Willie D. Burton

Production sound mixer who entered Hollywood films in 1975 with LET'S DO IT AGAIN. Other notable (non-nominated) credits include THE BINGO LONG TRAVELING ALL-STARS & MOTOR KINGS and CAR WASH (both 1976), MINSTREL MAN and GREASED LIGHTNING (both 1977), CORVETTE SUMMER (1978), THE CHINA SYNDROME(1979), INSIDE MOVES (1980), INDEPENDENCE DAY and DEAL OF THE CENTURY (both 1983), MIKE'S MURDER and ALL OF ME (both 1984), THE MAN WITH ONE RED SHOE, AMERICAN FLYERS and THE COLOR PURPLE (all 1985), SHORT CIRCUIT and JO JO DANCER, YOUR LIFE IS CALLING (both 1986), CRITICAL CONDITION and JAWS: THE REVENGE (both 1987), SCROOGED (1988), INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE and LETHAL WEAPON 2 (both 1989), AVALON (1990), LIFE STINKS and BUGSY (both 1991), THE CEMETERY CLUB, IN THE LINE OF FIRE and ANOTHER STAKEOUT (all 1993), ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD (1994), THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY and SE7EN (both 1995), COURAGE UNDER FIRE (1996), THE GAME and MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL (both 1997), BELOVED (1998), 8MM (1999), THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY & BULLWINKLE, CHARLIE'S ANGELS and BOUNCE (all 2000), THE BROTHERS and GHOSTS OF MARS (both 2001), THE PANIC ROOM and ANTWONE FISHER (both 2002), TEARS OF THE SUN and CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE (both 2003), MAN ON FIRE, SURVIVING CHRISTMAS and CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS (all 2004), CONSTANTINE, XXX: STATE OF THE UNION and JARHEAD (all 2005), THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS (2006), THE KINGDOM, THIS CHRISTMAS and THE GREAT DEBATERS (all 2007), and POWDER BLUE, BURNING SANDS and NOWHERELAND (all 2008).

 Nominated for Sound 1978: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY (w. Tex Rudloff, Edward "Curly" Thirlwell & Joel Fein)
 Nominated for Sound 1980: ALTERED STATES (w. Arthur Piantadosi, Michael Minkler & Al Overton, Jr.)
 Nominated for Sound 1983: WARGAMES (w. Michael J. Kohut, Carlos DeLarios & Aaron Rochin)
 Best Achievement in Sound 1988: BIRD (w. Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander & Vern Poore)
 Nominated for Achievement in Sound 1994: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (w. Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson & Michael Herbick)
 Nominated for Achievement in Sound 1999: THE GREEN MILE (w. Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson & Michael Herbick)
 Best Achievement in Sound Mixing 2006: DREAMGIRLS (w. Bob Beemer & Michael Minkler)

7 nominations, 2 Awards