Sound mixer is at 20 and holding

Sound mixer Kevin O’Connell, who holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations without a win, is getting another shot.

O’Connell, 50, received his 20th nomination Tuesday, this time for “Transformers.” His first nomination was for 1983’s “Terms of Endearment.” The list also includes “A Few Good Men,” “The Rock,” “The Patriot,” two “Spider-Man” movies and “Apocalypto.”

Despite his 19 Oscar losses, O’Connell says he feels like a winner. With his academy record, he’s appeared on radio programs, TV talk shows and in newspapers around the U.S.

“I’m, like, the luckiest guy on the planet,” he said. “How many other people have 20 Oscar nominations? If I had won 25 years ago on my first nomination, nobody would be talking to me right now.”