# James Mather (sound editor)

James H. Mather is a British sound editor. He won an Academy Award and was nominated for two more in the category Best Sound for the films Belfast (2021), Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023).

## Selected filmography

* Belfast (2021; co-nominated with Denise Yarde, Simon Chase and Niv Adiri)
* Top Gun: Maverick (2022; co-won with Mark Weingarten, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor)
* Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023; co-nominated with Chris Munro, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor)

## Awards and nominations
### Major associations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2001 | 48th Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing – Animated Feature | Chicken Run | Nominated |
| 2003 | 50th Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing – Television Animation – Sound | Legend of the Lost Tribe | Nominated |
| 2005 | 52nd Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing – Foreign Feature | King Arthur | Nominated |
| 2005 | 52nd Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form – Sound Effects & Foley | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Nominated |
| 2005 | 57th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Won |
| 2006 | 53rd Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing in Animated Features | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Won |
| 2008 | 55th Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue & ADR in a Foreign Feature Film | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Nominated |
| 2009 | 56th Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue & ADR in a Foreign Feature Film | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | Nominated |
| 2010 | 57th Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue & ADR in a Foreign Feature Film | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominated |
| 2011 | 58th Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film – Dialogue & ADR | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Nominated |
| 2012 | 65th British Academy Film Awards | Best Sound | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Nominated |
| 2019 | 72nd British Academy Film Awards | Best Sound | Mission: Impossible – Fallout | Nominated |
| 2019 | 66th Golden Reel Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film | Mission: Impossible – Fallout | Nominated |
| 2019 | 66th Golden Reel Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film | Mission: Impossible – Fallout | Nominated |
| 2022 | 69th Golden Reel Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film | Belfast | Nominated |
| 2022 | 94th Academy Awards | Best Sound | Belfast | Nominated |
| 2023 | 76th British Academy Film Awards | Best Sound | Top Gun: Maverick | Nominated |
| 2023 | 70th Golden Reel Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Dialogue / ADR for Feature Film | Top Gun: Maverick | Nominated |
| 2023 | 70th Golden Reel Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Effects / Foley for Feature Film | Top Gun: Maverick | Won |
| 2023 | 95th Academy Awards | Best Sound | Top Gun: Maverick | Won |
| 2024 | Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | Best Sound | 96th Academy Awards | Nominated |