# Johnnie Burn

Johnnie Burn (born May 1970) is a British film sound designer. In addition to founding Wave Studios, he is known for his collaborations with directors Jonathan Glazer, Jordan Peele, and Yorgos Lanthimos. For his work on the 2023 film The Zone of Interest, Burn won the 2024 Academy Award for Best Sound alongside Tarn Willers.

## Career

Burn initially intended to pursue a business career, but dropped out of university to pursue a career in sound design. In 1998, while working at the Tape Gallery in London, he was introduced to frequent collaborator Jonathan Glazer. Burn co-founded Wave Studios in 1999 with Warren Hamilton. In addition to producing sound design for commercials, films, and television, Wave Studios created the sonic branding for the Skype video messaging application.

## Personal life

Burn resides in Brighton.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1992 | Weekender | Short film |
| 2004 | Birth | — |
| 2012 | Payback Season | — |
| 2012 | The Devil's Dosh | Short film |
| 2013 | Warrioress | — |
| 2013 | Under the Skin | — |
| 2015 | A Plea for Grimsby | Short film |
| 2015 | The Lobster | — |
| 2015 | Anchor | Short film |
| 2017 | Ghost in the Shell | — |
| 2017 | The Killing of a Sacred Deer | — |
| 2018 | The Mercy | — |
| 2018 | The Favourite | — |
| 2019 | Olla | Short film |
| 2019 | Nimic | Short film |
| 2019 | Waves | — |
| 2020 | Ammonite | — |
| 2020 | First Light | Short film to promote the Alexander McQueen spring/summer 2021 collection |
| 2022 | Nope | — |
| 2023 | Poor Things | — |
| 2023 | The Zone of Interest | — |
| 2025 | 28 Years Later | — |
| 2025 | Hurry Up Tomorrow | — |

### Television

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1992 | The Fat Slags | Miniseries |
| 2020 | Strasbourg 1518 | Television short |

### Commercials

| Year | Title | Brand |
| 1999 | "Surfer" | Guinness |
| 2001 | "Dreamer" | Guinness |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Artist |
| 1996 | "Say You'll Be There" | Spice Girls |
| 1998 | "Rabbit in Your Headlights" | Unkle featuring Thom Yorke |
| 1999 | "Thursday's Child" | David Bowie |
| 2000 | "A Song for the Lovers" | Richard Ashcroft |
| 2000 | "Music" | Madonna |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2013 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Technical Achievement | Under the Skin | Nominated |
| 2015 | Seattle Film Critics Society | Best Sound Design | Under the Skin | Nominated |
| 2015 | International Online Cinema Awards | Best Sound Mixing | Under the Skin | Runner-up |
| 2015 | International Online Cinema Awards | Best Sound Editing | Under the Skin | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Ghent International Film Festival | Best Original Music and Sound Design | The Lobster | Won |
| 2018 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Sound | The Favourite | Nominated |
| 2019 | Golden Reel Awards | Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film | The Favourite | Nominated |
| 2019 | Golden Reel Awards | Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film | The Favourite | Nominated |
| 2020 | Golden Reel Awards | Feature Underscore | Waves | Nominated |
| 2023 | Golden Reel Awards | Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film | Nope | Nominated |
| 2023 | International Cinephile Society | Best Sound Design | Nope | Nominated |
| 2023 | Music + Sound Awards, International | Best Sound Design in a Feature Film | Nope | Won |
| 2023 | International Online Cinema Awards | Best Sound | Nope | Won |
| 2023 | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Sound Design | Nope | Won |
| 2023 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award for Sound | Nope | Nominated |
| 2023 | Music City Film Critics Association | Best Sound | Nope | Nominated |
| 2023 | Portland Critics Association | Best Sound Design | Nope | Nominated |
| 2023 | Minnesota Film Critics Alliance | Best Sound Work | Nope | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Hollywood Creative Alliance | Best Sound | Nope | Nominated |
| 2023 | Cannes Film Festival | CST Award for Best Artist-Technician | The Zone of Interest | Won |
| 2023 | European Film Awards | European Sound | The Zone of Interest | Won |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Music Score | The Zone of Interest | Won |
| 2023 | London Film Critics' Circle | Technical Achievement of the Year | The Zone of Interest | Nominated |
| 2024 | Academy Awards | Best Sound | The Zone of Interest | Won |
| 2024 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Sound | The Zone of Interest | Won |
| 2024 | International Cinephile Society | Best Sound Design | The Zone of Interest | Pending |
| 2024 | Music City Film Critics Association | Best Sound | The Zone of Interest | Nominated |
| 2024 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award for Sound | The Zone of Interest | Nominated |
| 2024 | North Dakota Film Society | Best Sound | The Zone of Interest | Nominated |
| 2024 | Association of Motion Picture Sound | Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film | The Zone of Interest | Won |
| 2024 | Golden Reel Awards | Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Foreign Language Feature Film | The Zone of Interest | Nominated |
| 2024 | Golden Reel Awards | Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film | Poor Things | Nominated |