Pinnacle College Grad Wins the Oscar for Best Achievement in Sound and Best Achievement in Sound Editing for the Hurt Locker

Anna Kendrick and Zac Efron present BEST SOUND EDITING and BEST SOUND MIXING

Paul Ottosson is a Sound Supervisor, Sound Designer and Sound Mixer for the motion picture industry. Born in Sweden in 1966, Paul came to Los Angeles with friends after he finished school in Hässleholm, Sweden, in 1987, hoping to become a rock star. When his friends decided to move back to Sweden, Paul decided to stay; which may have been the best decision of his life. He graduated from Pinnacle College (then Sound Master) on August 20, 1992. After graduation he started at Ocean Entertainment in Burbank as a Second Engineer and Technician. At first he started working on commercials, then moved his way up to music videos, and finally television and film. Eventually he ended up working with some of the biggest names in the business, the largest studios in Los Angeles, and major motion pictures.

Eight years after coming to America, he entered the film world as the sound effects editor for The Demolitionist and in 1998 Paul won his first Emmy for the episode Rat in the series National Geographic Explorer. As his career progressed he’s been recognized for his work as a supervising sound editor and sound designer with Oscar and British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) nominations for Spider-Man 2 (2004), four nominations for A Golden Reel Award by the Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA, for Best Sound Editing, and two nominations for Satellite Awards, winning one for Best Sound (Mixing and Editing) in 2012 (2009). In 2010 Paul was recognized for his work on The Hurt Locker (2008) with a Cinema Audio Society, USA, award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing, a BAFTA award for Best Sound, and two Academy Awards for Best Achievement in Sound with Ray Beckett and Best Achievement in Sound Editing.

To date he’s worked as a sound effects editor, sound designer, supervising sound editor, sound re-recording mixer, and combinations of these positions for more than 120 projects including The Scorpion King (2002), S.W.A.T. (2003), Spider-Man 2(2004), The Grudge (2004), The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), The Grudge 2 (2006), The Messengers (2007), Spider-Man 3 (2007), Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008), Drag Me to Hell (2009), 2012 (2009), and The Hurt Locker (2008), where he was the re-recording mixer, sound designer and supervising sound editor. Paul’s future projects include Green Hornet and Spider Man 4.