1959 Oscars — Sound

South Pacific won Sound at the 1959 Oscars. All 5 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were A Time to Love and a Time to Die, I Want to Live!, The Young Lions and Vertigo. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 1960 Sound race.

Last updated August 12, 2026

South Pacific(1958)
Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director
Winner
A Time to Love and a Time to Die(1958)
Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey, Sound Director
I Want to Live!(1958)
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director
The Young Lions(1958)
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Carl Faulkner, Sound Director
Vertigo(1958)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, George Dutton, Sound Director