1956 Oscars — Sound Recording

Oklahoma! won Sound Recording at the 1956 Oscars. All 5 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, Love Me or Leave Me, Mister Roberts and Not as a Stranger. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 1955 and 1957 Sound Recording races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

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