Sound Recording — Every Winner and Nominee

Every film recognised in the Oscars Sound Recording category in CineRoll's records: 187 films across 26 years, 26 of them winners.

The most recent winner is Sayonara (1958); the earliest on record is The Big House (1931).

The last three winners were Sayonara (1958), The King and I (1957) and Oklahoma! (1956).

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

1958

Sayonara(1957)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George Groves, Sound Director
Winner
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral(1957)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, George Dutton, Sound Director
Les Girls(1957)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Dr. Wesley C. Miller, Sound Director
Pal Joey(1957)
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary, Sound Director
Witness for the Prosecution(1957)
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director

1957

The King and I(1956)
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Carl Faulkner, Sound Director
Winner
Friendly Persuasion(1956)
Westrex Sound Services, Inc., Gordon R. Glennan, Sound Director; and Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director
The Brave One(1956)
King Bros. Productions, Inc., Sound Department, John Myers, Sound Director
The Eddy Duchin Story(1956)
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
The Ten Commandments(1956)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director

1956

Oklahoma!(1955)
Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director
Winner
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing(1955)
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Carl W. Faulkner, Sound Director
Love Me or Leave Me(1955)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Wesley C. Miller, Sound Director
Mister Roberts(1955)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, William A. Mueller, Sound Director
Not as a Stranger(1955)
Radio Corporation of America Sound Department, Watson Jones, Sound Director

1955

The Glenn Miller Story(1954)
Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey, Sound Director
Winner
Brigadoon(1954)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Wesley C. Miller, Sound Director
Rear Window(1954)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
Susan Slept Here(1954)
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John O. Aalberg, Sound Director
The Caine Mutiny(1954)
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary, Sound Director

1954

From Here to Eternity(1953)
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary, Sound Director
Winner
Calamity Jane(1953)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, William A. Mueller, Sound Director
Knights of the Round Table(1953)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, A. W. Watkins, Sound Director
The Mississippi Gambler(1953)
Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey, Sound Director
The War of the Worlds(1953)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director

1953

The Sound Barrier(1952)
London Film Sound Department
Winner
Hans Christian Andersen(1952)
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director
The Card (The Promoter)(1952)
Pinewood Studios Sound Department
The Card (The Promoter)(1952)
The Promoter
The Quiet Man(1952)
Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg, Sound Director
With a Song in My Heart(1952)
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director

1952

The Great Caruso(1951)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
Winner
A Streetcar Named Desire(1951)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Col. Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
Bright Victory(1951)
Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey, Sound Director
I Want You(1951)
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director
Two Tickets to Broadway(1951)
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John O. Aalberg, Sound Director

1951

All About Eve(1950)
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
Winner
Cinderella(1950)
Walt Disney Studio Sound Department, C. O. Slyfield, Sound Director
Louisa(1950)
Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey, Sound Director
Our Very Own(1950)
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director
Trio(1950)
Pinewood Studio Sound Department, Cyril Crowhurst, Sound Director

1950

Twelve O'Clock High(1949)
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
Winner
Once More, My Darling(1949)
Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey, Sound Director
Sands of Iwo Jima(1949)
Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg, Sound Director

1949

The Snake Pit(1948)
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
Winner
Johnny Belinda(1948)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Col. Nathan O. Levinson, Sound Director
Moonrise(1948)
Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg, Sound Director

1948

The Bishop's Wife(1947)
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director
Winner
Green Dolphin Street(1947)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
T-Men(1947)
Sound Service, Inc., Jack R. Whitney, Sound Director

1947

The Jolson Story(1946)
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
Winner
It's a Wonderful Life(1946)
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director
The Best Years of Our Lives(1946)
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director

1946

The Bells of St. Mary's(1945)
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Stephen Dunn, Sound Director
Winner
3 Is a Family(1944)
RCA Sound, W. V. Wolfe, Sound Director
A Song to Remember(1945)
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary, Sound Director
Flame of Barbary Coast(1945)
Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg, Sound Director
Lady on a Train(1945)
Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director
Leave Her to Heaven(1945)
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
Rhapsody in Blue(1945)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
The Southerner(1945)
General Service, Jack Whitney, Sound Director
The Three Caballeros(1944)
Walt Disney Studio Sound Department, C. O. Slyfield, Sound Director
The Unseen(1945)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
They Were Expendable(1945)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
Wonder Man(1945)
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director

1945

Wilson(1944)
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
Winner
Brazil(1944)
Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg, Sound Director
Casanova Brown(1944)
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
Cover Girl(1944)
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
Double Indemnity(1944)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
His Butler's Sister(1943)
Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director
Hollywood Canteen(1944)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
It Happened Tomorrow(1944)
Sound Service, Inc., Jack Whitney, Sound Director
Kismet(1944)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
Music in Manhattan(1944)
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Stephen Dunn, Sound Director
Voice in the Wind(1944)
RCA Sound, W. M. Dalgleish, Sound Director

1944

This Land Is Mine(1943)
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Stephen Dunn, Sound Director
Winner
Hangmen Also Die!(1943)
Sound Service, Inc., Jack Whitney, Sound Director
In Old Oklahoma(1943)
Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg, Sound Director
Madame Curie(1943)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
Phantom of the Opera(1943)
Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director
Riding High(1943)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
Sahara(1943)
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
Saludos Amigos(1942)
Walt Disney Studio Sound Department, C. O. Slyfield, Sound Director
So This Is Washington(1943)
RCA Sound, J. L. Fields, Sound Director
The North Star(1943)
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
The Song of Bernadette(1943)
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
This Is the Army(1943)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director

1943

Yankee Doodle Dandy(1942)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
Winner
Arabian Nights(1942)
Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director
Bambi(1942)
Walt Disney Studio Sound Department, Sam Slyfield, Sound Director
Flying Tigers(1942)
Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel Bloomberg, Sound Director
Friendly Enemies(1942)
Sound Service, Inc., Jack Whitney, Sound Director
Mrs. Miniver(1942)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
Once Upon a Honeymoon(1942)
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Steve Dunn, Sound Director
Road to Morocco(1942)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren Ryder, Sound Director
The Gold Rush(1925)
RCA Sound, James Fields, Sound Director
The Pride of the Yankees(1942)
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
This Above All(1942)
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
You Were Never Lovelier(1942)
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director

1942

That Hamilton Woman(1941)
General Service Sound Department, Jack Whitney, Sound Director
Winner
Appointment for Love(1941)
Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director
Ball of Fire(1941)
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
Citizen Kane(1941)
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director
Devil Pays Off(1941)
Republic Studio Sound Department, Charles Lootens, Sound Director
How Green Was My Valley(1941)
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
Sergeant York(1941)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
Skylark(1941)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren Ryder, Sound Director
The Chocolate Soldier(1941)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
The Men in Her Life(1941)
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
Topper Returns(1941)
Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer Raguse, Sound Director

1941

Strike Up the Band(1940)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
Winner
Behind the News(1940)
Republic Studio Sound Department, Charles L. Lootens, Sound Director
Captain Caution(1940)
Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse, Sound Director
Kitty Foyle(1940)
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director
North West Mounted Police(1940)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
Our Town(1940)
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
Spring Parade(1940)
Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director
The Grapes of Wrath(1940)
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
The Howards of Virginia(1940)
General Service Sound Department, Jack Whitney, Sound Director
The Sea Hawk(1940)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
Too Many Husbands(1940)
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director

1940

When Tomorrow Comes(1939)
Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director
Winner
Balalaika(1939)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
Gone with the Wind(1939)
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
Goodbye, Mr. Chips(1939)
Denham Studio Sound Department, A. W. Watkins, Sound Director
Man of Conquest(1939)
Republic Studio Sound Department, Charles L. Lootens, Sound Director
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(1939)
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
Of Mice and Men(1939)
Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse, Sound Director
The Great Victor Herbert(1939)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1939)
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex(1939)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
The Rains Came(1939)
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director

1939

The Cowboy and the Lady(1938)
United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
Winner
Army Girl(1938)
Republic Studio Sound Department, Charles L. Lootens, Sound Director
Four Daughters(1938)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
If I Were King(1938)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
Merrily We Live(1938)
Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse, Sound Director
Suez(1938)
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Edmund H. Hansen, Sound Director
Sweethearts(1938)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
That Certain Age(1938)
Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director
Vivacious Lady(1938)
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director
You Can't Take It with You(1938)
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director

1938

The Hurricane(1937)
United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
Winner
Hitting a New High(1937)
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director
In Old Chicago(1938)
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
Lost Horizon(1937)
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
Maytime(1937)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
One Hundred Men and a Girl(1937)
Universal Studio Sound Department, Homer G. Tasker, Sound Director
The Girl Said No(1937)
Grand National Studio Sound Department, A. E. Kaye, Sound Director
The Life of Emile Zola(1937)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
Topper(1937)
Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse, Sound Director
Wells Fargo(1937)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director

1937

San Francisco(1936)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
Winner
Banjo on My Knee(1936)
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
Dodsworth(1936)
United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
General Spanky(1936)
Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse, Sound Director
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town(1936)
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
That Girl from Paris(1936)
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, J. O. Aalberg, Sound Director
The Charge of the Light Brigade(1936)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
The Texas Rangers(1936)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen, Sound Director
Three Smart Girls(1936)
Universal Studio Sound Department, Homer G. Tasker, Sound Director

1936

Naughty Marietta(1935)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
Winner
$1,000 a Minute(1935)
Republic Studio Sound Department
Bride of Frankenstein(1935)
Universal Studio Sound Department, Gilbert Kurland, Sound Director
Captain Blood(1935)
Warner Bros.-First National Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
I Dream Too Much(1935)
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Carl Dreher, Sound Director
Love Me Forever(1935)
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
Thanks a Million(1935)
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
The Dark Angel(1935)
United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer(1935)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen, Sound Director

1935

One Night of Love(1934)
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
Winner
Cleopatra(1934)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen, Sound Director
Flirtation Walk(1934)
Warner Bros.-First National Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
Imitation of Life(1934)
Universal Studio Sound Department, Theodore Soderberg, Sound Director
The Affairs of Cellini(1934)
United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
The Gay Divorcee(1934)
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Carl Dreher, Sound Director
The White Parade(1934)
Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
Viva Villa!(1934)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director

1934

A Farewell to Arms(1932)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen, Sound Director
Winner
42nd Street(1933)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
Gold Diggers of 1933(1933)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang(1932)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director

1931

The Big House(1930)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
Winner
Raffles(1930)
(United Artists Studio Sound Department, Oscar Lagerstrom, Sound Director)
The Case of Sergeant Grischa(1930)
(RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Tribby, Sound Director)
The Love Parade(1929)
(Paramount Famous Lasky Studio Sound Department, Franklin Hansen, Sound Director)
The Song of the Flame(1930)
(First National Studio Sound Department, George Groves, Sound Director)