Last Updated on 23 September 2023

1963-present: Wikipedia

Recognizes the finest or most aesthetic sound editing, sound effects, or sound design

YearMovieSound Editors
2020MERGED INTO BEST SOUND MIXING
2019Ford v FerrariDonald Sylvester
2018Bohemian RhapsodyJohn Warhurst and Nina Hartstone
2017DunkirkRichard King and Alex Gibson
2016ArrivalSylvain Bellemare
2015Mad Max: Fury RoadMark Mangini and David White
2014American SniperAlan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
2013GravityGlenn Freemantle
2012 (TIE)SkyfallPer Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
2012 (TIE)Zero Dark ThirtyPaul N.J. Ottosson
2011HugoEugene Gearty and Philip Stockton
2010InceptionRichard King
2009The Hurt LockerPaul N.J. Ottosson
2008The Dark KnightRichard King
2007The Bourne UltimatumKaren Baker Landers and Per Hallberg
2006Letters from Iwo JimaBub Asman and Alan Robert Murray
2005King KongMike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn
2004The IncrediblesMichael Silvers and Randy Thom
2003Master and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldRichard King
2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersMike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn
2001Pearl HarborGeorge Watters II and Christopher Boyes
2000U-571Jon Johnson
1999The MatrixDane Davis
1998Saving Private RyanGary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns
1997TitanicTom Bellfort and Christopher Boyes
1996The Ghost and the DarknessBruce Stambler
1995BraveheartLon Bender and Per Hallberg
1994SpeedStephen Hunter Flick
1993Jurassic ParkGary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns
1992(Bram Stoker’s) DraculaTom McCarthy and David Stone
1991Terminator 2: Judgment DayGary Rydstrom and Gloria Borders
1990The Hunt for Red OctoberCecelia Hall and George Watters II
1989Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeBen Burtt and Richard Hymns
1988Who Framed Roger RabbitCharles L. Campbell and Louis Edemann
1987*RoboCopStephen Hunter Flick and John Pospisil
1986AliensDon Sharpe
1985Back to the FutureCharles L. Campbell and Robert Rutledge
1984*The RiverKay Rose
1983The Right StuffJay Boekelheide
1982E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialCharles L. Campbell and Ben Burtt
1981*Raiders of the Lost ArkBen Burtt and Richard L. Anderson
1980NO AWARD GIVEN
1979The Black StallionAlan Splet
1978NO AWARD GIVEN
1977* (TIE)Close Encounters of the Third KindFrank Warner
1977* (TIE)Star WarsBen Burtt
1976NO AWARD GIVEN
1975*The HindenburgPeter Berkos
1974NO AWARD GIVEN
1973NO AWARD GIVEN
1972NO AWARD GIVEN
1971NO AWARD GIVEN
1970NO AWARD GIVEN
1969NO AWARD GIVEN
1968NO AWARD GIVEN
1967The Dirty DozenJohn Poyner
1966Grand PrixGordon Daniel
1965The Great RaceTreg Brown
1964GoldfingerNorman Wanstall
1963It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldWalter Elliiott

*During certain years, the highest award given for this category may be a “Special Achievement Award”, not an Oscar. Academy rules require that a minimum number of films must be nominated in a category for an Academy Award to be granted; when the number of qualifying nominees is insufficient, a Special Achievement Award is granted instead.

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