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Donald Sylvester, 2019 winner

The Academy Award for Best Sound Editing is an Academy Award granted yearly to a film exhibiting the finest or most aesthetic sound editing or sound design. The award is usually received by the Supervising Sound Editors of the film, perhaps accompanied by the Sound Designers. The award was added in 1963 at the 36th Academy Awards.

The Sound Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, until 2006 would use a "bake-off" of the best films from the previous year to decide which films should be referred to the full Academy as nominations for the award. In a rule change on June 30, 2006, the bake-off for the Sound Branch was eliminated, and the usual process of a "preferential ballot" submission was instituted.

This is a award has had different name throughout the years; Best Sound Effects (1963–1967, 1975), Sound Effects Editing (1977, 1981–1999), and Sound Editing (1979, 2000–present).


Nominees & winners[]

  • 1963 - 1967: The category was named Best Sound Effects
  • 1964 - 1974: No award was given


Best Sound Editing By Decade

1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s


1970s

  • 1975: The category was name Best Sound Effects
  • 1976: No Award was given
  • 1977: The category was called Best Sound Effects Editing
  • 1978: No Award was given
52nd Academy Awards, 1979
Special Achievement Award to The Black StallianAlan Splet


1980s

  • 1980: No Award given
  • 1981 - 1989: The category was called Best Sound Effects Editing


1990s

  • 1990 - 1999: The category was called Best Sound Effects Editing


2000s

73rd Academy Awards (2000)

Winner
U-571Jon Johnson
Nominees
Space CowboysAlan Robert Murray, Bub Asman

74th Academy Awards (2001)

Winner
Pearl HarborGeorge Watters II, Christopher Boyes
Nominees
Monsters, Inc.Gary Rydstrom, Michael Silvers

75th Academy Awards (2002)

Winner
The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersEthan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins
Nominees
Minority ReportRichard Hymns, Gary Rydstrom
Road to PerditionScott A. Hecker

76th Academy Awards (2003)

Winner
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldRichard King
Nominees
Finding NemoGary Rydstrom, Michael Silvers
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlChristopher Boyes, George Watters II

77th Academy Awards (2004)

Winner
The IncrediblesMichael Silvers, Randy Thom
Nominees
The Polar ExpressRandy Thom, Dennis Leonard
Spider-Man 2Paul N.J. Ottosson

78th Academy Awards (2005)

Winner
King Kong (2005)Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van der Ryn
Nominees
Memoirs of a GeishaWylie Stateman
War of the Worlds (2005)Richard King

79th Academy Awards (2006)

Winner
Letters from Iwo JimaAlan Robert Murray, Bub Asman
Nominees
ApocalyptoSean McCormack, Kami Asgar
Blood DiamondLon Bender
Flags of Our FathersAlan Robert Murray, Bub Asman
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestChristopher Boyes, George Watters II

80th Academy Awards (2007)

Winner
The Bourne UltimatumKaren Baker Landers, Per Hallberg
Nominees
No Country for Old MenSkip Lievsay
RatatouilleRandy Thom, Michael Silvers
There Will Be BloodChristopher Scarabosio, Matthew Wood
TransformersEthan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins

81st Academy Awards (2008)

Winner
The Dark KnightRichard King
Nominees
Iron ManFrank Eulner, Christopher Boyes
Slumdog MillionaireGlenn Freemantle, Tom Sayers
WALL-EBen Burtt, Matthew Wood
WantedWylie Stateman

82nd Academy Awards (2009)

Winner
The Hurt LockerPaul N.J. Ottosson
Nominees
AvatarChristopher Boyes, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Inglourious BasterdsWylie Stateman
Star TrekMark P. Stoeckinger, Alan Rankin
UpMichael Silvers, Tom Myers


2010s

83rd Academy Awards (2010)

Winner
InceptionRichard King
Nominees
Toy Story 3Tom Myers, Michael Silvers
Tron: LegacyGwendolyn Yates Whittle, Addison Teague
True Grit (2010)Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey
UnstoppableMark P. Stoeckinger

84th Academy Awards (2011)

Winner
HugoPhilip Stockton, Eugene Gearty
Nominees
DriveLon Bender, Victor Ray Ennis
The Girl with the Dragon TattooRen Klyce
Transformers: Dark of the MoonEthan Van der Ryn, Erik Aadahl
War HorseRichard Hymns, Gary Rydstrom

85th Academy Awards (2012)

Winner
Tie: SkyfallPer Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers
Zero Dark ThirtyPaul N.J. Ottosson
Nominees
ArgoErik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn
Django UnchainedWylie Stateman
Life of PiEugene Gearty, Philip Stockton

86th Academy Awards (2013)

Winner
GravityGlenn Freemantle
Nominees
All is LostSteve Boeddeker, Richard Hymns
Captain PhillipsOliver Tarney
The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugBrent Burge
Lone SurvivorWylie Stateman

87th Academy Awards (2014)

Winner
American SniperAlan Robert Murray, Bub Asman
Nominees
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)Martin Hernández, Aaron Glascock
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesBrent Burge, Jason Canovas
InterstellarRichard King
UnbrokenBecky Sullivan, Andrew DeCristofaro

88th Academy Awards (2015)

Winner
Mad Max: Fury RoadMark Mangini, David White
Nominees
The MartianOliver Tarney
The RevenantMartin Hernandez, Lon Bender
SicarioAlan Robert Murray
Star Wars: The Force AwakensMatthew Wood, David Acord

89th Academy Awards (2016)

Winner
ArrivalSylvain Bellemare
Nominees
Deepwater HorizonWylie Stateman, Renee Tandelli
Hacksaw RidgeRobert Mackenzie, Andy Wright
La La LandAi-Ling, Mildred Iatrou Morgan
SullyAlan Robert Murray, Bub Asman

90th Academy Awards (2017)

Winner
DunkirkRichard King, Alex Gibson
Nominees
Baby DriverJulian Slater
Blade Runner 2049Mark Mangini, Theo Green
The Shape of WaterNathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira
Star Wars: The Last JediMatthew Wood, Ren Klyce

91st Academy Awards (2018)

Winner
Bohemian RhapsodyJohn Warhurst, Nina Hartstone
Nominees
Black PantherBenjamin A. Burtt, Steve Boeddeker
First ManAi-Ling Lee, Mildred Iatrou Morgan
A Quiet PlaceEthan Van der Ryn, Erik Aadahl
RomaSergio Díaz, Skip Lievsay

92nd Academy Awards (2019)

Winner
Ford v FerrariDonald Sylvester
Nominees
1917Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate
JokerAlan Robert Murray
Once Upon a Time in HollywoodWylie Stateman
Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerMatthew Wood, David Acord

Related Categories[]

  • Best Sound Effects
  • Best Sound Effects Editing
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