Sound — Every Winner and Nominee
Every film recognised in the Oscars Sound category in CineRoll's records: 255 films across 51 years, 51 of them winners.
The most recent winner is F1 (2026); the earliest on record is South Pacific (1959).
The last three winners were F1 (2026), Dune: Part Two (2025) and The Zone of Interest (2024).
The list is newest first. Each year shows the winner at the top, then the other nominees; a year with enough nominees links to its own page.
Last updated
2026
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2025
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A Complete Unknown(2024)Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
Emilia Pérez(2024)Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta


2024
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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One(2023)Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor


2023
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All Quiet on the Western Front(2022)Viktor Prášil, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Lars Ginzel and Stefan Korte
Avatar: The Way of Water(2022)Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges


2022
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2021
Sound of Metal(2020)WinnerNicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michellee Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés and Phillip Bladh




2003
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers(2002)Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek
2002
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Gethin Creagh, Hammond Peek
2001
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2000
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace(1999)Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Shawn Murphy, John Midgley



1999
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1998
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1997
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1996
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Batman Forever(1995)


1995
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Clear and Present Danger(1994)


1994
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The Fugitive(1993)
1993
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Under Siege(1992)
1992
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1991
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1990
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Born on the Fourth of July(1989)Michael Minkler, Gregory H. Watkins, Wylie Stateman, Tod A. Maitland


1989
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1988
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1987
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1986
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1985
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2010: The Year We Make Contact(1984)Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Carlos De Larios, Gene S. Cantamessa



1984
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1983
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1982
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1981
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back(1980)WinnerBill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Peter Sutton




1980
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1978
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind(1977)Robert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Don MacDougall, Gene S. Cantamessa



1977
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1975
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1967
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?(1966)Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George R. Groves, Sound Director
1966
The Sound of Music(1965)Winner20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, James P. Corcoran, Sound Director; and Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director
Doctor Zhivago(1965)Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studio Sound Department, A. W. Watkins, Sound Director; and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton, Sound Director

The Agony and the Ecstasy(1965)20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, James P. Corcoran, Sound Director

1965
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The Unsinkable Molly Brown(1964)Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton, Sound Director
1964
How the West Was Won(1962)WinnerMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton, Sound Director


Cleopatra(1963)20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, James P. Corcoran, Sound Director; and Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World(1963)Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director
1963
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The Music Man (Meredith Willson's The Music Man)(1962)Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George R. Groves, Sound Director

1962
West Side Story(1961)WinnerTodd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director; and Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director




1961
The Alamo(1960)WinnerSamuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director; and Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director




1960
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Journey to the Center of the Earth(1959)20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Carl Faulkner, Sound Director

Porgy and Bess(1959)Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director; and Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director

1959
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A Time to Love and a Time to Die(1958)Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey, Sound Director


