1964 Oscars — Sound

How the West Was Won won Sound at the 1964 Oscars. All 5 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were Bye Bye Birdie, Captain Newman, M.D., Cleopatra and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 1963 and 1965 Sound races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

How the West Was Won(1962)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton, Sound Director
Winner
Bye Bye Birdie(1963)
Columbia Studio Sound Department, Charles Rice, Sound Director
Captain Newman, M.D.(1963)
Universal City Studio Sound Department, Waldon O. Watson, Sound Director
Cleopatra(1963)
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, James P. Corcoran, Sound Director; and Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World(1963)
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director