| Keith A. Wester | |
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| 6 Nominations | |
| Role | Sound Mixer |
| Born | February 21st, 1940 |
| Seattle, Washington, USA | |
| Died | November 1st, 2002 |
| Studio City, California, USA | |
Keith A. Wester was an American sound engineer. He was nominated for six Academy Awards in the category Best Sound. He was known for his innovation and for mentoring younger engineers. Wester began his love affair with audio technology as an amateur ham-radio operator at age 13. After receiving his bachelor's degree from Cal State L.A. and a master's at UCLA, he worked on sound engineering for about 2,500 commercials and over 60 films.
Nominations[]
- 62nd Academy Awards, 1989
- Best Sound Mixing — Black Rain (shared with Donald O. Mitchell, Kevin O'Connell and Greg P. Russell)
- 68th Academy Awards, 1995
- Best Sound — Waterworld (shared with Steve Maslow and Gregg Landaker)
- 69th Academy Awards, 1996
- Best Sound — The Rock (shared with Kevin O'Connell and Greg P. Russell)
- 70th Academy Awards, 1997
- Best Sound — Air Force One (shared with Paul Massey, Rick Kline and Doug Hemphill)
- 71st Academy Awards, 1998
- Best Sound — Armageddon (shared with Kevin O'Connell and Greg P. Russell)
- 73rd Academy Awards, 2000
- Best Sound — The Perfect Storm (shared with John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and David E. Campbell)