Michael Silvers
Photo from Skywalker Sound

Supervising sound editor at Skywalker Sound who entered American film as a production assistant for ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL (1979). Silvers' sound editing credits (usually as dialogue or ADR editor) include THE RIGHT STUFF and NEVER CRY WOLF (both 1983), DIM SUM: A LITTLE BIT OF HEART (1984), RIVER'S EDGE and BLUE VELVET (both 1986), WILLOW and DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (both 1988), INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE, DEAD POETS SOCIETY and ALWAYS (all 1989), MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON and WILD AT HEART (both 1990), THE FIVE HEARTBEATS, BACKDRAFT and RUSH (all 1991), JURASSIC PARK and METEOR MAN (both 1993), QUIZ SHOW (1994), BOYS ON THE SIDE and THE CELLULOID CLOSET (both 1995), MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, THE ARRIVAL and SLEEPERS (all 1996), B*A*P*S, THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, CONTACT and WAG THE DOG (all 1997), SPHERE, A BUG'S LIFE and STEPMOM (all 1998), TOY STORY 2 (1999), 102 DALMATIANS and AN EVERLASTING PLACE (both 2000), ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE, BANDITS and MONSTERS, INC. (all 2001), PANIC ROOM and K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER (both 2002), THE RECRUIT, FINDING NEMO, MY BOSS'S DAUGHTER and PETER PAN (uncredited) (all 2003), HELLBOY, ENVY and THE INCREDIBLES (all 2004), PLANTING MELVIN and THE PRIZE WINNER OF DEFIANCE, OHIO (both 2005), SEA OF DREAMS, CARS, CLERKS II and ERAGON (all 2006), RATATOUILLE and BEE MOVIE (both 2007), and THE PARDON (scheduled for release in 2008). Silvers was film editor for NUTCRACKER: THE MOTION PICTURE (1986).

 Nominated for Achievement in Sound Editing 2001: MONSTERS, INC. (w. Gary Rydstrom)
 Nominated for Achievement in Sound Editing 2003: FINDING NEMO (w. Gary Rydstrom)
 Best Achievement in Sound Editing 2004: THE INCREDIBLES (w. Randy Thom)
 Nominated for Achievement in Sound Editing 2007: RATATOUILLE (w. Randy Thom)

4 nominations, 1 Award