Academy Award for Best Sound
The Academy Award for Sound Mixing is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most euphonic sound mixingor recording, and is generally awarded to the production sound mixers and re-recording mixers of the winning film.
- 2010: Inception – Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
- 2009: The Hurt Locker – Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
- 2008: Slumdog Millionaire - Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke and Ian Tapp
- 2007: The Bourne Ultimatum – Kirk Francis, Scott Millan and David Parker
- 2006: Dreamgirls – Bob Beemer, Willie Burton and Michael Minkler
- 2005: King Kong – Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek and Michael Semanick
- 2004: Ray - Bob Beemer, Steve Cantamessa, Scott Millan and Greg Orloff
- 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek and Michael Semanick
- 2002: Chicago – David Lee, Michael Minkler and Dominic Tavella
- 2001: Black Hawk Down - Michael Minkler, Chris Munro and Myron Nettinga
- 2000: Gladiator - Bob Beemer, Scott Millan and Ken Weston
- 1999: (72nd) The Matrix - John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David Campbell, David Lee
- 1998: (71st) Saving Private Ryan - Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Ronald Judkins
- 1997: (70th) Titanic - Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers, Mark Ulano
- 1996: (69th) The English Patient - Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker, Chris Newman
- 1995: (68th) Apollo 13 - Rick Dior, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan, David MacMillan
- 1994: (67th) Speed - Gregg Landaker, Steve Maslow, Bob Beemer, David MacMillan
- 1993: (66th) Jurassic Park - Gary Summers, Gary Rydstrom, Shawn Murphy, Ron Judkins
- 1992: (65th) The Last of the Mohicans - Chris Jenkins, Doug Hemphill, Mark Smith, Simon Kaye
- 1991: (64th) Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Tom Johnson, Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Lee Orloff
- 1990: (63rd) Dances With Wolves - Jeffrey Perkins, Bill Benton, Greg Watkins, Russell Williams
- 1989: Glory - Donald Mitchell, Gregg Rudloff, Elliot Tyson, Russell Williams
- 1988: Bird - Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Willie Burton
- 1987: The Last Emperor - Bill Rowe, Ivan Sharrock
- 1986: Platoon - John K. Wilkinson, Richard Rogers, Charles “Bud” Grenzbach, Simon Kaye
- 1985: Out of Africa - Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold, Peter Handford
- 1984: Amadeus - Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide, Chris Newmna
- 1983: The Right Stuff - Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Randy Thom, David MacMillan
- 1982: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo, Gene Cantamessa
- 1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark - Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Roy Charman
- 1980: The Empire Strikes Back - Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Peter Sutton
- 1979: Apocalypse Now - Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs, Nat Boxer
- 1978: The Deer Hunter - Richard Portman, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Darin Knight
- 1977: Star Wars - Don MacDougall, Ray West, Bob Minkler, Derek Ball
- 1976: All the President’s Men - Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Jim Webb
- 1975: Jaws - Robert Hoyt, Roger Heman, Earl Madery, John Carter
- 1974: Earthquake - Ronald Pierce, Melvin Metcalfe Sr.
- 1973: The Exorcist - Robert Knudson, Chris Newman
- 1972: Cabaret - Robert Knudson, David Hildyard
- 1971: Fiddler on the Roof - Gordon McCallum, David Hildyard
- 1970: Patton - Douglas Williams, Don Bassman
- 1969: Hello, Dolly! - Jack Solomon, Murray Spivack
- 1968: Oliver! – Shepperton Studio
- 1967: In the Heat of the Night‘ - Samuel Goldwyn Studio
- 1966: Grand Prix - Franklin Milton, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio
- 1965: The Sound of Music - James Corcoran, 20th Century-Fox Studio
- 1964: My Fair Lady - George Groves, Warner Brothers Studio
- 1963: How the West Was Won - Franklin Milton, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio
- 1962: Lawrence of Arabia - John Cox, Shepperton Studios
- 1961: West Side Story - Gordon Sawyer, Samuel Goldwyn Studio and Fred Hynes, Todd-AO Sound Department
- 1960: The Alamo - Fred Hynes, Todd-AO Sound Department and Gordon Sawyer, Samuel Goldwyn Studio
- 1959: Ben-Hur - Franklin Milton, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio
- 1958: South Pacific - Fred Hynes, Todd-AO Sound Department
- 1957: Sayonara - George Groves, Warner Brothers Studio
- 1956: The King and I - Carl Faulkner, 20th Century-Fox Studio
- 1955: Oklahoma! - Fred Hynes, Todd-AO Sound Department
- 1954: The Glenn Miller Story - Leslie Carey, Universal-International Studio
- 1953: From Here to Eternity - John Livadary, Columbia Studio
- 1952: The Sound Barrier - London Films Sound Department
- 1951: The Great Caruso - Douglas Shearer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio
- 1950: All About Eve - Thomas Moulton, 20th Century-Fox Studio
- 1949: Twelve O’Clock High - Thomas Moulton, 20th Century-Fox Studio
- 1948: The Snake Pit - Thomas Moulton, 20th Century-Fox Studio
- 1947: The Bishop’s Wife - Gordon Sawyer, Samuel Goldwyn Studio
- 1946: The Jolson Story - John Livadary, Columbia Studio
- 1945: The Bells of St. Mary’s - Stephen Dunn, RKO Radio Studio
- 1944: Wilson - E. H. Hansen, 20th Century-Fox Studio
- 1943: This Land Is Mine - Stephen Dunn, RKO Radio Studio
- 1942: Yankee Doodle Dandy - Nathan Levinson, Warner Brothers Studio
- 1941: That Hamilton Woman - Jack Whitney, General Service
1940: Strike Up the Band - Douglas Shearer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio
- 1939: When Tomorrow Comes - Bernard Brown, Universal Studio
- 1938: The Cowboy and the Lady - Thomas Moulton, United Artists Studio
- 1937: The Hurricane - Thomas Moulton, United Artists Studio
- 1936: San Francisco - Douglas Shearer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio
- 1935: Naughty Marietta - Douglas Shearer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio
- 1934: One Night of Love - John Livadary, Columbia Studio
- 1933: A Farewell to Arms - Franklin Hansen, Paramount Studio
- 1932: Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department
- 1931: Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department










