Awards for
Bill W. Benton More at IMDbPro »

Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
Academy Awards, USA
1997	Nominated	Oscar	Best Sound for: Independence Day (1996). Shared with: Chris Carpenter Bob Beemer Jeff Wexler

1994	Nominated	Oscar	Best Sound for: Geronimo: An American Legend (1993). Shared with: Chris Carpenter Doug Hemphill Lee Orloff

1991	Won	Oscar	Best Sound for: Dances with Wolves (1990). Shared with: Russell Williams II Jeffrey Perkins Gregory H. Watkins

BAFTA Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1997	Nominated	BAFTA Film Award	Best Sound for: Independence Day (1996). Shared with: Bob Beemer Chris Carpenter Sandy Gendler Val Kuklowsky Jeff Wexler

1992	Nominated	BAFTA Film Award	Best Sound for: Dances with Wolves (1990). Shared with: Jeffrey Perkins Gregory H. Watkins Russell Williams II

Cinema Audio Society, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1997	Nominated	C.A.S. Award	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Feature Film for: Independence Day (1996). Shared with: Chris Carpenter (re-recording mixer) Bob Beemer (re-recording mixer) Jeff Wexler (production mixer)

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Awards forBill W. Benton More at IMDbPro »