1978 Oscars — Sound

Star Wars won Sound at the 1978 Oscars. All 5 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Sorcerer, The Deep and The Turning Point. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 1977 and 1979 Sound races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Star Wars(1977)
Don MacDougall, Ray West, Bob Minkler, Derek Ball
Winner
Close Encounters of the Third Kind(1977)
Robert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Don MacDougall, Gene S. Cantamessa
Sorcerer(1977)
Robert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Richard Tyler, Jean-Louis Ducarme
The Deep(1977)
Walter Goss, Dick Alexander, Tom Beckert, Robin Gregory
The Turning Point(1977)
Theodore Soderberg, Paul Wells, Douglas O. Williams, Jerry Jost