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Winners Only by Category:
Sound Editing

Listed below are the Academy Award winners in the category of Sound Editing (non-winning nominations have been omitted from this list). Click on the name of a film or person in the list to display more information about that film or person. Or, click on a category in the column on the right to display the winners in that category.

1963  (36th)

Winner markerIt’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Casey Production; United Artists. Walter G. Elliott.

1964  (37th)

Winner markerGoldfinger, Eon Productions Ltd.; United Artists. (UK) Norman Wanstall.

1965  (38th)

Winner markerThe Great Race, Patricia-Jalem-Reynard Production; Warner Bros. Tregoweth Brown.

1966  (39th)

Winner markerGrand Prix, Douglas-Lewis-John Frankenheimer-Cherokee Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Gordon Daniel.

1967  (40th)

Winner markerThe Dirty Dozen, MKH Productions, Ltd.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK, USA) John Poyner.

1975  (48th)

(Special Achievement Award)

Winner markerThe Hindenburg, Robert Wise-Filmakers Group-Universal Production; Universal. Peter Berkos.

1977  (50th)

(Special Achievement Award)

Winner markerClose Encounters of the Third Kind, Julia Phillips/Michael Phillips-Steven Spielberg Film Production; Columbia. Frank E. Warner.

1979  (52nd)

(Special Achievement Award)

Winner markerThe Black Stallion, Omni Zoetrope Production; United Artists. Alan Splet.

1981  (54th)

(Special Achievement Award)

Winner markerRaiders of the Lost Ark, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; Paramount. Ben Burtt and Richard L. Anderson.

1982  (55th)

Winner markerE.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. Charles L. Campbell and Ben Burtt.

1983  (56th)

Winner markerThe Right Stuff, Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler Production; The Ladd Company through Warner Bros. Jay Boekelheide.

1984  (57th)

(Special Achievement Award)

Winner markerThe River, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. Kay Rose.

1985  (58th)

Winner markerBack to the Future, Amblin Entertainment/Universal Pictures Production; Universal. Charles L. Campbell and Robert Rutledge.

1986  (59th)

Winner markerAliens, 20th Century Fox Film Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, UK) Don Sharpe.

1987  (60th)

(Special Achievement Award)

Winner markerRoboCop, Tobor Pictures Production; Orion. Stephen Flick and John Pospisil.

1988  (61st)

Winner markerWho Framed Roger Rabbit, Amblin Entertainment and Touchstone Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Charles L. Campbell and Louis L. Edemann.

1989  (62nd)

Winner markerIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; Paramount. Ben Burtt and Richard Hymns.

1990  (63rd)

Winner markerThe Hunt for Red October, Mace Neufeld/Jerry Sherlock Production; Paramount. Cecelia Hall and George Watters II.

1991  (64th)

Winner markerTerminator 2: Judgment Day, Carolco Pictures Production; TriStar. Gary Rydstrom and Gloria S. Borders.

1992  (65th)

Winner markerBram Stoker’s Dracula, Columbia Pictures Production; Columbia. Tom C. McCarthy and David E. Stone.

1993  (66th)

Winner markerJurassic Park, Amblin Entertainment Production; Universal. Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns.

1994  (67th)

Winner markerSpeed, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. Stephen Hunter Flick.

1995  (68th)

Winner markerBraveheart, Icon Productions/Ladd Company Production; Paramount. Lon Bender and Per Hallberg.

1996  (69th)

Winner markerThe Ghost and the Darkness, Douglas/Reuther Production; Paramount. (Germany, USA) Bruce Stambler.

1997  (70th)

Winner markerTitanic, Lightstorm Entertainment Production; 20th Century Fox and Paramount. Tom Bellfort and Christopher Boyes.

1998  (71st)

Winner markerSaving Private Ryan, Amblin Entertainment Production in association with Mutual Film Company; DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures. Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns.

1999  (72nd)

Winner markerThe Matrix, Matrix Films Pty Ltd. Production; Warner Bros. Dane A. Davis.

2000  (73rd)

Winner markerU-571, Dino De Laurentiis Production; Universal and Studio Canal. (France, USA) Jon Johnson.

2001  (74th)

Winner markerPearl Harbor, Touchstone Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films Production; Buena Vista. George Watters II and Christopher Boyes.

2002  (75th)

Winner markerThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, New Line Cinema and Wingnut Films Production; New Line. (New Zealand, USA) Ethan Van der Ryn and Michael Hopkins.

2003  (76th)

Winner markerMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the World, 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures and Miramax Films Production; 20th Century Fox. Richard King.

2004  (77th)

Winner markerThe Incredibles, Pixar Animation Studios Production; Buena Vista. Michael Silvers and Randy Thom.

2005  (78th)

Winner markerKing Kong, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. (New Zealand, USA, Germany) Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn.

2006  (79th)

Winner markerLetters from Iwo Jima, DreamWorks Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros. Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman.

2007  (80th)

Winner markerThe Bourne Ultimatum, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. (USA, Germany, France, Spain) Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg.

2008  (81st)

Winner markerThe Dark Knight, Cape Road Limited Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Richard King.

2009  (82nd)

Winner markerThe Hurt Locker, Voltage Pictures Production; Summit Entertainment. Paul N. J. Ottosson.

2010  (83rd)

Winner markerInception, Warner Bros. UK Services Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Richard King.

2011  (84th)

Winner markerHugo, Paramount Pictures and GK Films Production; Paramount. (USA, UK, France) Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty.

2012  (85th)

Winner markerSkyfall, Eon Productions Ltd./Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK, USA) Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers.
Winner markerZero Dark Thirty, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, United Arab Emirates) Paul N. J. Ottosson.

2013  (86th)

Winner markerGravity, A Warner Bros. UK Services Limited Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) Glenn Freemantle.

2014  (87th)

Winner markerAmerican Sniper, a Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros. Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman.

2015  (88th)

Winner markerMad Max: Fury Road, a Village Roadshow/Kennedy Miller Mitchell Production; Warner Bros. (Australia, USA, South Africa) Mark Mangini and David White.

2016  (89th)

Winner markerArrival, A Lava Bear Films/21 Laps Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment Production; Paramount. (USA, Canada, India) Sylvain Bellemare.

2017  (90th)

Winner markerDunkirk, A Syncopy Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (UK, Netherlands, France, USA) Richard King and Alex Gibson.

2018  (91st)

Winner markerBohemian Rhapsody, A 20th Century Fox and Regency Enterprises Production; 20th Century Fox. (UK, USA) John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone.

2019  (92nd)

Winner markerFord v Ferrari, A 20th Century Fox Production; Walt Disney. (USA, France) Donald Sylvester.