Academy Award for Best Sound

The Academy Award for Best Sound is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest sound mixing, recording, sound design, and sound editing. The award used to go to the studio sound departments until a rule change in 1969 said it should be awarded to the specific technicians, the first of which were Murray Spivack and Jack Solomon for Hello, Dolly!.^[1] It is generally awarded to the production sound mixers, re-recording mixers, and supervising sound editors of the winning film. In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees. For most of the period from 1963-2019 two separate awards were given for sound: Best Sound Mixing (just called Best Sound in some years) and Best Sound Effects Editing (just called Best Sound Effects, or Best Sound Editing in some years).^[2]

Academy Award for Best Sound
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
First award	November 5, 1930; 94 years ago (1930-11-05) (for films released during the 1929/1930 film season)
Most recent winner	Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, and Doug Hemphill Dune: Part Two (2024)
Website	oscars.org

For the second and third years of this category (i.e., the 4th Academy Awards and the 5th Academy Awards) only the names of the film companies were listed. Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department won in both years.

Winners and nominees

1930s

Year	Film	Nominees
1929–1930 (3rd)
	The Big House	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer
	The Case of Sergeant Grischa	RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Tribby
	The Love Parade	Paramount Famous Lasky Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen
	Raffles	United Artists Studio Sound Department, Oscar Lagerstrom
	Song of the Flame	First National Studio Sound Department, George Groves
1930–1931 (4th)
	Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department [note 1]
	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
	RKO Radio Studio Sound Department
	Samuel Goldwyn-United Artists Studio Sound Department
1931–1932 (5th)
	Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department [note 1]
	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
	RKO Radio Studio Sound Department
	Warner Bros.-First National Studio Sound Department
1932–1933 (6th)
	A Farewell to Arms	Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen
	42nd Street	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson
	Gold Diggers of 1933	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson
	I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson
1934 (7th)
	One Night of Love	Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary
	The Affairs of Cellini	United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton
	Cleopatra	Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen
	Flirtation Walk	Warner Bros.-First National Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson
	The Gay Divorcee	RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Carl Dreher
	Imitation of Life	Universal Studio Sound Department, Theodore Soderberg
	Viva Villa!	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer
	The White Parade	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Edmund H. Hansen
1935 (8th)
	Naughty Marietta	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer
	$1,000 a Minute	Republic Studio Sound Department
	Bride of Frankenstein	Universal Studio Sound Department, Gilbert Kurland
	Captain Blood	Warner Bros.-First National Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson
	The Dark Angel	United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton
	I Dream Too Much	RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Carl Dreher
	The Lives of a Bengal Lancer	Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen
	Love Me Forever	Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary
	Thanks a Million	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Edmund H. Hansen
1936 (9th)
	San Francisco	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer
	Banjo on My Knee	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Edmund H. Hansen
	The Charge of the Light Brigade	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson
	Dodsworth	United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton
	General Spanky	Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse
	Mr. Deeds Goes to Town	Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary
	The Texas Rangers	Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen
	That Girl from Paris	RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg
	Three Smart Girls	Universal Studio Sound Department, Homer G. Tasker
1937 (10th)
	The Hurricane	United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton
	The Girl Said No	Grand National Studio Sound Department, A. E. Kaye
	Hitting a New High	RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John O. Aalberg
	In Old Chicago	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Edmund H. Hansen
	The Life of Emile Zola	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson
	Lost Horizon	Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary
	Maytime	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer
	One Hundred Men and a Girl	Universal Studio Sound Department, Homer G. Tasker
	Topper	Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse
	Wells Fargo	Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder
1938 (11th)
	The Cowboy and the Lady	United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton
	Army Girl	Republic Studio Sound Department, Charles L. Lootens
	Four Daughters	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson
	If I Were King	Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder
	Merrily We Live	Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse
	Suez	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Edmund H. Hansen
	Sweethearts	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer
	That Certain Age	Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown
	Vivacious Lady	RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John O. Aalberg
	You Can't Take It with You	Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary
1939 (12th)
	When Tomorrow Comes	Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown
	Balalaika	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer
	Gone with the Wind	Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton
	Goodbye, Mr. Chips	Denham Studio Sound Department, A. W. Watkins
	The Great Victor Herbert	Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder
	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John O. Aalberg
	Man of Conquest	Republic Studio Sound Department, Charles L. Lootens
	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington	Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary
	Of Mice and Men	Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse
	The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson
	The Rains Came	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Edmund H. Hansen

1940s

Year	Film	Nominees
1940 (13th)
	Strike Up the Band	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer
	Behind the News	Republic Studio Sound Department, Charles L. Lootens
	Captain Caution	Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse
	The Grapes of Wrath	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Edmund H. Hansen
	The Howards of Virginia	General Service Sound Department, Jack Whitney
	Kitty Foyle	RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg
	North West Mounted Police	Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder
	Our Town	Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton
	The Sea Hawk	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson
	Spring Parade	Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown
	Too Many Husbands	Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary
1941 (14th)
	That Hamilton Woman	General Service Sound Department, Jack Whitney
	Appointment for Love	Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown
	Ball of Fire	Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton
	The Chocolate Soldier	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer
	Citizen Kane	RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John O. Aalberg
	The Devil Pays Off	Republic Studio Sound Department, Charles L. Lootens
	How Green Was My Valley	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Edmund H. Hansen
	The Men in Her Life	Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary
	Sergeant York	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson
	Skylark	Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder
	Topper Returns	Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse
1942 (15th)
	Yankee Doodle Dandy	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson
	Arabian Nights	Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown
	Bambi	Walt Disney Studio Sound Department, Sam Slyfield
	Flying Tigers	Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg
	Friendly Enemies	Sound Service, Inc., Jack Whitney
	The Gold Rush	RCA Sound, James L. Fields
	Mrs. Miniver	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer
	Once Upon a Honeymoon	RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Steve Dunn
	The Pride of the Yankees	Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton
	Road to Morocco	Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder
	This Above All	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Edmund H. Hansen
	You Were Never Lovelier	Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary
1943 (16th)
	This Land Is Mine	RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Steve Dunn
	Hangmen Also Die!	Sound Service, Inc., Jack Whitney
	In Old Oklahoma	Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg
	Madame Curie	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer
	The North Star	Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton
	Phantom of the Opera	Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown
	Riding High	Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder
	Sahara	Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary
	Saludos Amigos	Walt Disney Studio Sound Department, Sam Slyfield
	So This Is Washington	RCA Sound, James L. Fields
	The Song of Bernadette	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Edmund H. Hansen
	This Is the Army	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson
1944 (17th)
	Wilson	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Edmund H. Hansen
	Brazil	Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg
	Casanova Brown	Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton
	Cover Girl	Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary
	Double Indemnity	Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder
	His Butler's Sister	Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown
	Hollywood Canteen	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson
	It Happened Tomorrow	Sound Service, Inc., Jack Whitney
	Kismet	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer
	Music in Manhattan	RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Steve Dunn
	Voice in the Wind	RCA Sound, Mac Dalgleish
1945 (18th)
	The Bells of St. Mary's	RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Steve Dunn
	Flame of Barbary Coast	Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg
	Lady on a Train	Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown
	Leave Her to Heaven	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton
	Rhapsody in Blue	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson
	A Song to Remember	Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary
	The Southerner	General Service Studios, Jack Whitney
	They Were Expendable	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer
	The Three Caballeros	Walt Disney Studio Sound Department, Sam Slyfield
	Three Is a Family	RCA Sound, W. V. Wolfe
	The Unseen	Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder
	Wonder Man	Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer
1946 (19th)
	The Jolson Story	Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary
	The Best Years of Our Lives	Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer
	It's a Wonderful Life	RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg
1947 (20th)
	The Bishop's Wife	Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer
	Green Dolphin Street	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer
	T-Men	Sound Service, Inc., Jack Whitney
1948 (21st)
	The Snake Pit	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton
	Johnny Belinda	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Col. Nathan Levinson
	Moonrise	Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg
1949 (22nd)
	Twelve O'Clock High	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton
	Once More, My Darling	Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey
	Sands of Iwo Jima	Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg

1950s

Year	Film	Nominees
1950 (23rd)
	All About Eve	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton
	Cinderella	Walt Disney Studio Sound Department, C.O. Slyfield
	Louisa	Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey
	Our Very Own	Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer
	Trio	Pinewood Studio Sound Department, Cyril Crowhurst
1951 (24th)
	The Great Caruso	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer
	Bright Victory	Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey
	I Want You	Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer
	A Streetcar Named Desire	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Col. Nathan Levinson
	Two Tickets to Broadway	RKO Studio Sound Department, John O. Aalberg
1952 (25th)
	Breaking the Sound Barrier	London Film Sound Department
	Hans Christian Andersen	Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer
	The Promoter	Pinewood Studio Sound Department
	The Quiet Man	Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg
	With a Song in My Heart	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton
1953 (26th)
	From Here to Eternity	Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary
	Calamity Jane	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, William A. Mueller
	Knights of the Round Table	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, A. W. Watkins
	The Mississippi Gambler	Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey
	The War of the Worlds	Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder
1954 (27th)
	The Glenn Miller Story	Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey
	Brigadoon	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Wesley C. Miller
	The Caine Mutiny	Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary
	Rear Window	Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder
	Susan Slept Here	RKO Studio Sound Department, John O. Aalberg
1955 (28th)
	Oklahoma!	Todd-AO Studio Sound Department, Fred Hynes
	Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Carlton W. Faulkner
	Love Me or Leave Me	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Wesley C. Miller
	Mister Roberts	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, William A. Mueller
	Not as a Stranger	Radio Corporation of America Sound Department, Watson Jones
1956 (29th)
	The King and I	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Carlton W. Faulkner
	The Brave One	King Bros. Productions, Inc. Sound Department, Buddy Myers
	The Eddy Duchin Story	Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary
	Friendly Persuasion	Westrex Sound Services, Inc., Gordon R. Glennan; Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer
	The Ten Commandments	Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder
1957 (30th)
	Sayonara	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George Groves
	Gunfight at the O.K. Corral	Paramount Studio Sound Department, George Dutton
	Les Girls	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Wesley C. Miller
	Pal Joey	Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary
	Witness for the Prosecution	Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer
1958 (31st)
	South Pacific	Todd-AO Studio Sound Department, Fred Hynes
	I Want to Live!	Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer
	A Time to Love and a Time to Die	Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey
	Vertigo	Paramount Studio Sound Department, George Dutton
	The Young Lions	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Carl Faulkner
1959 (32nd)
	Ben-Hur	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton
	Journey to the Center of the Earth	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Carlton W. Faulkner
	Libel	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, A. W. Watkins
	The Nun's Story	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George Groves
	Porgy and Bess	Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer; Todd-AO Studio Sound Department, Fred Hynes

1960s

Year	Film	Nominees
1960 (33rd)
	The Alamo	Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes; Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer
	The Apartment	Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer
	Cimarron	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton
	Pepe	Columbia Studio Sound Department, Charles Rice
	Sunrise at Campobello	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George R. Groves
1961 (34th)
	West Side Story	Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes; Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer
	The Children's Hour	Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer
	Flower Drum Song	Revue Studio Sound Department, Waldon O. Watson
	The Guns of Navarone	Shepperton Studio Sound Department, John Cox
	The Parent Trap	Walt Disney Studio Sound Department, Robert O. Cook
1962 (35th)
	Lawrence of Arabia	Shepperton Studio Sound Department, John Cox
	Bon Voyage!	Walt Disney Studio Sound Department, Robert O. Cook
	The Music Man	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George Groves
	That Touch of Mink	Universal City Studio Sound Department, Waldon O. Watson
	What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?	Glen Glenn Sound Department, Joseph D. Kelly
1963 (36th)	Best Sound
	How the West Was Won	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton
	Bye Bye Birdie	Columbia Studio Sound Department, Charles Rice
	Captain Newman, M.D.	Universal City Studio Sound Department, Waldon O. Watson
	Cleopatra	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, James P. Corcoran; Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes
	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World	Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer
	Best Sound Effects
	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World	Walter Elliott
	A Gathering of Eagles	Robert Bratton
1964 (37th)	Best Sound
	My Fair Lady	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George R. Groves
	Becket	Shepperton Studio Sound Department, John Cox
	Father Goose	Universal City Studio Sound Department, Waldon O. Watson
	Mary Poppins	Walt Disney Studio Sound Department, Robert O. Cook
	The Unsinkable Molly Brown	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton
	Best Sound Effects
	Goldfinger	Norman Wanstall
	The Lively Set	Robert Bratton
1965 (38th)	Best Sound
	The Sound of Music	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, James P. Corcoran; Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes
	The Agony and the Ecstasy	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, James P. Corcoran
	Doctor Zhivago	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studio Sound Department, A. W. Watkins; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton
	The Great Race	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George R. Groves
	Shenandoah	Universal City Studio Sound Department, Waldon O. Watson
	Best Sound Effects
	The Great Race	Treg Brown
	Von Ryan's Express	Walter Rossi
1966 (39th)	Best Sound
	Grand Prix	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton
	Gambit	Universal City Studio Sound Department, Waldon O. Watson
	Hawaii	Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer
	The Sand Pebbles	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, James P. Corcoran
	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?	Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George Groves
	Best Sound Effects
	Grand Prix	Gordon Daniel
	Fantastic Voyage	Walter Rossi
1967 (40th)	Best Sound
	In the Heat of the Night	Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department
	Camelot	Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Studio Sound Department
	The Dirty Dozen	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
	Doctor Dolittle	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department
	Thoroughly Modern Millie	Universal City Studio Sound Department
	Best Sound Effects
	The Dirty Dozen	John Poyner
	In the Heat of the Night	James Richard
1968 (41st)
	Oliver!	Shepperton Studio Sound Department
	Bullitt	Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Studio Sound Department
	Finian's Rainbow	Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Studio Sound Department
	Funny Girl	Columbia Studio Sound Department
	Star!	20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department
1969 (42nd)
	Hello, Dolly!	Jack Solomon and Murray Spivack
	Anne of the Thousand Days	John Aldred
	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid	William Edmondson and David Dockendorf
	Gaily, Gaily	Robert Martin and Clem Portman
	Marooned	Les Fresholtz and Arthur Piantadosi

1970s

Year	Film	Nominees
1970 (43rd)
	Patton	Douglas Williams and Don Bassman
	Airport	Ronald Pierce and David H. Moriarty
	Ryan's Daughter	Gordon McCallum and John Bramall
	Tora! Tora! Tora!	Murray Spivack and Herman Lewis
	Woodstock	Dan Wallin and L. A. Johnson
1971 (44th)
	Fiddler on the Roof	Gordon McCallum and David Hildyard
	Diamonds Are Forever	Gordon McCallum, John W. Mitchell and Al Overton
	The French Connection	Theodore Soderberg and Christopher Newman
	Kotch	Richard Portman and Jack Solomon
	Mary, Queen of Scots	Bob Jones and John Aldred
1972 (45th)
	Cabaret	Robert Knudson and David Hildyard
	Butterflies Are Free	Arthur Piantadosi and Charles T. Knight
	The Candidate	Richard Portman and Gene Cantamessa
	The Godfather	Charles Grenzbach, Richard Portman and Christopher Newman
	The Poseidon Adventure	Theodore Soderberg and Herman Lewis
1973 (46th)
	The Exorcist	Robert Knudson and Christopher Newman
	The Day of the Dolphin	Richard Portman and Larry Jost
	The Paper Chase	Donald O. Mitchell and Larry Jost
	Paper Moon	Richard Portman and Les Fresholtz
	The Sting	Ronald Pierce and Robert R. Bertrand
1974 (47th)
	Earthquake	Ronald Pierce and Melvin Metcalfe Sr.
	Chinatown	Charles Grenzbach and Larry Jost
	The Conversation	Walter Murch and Art Rochester
	The Towering Inferno	Theodore Soderberg and Herman Lewis
	Young Frankenstein	Richard Portman and Gene Cantamessa
1975 (48th)	Best Sound
	Jaws	Robert Hoyt, Roger Heman Jr., Earl Madery and John Carter
	Bite the Bullet	Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Richard Tyler and Al Overton Jr.
	Funny Lady	Richard Portman, Don MacDougall, Curly Thirlwell and Jack Solomon
	The Hindenburg	Leonard Peterson, John A. Bolger Jr., John L. Mack and Don Sharpless
	The Wind and the Lion	Harry W. Tetrick, Aaron Rochin, William McCaughey and Roy Charman
	Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects)[note 2]
	The Hindenburg	Peter Berkos
1976 (49th)	Best Sound
	All the President's Men	Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander and Jim Webb
	King Kong	Harry W. Tetrick (posthumously), William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin and Jack Solomon
	Rocky	Harry W. Tetrick (posthumously), William McCaughey, Lyle J. Burbridge and Bud Alper
	Silver Streak	Donald O. Mitchell, Douglas Williams, Richard Tyler and Harold M. Etherington
	A Star Is Born	Robert Knudson, Dan Wallin, Robert Glass and Tom Overton
1977 (50th)	Best Sound
	Star Wars	Don MacDougall, Ray West, Bob Minkler and Derek Ball
	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don MacDougall and Gene Cantamessa
	The Deep	Walter Goss, Dick Alexander, Tom Beckert and Robin Gregory
	Sorcerer	Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Richard Tyler and Jean-Louis Ducarme
	The Turning Point	Theodore Soderberg, Paul Wells, Douglas Williams and Jerry Jost
	Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing)[note 2]
	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	Frank E. Warner
1978 (51st)	Best Sound
	The Deer Hunter	Richard Portman, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin and Darin Knight
	The Buddy Holly Story	Tex Rudloff, Joel Fein, Curly Thirlwell and Willie D. Burton
	Days of Heaven	John Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass Jr., John T. Reitz and Barry Thomas
	Hooper	Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don MacDougall and Jack Solomon
	Superman	Gordon McCallum, Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier and Roy Charman
1979 (52nd)	Best Sound
	Apocalypse Now	Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs and Nat Boxer
	The Electric Horseman	Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Michael Minkler and Al Overton Jr.
	Meteor	William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Michael J. Kohut and Jack Solomon
	1941	Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don MacDougall and Gene Cantamessa
	The Rose	Theodore Soderberg, Douglas Williams, Paul Wells and Jim Webb
	Special Achievement Award (Sound Editing)[note 2]
	The Black Stallion	Alan Splet

1980s

Year	Film	Nominees
1980 (53rd)
	The Empire Strikes Back	Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker and Peter Sutton
	Altered States	Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Michael Minkler and Willie D. Burton
	Coal Miner's Daughter	Richard Portman, Roger Heman Jr. and James R. Alexander
	Fame	Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Jay M. Harding and Christopher Newman
	Raging Bull	Donald O. Mitchell, Bill Nicholson, David J. Kimball and Les Lazarowitz
1981 (54th)	Best Sound
	Raiders of the Lost Ark	Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker and Roy Charman
	On Golden Pond	Richard Portman and David M. Ronne
	Outland	John Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass Jr., Robert Thirlwell and Robin Gregory
	Pennies from Heaven	Michael J. Kohut, Jay M. Harding, Richard Tyler and Al Overton Jr.
	Reds	Dick Vorisek, Tom Fleischman and Simon Kaye
	Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing)[note 2]
	Raiders of the Lost Ark	Ben Burtt and Richard L. Anderson
1982 (55th)	Best Sound
	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo and Gene Cantamessa
	Das Boot	Milan Bor, Trevor Pyke and Mike Le Mare
	Gandhi	Gerry Humphreys, Robin O'Donoghue, Jonathan Bates and Simon Kaye
	Tootsie	Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander and Les Lazarowitz
	Tron	Michael Minkler, Bob Minkler, Lee Minkler and James LaRue
	Best Sound Effects Editing
	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Charles L. Campbell and Ben Burtt
	Das Boot	Mike Le Mare
	Poltergeist	Stephen Hunter Flick and Richard L. Anderson
1983 (56th)	Best Sound
	The Right Stuff	Randy Thom, Mark Berger, Tom Scott and David MacMillan
	Never Cry Wolf	Randy Thom, David Parker, Todd Boekelheide and Alan Splet
	Return of the Jedi	Ben Burtt, Randy Thom, Gary Summers and Tony Dawe
	Terms of Endearment	Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O'Connell and James R. Alexander
	WarGames	Michael J. Kohut, Carlos Delarios, Aaron Rochin and Willie D. Burton
	Best Sound Effects Editing
	The Right Stuff	Jay Boekelheide
	Return of the Jedi	Ben Burtt
1984 (57th)	Best Sound
	Amadeus	Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide and Christopher Newman
	Dune	Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Kevin O'Connell and Nelson Stoll
	A Passage to India	Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter and John W. Mitchell
	The River	Nick Alphin, Robert Thirlwell, Richard Portman and David M. Ronne
	2010: The Year We Make Contact	Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Carlos Delarios and Gene Cantamessa
	Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing)[note 2]
	The River	Kay Rose
1985 (58th)	Best Sound
	Out of Africa	Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold and Peter Handford
	Back to the Future	Bill Varney, B. Tennyson Sebastian II, Robert Thirlwell and William B. Kaplan
	A Chorus Line	Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Minkler, Gerry Humphreys and Christopher Newman
	Ladyhawke	Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore and Bud Alper
	Silverado	Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O'Connell and David M. Ronne
	Best Sound Effects Editing
	Back to the Future	Charles L. Campbell and Robert Rutledge
	Ladyhawke	Robert G. Henderson and Alan Robert Murray
	Rambo: First Blood Part II	Frederick Brown
1986 (59th)	Best Sound
	Platoon	John Wilkinson, Richard Rogers, Charles Grenzbach and Simon Kaye
	Aliens	Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter and Roy Charman
	Heartbreak Ridge	Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore and Bill Nelson
	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home	Terry Porter, David J. Hudson, Mel Metcalfe and Gene Cantamessa
	Top Gun	Kevin O'Connell, Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline and William B. Kaplan
	Best Sound Effects Editing
	Aliens	Don Sharpe
	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home	Mark Mangini
	Top Gun	George Watters II and Cecelia Hall
1987 (60th)	Best Sound
	The Last Emperor	Bill Rowe and Ivan Sharrock
	Empire of the Sun	Robert Knudson, Don Digirolamo, John Boyd and Tony Dawe
	Lethal Weapon	Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore and Bill Nelson
	RoboCop	Michael J. Kohut, Carlos Delarios, Aaron Rochin and Robert Wald
	The Witches of Eastwick	Wayne Artman, Tom Beckert, Tom E. Dahl and Art Rochester
	Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing)[note 2]
	RoboCop	Stephen Hunter Flick and John Pospisil
1988 (61st)	Best Sound
	Bird	Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore and Willie D. Burton
	Die Hard	Don J. Bassman, Kevin F. Cleary, Richard Overton and Al Overton Jr.
	Gorillas in the Mist	Andy Nelson, Brian Saunders and Peter Handford
	Mississippi Burning	Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Rick Kline and Danny Michael
	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	Robert Knudson, John Boyd, Don Digirolamo and Tony Dawe
	Best Sound Effects Editing
	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	Charles L. Campbell and Louis Edemann
	Die Hard	Stephen Hunter Flick and Richard Shorr
	Willow	Ben Burtt and Richard Hymns
1989 (62nd)	Best Sound
	Glory	Donald O. Mitchell, Gregg Rudloff, Elliot Tyson and Russell Williams II
	The Abyss	Don J. Bassman, Kevin F. Cleary, Richard Overton and Lee Orloff
	Black Rain	Donald O. Mitchell, Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Keith A. Wester
	Born on the Fourth of July	Michael Minkler, Gregory H. Watkins, Wylie Stateman and Tod A. Maitland
	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade	Ben Burtt, Gary Summers, Shawn Murphy and Tony Dawe
	Best Sound Effects Editing
	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade	Ben Burtt and Richard Hymns
	Black Rain	Milton Burrow and William Manger
	Lethal Weapon 2	Robert G. Henderson and Alan Robert Murray

1990s

Year	Film	Nominees
1990 (63rd)	Best Sound
	Dances With Wolves	Jeffrey Perkins, Bill W. Benton, Gregory H. Watkins and Russell Williams II
	Days of Thunder	Kevin O'Connell, Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline and Charles M. Wilborn
	Dick Tracy	Chris Jenkins, David E. Campbell, Doug Hemphill and Thomas Causey
	The Hunt for Red October	Don J. Bassman, Richard Overton, Kevin F. Cleary and Richard Bryce Goodman
	Total Recall	Michael J. Kohut, Carlos Delarios, Aaron Rochin and Nelson Stoll
	Best Sound Effects Editing
	The Hunt for Red October	George Watters II and Cecelia Hall
	Flatliners	Charles L. Campbell and Richard C. Franklin
	Total Recall	Stephen Hunter Flick
1991 (64th)	Best Sound
	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers and Lee Orloff
	Backdraft	Gary Rydstrom, Randy Thom, Gary Summers and Glenn Williams
	Beauty and the Beast	Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson and Doc Kane
	JFK	Michael Minkler, Gregg Landaker and Tod A. Maitland
	The Silence of the Lambs	Tom Fleischman and Christopher Newman
	Best Sound Effects Editing
	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	Gary Rydstrom and Gloria S. Borders
	Backdraft	Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns
	Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country	George Watters II and F. Hudson Miller
1992 (65th)	Best Sound
	The Last of the Mohicans	Chris Jenkins, Doug Hemphill, Mark Smith and Simon Kaye
	Aladdin	Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson and Doc Kane
	A Few Good Men	Kevin O'Connell, Rick Kline and Robert Eber
	Under Siege	Donald O. Mitchell, Frank A. Montaño, Rick Hart and Scott D. Smith
	Unforgiven	Les Fresholtz, Vern Poore, Dick Alexander and Rob Young
	Best Sound Effects Editing
	Bram Stoker's Dracula	Tom McCarthy and David E. Stone
	Aladdin	Mark Mangini
	Under Siege	John Leveque and Bruce Stambler
1993 (66th)	Best Sound
	Jurassic Park	Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Shawn Murphy and Ron Judkins
	Cliffhanger	Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Tim Cooney
	The Fugitive	Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Herbick, Frank A. Montaño and Scott D. Smith
	Geronimo: An American Legend	Chris Carpenter, Doug Hemphill, Bill W. Benton and Lee Orloff
	Schindler's List	Andy Nelson, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan and Ron Judkins
	Best Sound Effects Editing
	Jurassic Park	Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns
	Cliffhanger	Wylie Stateman and Gregg Baxter
	The Fugitive	John Leveque and Bruce Stambler
1994 (67th)	Best Sound
	Speed	Gregg Landaker, Steve Maslow, Bob Beemer and David MacMillan
	Clear and Present Danger	Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Herbick, Frank A. Montaño and Art Rochester
	Forrest Gump	Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands and William B. Kaplan
	Legends of the Fall	Paul Massey, David E. Campbell, Chris David and Douglas Ganton
	The Shawshank Redemption	Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick and Willie D. Burton
	Best Sound Effects Editing
	Speed	Stephen Hunter Flick
	Clear and Present Danger	Bruce Stambler and John Leveque
	Forrest Gump	Randy Thom and Gloria S. Borders
1995 (68th)	Best Sound
	Apollo 13	Rick Dior, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan and David MacMillan
	Batman Forever	Donald O. Mitchell, Frank A. Montaño, Michael Herbick and Petur Hliddal
	Braveheart	Andy Nelson, Scott Millan, Anna Behlmer and Brian Simmons
	Crimson Tide	Kevin O'Connell, Rick Kline, Gregory H. Watkins and William B. Kaplan
	Waterworld	Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker and Keith A. Wester
	Best Sound Effects Editing
	Braveheart	Lon Bender and Per Hallberg
	Batman Forever	John Leveque and Bruce Stambler
	Crimson Tide	George Watters II
1996 (69th)	Best Sound
	The English Patient	Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker and Christopher Newman
	Evita	Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ken Weston
	Independence Day	Chris Carpenter, Bill W. Benton, Bob Beemer and Jeff Wexler
	The Rock	Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Keith A. Wester
	Twister	Kevin O'Connell, Gregg Landaker, Steve Maslow and Geoffrey Patterson
	Best Sound Effects Editing
	The Ghost and the Darkness	Bruce Stambler
	Daylight	Richard L. Anderson and David A. Whittaker
	Eraser	Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
1997 (70th)	Best Sound
	Titanic	Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers and Mark Ulano
	Air Force One	Paul Massey, Rick Kline, Doug Hemphill and Keith A. Wester
	Con Air	Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Art Rochester
	Contact	Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands and William B. Kaplan
	L.A. Confidential	Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Kirk Francis
	Best Sound Effects Editing
	Titanic	Christopher Boyes and Tom Bellfort
	Face/Off	Mark P. Stoeckinger and Per Hallberg
	The Fifth Element	Mark Mangini
1998 (71st)	Best Sound
	Saving Private Ryan	Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Ron Judkins
	Armageddon	Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Keith A. Wester
	The Mask of Zorro	Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Pud Cusack
	Shakespeare in Love	Robin O'Donoghue, Dominic Lester and Peter Glossop
	The Thin Red Line	Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Paul Brincat
	Best Sound Effects Editing
	Saving Private Ryan	Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns
	Armageddon	George Watters II
	The Mask of Zorro	Dave McMoyler
1999 (72nd)	Best Sound
	The Matrix	John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David E. Campbell and David Lee
	The Green Mile	Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick and Willie D. Burton
	The Insider	Andy Nelson, Doug Hemphill and Lee Orloff
	The Mummy	Leslie Shatz, Chris Carpenter, Rick Kline and Chris Munro
	Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace	Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Shawn Murphy and John Midgley
	Best Sound Effects Editing
	The Matrix	Dane A. Davis
	Fight Club	Ren Klyce and Richard Hymns
	Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace	Ben Burtt and Tom Bellfort

2000s

Year	Film	Nominees
2000 (73rd)	Best Sound
	Gladiator	Scott Millan, Bob Beemer and Ken Weston
	Cast Away	Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands and William B. Kaplan
	The Patriot	Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Lee Orloff
	The Perfect Storm	John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David E. Campbell and Keith A. Wester
	U-571	Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Rick Kline and Ivan Sharrock
	Best Sound Editing
	U-571	Jon Johnson
	Space Cowboys	Bub Asman and Alan Robert Murray
2001 (74th)	Best Sound
	Black Hawk Down	Michael Minkler, Myron Nettinga and Chris Munro
	Amélie	Vincent Arnardi, Guillaume Leriche and Jean Umansky
	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Gethin Creagh and Hammond Peek
	Moulin Rouge!	Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage and Guntis Sics
	Pearl Harbor	Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin
	Best Sound Editing
	Pearl Harbor	George Watters II and Christopher Boyes
	Monsters, Inc.	Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers
2002 (75th)	Best Sound
	Chicago	Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella and David Lee
	Gangs of New York	Tom Fleischman, Eugene Gearty and Ivan Sharrock
	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
	Road to Perdition	Scott Millan, Bob Beemer and John Pritchett
	Spider-Man	Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Ed Novick
	Best Sound Editing
	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins
	Minority Report	Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns
	Road to Perdition	Scott A. Hecker
2003 (76th)	Best Sound Mixing
	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
	The Last Samurai	Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Jeff Wexler
	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World	Paul Massey, Doug Hemphill and Art Rochester
	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	Christopher Boyes, David Parker, David E. Campbell and Lee Orloff
	Seabiscuit	Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Tod A. Maitland
	Best Sound Editing
	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World	Richard King
	Finding Nemo	Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers
	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	Christopher Boyes and George Watters II
2004 (77th)	Best Sound Mixing
	Ray	Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer and Steve Cantamessa
	The Aviator	Tom Fleischman and Petur Hliddal
	The Incredibles	Randy Thom, Gary A. Rizzo and Doc Kane
	The Polar Express	Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands and William B. Kaplan
	Spider-Man 2	Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Joseph Geisinger
	Best Sound Editing
	The Incredibles	Randy Thom and Michael Silvers
	The Polar Express	Randy Thom and Dennis Leonard
	Spider-Man 2	Paul N. J. Ottosson
2005 (78th)	Best Sound Mixing
	King Kong	Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic and Tony Johnson
	Memoirs of a Geisha	Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline and John Pritchett
	Walk the Line	Paul Massey, Doug Hemphill and Peter Kurland
	War of the Worlds	Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ron Judkins
	Best Sound Editing
	King Kong	Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn
	Memoirs of a Geisha	Wylie Stateman
	War of the Worlds	Richard King
2006 (79th)	Best Sound Mixing
	Dreamgirls	Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie D. Burton
	Apocalypto	Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Fernando Cámara
	Blood Diamond	Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ivan Sharrock
	Flags of Our Fathers	John T. Reitz, David E. Campbell, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	Christopher Boyes, Paul Massey and Lee Orloff
	Best Sound Editing
	Letters from Iwo Jima	Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
	Apocalypto	Sean McCormack and Kami Asgar
	Blood Diamond	Lon Bender
	Flags of Our Fathers	Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	Christopher Boyes and George Watters II
2007 (80th)	Best Sound Mixing
	The Bourne Ultimatum	Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis
	No Country for Old Men	Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland
	Ratatouille	Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane
	3:10 to Yuma	Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Jim Stuebe
	Transformers	Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin
	Best Sound Editing
	The Bourne Ultimatum	Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg
	No Country for Old Men	Skip Lievsay
	Ratatouille	Randy Thom and Michael Silvers
	There Will Be Blood	Christopher Scarabosio and Matthew Wood
	Transformers	Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins
2008 (81st)	Best Sound Mixing
	Slumdog Millionaire	Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	Ren Klyce, Michael Semanick, David Parker and Mark Weingarten
	The Dark Knight	Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
	WALL-E	Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
	Wanted	Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt
	Best Sound Editing
	The Dark Knight	Richard King
	Iron Man	Christopher Boyes and Frank E. Eulner
	Slumdog Millionaire	Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers
	WALL-E	Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
	Wanted	Wylie Stateman
2009 (82nd)	Best Sound Mixing
	The Hurt Locker	Paul N. J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
	Avatar	Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
	Inglourious Basterds	Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
	Star Trek	Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Peter J. Devlin
	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson
	Best Sound Editing
	The Hurt Locker	Paul N. J. Ottosson
	Avatar	Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
	Inglourious Basterds	Wylie Stateman
	Star Trek	Mark P. Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
	Up	Tom Myers and Michael Silvers

2010s

Year	Film	Nominees
2010 (83rd)	Best Sound Mixing
	Inception	Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
	The King's Speech	Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
	Salt	Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
	The Social Network	Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
	True Grit	Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland
	Best Sound Editing
	Inception	Richard King
	Toy Story 3	Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
	Tron: Legacy	Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
	True Grit	Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
	Unstoppable	Mark P. Stoeckinger
2011 (84th)	Best Sound Mixing
	Hugo	Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Ren Klyce, Michael Semanick, David Parker and Bo Persson
	Moneyball	Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and Ed Novick
	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin
	War Horse	Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Andy Nelson and Stuart Wilson
	Best Sound Editing
	Hugo	Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
	Drive	Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Ren Klyce
	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
	War Horse	Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns
2012 (85th)	Best Sound Mixing
	Les Misérables	Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
	Argo	John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia
	Life of Pi	Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin
	Lincoln	Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson and Ron Judkins
	Skyfall	Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson
	Best Sound Editing[note 3]
	Skyfall (TIE)	Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
	Zero Dark Thirty (TIE)	Paul N. J. Ottosson
	Argo	Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn
	Django Unchained	Wylie Stateman
	Life of Pi	Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton
2013 (86th)	Best Sound Mixing
	Gravity	Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro
	Captain Phillips	Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith and Chris Munro
	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Tony Johnson
	Inside Llewyn Davis	Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland
	Lone Survivor	Andy Koyama, Beau Borders and David Brownlow
	Best Sound Editing
	Gravity	Glenn Freemantle
	All Is Lost	Steve Boeddeker and Richard Hymns
	Captain Phillips	Oliver Tarney
	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	Brent Burge and Chris Ward
	Lone Survivor	Wylie Stateman
2014 (87th)	Best Sound Mixing
	Whiplash	Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
	American Sniper	John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin (posthumously)
	Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)	Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
	Interstellar	Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
	Unbroken	Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
	Best Sound Editing
	American Sniper	Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
	Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)	Martin Hernández and Aaron Glascock
	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies	Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
	Interstellar	Richard King
	Unbroken	Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro
2015 (88th)	Best Sound Mixing
	Mad Max: Fury Road	Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo
	Bridge of Spies	Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson and Drew Kunin
	The Martian	Paul Massey, Mark Taylor and Mac Ruth
	The Revenant	Randy Thom, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Chris Duesterdiek
	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	Christopher Scarabosio, Andy Nelson and Stuart Wilson
	Best Sound Editing
	Mad Max: Fury Road	Mark Mangini and David White
	The Martian	Oliver Tarney
	The Revenant	Lon Bender and Martin Hernández
	Sicario	Alan Robert Murray
	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	David Acord and Matthew Wood
2016 (89th) [3]	Best Sound Mixing
	Hacksaw Ridge	Kevin O'Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie and Peter Grace
	Arrival	Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Claude La Haye
	La La Land	Andy Nelson, Ai-Ling Lee and Steven A. Morrow
	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story	Christopher Scarabosio, David Parker and Stuart Wilson
	13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi	Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Mac Ruth
	Best Sound Editing[4]
	Arrival	Sylvain Bellemare
	Deepwater Horizon	Wylie Stateman and Renée Tondelli
	Hacksaw Ridge	Robert Mackenzie and Andy Wright
	La La Land	Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan
	Sully	Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
2017 (90th)	Best Sound Mixing
	Dunkirk	Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo and Mark Weingarten
	Baby Driver	Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin and Mary H. Ellis
	Blade Runner 2049	Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill and Mac Ruth
	The Shape of Water	Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern and Glen Gauthier
	Star Wars: The Last Jedi	David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Stuart Wilson
	Best Sound Editing
	Dunkirk	Richard King and Alex Gibson
	Baby Driver	Julian Slater
	Blade Runner 2049	Mark Mangini and Theo Green
	The Shape of Water	Nathan Robitaille and Nelson Ferreira
	Star Wars: The Last Jedi	Ren Klyce and Matthew Wood
2018 (91st)	Best Sound Mixing
	Bohemian Rhapsody	Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin and John Casali
	Black Panther	Steve Boeddeker, Brandon Proctor and Peter J. Devlin
	First Man	Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño, Ai-Ling Lee and Mary H. Ellis
	Roma	Skip Lievsay, Craig Henighan and José Antonio Garcia
	A Star Is Born	Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic, Jason Ruder and Steve A. Morrow
	Best Sound Editing
	Bohemian Rhapsody	John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone
	Black Panther	Steve Boeddeker and Benjamin A. Burtt
	First Man	Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan
	A Quiet Place	Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
	Roma	Skip Lievsay and Sergio Díaz
2019 (92nd)	Best Sound Mixing
	1917	Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson
	Ad Astra	Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson and Mark Ulano
	Ford v Ferrari	Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Steven A. Morrow
	Joker	Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic and Tod A. Maitland
	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	Michael Minkler, Christian P. Minkler and Mark Ulano
	Best Sound Editing
	Ford v Ferrari	Donald Sylvester
	Joker	Alan Robert Murray
	1917	Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate
	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	Wylie Stateman
	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker	David Acord and Matthew Wood

2020s

Year	Film	Nominees
2020/21 (93rd)
	Sound of Metal	Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés Navarrete and Phillip Bladh
	Greyhound	Warren Shaw, Michael Minkler, Beau Borders and David Wyman
	Mank	Ren Klyce, Jeremy Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance and Drew Kunin
	News of the World	Oliver Tarney, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller and John Pritchett
	Soul	Ren Klyce, Coya Elliott and David Parker
2021 (94th)
	Dune	Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett
	Belfast	Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri
	No Time to Die	Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey and Mark Taylor
	The Power of the Dog	Richard Flynn, Robert Mackenzie and Tara Webb
	West Side Story	Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy
2022 (95th)
	Top Gun: Maverick	Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor
	All Quiet on the Western Front	Viktor Prášil, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Lars Ginzel and Stefan Korte
	Avatar: The Way of Water	Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges
	The Batman	Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray and Andy Nelson
	Elvis	David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson and Michael Keller
2023 (96th)
	The Zone of Interest	Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn
	The Creator	Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
	Maestro	Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
	Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One	Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor
	Oppenheimer	Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O'Connell
2024 (97th)
	Dune: Part Two	Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill
	A Complete Unknown	Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
	Emilia Pérez	Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
	Wicked	Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis
	The Wild Robot	Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts

Multiple nominations and awards for Best Sound Mixing

Awards Nominations Recipient 5 16 Thomas T. Moulton 15 Douglas Shearer 7 Fred Hynes 4 11 Gary Summers 10 Gary Rydstrom 9 Gregg Landaker Scott Millan 7 Bob Beemer 4 Mark Berger 3 17 John P. Livadary 16 Gordon E. Sawyer 12 Michael Minkler 10 Robert Knudson 7 Gregg Rudloff Steve Maslow 6 Franklin Milton 5 Chris Jenkins Christopher Newman 3 David MacMillan 2 24 Andy Nelson 12 Les Fresholtz 11 Michael Semanick 9 David Parker Tom Johnson 8 Christopher Boyes Dick Alexander George Groves 7 Willie D. Burton 5 Gary A. Rizzo 4 Bill Varney Chris Munro Hammond Peek Michael Hedges Ron Judkins Simon Kaye Stephen Dunn 3 David Lee Walter Murch 2 David Hildyard Russell Williams II Tom Scott 1 21 Kevin O'Connell 17 Nathan Levinson 14 Donald O. Mitchell 12 Randy Thom 11 Edmund H. Hansen Richard Portman 9 Aaron Rochin Paul Massey 8 Bernard B. Brown Doug Hemphill 7 Arthur Piantadosi Gene Cantamessa Jack Whitney Lee Orloff 6 David E. Campbell Jack Solomon John T. Reitz Leslie I. Carey Robert Glass Stuart Wilson 5 Don MacDougall Franklin B. Hansen Skip Lievsay Tom Fleischman Vern Poore William McCaughey 4 Carlton W. Faulkner Douglas Williams Ed Novick Elliot Tyson Gordon McCallum Greg Orloff Ivan Sharrock James Corcoran Mark Ulano Mark Weingarten Roy Charman 3 Bill W. Benton Charles Grenzbach Don Digirolamo Gregory H. Watkins John Cox John Midgley John Wilkinson Mark Taylor Ronald Pierce Shawn Murphy 2 Bob Minkler Jim Webb Ken Weston Kirk Francis Lora Hirschberg Murray Spivack Peter Handford Roger Herman Jr. Steve Pederson Tim Cavagin Todd Boekelheide

Nominations Recipient 16 Greg P. Russell 12 Loren L. Ryder 11 Rick Kline 10 Anna Behlmer 9 Frank A. Montaño John Aalberg 7 Daniel J. Bloomberg Michael J. Kohut William B. Kaplan 6 Elmer A. Raguse Keith A. Wester Waldon O. Watson 5 Art Rochester Michael Herbick Peter J. Devlin Theodore Soderberg 4 A. W. Watkins Al Overton Jr. Carlos Delarios Charles L. Lootens Dennis S. Sands Doc Kane Jeffrey J. Haboush Peter Kurland Ren Klyce Richard Tyler Sam Slyfield Terry Porter Tod A. Maitland Tony Dawe 3 Ben Burtt Chris Carpenter Christopher Newman David J. Hudson David M. Ronne Dean Zupancic Don J. Bassman Graham V. Hartstone Gregory H. Watkins Harry W. Tetrick Herman Lewis James L. Fields John Pritchett Jon Taylor Kevin F. Cleary Larry Jost Mac Ruth Mel Metcalfe Nicolas Le Messurier Richard Overton Robert J. Litt Robert O. Cook Robert Thirlwell Steven A. Morrow Tony Johnson Wesley C. Miller 2 Ai-Ling Lee Bill Nelson Brian Chumney Bud Alper Carl Dreher Christopher Scarabosio Craig Berkey Curly Thirlwell David Giammarco Drew Kunin Geoffrey Patterson George Dutton Gerry Humphreys Homer G. Tasker James R. Alexander Jay M. Harding Jeff Wexler John Aldred John Boyd John W. Mitchell Jose Antonio Garcia Les Lazarowitz Mary H. Ellis Michael A. Carter Nelson Stoll Paul Wells Petur Hliddal Robert W. Glass Jr. Robin Gregory Robin O'Donoghue Ron Bartlett Scott D. Smith Tom Beckert Tom Ozanich Walt Martin William A. Mueller

Multiple awards and nominations for Best Sound Editing

Multiple awards

5 awards Richard King 4 awards Ben Burtt † 3 awards Charles L. Campbell Per Hallberg Richard Hymns Gary Rydstrom

2 awards Bub Asman Karen Baker Landers Christopher Boyes Mike Hopkins Stephen Hunter Flick † Alan Robert Murray Paul N. J. Ottosson George Watters II Ethan Van der Ryn

Multiple nominations

10 nominations Alan Robert Murray 9 nominations Richard Hymns 8 nominations Gary Rydstrom George Watters II Ben Burtt † 7 nominations Wylie Stateman 6 nominations Bub Asman Christopher Boyes Richard King Michael Silvers Ethan Van der Ryn

5 nominations Stephen Hunter Flick † Mark Mangini Bruce Stambler Matthew Wood 4 nominations Lon Bender Charles L. Campbell Per Hallberg John Leveque Randy Thom 3 nominations Richard L. Anderson † Mike Hopkins Skip Lievsay Paul N. J. Ottosson Mark Stoeckinger Gwendolyn Yates Whittle John Wilkinson (sound engineer)

2 nominations Erik Aadahl Karen Baker Landers Tom Bellfort Steve Boeddeker Gloria S. Borders Robert Bratton Brent Burge Glenn Freemantle Eugene Gearty Cecelia Hall Robert G. Henderson Martin Hernández Mildred Iatrou Morgan Ren Klyce Ai-Ling Lee Tom Myers Walter Rossi Philip Stockton Oliver Tarney

† = includes special achievement awards

Shortlisted finalists

Finalists for Best Sound are selected by the Sound Branch. Sound Branch members shall vote in order of their preference for not more than ten pictures to be considered for the Sound award. The ten motion pictures receiving the highest number of votes shall advance to the next round of voting.^[5] Finalists listed from 1981 to 2005 are for the now defunct award for Best Sound Effects Editing.^[6]

Year	Finalists	Ref
1967	Casino Royale, El Dorado, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, In Cold Blood, Sofi	[7]
1968	Blackbeard's Ghost, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Head, Hell in the Pacific, The Lion in Winter, The Odd Couple, The Shoes of the Fisherman, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Yours, Mine and Ours	[8]
1969	Downhill Racer, Paint Your Wagon, The Reivers, The Secret of Santa Vittoria, The Wild Bunch	[9]
1970	Cromwell, The Great White Hope, The Hawaiians, Little Big Man, Scrooge	[10]
1971	A Clockwork Orange, Dirty Harry, The Last Picture Show, Le Mans, Shaft	[11]
1972	Avanti!, Deliverance, Lady Sings the Blues, Man of La Mancha, Pete 'n' Tillie	[12]
1973	Dillinger, Oklahoma Crude, The Seven-Ups, The Way We Were, Westworld	[13]
1974	Airport 1975, The Front Page, The Godfather Part II, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, Zandy's Bride	[14]
1975	Barry Lyndon, Lucky Lady, Nashville, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Sunshine Boys	[15]
1976	Logan's Run, Midway, Network, The Omen, Silent Movie	[16]
1977	Black Sunday, Julia, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, MacArthur, Rollercoaster	[17]
1978	The Boys from Brazil, Grease, The Lord of the Rings, Midnight Express, An Unmarried Woman	[18]
1979	All That Jazz, The Black Hole, The China Syndrome, Rocky II, Star Trek: The Motion Picture	[19]
1981	Dragonslayer, Heaven's Gate, Reds, Sharky's Machine, Sphinx, Stripes, Superman II, Time Bandits, Wolfen	[6]
1982	Conan the Barbarian, The Dark Crystal, Gandhi, Tron
1983	Blue Thunder, The Golden Seal, Never Cry Wolf, Sudden Impact, WarGames
1984	Dune, Gremlins, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 2010: The Year We Make Contact
1985	American Flyers, The Emerald Forest, Runaway Train, Year of the Dragon
1986	The Color of Money, Platoon, Tai-Pan
1987	Batteries Not Included, Cry Freedom, Full Metal Jacket, Lethal Weapon, Predator, The Witches of Eastwick
1988	Beetlejuice, Mississippi Burning
1989	Born on the Fourth of July, Glory, The Winter War
1990	Dances With Wolves, Goodfellas
1991	Beauty and the Beast, For the Boys, Hook, The Last Boy Scout
1992	The Last of the Mohicans, Lethal Weapon 3, Patriot Games, Unforgiven
1993	Geronimo: An American Legend
1994	The Shawshank Redemption, True Lies
1995	Apollo 13, Heat, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Waterworld
1996	Independence Day, The Rock, Star Trek: First Contact, Twister
1997	Con Air, L.A. Confidential, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Men in Black
1998	Godzilla, Lethal Weapon 4, Ronin, The Thin Red Line
1999	Any Given Sunday, The Green Mile, The Mummy, Three Kings
2000	Cast Away, Gladiator, Mission: Impossible 2, The Perfect Storm, Unbreakable
2001	A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Amélie, Black Hawk Down, The Fast and the Furious, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Spider-Man, We Were Soldiers, xXx
2003	Kill Bill: Volume 1, The Last Samurai, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Seabiscuit
2004	The Aviator, Collateral, The Day After Tomorrow, Ray
2005	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Walk the Line, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
2021	Last Night in Soho, The Matrix Resurrections, A Quiet Place Part II, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Tick, Tick...Boom!	[20]
2022	Babylon, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Moonage Daydream	[21]
2023	Barbie, Ferrari, The Killer, Killers of the Flower Moon, Napoleon	[22]
2024	Alien: Romulus, Blitz, Deadpool & Wolverine, Gladiator II, Joker: Folie à Deux	[23]

See also

• BAFTA Award for Best Sound
• Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Sound
• Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards
• List of Academy Award–nominated films

Notes

1. These nominations were not associated with any individual film title.
2. This was presented as a Special Achievement Award, not competitively.
3. A tie-in voting resulted in two winners.