1983 Oscars — Sound

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial won Sound at the 1983 Oscars. All 5 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were Das Boot, Gandhi, Tootsie and Tron. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 1982 and 1984 Sound races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial(1982)
Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo, Gene Cantamessa
Winner
Das Boot(1981)
Milan Bor, Trevor Pyke, Mike Le-Mare
Gandhi(1982)
Gerry Humphreys, Robin O'Donoghue, Jonathan Bates, Simon Kaye
Tootsie(1982)
Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Les Lazarowitz
Tron(1982)
Michael Minkler, Bob Minkler, Lee Minkler, Jim La Rue