"Tech Support": IN THE SPOTLIGHT - KEVIN O'CONNELL
The plight of sound mixer Kevin O’Connell has become surprisingly well known. With the arguable exception of composers, crafts artists are rarely featured in the mainstream media. O’Connell’s 20 Academy Award nominations make him one of the most unlikely prolific individuals in the Academy’s history. His zero wins give him the dubious distinction of having the most accumulated nominations without a win. His longtime partner Greg P. Russell has shared 12 of those nominations with him, giving the duo a total of 32 tips of the hat without a win. But that is something that could very well change this year with a cult-TV-classic-turned-blockbuster-cinema-sensation.
I spoke with O’Connell last week to get his take on media exposure, the elusiveness of Oscar and, of course, the work.
O’Connell acknowledges this year has been a little different than every other year, saying that he’s actually nervous and hasn’t been nervous for a long time. “I don’t really see any clear frontrunner,” he says. “Maybe that’s why I’m nervous. I think we have a shot.”
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