Talk:Michael Minkler

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The Kevin O'Connell flap.

It seems to me that there really should be a section in here about the impolitic comments Minkler made about

Kevin O'Connell after Minkler's work on Dreamgirls beat O'Connell's work on Apocalypto. The flap generated a considerable amount of press, and a scolding from the dean of sound designers Walter Murch

. From the Hollywood Reporter:

Could a little rivalry have been revealed in the sound mixing world? Things turned weird when the winners in that category -- Willie Burton, Bob Beemer and Michael Minkler for "Dreamgirls" -- were onstage in the press room. A question was thrown to the trio about what advice they had for Kevin O'Connell, a nominee for "Apocalypto" who now has been nominated 19 times without a win. While Burton and Beemer had conciliatory things to say -- "Hang in there, Kevin, you'll get your chance," Burton said -- Minkler's words were the opposite. "I think Kevin should go away with 19 nominations," he said without cracking a smile. "We work really hard, and if we stumble upon an award, we are so grateful. I have to wonder ... Kevin is an OK mixer, but he should take up another line of work." He exited the stage leaving people wondering whether he was serious.

The situation was made much worse when O'Connell left the Oscar ceremony after losing to Minkler to rush to the hospital room of his mother where she died in his arms. K8 fan (talk) 21:52, 28 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This article in Entertainment Weekly is a good reference on the whole situation: Kevin O'Connell: Still an Oscar Bridesmaid? K8 fan (talk) 21:58, 28 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks to Drewtwo99 for the excellent and well-researched section on the controversy. K8 fan (talk) 03:28, 30 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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