Mike Hopkins (sound editor)
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| Born | Michael Alexander Hopkins 12 August 1959 Academy Award for Best Sound Editing (2002 & 2005) |
Michael Alexander Hopkins (12 August 1959 – 30 December 2012) was a New Zealand
Academy Awards for best sound editing on the films The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and King Kong. The pair were also nominated for their work on the 2007 film Transformers
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Hopkins died on 30 December 2012 after the raft he was in capsized in a flash flood on the Waiohine River, near his hometown of Greytown.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ "Wairarapa Police name Waiohine River victim". New Zealand Police. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Oscar winner drowns in rafting accident". Television New Zealand. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Oscar-winning sound editor drowns". Fairfax Media (via Stuff.co.nz). 31 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
External links
- Mike Hopkins at IMDb
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