Nominations & Winners by Category:
Sound Editing

Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners in the category of Sound Editing. The symbol appears next to the winner for each year. Click on the name of a film or person in the list to display more information about that film or person. Or, click on a category in the column on the right to display the nominees and winners in that category.

1963  (36th)

A Gathering of Eagles, Universal. Robert L. Bratton.

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Casey Production; United Artists. Walter G. Elliott.

1964  (37th)

Goldfinger, Eon Productions Ltd.; United Artists. (UK) Norman Wanstall.

The Lively Set, Universal. Robert L. Bratton.

1965  (38th)

The Great Race, Patricia-Jalem-Reynard Production; Warner Bros. Tregoweth Brown.

Von Ryan’s Express, P-R Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Walter A. Rossi.

1966  (39th)

Fantastic Voyage, 20th Century-Fox. Walter Rossi.

Grand Prix, Douglas-Lewis-John Frankenheimer-Cherokee Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Gordon Daniel.

1967  (40th)

The Dirty Dozen, MKH Productions, Ltd.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK, USA) John Poyner.

In the Heat of the Night, Mirisch Corporation Production; United Artists. James A. Richard.

1975  (48th)

(Special Achievement Award)

The Hindenburg, Robert Wise-Filmakers Group-Universal Production; Universal. Peter Berkos.

1977  (50th)

(Special Achievement Award)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Julia Phillips/Michael Phillips-Steven Spielberg Film Production; Columbia. Frank E. Warner.

1979  (52nd)

(Special Achievement Award)

The Black Stallion, Omni Zoetrope Production; United Artists. Alan Splet.

1981  (54th)

(Special Achievement Award)

Raiders of the Lost Ark, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; Paramount. Ben Burtt and Richard L. Anderson.

1982  (55th)

Das Boot, Bavaria Atelier GmbH Production; Columbia/PSO. (West Germany) Mike Le-Mare.

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. Charles L. Campbell and Ben Burtt.

Poltergeist, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Steven Spielberg Production; MGM/UA. Stephen Hunter Flick and Richard L. Anderson.

1983  (56th)

Return of the Jedi, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; 20th Century-Fox. Ben Burtt.

The Right Stuff, Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler Production; The Ladd Company through Warner Bros. Jay Boekelheide.

1984  (57th)

(Special Achievement Award)

The River, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. Kay Rose.

1985  (58th)

Back to the Future, Amblin Entertainment/Universal Pictures Production; Universal. Charles L. Campbell and Robert Rutledge.

Ladyhawke, Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox Production; Warner Bros. (USA, Italy) Bob Henderson and Alan Murray.

Rambo: First Blood Part II, Anabasis Investments Production; Tri-Star. (USA, Mexico) Frederick J. Brown.

1986  (59th)

Aliens, 20th Century Fox Film Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, UK) Don Sharpe.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Harve Bennett Production; Paramount. Mark Mangini.

Top Gun, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Production; Paramount. Cecelia Hall and George Watters II.

1987  (60th)

(Special Achievement Award)

RoboCop, Tobor Pictures Production; Orion. Stephen Flick and John Pospisil.

1988  (61st)

Die Hard, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. Stephen H. Flick and Richard Shorr.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Amblin Entertainment and Touchstone Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Charles L. Campbell and Louis L. Edemann.

Willow, Lucasfilm Production in association with Imagine Entertainment; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Ben Burtt and Richard Hymns.

1989  (62nd)

Black Rain, Jaffe/Lansing Production in association with Michael Douglas; Paramount. (USA, Japan) Milton C. Burrow and William L. Manger.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; Paramount. Ben Burtt and Richard Hymns.

Lethal Weapon 2, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. Robert Henderson and Alan Robert Murray.

1990  (63rd)

Flatliners, Stonebridge Entertainment Production; Columbia. Charles L. Campbell and Richard Franklin.

The Hunt for Red October, Mace Neufeld/Jerry Sherlock Production; Paramount. Cecelia Hall and George Watters II.

Total Recall, Carolco Pictures Production; Tri-Star. (USA, Mexico) Stephen H. Flick.

1991  (64th)

Backdraft, Trilogy Entertainment Group/Brian Grazer Production; Universal. Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns.

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Paramount Pictures Production; Paramount. George Watters II and F. Hudson Miller.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Carolco Pictures Production; TriStar. Gary Rydstrom and Gloria S. Borders.

1992  (65th)

Aladdin, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Mark Mangini.

Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Columbia Pictures Production; Columbia. Tom C. McCarthy and David E. Stone.

Under Siege, Northwest Production; Warner Bros. (France, USA) John Leveque and Bruce Stambler.

1993  (66th)

Cliffhanger, Cliffhanger B.V. Production; TriStar. (USA, Italy, France) Wylie Stateman and Gregg Baxter.

The Fugitive, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. John Leveque and Bruce Stambler.

Jurassic Park, Amblin Entertainment Production; Universal. Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns.

1994  (67th)

Clear and Present Danger, Mace Neufeld and Robert Rehme Production; Paramount. (USA, Mexico) Bruce Stambler and John Leveque.

Forrest Gump, Steve Tisch/Wendy Finerman Production; Paramount. Gloria S. Borders and Randy Thom.

Speed, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. Stephen Hunter Flick.

1995  (68th)

Batman Forever, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) John Leveque and Bruce Stambler.

Braveheart, Icon Productions/Ladd Company Production; Paramount. Lon Bender and Per Hallberg.

Crimson Tide, Hollywood Pictures Production; Buena Vista. George Watters II.

1996  (69th)

Daylight, Davis Entertainment/Joseph M. Singer Production; Universal. Richard L. Anderson and David A. Whittaker.

Eraser, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman.

The Ghost and the Darkness, Douglas/Reuther Production; Paramount. (Germany, USA) Bruce Stambler.

1997  (70th)

Face/Off, Douglas/Reuther Production, WCG Production, David Permut Production; Paramount and Touchstone. Mark P. Stoeckinger and Per Hallberg.

The Fifth Element, Gaumont Production; Columbia. (France) Mark Mangini.

Titanic, Lightstorm Entertainment Production; 20th Century Fox and Paramount. Tom Bellfort and Christopher Boyes.

1998  (71st)

Armageddon, Touchstone Pictures Production; Buena Vista. George Watters II.

The Mask of Zorro, Amblin Entertainment Production; TriStar. (USA, Germany, Mexico) David McMoyler.

Saving Private Ryan, Amblin Entertainment Production in association with Mutual Film Company; DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures. Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns.

1999  (72nd)

Fight Club, Fox 2000 Pictures and New Regency Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, Germany) Ren Klyce and Richard Hymns.

The Matrix, Matrix Films Pty Ltd. Production; Warner Bros. Dane A. Davis.

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; 20th Century Fox. Ben Burtt and Tom Bellfort.

2000  (73rd)

Space Cowboys, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros. Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman.

U-571, Dino De Laurentiis Production; Universal and Studio Canal. (France, USA) Jon Johnson.

2001  (74th)

Monsters, Inc., Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios Production; Buena Vista. Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers.

Pearl Harbor, Touchstone Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films Production; Buena Vista. George Watters II and Christopher Boyes.

2002  (75th)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, New Line Cinema and Wingnut Films Production; New Line. (New Zealand, USA) Ethan Van der Ryn and Michael Hopkins.

Minority Report, 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks Pictures Production; 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks. Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom.

Road to Perdition, Zanuck Company Production; DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox. Scott A. Hecker.

2003  (76th)

Finding Nemo, Pixar Animation Studios Production; Buena Vista. (USA, Australia) Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures and Miramax Films Production; 20th Century Fox. Richard King.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Christopher Boyes and George Watters II.

2004  (77th)

The Incredibles, Pixar Animation Studios Production; Buena Vista. Michael Silvers and Randy Thom.

The Polar Express, Castle Rock Pictures Production; Warner Bros. Randy Thom and Dennis Leonard.

Spider-Man 2, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. Paul N. J. Ottosson.

2005  (78th)

King Kong, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. (New Zealand, USA, Germany) Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn.

Memoirs of a Geisha, Columbia Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, Japan) Wylie Stateman.

War of the Worlds, Amblin Entertainment/C|W Production; Paramount and DreamWorks. Richard King.

2006  (79th)

Apocalypto, Icon Distribution, Inc. Production; Buena Vista. Sean McCormack and Kami Asgar.

Blood Diamond, Liberty Pictures, Inc. Production; Warner Bros. (USA, Germany) Lon Bender.

Flags of Our Fathers, Malpaso/Amblin Entertainment Production; DreamWorks and Warner Bros., distributed by Paramount. Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman.

Letters from Iwo Jima, DreamWorks Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros. Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Walt Disney Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films Production; Buena Vista. Christopher Boyes and George Watters II.

2007  (80th)

The Bourne Ultimatum, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. (USA, Germany, France, Spain) Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg.

No Country for Old Men, Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production; Miramax and Paramount Vantage. Skip Lievsay.

Ratatouille, Pixar Production; Walt Disney. Randy Thom and Michael Silvers.

There Will Be Blood, JoAnne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company Production; Paramount Vantage and Miramax. Christopher Scarabosio and Matthew Wood.

Transformers, Don Murphy/Tom DeSanto and Di Bonaventura Pictures Production; DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro. Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins.

2008  (81st)

The Dark Knight, Cape Road Limited Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Richard King.

Iron Man, Marvel Studios Production; Paramount and Marvel Entertainment. Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes.

Slumdog Millionaire, Celador Films Production; Fox Searchlight. (UK, India) Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers.

WALL-E, Pixar Animation Studios Production; Walt Disney. Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood.

Wanted, Universal Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment Production; Universal. (USA, Germany) Wylie Stateman.

2009  (82nd)

Avatar, Lightstorm Entertainment Production; 20th Century Fox. (UK, USA) Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle.

The Hurt Locker, Voltage Pictures Production; Summit Entertainment. Paul N. J. Ottosson.

Inglourious Basterds, Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures/A Band Apart/Zehnte Babelsberg Production; The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures. (Germany, USA) Wylie Stateman.

Star Trek, Bad Robot Production; Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment. (USA, Germany) Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin.

Up, Pixar Production; Walt Disney. Michael Silvers and Tom Myers.

2010  (83rd)

Inception, Warner Bros. UK Services Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Richard King.

Toy Story 3, Pixar Production; Walt Disney. Tom Myers and Michael Silvers.

Tron: Legacy, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Walt Disney. Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague.

True Grit, Paramount Pictures Production; Paramount. Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey.

Unstoppable, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. Mark P. Stoeckinger.

2011  (84th)

Drive, Bold Films, OddLot Entertainment and Marc Platt Production; FilmDistrict. Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, Sweden, Norway) Ren Klyce.

Hugo, Paramount Pictures and GK Films Production; Paramount. (USA, UK, France) Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Paramount Pictures Production; Paramount. Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl.

War Horse, DreamWorks Pictures Production; Touchstone Pictures. (USA, India) Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom.

2012  (85th)

Argo, Stage 16 Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn.

Django Unchained, Weinstein Company and Columbia Pictures Production; The Weinstein Company. Wylie Stateman.

Life of Pi, Fox 2000 Pictures Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, Taiwan, UK, Canada) Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton.

Skyfall, Eon Productions Ltd./Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK, USA) Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers.

Zero Dark Thirty, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, United Arab Emirates) Paul N. J. Ottosson.

2013  (86th)

All Is Lost, Lionsgate & Roadside Attractions. Steve Boeddeker and Richard Hymns.

Captain Phillips, A Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. Oliver Tarney.

Gravity, A Warner Bros. UK Services Limited Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) Glenn Freemantle.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Warner Bros. (USA, New Zealand) Brent Burge.

Lone Survivor, Universal. Wylie Stateman.

2014  (87th)

American Sniper, a Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros. Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman.

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), a New Regency/M Productions/LeGrisbi Production; Fox Searchlight. Martin Hernández and Aaron Glascock.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, a New Line/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (New Zealand, USA) Brent Burge and Jason Canovas.

Interstellar, a Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Paramount. (USA, UK, Canada) Richard King.

Unbroken, a Jolie Pas/3 Arts Entertainment Production; Universal. Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro.

2015  (88th)

Mad Max: Fury Road, a Village Roadshow/Kennedy Miller Mitchell Production; Warner Bros. (Australia, USA, South Africa) Mark Mangini and David White.

The Martian, a 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. (UK, USA, Hungary) Oliver Tarney.

The Revenant, a Regency Enterprises Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, Hong Kong, Taiwan) Martin Hernandez and Lon Bender.

Sicario, a Thunder Road Production; Lionsgate. (USA, Mexico) Alan Robert Murray.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a Lucasfilm Production; Walt Disney. Matthew Wood and David Acord.

2016  (89th)

Arrival, A Lava Bear Films/21 Laps Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment Production; Paramount. (USA, Canada, India) Sylvain Bellemare.

Deepwater Horizon, A Participant Media/Di Bonaventura Pictures/Closest to the Hole Productions/Leverage Entertainment production; Summit Entertainment. (Hong Kong, USA) Wylie Stateman and Renée Tondelli.

Hacksaw Ridge, A Pandemonium Films/Permut Productions/Vendian Entertainment/Kylin Pictures production; Summit Entertainment. (Australia, USA) Robert Mackenzie and Andy Wright.

La La Land, A Black Label Media/TIK Films Limited/Impostor Pictures/Gilbert Films/Marc Platt Productions production; Summit Entertainment. (USA, Hong Kong) Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan.

Sully, A Village Roadshow Pictures/Flashlight Films/The Kennedy/Marshall Company/Malpaso Productions production; Warner Bros. Pictures. Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman.

2017  (90th)

Baby Driver, A TriStar Pictures and MRC Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (UK, USA) Julian Slater.

Blade Runner 2049, An Alcon Entertainment Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK, Hungary, Canada, Spain) Mark Mangini and Theo Green.

Dunkirk, A Syncopy Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (UK, Netherlands, France, USA) Richard King and Alex Gibson.

The Shape of Water, A Double Dare You Production; Fox Searchlight. Nathan Robitaille and Nelson Ferreira.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi, A Lucasfilm Production; Walt Disney. Matthew Wood and Ren Klyce.

2018  (91st)

Black Panther, A Marvel Studios Production; Walt Disney. Benjamin A. Burtt and Steve Boeddeker.

Bohemian Rhapsody, A 20th Century Fox and Regency Enterprises Production; 20th Century Fox. (UK, USA) John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone.

First Man, A DreamWorks Pictures/Temple Hill Entertainment Production; Universal. (USA, Japan) Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan.

A Quiet Place, A Paramount Pictures Production; Paramount. Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl.

Roma, A Netflix/Participant Media/Esperanto-Filmoj Production; Netflix. (Mexico, USA) Sergio Díaz and Skip Lievsay.

2019  (92nd)

Ford v Ferrari, A 20th Century Fox Production; Walt Disney. (USA, France) Donald Sylvester.

Joker, A Joint Effort Production; Warner Bros. (Canada, USA) Alan Robert Murray.

1917, A DreamWorks Pictures Production; Universal/Amblin Partners. (UK, USA) Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate.

Once upon a Time . . . in Hollywood, A Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, UK, China) Wylie Stateman.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, A Lucasfilm Production; Walt Disney. Matthew Wood and David Acord.