Sound Effects Editing — Every Winner and Nominee

Every film recognised in the Oscars Sound Effects Editing category in CineRoll's records: 47 films across 16 years, 16 of them winners.

The most recent winner is The Matrix (2000); the earliest on record is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1983).

The last three winners were The Matrix (2000), Saving Private Ryan (1999) and Titanic (1998).

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 August 12, 2026

2000

The Matrix(1999)
Dane A. Davis
Winner
Fight Club(1999)
Ren Klyce, Richard Hymns
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace(1999)
Ben Burtt, Tom Bellfort

1999

Saving Private Ryan(1998)
Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns
Winner
Armageddon(1998)
George Watters II
The Mask of Zorro(1998)
David McMoyler

1998

Titanic(1997)
Tom Bellfort, Christopher Boyes
Winner
Face/Off(1997)
Mark P. Stoeckinger, Per Hallberg
The Fifth Element(1997)
Mark Mangini

1997

The Ghost and the Darkness(1996)
Bruce Stambler
Winner
Daylight(1996)
Richard L. Anderson, David A. Whittaker
Eraser(1996)
Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman

1996

Braveheart(1995)
Lon Bender, Per Hallberg
Winner
Batman Forever(1995)
John Leveque, Bruce Stambler
Crimson Tide(1995)
George Watters II

1995

Speed(1994)
Stephen Hunter Flick
Winner
Clear and Present Danger(1994)
Bruce Stambler, John Leveque
Forrest Gump(1994)
Gloria S. Borders, Randy Thom

1994

Jurassic Park(1993)
Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns
Winner
Cliffhanger(1993)
Wylie Stateman, Gregg Baxter
The Fugitive(1993)
John Leveque, Bruce Stambler

1993

Bram Stoker's Dracula(1992)
Tom C. McCarthy, David E. Stone
Winner
Aladdin(1992)
Mark Mangini
Under Siege(1992)
John Leveque, Bruce Stambler

1992

Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991)
Gary Rydstrom, Gloria S. Borders
Winner
Backdraft(1991)
Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country(1991)
George Watters II, F. Hudson Miller

1991

The Hunt for Red October(1990)
Cecelia Hall, George Watters II
Winner
Flatliners(1990)
Charles L. Campbell, Richard Franklin
Total Recall(1990)
Stephen H. Flick

1990

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade(1989)
Ben Burtt, Richard Hymns
Winner
Black Rain(1989)
Milton C. Burrow, William L. Manger
Lethal Weapon 2(1989)
Robert Henderson, Alan Robert Murray

1989

Who Framed Roger Rabbit(1988)
Charles L. Campbell, Louis L. Edemann
Winner
Die Hard(1988)
Stephen H. Flick, Richard Shorr
Willow(1988)
Ben Burtt, Richard Hymns

1987

Aliens(1986)
Don Sharpe
Winner
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home(1986)
Mark Mangini
Top Gun(1986)
Cecelia Hall, George Watters II

1986

Back to the Future(1985)
Charles L. Campbell, Robert Rutledge
Winner
Ladyhawke(1985)
Bob Henderson, Alan Murray
Rambo: First Blood Part II(1985)
Frederick J. Brown

1984

The Right Stuff(1983)
Jay Boekelheide
Winner
Return of the Jedi(1983)
Ben Burtt

1983

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial(1982)
Charles L. Campbell, Ben Burtt
Winner
Das Boot(1981)
Mike Le-Mare
Poltergeist(1982)
Stephen Hunter Flick, Richard L. Anderson

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