be with her during the final moments (he left after the winner in his category was announced). |
| 2 | A native of Bethpage, Town of Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York. |
| 3 | Passed on the chance to work on Dances with Wolves (1990) in favor of a student film. |
| 4 | Two sons, Cooper and Casey, with wife Heather. |
| 5 | Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Sound Branch) [2003-] |
| 6 | As of 2008, he is the Oscars' biggest non-winner, with 20 nominations and no wins. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | 2010 | re-recording mixer | |
| A Nightmare on Elm Street | 2010 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Back-up Plan | 2010 | additional sound re-recording mixer | |
| Miami Medical | 2010 | TV Series re-recording mixer - 1 episode | |
| Forgiveness and Justice | 2009 | Documentary re-recording mixer | |
| Public Enemies | 2009 | sound mixer | |
| Hotel for Dogs | 2009 | re-recording mixer | |
| Hearing Everett: The Rancho Sordo Mudo Story | 2008 | Documentary sound mixer | |
| Space Chimps | 2008 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Ruins | 2008 | re-recording mixer | |
| National Treasure: Book of Secrets | 2007 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Life Before Her Eyes | 2007 | re-recording mixer | |
| Transformers | 2007 | sound mixer | |
| Spider-Man 3 | 2007 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Pursuit of Happyness | 2006 | supervising sound mixer | |
| Apocalypto | 2006 | sound mixer | |
| Deja Vu | 2006 | sound mixing | |
| Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | 2006 | supervising sound mixer | |
| The Da Vinci Code | 2006 | supervising sound mixer | |
| RV | 2006 | re-recording mixer | |
| Glory Road | 2006 | additional sound re-recording mixer | |
| Memoirs of a Geisha | 2005 | supervising sound mixer | |
| The Island | 2005 | re-recording mixer | |
| Bewitched | 2005 | supervising sound mixer | |
| Guess Who | 2005 | supervising sound mixer | |
| Spanglish | 2004 | re-recording mixer | |
| National Treasure | 2004 | re-recording mixer / supervising sound mixer | |
| King Arthur | 2004 | supervising sound mixer | |
| Spider-Man 2 | 2004 | re-recording mixer | |
| Man on Fire | 2004 | supervising sound mixer | |
| The Passion of the Christ | 2004 | sound mixer | |
| House of Sand and Fog | 2003 | supervising sound mixer | |
| Big Fish | 2003 | supervising sound mixer | |
| Bad Boys II | 2003 | re-recording mixer / supervising sound mixer | |
| Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | 2003 | supervising sound mixer | |
| The Hunted | 2003 | re-recording mixer | |
| Dreamcatcher | 2003 | re-recording mixer | |
| Kangaroo Jack | 2003 | re-recording mixer | |
| Men in Black II | 2002 | re-recording mixer | |
| Spider-Man | 2002 | re-recording mixer | |
| Bad Company | 2002 | re-recording mixer | |
| Dragonfly | 2002 | re-recording mixer | |
| Spy Game | 2001 | re-recording mixer | |
| Pearl Harbor | 2001 | re-recording sound mixer | |
| Saving Silverman | 2001 | re-recording mixer | |
| Little Nicky | 2000 | re-recording mixer | |
| Coyote Ugly | 2000 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Patriot | 2000 | re-recording mixer | |
| Gone in Sixty Seconds | 2000 | re-recording mixer | |
| Rules of Engagement | 2000 | re-recording mixer | |
| Hanging Up | 2000 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Story of Us | 1999 | re-recording mixer | |
| Mumford | 1999 | re-recording mixer | |
| Wild Wild West | 1999 | re-recording mixer | |
| At First Sight | 1999 | re-recording mixer | |
| Enemy of the State | 1998 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Mask of Zorro | 1998 | re-recording mixer | |
| Armageddon | 1998 | re-recording mixer | |
| Godzilla | 1998/I | re-recording mixer | |
| Starship Troopers | 1997 | re-recording mixer | |
| Lolita | 1997 | re-recording mixer | |
| Speed 2: Cruise Control | 1997 | re-recording mixer | |
| Con Air | 1997 | re-recording mixer | |
| Ghosts of Mississippi | 1996 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Mirror Has Two Faces | 1996 | re-recording mixer | |
| House Arrest | 1996 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Fan | 1996 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Rock | 1996 | re-recording mixer | |
| Twister | 1996 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Juror | 1996 | re-recording mixer | |
| Nick of Time | 1995 | re-recording mixer | |
| The American President | 1995 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Net | 1995 | re-recording mixer | |
| Congo | 1995 | re-recording mixer | |
| Crimson Tide | 1995 | re-recording mixer | |
| Wings of Courage | 1995 | re-recording mixer | |
| Bad Boys | 1995 | re-recording mixer | |
| Hideaway | 1995 | re-recording mixer | |
| Speechless | 1994 | re-recording mixer | |
| North | 1994 | re-recording mixer | |
| Wyatt Earp | 1994 | re-recording mixer | |
| City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold | 1994 | re-recording mixer: Sony Pictures Studios | |
| Tombstone | 1993 | re-recording mixer | |
| True Romance | 1993 | re-recording mixer: Skywalker Sound | |
| Undercover Blues | 1993 | re-recording mixer | |
| Heart and Souls | 1993 | re-recording mixer | |
| In the Line of Fire | 1993 | re-recording mixer | |
| Sliver | 1993 | re-recording mixer | |
| Alive | 1993 | re-recording mixer | |
| Hoffa | 1992 | rerecording mixer | |
| Trespass | 1992 | additional re-recording: Skywalker Sound | |
| Love Field | 1992 | re-recording mixer | |
| A Few Good Men | 1992 | re-recording mixer: Skywalker Sound | |
| Mr. Saturday Night | 1992 | re-recording mixer: Skywalker Sound | |
| Raising Cain | 1992 | re-recording mixer | |
| Judgement | 1992 | re-recording mixer | |
| Unlawful Entry | 1992 | re-recording mixer | |
| Thunderheart | 1992 | re-recording mixer: Skywalker Sound | |
| Falling from Grace | 1992 | re-recording mixer | |
| Grand Canyon | 1991 | re-recording mixer | |
| Ricochet | 1991 | re-recording mixer | |
| Hot Shots! | 1991 | re-recording mixer | |
| City Slickers | 1991 | re-recording mixer | |
| Hudson Hawk | 1991 | re-recording mixer | |
| Talent for the Game | 1991 | re-recording mixer | |
| Misery | 1990 | re-recording mixer: Skywalker Sound South | |
| The Spirit of '76 | 1990 | re-recording mixer | |
| Tales from the Crypt | 1989-1990 | TV Series re-recording mixer - 3 episodes | |
| The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | 1990 | re-recording mixer | |
| Days of Thunder | 1990 | re-recording mixer | |
| I Love You to Death | 1990 | sound mixer | |
| The First Power | 1990 | re-recording mixer | |
| Revenge | 1990/I | re-recording mixer | |
| Tremors | 1990 | re-recording mixer | |
| Blue Steel | 1990 | re-recording mixer | |
| Triumph of the Spirit | 1989 | re-recording mixer | |
| Black Rain | 1989 | re-recording mixer | |
| A Dry White Season | 1989 | re-recording mixer | |
| Field of Dreams | 1989 | re-recording mixer | |
| Big Man on Campus | 1989 | re-recording mixer | |
| Cousins | 1989 | re-recording mixer | |
| Lonesome Dove | 1989 | TV Mini-Series re-recording mixer - 4 episodes | |
| The Accidental Tourist | 1988 | re-recording mixer | |
| Child's Play | 1988 | re-recording mixer | |
| Hot to Trot | 1988 | re-recording mixer | |
| A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | 1988 | re-recording mixer | |
| Big Top Pee-wee | 1988 | re-recording mixer | |
| Rambo III | 1988 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Wrong Guys | 1988 | re-recording mixer | |
| Beetlejuice | 1988 | re-recording mixer | |
| Masquerade | 1988 | re-recording mixer | |
| Broadcast News | 1987 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Running Man | 1987 | re-recording mixer | |
| Best Seller | 1987 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Big Town | 1987 | re-recording mixer | |
| You Talkin' to Me? | 1987 | re-recording mixer | |
| Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll | 1987 | Documentary re-recording mixer | |
| Who's That Girl | 1987 | re-recording mixer | |
| Beverly Hills Cop II | 1987 | re-recording mixer | |
| La Bamba | 1987 | re-recording mixer | |
| Morgan Stewart's Coming Home | 1987 | re-recording mixer | |
| Little Shop of Horrors | 1986 | re-recording mixer | |
| Tai-Pan | 1986 | re-recording mixer | |
| Jumpin' Jack Flash | 1986 | re-recording mixer | |
| Ruthless People | 1986 | re-recording mixer | |
| SpaceCamp | 1986 | re-recording mixer | |
| Top Gun | 1986 | re-recording mixer | |
| Blue City | 1986 | re-recording mixer | |
| Miracles | 1986 | re-recording mixer | |
| Crossroads | 1986 | re-recording mixer | |
| A Chorus Line | 1985 | re-recording mixer | |
| Maxie | 1985 | re-recording mixer | |
| Silverado | 1985 | re-recording mixer | |
| Secret Admirer | 1985 | re-recording mixer | |
| Rambo: First Blood Part II | 1985 | re-recording mixer | |
| Stick | 1985 | re-recording mixer - uncredited | |
| The Last Dragon | 1985 | re-recording mixer | |
| Starman | 1984 | re-recording mixer | |
| Dune | 1984 | re-recording mixer - as Kevin O'Connell C.A.S. | |
| Firstborn | 1984 | re-recording mixer | |
| Gremlins | 1984 | re-recording mixer | |
| Firestarter | 1984 | re-recording mixer | |
| Right of Way | 1983 | TV Movie re-recording mixer | |
| Terms of Endearment | 1983 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Big Chill | 1983 | re-recording mixer | |
| Stroker Ace | 1983 | sound re-recordist | |
| Breathless | 1983 | re-recording mixer | |
| Airplane II: The Sequel | 1982 | re-recording mixer | |
| Human Highway | 1982 | re-recording mixer | |
| Poltergeist | 1982 | re-recording mixer | |
| Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | 1982 | re-recording mixer | |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | 1981 | sound dubbing technician | |
| Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | recording technician | |
| I'm Not Here | 2017/I | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor post-production | |
| Passengers | 2016/I | re-recording mixer | |
| The Edge of Seventeen | 2016 | re-recording mixer | |
| Hacksaw Ridge | 2016 | re-recording mixer | |
| Ben-Hur | 2016 | re-recording mixer | |
| Central Intelligence | 2016 | re-recording mixer | |
| Miracles from Heaven | 2016 | re-recording mixer | |
| The 5th Wave | 2016 | re-recording mixer | |
| How to Be Single | 2016 | re-recording mixer | |
| Sisters | 2015/III | re-recording mixer | |
| Goosebumps | 2015 | re-recording mixer | |
| Diablo | 2015 | re-recording mixer / co-supervising sound editor | |
| Hardcore Henry | 2015 | re-recording mixer | |
| Self/less | 2015 | re-recording mixer | |
| Pitch Perfect 2 | 2015 | re-recording mixer | |
| American Odyssey | 2015 | TV Series re-recording mixer - 1 episode | |
| The Boy Next Door | 2015 | re-recording mixer | |
| No Good Deed | 2014/I | re-recording mixer | |
| The November Man | 2014 | re-recording mixer | |
| Muppets Most Wanted | 2014 | re-recording mixer | |
| 47 Ronin | 2013 | additional re-recording mixer | |
| Last Vegas | 2013 | re-recording mixer / sound supervisor | |
| Why We Ride | 2013 | Documentary re-recording mixer | |
| A Belfast Story | 2013 | sound mixer | |
| The Hangover Part III | 2013 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Purge | 2013/I | sound supervisor | |
| Snitch | 2013/I | re-recording mixer | |
| Identity Thief | 2013 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Polar Bears | 2012 | Short Sound Supervisor | |
| Pitch Perfect | 2012 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Longest Daycare | 2012 | Short sound mixer | |
| American Reunion | 2012 | re-recording mixer | |
| Get the Gringo | 2012 | re-recording mixer | |
| Darling Companion | 2012 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Muppets | 2011 | re-recording mixer | |
| Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son | 2011 | re-recording mixer | |
| Season of the Witch | 2011 | re-recording mixer | |
| Unstoppable | 2010 | re-recording mixer | |
| Secretariat | 2010 | re-recording mixer | |
| The Sorcerer's Apprentice | 2010 | sound mixer | |
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 2017 | AACTA Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Sound | Hacksaw Ridge (2016) |
| 2016 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Sound (Editing & Mixing) | Hacksaw Ridge (2016) |
| 2010 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Sound (Mixing & Editing) | Secretariat (2010) |
| 2008 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Sound Mixing | Transformers (2007) |
| 2008 | C.A.S. Award | Cinema Audio Society, USA | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Transformers (2007) |
| 2008 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Sound Mixing | Transformers (2007) |
| 2007 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Sound Mixing | Apocalypto (2006) |
| 2006 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Sound Mixing | Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) |
| 2006 | C.A.S. Award | Cinema Audio Society, USA | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) |
| 2006 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Sound (Editing & Mixing) | The Da Vinci Code (2006) |
| 2005 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Sound Mixing | Spider-Man 2 (2004) |
| 2005 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Sound | Spider-Man 2 (2004) |
| 2005 | C.A.S. Award | Cinema Audio Society, USA | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Spider-Man 2 (2004) |
| 2005 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Sound Editing/Effects | Spider-Man 2 (2004) |
| 2005 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Sound Mixing | Spider-Man 2 (2004) |
| 2005 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Sound (Editing & Mixing) | Spider-Man 2 (2004) |
| 2003 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound | Spider-Man (2002) |
| 2003 | C.A.S. Award | Cinema Audio Society, USA | Outstanding Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Spider-Man (2002) |
| 2002 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound | Pearl Harbor (2001) |
| 2002 | C.A.S. Award | Cinema Audio Society, USA | Outstanding Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Pearl Harbor (2001) |
| 2002 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Sound Mixing | Pearl Harbor (2001) |
| 2001 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound | The Patriot (2000) |
| 2001 | C.A.S. Award | Cinema Audio Society, USA | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Feature Film | The Patriot (2000) |
| 1999 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound | Armageddon (1998) |
| 1999 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound | The Mask of Zorro (1998) |
| 1999 | C.A.S. Award | Cinema Audio Society, USA | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films | Armageddon (1998) |
| 1999 | C.A.S. Award | Cinema Audio Society, USA | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films | The Mask of Zorro (1998) |
| 1999 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Sound Mixing | Enemy of the State (1998) |
| 1998 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound | Con Air (1997) |
| 1997 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound | The Rock (1996) |
| 1997 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound | Twister (1996) |
| 1997 | C.A.S. Award | Cinema Audio Society, USA | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films | The Rock (1996) |
| 1997 | C.A.S. Award | Cinema Audio Society, USA | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films | Twister (1996) |
| 1996 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound | Crimson Tide (1995) |
| 1996 | C.A.S. Award | Cinema Audio Society, USA | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films | Crimson Tide (1995) |
| 1994 | C.A.S. Award | Cinema Audio Society, USA | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films | In the Line of Fire (1993) |
| 1993 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound | A Few Good Men (1992) |
| 1991 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound | Days of Thunder (1990) |
| 1990 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound | Black Rain (1989) |
| 1987 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound | Top Gun (1986) |
| 1986 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound | Silverado (1985) |
| 1985 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound | Dune (1984) |
| 1984 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound | Terms of Endearment (1983) |
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