1946 Oscars — Sound Recording

The Bells of St. Mary's won Sound Recording at the 1946 Oscars. All 12 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were 3 Is a Family, A Song to Remember, Flame of Barbary Coast, Lady on a Train, Leave Her to Heaven, Rhapsody in Blue, The Southerner, The Three Caballeros, The Unseen, They Were Expendable and Wonder Man. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 1945 and 1951 Sound Recording races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

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