By Janine Yaqoob PUBLISHED: 10:33 EST, 22 February 2013 | UPDATED: 11:58 EST, 22 February 2013 A British sound engineer will be the real toast of the Academy Awards after films he worked on scooped almost sixty Oscar nominations. Mark Crabtree, 60, is responsible for the sound mixing equipment used on dozens of top Hollywood movies. These include five of the seven Best Picture nominations at this weekend's Oscars. His company, AMS Neve, created ground-breaking audio mixing consoles which are a key part in the sound production on most big screen blockbusters. Mark Crabtree with two of his Science and Engineering Oscars. He will be celebrating after the Oscars on Sunday as he is behind the sound to some of the biggest films of the year including Life of Pi and Argo
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Mark Crabtree, 60, has worked on the sound of dozens of Hollywood movies
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His films have scooped SIXTY Oscar nominations this year
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These include Life of Pi, Argo and Lincoln
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His company, AMS Neve, is based in Burnley, Lancashire
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