1942 Oscars — Sound Recording

That Hamilton Woman won Sound Recording at the 1942 Oscars. All 11 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were Appointment for Love, Ball of Fire, Citizen Kane, Devil Pays Off, How Green Was My Valley, Sergeant York, Skylark, The Chocolate Soldier, The Men in Her Life and Topper Returns. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 1941 and 1943 Sound Recording races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

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