Ben Burtt Highlights

  • 2008: Once again teamed with Lucas and Spielberg for "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"
  • 2008: Created the voice of the title character in Pixar's animated film "WALL-E"; also worked as the sound editor and mixer; earned Academy Award nominations for Achievement in sound mixing and Achievement in sound editing
  • 2005: Provided sound effects for "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith"; also voiced captain Lushros Dofine
  • 2005: Re-teamed with Spielberg for "Munich"
  • 2002: Re-teamed with Lucas for "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones"
  • 1999: Garnered tenth Academy Award nomination for his sound effects editing on "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace"
  • 1996: Co-directed the Oscar-nominated short documentary "Special Effects"
  • 1992: First TV series credit as an editor and second unit director for ABC's "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles"
  • 1990: Directorial debut, the IMAX documentary "Blue Planet"
  • 1989: Won fourth Oscar for his sound effects work on "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"
  • 1986: First TV credit as a writer on the short-lived animated children's series "The Great Heep" (ABC)
  • 1982: Received third Academy Award for designing the voice of the title character in Spielberg's "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"
  • 1981: First collaboration with director Steven Spielberg as sound designer for Lucas' "Raiders of the Lost Ark"; earned second special achievement Academy Award
  • 1980: Received his first sound design credit for Lucas' "The Empire Strikes Back"
  • 1977: Received a special achievement Academy Award for creating the memorable sounds for "Star Wars"
  • 1976: First film credit, provided additional sound effects for "The Milpitas Monster"
  • Hired by producer Gary Kurtz to begin developing sound effects for George Lucas' "Star Wars"
  • Provided sound design for the Grammy Award-winning Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Movie on Record

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