With over 35 years of sound mixing under his belt, Burton was first nominated for an Oscar in 1978 for THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY. In 1983 he won the BAFTA (British Academy Film and Television Award) for WAR GAMES. He received an Oscar for Best Sound in 1989 for the film, BIRD. In 2005 he received The Cinema Audio Society Career Achievement Award. Burton has also received Academy Award nominations for WAR GAMES, ALTERED STATES, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE GREEN MILE and DREAMGIRLS. He won an Academy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for his work on DREAMGIRLS in 2005.