The Academy Award for Best Sound is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most euphonic 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. Before the 93rd Academy Awards, Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing were separate categories.[2]
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
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1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple nominations and awards for Best Sound Mixing
Multiple awards and nominations for Best Sound Editing
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† = 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.[6]
| Year | Finalists | Ref |
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| 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 | Sound Effects Editing: Dragonslayer, Heaven's Gate, Reds, Sharky's Machine, Sphinx, Stripes, Superman II, Time Bandits, Wolfen | [20] |
| 2021 | Last Night in Soho, The Matrix Resurrections, A Quiet Place Part II, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Tick, Tick...Boom! | [21] |
| 2022 | Babylon, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Moonage Daydream | [22] |
| 2023 | Barbie, Ferrari, The Killer, Killers of the Flower Moon, Napoleon | [23] |
| 2024 | Alien: Romulus, Blitz, Deadpool & Wolverine, Gladiator II, Joker: Folie à Deux | [24] |
See also
- BAFTA Award for Best Sound
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Sound
- List of Academy Award–nominated films
Notes
- ^ a b These nominations were not associated with any individual film title.
- ^ a b c d e f This was presented as a Special Achievement Award, not competitively.
- ^ A tie-in voting resulted in two winners.
- ^ Greg P. Russell was announced as a nominee for 13 Hours, but his nomination was rescinded by a vote of the Academy's Board of Governors on recommendation of the Sound Branch Executive Committee. Russell had violated a campaign regulation prohibiting telephone lobbying by calling his fellow members of the Sound Branch during the nominations phase to make them aware of his work on the film. No replacement nominee was named.
References
- ^ Koehler, Robert (May 8, 1999). "Pros play favorites". Variety.
- ^ Hammond, Pete (April 28, 2020). "Oscars Keeping Show Date But Make Big News As Academy Lightens Eligibility Rules, Combines Sound Categories, Ends DVD Screeners and More". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "Academy Awards 2017: Complete list of Oscar winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. February 26, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ Calvario, Liz (February 25, 2017). "Academy Rescinds Sound Mixing Nomination for Greg P. Russell of '13 Hours'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "Academy Awards 2017: Complete list of Oscar winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. February 26, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ "97TH ACADEMY AWARDS® OF MERIT" (PDF). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. April 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "A Whisker-Close Oscar Race". Variety. January 17, 1968. ProQuest 1032453132. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ "Sizing Up This Spring's Oscarcade". Los Angeles Times. January 22, 1969. ProQuest 962941007. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ^ "Preliminary Selections in Eight Oscar Races". Los Angeles Times. January 15, 1970. ProQuest 156340844. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "First Screenings in Oscar Races". Los Angeles Times. January 11, 1971. ProQuest 156692669. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ Miller, Alice (January 16, 1972). "Preliminaries Start in Oscar Screenings". Abilene Reporter News. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ^ "Oscar Contenders Set for Screening". The Hollywood Reporter. January 5, 1973. ProQuest 2920199679. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ^ "5 Branches List Choices for Oscar Nominations". Los Angeles Times. January 14, 1974. ProQuest 2931982095. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ "Screenings Open Oscar Bids". The Hollywood Reporter. January 10, 1975. ProQuest 2931982095. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ "Oscar's Craft Nod Prelim Choices". Variety. January 14, 1976. ProQuest 1286013473. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ "Early Selections for Oscars Noted". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1977. ProQuest 158174773. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ "Films Eligible for Technical Oscars". Los Angeles Times. January 6, 1978. ProQuest 158545635. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ Champlin, Charles (January 6, 1979). "'Grease' Tops Oscar Hopefuls". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 158821566. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ Champlin, Charles (January 5, 1980). "Oscar Prunes the Candidates". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 162681439. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ Mavity, Will (May 13, 2020). "A Tribute to the Oscar for Best Sound Editing". Next Best Picture. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ "94th Oscar Shortlists". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. December 21, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "95th Oscar Shortlists". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. December 21, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "96th Oscar Shortlists". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. December 21, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ Davis, Clayton (December 17, 2024). "Oscars Shortlist Announced in 10 Categories: 'Emilia Pérez' and 'Wicked' Lead the Charge; Strong Showings for 'Dune 2' and 'Gladiator 2'". Variety. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
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