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Bill Varney

Awards

Bill Varney

2 wins & 5 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)
    1986 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Sound
    • Back to the Future
    Shared with: B. Tennyson Sebastian II · Robert Thirlwell · William B. Kaplan
  • Sean Young and Kyle MacLachlan in Dune (1984)
    1985 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Sound
    • Dune
    Shared with: Steve Maslow · Kevin O'Connell · Nelson Stoll
  • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
    1982 Winner Oscar
    • Best Sound
    • Raiders of the Lost Ark
    Roy Charman was not present at the awards ceremony.
    Shared with: Steve Maslow · Gregg Landaker · Roy Charman
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    1981 Winner Oscar
    • Best Sound
    • Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
    Shared with: Steve Maslow · Gregg Landaker · Peter Sutton

BAFTA Awards

  • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
    1982 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Sound
    • Raiders of the Lost Ark
    Shared with: Roy Charman · Ben Burtt
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    1981 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Sound
    • Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
    Shared with: Peter Sutton · Ben Burtt

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Roots (1977)
    1977 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing
    • Roots
    For part I.
    Shared with: Leonard Peterson · Robert J. Litt · Willie D. Burton

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