Alan Robert Murray

Alan Robert Murray (July 30, 1954 – February 24, 2021) was an American sound editor.

Alan Robert Murray
Born	(1954-07-30)July 30, 1954
Died	February 24, 2021(2021-02-24) (aged 66) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Sound editor
Years active	1978–2021

Murray was nominated for ten Academy Awards. In 2007, Murray won the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing for his work on Letters from Iwo Jima (2005).^[1] In 2015, Murray won his second Academy Award for Best Sound Editing for his work on American Sniper (2014).^[2] He shared both awards with Bub Asman. Murray earned his tenth nomination at the 92nd Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing for Joker, setting record for the Sound Editing category.^[3] He died in Los Angeles on February 24, 2021, at age 66.^[4]

Academy Awards

With ten nominations, Alan Robert Murray has set a record for becoming the most-nominated sound editor for the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing category, surpassed Richard Hymns with nine nominations.

Year	Film	Collaborator	Result
1986 (58th)	Ladyhawke	Robert G. Henderson	Nominated
1990 (62nd)	Lethal Weapon 2		Nominated
1997 (69th)	Eraser	Bub Asman	Nominated
2001 (73rd)	Space Cowboys		Nominated
2007 (79th)	Letters from Iwo Jima		Won
	Flags of Our Fathers		Nominated
2015 (87th)	American Sniper		Won
2016 (88th)	Sicario	—	Nominated
2017 (89th)	Sully	Bub Asman	Nominated
2020 (92nd)	Joker	-	Nominated