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Academy Award for Best Sound - Nominees

The Academy Award for Best Sound, introduced in 1931 at the 3rd Academy Awards, is presented annually for the best achievement in sound in a film from the previous year.

Though an award was given in 1932 and 1933, they were not associated with any individual film title. At times the award has been split into two awards: sound mixing and sound editing, but currently is one overall award.

Sorted Chronologically by Awards Year. Winners in BOLD. Acceptance speech linked in Notes (where available).

UPDATED: May 2026

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WINNERS LIST | SITE MAP

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AWARD RECORDS:
Most Awards: Gary Rydstrom (7)
Most Nominations: Andy Nelson (24)
Most Nominations Without a Win: Greg P. Russell (16)

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CATEGORY NAME HISTORY:
Sound Mixing:
1931–2003: Sound
2004–2020: Sound Mixing
2021–Present: Sound

Sound Editing:*
1964–1968: Sound Effects
1983–2000: Sound Effects Editing
2001–2020: Sound Editing

*Special Achievement Awards were given in the following years: 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1988

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  • The Big House

    1

  • The Love Parade

    2

  • The Case of Sergeant Grischa

    3

  • Raffles

    4

  • The Song of the Flame

    5

  • 42nd Street

    6

  • A Farewell to Arms

    7

  • I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    8

  • Gold Diggers of 1933

    9

  • Cleopatra

    10

  • Flirtation Walk

    11

  • The Gay Divorcee

    12

  • Imitation of Life

    13

  • One Night of Love

    14

  • Viva Villa!

    15

  • The White Parade

    16

  • The Affairs of Cellini

    17

  • Captain Blood

    18

  • The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

    19

  • Naughty Marietta

    20

  • $1,000 a Minute

    21

  • Bride of Frankenstein

    22

  • The Dark Angel

    23

  • I Dream Too Much

    24

  • Love Me Forever

    25

  • Thanks a Million

    26

  • Dodsworth

    27

  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    28

  • San Francisco

    29

  • Three Smart Girls

    30

  • Banjo on My Knee

    31

  • The Charge of the Light Brigade

    32

  • General Spanky

    33

  • The Texas Rangers

    34

  • That Girl from Paris

    35

  • The Life of Emile Zola

    36

  • In Old Chicago

    37

  • Lost Horizon

    38

  • One Hundred Men and a Girl

    39

  • The Girl Said No

    40

  • Hitting a New High

    41

  • The Hurricane

    42

  • Maytime

    43

  • Topper

    44

  • Wells Fargo

    45

  • You Can't Take It with You

    46

  • Four Daughters

    47

  • Army Girl

    48

  • The Cowboy and the Lady

    49

  • If I Were King

    50

  • Merrily We Live

    51

  • Suez

    52

  • Sweethearts

    53

  • That Certain Age

    54

  • Vivacious Lady

    55

  • Gone with the Wind

    56

  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    57

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    58

  • Of Mice and Men

    59

  • Balalaika

    60

  • The Great Victor Herbert

    61

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    62

  • Man of Conquest

    63

  • The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

    64

  • The Rains Came

    65

  • When Tomorrow Comes

    66

  • Rebecca

    67

  • Foreign Correspondent

    68

  • The Grapes of Wrath

    69

  • Kitty Foyle

    70

  • The Long Voyage Home

    71

  • Our Town

    72

  • Behind the News

    73

  • The Blue Bird

    74

  • Boom Town

    75

  • The Boys from Syracuse

    76

  • Captain Caution

    77

  • The Howards of Virginia

    78

  • The Invisible Man Returns

    79

  • North West Mounted Police

    80

  • One Million B.C.

    81

  • The Sea Hawk

    82

  • Spring Parade

    83

  • Strike Up the Band

    84

  • Swiss Family Robinson

    85

  • The Thief of Bagdad

    86

  • Too Many Husbands

    87

  • Typhoon

    88

  • Women in War

    89

  • How Green Was My Valley

    90

  • Citizen Kane

    91

  • Sergeant York

    92

  • Aloma of the South Seas

    93

  • Appointment for Love

    94

  • Ball of Fire

    95

  • The Chocolate Soldier

    96

  • Devil Pays Off

    97

  • Flight Command

    98

  • I Wanted Wings

    99

  • The Invisible Woman

    100