Academy Award for Best Sound

The Academy Award for Best Sound is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most euphonic sound mixing, recording, sound design, and sound editing. The award used to go to the studio sound departments until a rule change in 1969 said it should be awarded to the specific technicians. The first were Murray Spivack and Jack Solomon for Hello, Dolly!. It is generally awarded to the production sound mixers, re-recording mixers, and supervising sound editors of the winning film. In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees. Before the 93rd Academy Awards, Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing were separate categories.

For the second and third years of this category (i.e., the 4th Academy Awards and the 5th Academy Awards) only the names of the film companies were listed. Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department won in both years.

Winners and nominees

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Multiple nominations and awards for Best Sound Mixing

Multiple awards and nominations for Best Sound Editing

Multiple awards

Multiple nominations

† = includes special achievement awards

See also

• BAFTA Award for Best Sound
• Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Sound
• List of Academy Award–nominated films

Notes

References

1. Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
2. Academy Award for Best Picture
3. Academy Award for Best Original Score
4. BAFTA Award for Best Sound
5. Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
6. Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
7. Academy Award for Best Director
8. List of common film awards categories
9. Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
10. Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
11. Academy Award for Best Actress
12. Polish Academy Award for Best Sound
13. Academy Award for Best Film Editing
14. Academy Award for Best Actor
15. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
16. Academy Award for Best Cinematography
17. Matthew Wood (sound editor)
18. Academy Award for Best Costume Design
19. Canadian Screen Award for Best Sound Mixing
20. List of Indian winners and nominees of the Academy Awards