Still a Winner

Sound mixer Kevin O'Connell is still a winner. Tonight he lost for the 20th time in his quest to win an Academy Award. This will ensure ...

Hollywood’s Big Loser

Kevin O'Connell has another Oscar nod under his belt. This morning the sound mixer received his 20th nomination for a golden statue for his work on "Transformers". So ...

“I’m the Guy Who Always Loses”

Sound mixer Kevin O’Connell, 50, hopes to win an Oscar on February 25. He’s nominated for Best Sound Mixing the Mel Gibson epic Apocalypto. It’s his nineteenth nomination for an Academy Award. He has never won. This has given him the title of biggest loser in Hollywood, despite having mixed the sound on more than 100 movies. His credits include films like Spider-Man 1 through 3, Top Gun, Terminator 3 or Black Rain.