Paul N. J. Ottosson

Paul N. J. Ottosson (born 25 February 1966) is a Swedish sound designer. The recipient of numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, he has worked on more than 130 films since 1995.

Paul N. J. Ottosson
Born	Nils Jörgen Paul Ottosson (1966-02-25) 25 February 1966 (age 59) Lönsboda, Skåne län, Sweden
Occupation	Sound Designer
Years active	1995–present

Selected filmography

• Uncharted (2022)
• The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021)
• Bloodshot (2020)
• A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017-2019)
• The Boss Baby (2017)
• Detroit (2017)
• Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
• Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
• Fury (2014)
• White House Down (2013)
• Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
• Men in Black 3 (2012)
• Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
• 2012 (2009)
• Terminator Salvation (2009)
• The Hurt Locker (2008)
• Spider-Man 3 (2007)
• Spider-Man 2 (2004)
• The Dentist 2 (1998)

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Film	Result	Ref
Academy Awards	27 February 2005	Best Sound Editing	Spider-Man 2	Nominated	[1]
	7 March 2010	Best Sound Editing	The Hurt Locker	Won	[2]
		Best Sound Mixing		WonA
	24 February 2013	Best Sound Editing	Zero Dark Thirty	WonB	[3]
British Academy Film Awards	12 February 2005	Best Sound	Spider-Man 2	NominatedC	[4]
	21 February 2010	Best Sound	The Hurt Locker	WonA	[5]
Cinema Audio Society Awards	February 27, 2010	Best Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures	The Hurt Locker	WonA	[6]
	18 February 2013	Best Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Live Action	Zero Dark Thirty	NominatedD	[7][8]
	February 14, 2015	Best Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated	Penguins of Madagascar	NominatedE	[9][10]
Golden Reel Awards	2001	Best Sound Editing - Television Movies and Specials - Effects & Foley	Operation Sandman	NominatedF	[11]
	23 March 2002	Best Sound Editing - Animated Feature Film, Domestic and Foreign	Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius	NominatedG	[12][11]
	1 March 2005	Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features - Sound Effects & Foley	Spider-Man 2	NominatedH	[13][11]
	2008	Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film	Spider-Man 3	NominatedI	[14][11]
	20 February 2010	Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film	The Hurt Locker	NominatedJ	[15][16]
		Best Sound Editing - Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film		NominatedK
			2012	NominatedL
	15 February 2015	Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley in an English Language Feature	Fury	NominatedM	[17][18]
	18 February 2018	Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film	Detroit	NominatedN	[19][20]
Primetime Emmy Award	13 September 1998	Outstanding Sound Editing in Non-Fiction Program	Rat	Won0	[21]
Satellite Awards	23 January 2005	Best Sound	Spider-Man 2	NominatedP
	20 December 2009		2012	WonQ	[22]

Notes

• ^A — Won with Ray Beckett.
• ^B — Tied with Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers for Skyfall.
• ^C — With Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Jeffrey J. Haboush.
• ^D — With Ray Beckett, Sam Okell, Brian Smith and John Sanacore.
• ^E — With Tighe Sheldon, Dennis S. Sands and Randy Singer.
• ^F — With Robert Webber, Bill Bell, Suzanne Angel, Adriane Marfiak, Bob Costanza, Richard S. Steele, Joy Ealy, Anton Holden, Scott Kolden, Tim Terusa, Michael Lyle and Les Wolf.
• ^G — With Christopher T. Welch, Scott Curtis, Michael Jonascu, David Grimaldi, Steve Tushar, Chuck Michael, Beth Sterner, Julie Feiner, Tammy Fearing, Carol Lewis, Matthew Harrison and Fred Burke.
• ^H — With Christopher Flick, Scott G.G. Haller, Reuben Simon, Jussi Tegelman, Lisa Hannan, Ai-Ling Lee, Martin Lopez and Bernard Weiser.
• ^I — With Joseph Bonn, Chris M. Jacobson, Jussi Tegelman, Bernard Weiser, Greg ten Bosch, Scott Curtis, Christopher Flick, Gary A. Hecker and Michael Broomberg.
• ^J — With Robert Troy, Kimberly Harris and Judah Getz.
• ^K — With Jamie Hardt, Chris M. Jacobson, Bernard Weiser, Ryan Juggler, Richard C. Franklin and Alex Ullrich.
• ^L — With Mark Pappas, Jamie Hardt, Bernard Weiser, Ai-Ling Lee, Angelo Palazzo, Thom Brennan, Lee Gilmore, Gary A. Hecker and Michael Broomberg.
• ^M — With Mark Pappas, Gary A. Hecker, Rick Owens, Jamie Hardt, Lee Gilmore, Hamilton Sterling, Bruce Tanis, Jonathan Klein, Scott Curtis and Ryan Juggler.
• ^N — With Daniel Saxlid, Laura Graham and Robert Troy.
• ^O — Won alongside Patrick M. Griffith and Lisa Hannan.
• ^P — With Susan Dudeck, Joseph Geisinger, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Kevin O'Connell and Greg P. Russell.
• ^Q — Won alongside Jeffrey J. Haboush, Michael Keller, Rick Kline and Michael McGee.