The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999 TV Special)

Gary Rydstrom: Self - Winner

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• Richard Hymns - Winner: Best Sound Editing : This is a great film. It was a wonderful opportunity for sound and we took it. It is our benchmark.

  Gary Rydstrom - Winner: Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing : Thank you most of all to Steven Spielberg. I can't think of a greater compliment for a director than you inspire people to do their best work. And that was certainly true of the people up at Skywalker Sound.

  Richard Hymns - Winner: Best Sound Editing : Especially the amazing sound effects editors: Ethan Van Der Ryn, Terry Eckton, Frank Eulner, Karen Wilson, Larry Oatfield, and my fabulous assistants Lisa Chino and André Fenley.

  Gary Rydstrom - Winner: Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing : Thanks to the indispensable Shannon Mills. Thanks to Paramount, DreamWorks and especially Marty Cohen. Thanks to our great foley team: Dennie Thorpe and Jana Vance. Personal thanks to my family, my mom and dad, and thanks to Cindy, my beautiful trophy wife. Thank you.

  Richard Hymns - Winner: Best Sound Editing : And Liz, and my girlfriend Liz.

• Ron Judkins - Winner: Best Sound Mixing : For a whole generation that has never had to experience war, "Saving Private Ryan" powerfully and nobly demonstrates the horror of what that is.

  Gary Rydstrom - Winner: Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing : I came back; I have more thanking of Steven to do. Steven, your eloquence with filmmaking made this film an indelible experience both to watch and to work on. I want to thank everyone at Skywalker Sound again. The people of Todd-AO West, Richard Hymns and a wonderful editorial crew. Paramount, DreamWorks, Marty Cohen. The entire sound crew strived to make this film true to the memories and the experiences of soldiers. And we are very proud to be a part of it. Thank you.

  Ron Judkins - Winner: Best Sound Mixing : Thank you, Steven. Thank you to the Academy.