Bill W. Benton
Photo from Sony Pictures Post Production

Prolific sound re-recording mixer of almost 100 films and TV programs who entered American film as a sound assistant engineer for THE JAZZ SINGER (1980). His first film as sound re-recording mixer was BACKFIRE (1987). Other notable feature film credits include THE WAR OF THE ROSES (1989), DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990), HERO (1992), GROUNDHOG DAY, AIRBORNE, MY LIFE, GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND and RUDY (all 1993), MAJOR LEAGUE II and IMMORTAL BELOVED (both 1994), FRENCH KISS, WATERWORLD, HEAT and WAITING TO EXHALE (all 1995), BROKEN ARROW, INDEPENDENCE DAY, DIABOLIQUE and THAT THING YOU DO! (all 1996), THE EDGE, ANASTASIA and HOME ALONE 3 (all 1997), HOPE FLOATS, ARMAGEDDON and I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (all 1998), CRAZY IN ALABAMA, PAYBACK and GIRL, INTERRUPTED (all 1999), WHAT WOMEN WANT (2000), GHOSTS OF MARS, RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS and KATE & LEOPOLD (all 2001), THE SWEETEST THING and STUART LITTLE 2 (both 2002), ANGER MANAGEMENT, S.W.A.T., THE ORDER and SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE (all 2003), 50 FIRST DATES and THE BOURNE SUPREMACY (both 2004), HITCH, THE LONGEST YARD, THE LORDS OF DOGTOWN, STEALTH, THE LEGEND OF ZORRO and YOURS, MINE AND OURS (all 2005), CLICK, THE GRIDIRON GANG and THE HOLIDAY (all 2006), VACANCY, TRANSFORMERS, I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY, THIS CHRISTMAS and WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY (all 2007), and FIRST SUNDAY (scheduled for 2008).

 Best Achievement in Sound 1990: DANCES WITH WOLVES (w. Russell Williams, II, Jeffrey Perkins & Gregory H. Watkins)
 Nominated for Achievement in Sound 1993: GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND (w. Chris Carpenter, D.M. (Doug) Hemphill & Lee Orloff)
 Nominated for Achievement in Sound 1996: INDEPENDENCE DAY (w. Chris Carpenter, Bob Beemer & Jeff Wexler)

3 nominations, 1 Award