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.
Notable years[]
The one highlighted in bold is the winner.
| Year | Film | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Zone of Interest | Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn |
| The Creator | Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic | |
| Songs of Power | David Arbiter and Daniel Infinity | |
| Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor | |
| Oppenheimer | Willie D. Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O'Connell | |
| 2024 | Dune: Part Two | Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett |
| Civil War | Adam Scrivener, Mark Timms, Howard Bargroff, Ben Barker and Glenn Freemantle | |
| Songs of Salvation | David Arbiter and Daniel Infinity | |
| Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, Ben Osmo, Mark Mangini and David White | |
| Twisters | Bruce Stambler, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Kevin O'Connell and Geoffrey Patterson | |
| 2025 | Formula One | Donald Sylvester, Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Steven A. Morrow |
| Tron: Ares | Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Addison Teague, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Mac Ruth | |
| How to Train Your Dragon | Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick, Tony Johnson, Brent Burge and Chris Ward | |
| Mission: Impossible – Guerrilla Warfare | Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor | |
| Avatar: The Seed Bearer | Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges | |
| 2026 | Dune: Messiah | Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum | Brent Burge, Chris Ward, Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges and Michael Semanick | |
| The Batman – Part II | Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray and Andy Nelson | |
| Justice for the End of the World | Chris Carpenter, Bob Beemer, Bill W. Benton, Jeff Wexler, Sandy Gendler and Val Kuklowsky | |
| The Prisoner | Willie D. Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O'Connell | |
| 2027 | Top Gun: Maverick and Rooster | Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor |
| Godzilla Plus Two | Natsuko Inoue and Hisashi Takeuchi | |
| Godzilla: The Great Dynasty | Shunsuke Hongo, Kensuke Matsui and Kazushiko Yokono | |
| Skyworld | Douglas Murray, Will Files, Anna Behlmer, Will Files and Ed White | |
| Dragon Wars | Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick, Tony Johnson, Brent Burge and Chris Ward | |
| 2028 | The Grand Youth Symphony | Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic |
| Star Wars: New Jedi Order | David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, Stuart Wilson, Matthew Wood and Ren Klyce | |
| Black Panther: Generations | Benjamin A. Burtt, Steve Boeddeker, Brandon Proctor and Peter J. Devlin | |
| Lindbergh | Tom Fleischman, Eugene Gearty, Petur Hliddal, and Philip Stockton | |
| Worlds Apart | David Arbiter and Daniel Infinity | |
| 2029 | Godzilla: Terror of Mechagodzilla | David Parker, Ian Voigt, Stuart Wilson, Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn |
| Avatar: The Tulkun Rider | Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges | |
| Edge of Tomorrow: Live, Die, Repeat Again | Gilbert Lake, James H. Mather, Christopher Munro, and Mike Prestwood Smith | |
| The Batman – Part III | Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray and Andy Nelson | |
| Children of Dune | Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett | |
| 2030 | Top Gun: Godzilla S.O.S. | Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Jun Nakamura and Haru Yamada |
| Mothra x Kong: Dawn of Extinction | Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tim LeBlanc, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic | |
| Skyworld: Insurrection | Douglas Murray, Will Files, Anna Behlmer, Will Files and Ed White | |
| Gamera the Invincible | Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, Glen Gauthier, Nathan Robitaille and Nelson Ferreira | |
| The Lord of the Rings: Journey Through Middle-Earth | Hammond Peek, Christopher Boyes, Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn | |
| 2031 | Bye-Bye Jupiter | Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, Ben Osmo, Mark Mangini and David White |
| Curse of the Damned | Becky Sullivan, Andrew DeCristofaro, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee | |
| Avatar: The Quest for Eywa | Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges | |
| Godzilla: The Power of Three | Natsuko Inoue and Hisashi Takeuchi | |
| TBA | ||
| 2032 | Gamera the Incredible | Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, Glen Gauthier, Nathan Robitaille and Nelson Ferreira |
| The Gorath Star | Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Greg P. Russell and Jeffrey J. Haboush | |
| War for Justice Across Worlds | Ethan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins, Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson | |
| Memory Sore | Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo, Ed Novick and Richard King | |
| Mission: Impossible X - Operation Finale | Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor | |
| 2033 | TBA | |
| Wild Hogs Reborn | Donald Sylvester, Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson | |
| Ultraman: The Underground Monument | Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick | |
| Mad Max: The Wasteland | Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, Ben Osmo, Mark Mangini and David White | |
| Godzilla: Return of the King | Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Tom Ozanich, Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl | |
| 2034 | 2001-9-11 | Ethan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins, Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin |
| Cosmonaut Takeoff | Mildred Iatrou Morgan, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño, Ai-Ling Lee and Mary H. Ellis | |
| Top Gun: Viet Warfare | Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor | |
| Deactivate: Woken Memory | Becky Sullivan, Andrew DeCristofaro, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee | |
| Gamera the Indestructible | Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, Glen Gauthier, Nathan Robitaille and Nelson Ferreira | |
| 2035 | The Revolutionary General | Willie D. Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O'Connell |
| A View from Orbit | Glenn Freemantle, Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro | |
| The Fall of Jericho | Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick | |
| Monster Planet: A Star Wars Story | Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Hisashi Takeuchi, Natsuko Inoue and Matthew Wood | |
| Godzilla x Kong: Destroy All Monsters | Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett | |
| 2036 | Invisible Point | Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri |
| Tokyo Underworld | Wylie Stateman, Andy Koyama, Beau Borders and David Brownlow | |
| TBA | ||
| Dragon Wars: The Way of the Dragon | Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick, Tony Johnson, Brent Burge and Chris Ward | |
| The Fall of Jericho | Robert Mackenzie, Andy Wright, Kevin O'Connell and Peter Grace | |
| 2037 | Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind | Richard Hymns, Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson |
| Rogue Squadron: A Star Wars Story | David Parker, Christopher Scarabosio, Stuart Wilson, Matthew Wood and David Acord | |
| The World Serpent | Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick | |
| Gershwin | Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic | |
| The Imperial Slaughter | Gregg Landaker, Gary Rizzo, Mark Weingarten, Richard King and Alex Gibson | |
| 2038 | Gotengo: The Undersea Warship | Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges |
| Justice for the World: End of Times | Gilbert Lake, James H. Mather, Christopher Munro and Mike Prestwood Smith | |
| TBA | ||
| Subnautica | Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Mac Ruth, Wylie Stateman and Renée Tondelli | |
| Ultraman: The Kingdom of Hell | Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick | |
| 2039 | Justice for the World: The Final Fate | Gilbert Lake, James H. Mather, Christopher Munro and Mike Prestwood Smith |
| Gone with the Wind | Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy | |
| Bullitt the Cop | Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin and Mary H. Ellis | |
| Titan Footage Not Found | Cole Jorgenson, Marc A. Tennant, Erik Aadahl and Ethan van de Ryn | |
| Apocalypse Tomorrow | Mark Taylor, Stuart Wilson, Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate | |
| 2040 | TBA | |
| Night and the City | John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman | |
| Neon Genesis Evangelion | Ethan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins, Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin | |
| The Abyss: Challenger Deep | Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Mac Ruth, Wylie Stateman and Renée Tondelli | |
| At the Mountains of Madness | Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy | |
| 2041 | Lethal Company | Jon Taylor, Randy Thom and Chris Duesterdiek |
| The Wither Storm | Daniel Rosenfeld and Samuel Åberg | |
| Fantastic Voyage | Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker, Mark Weingarten, Brent Burge and Jason Canovas | |
| Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato | Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Hisashi Takeuchi, Natsuko Inoue and Matthew Wood | |
| The Leyte Gulf Theater | Gregg Landaker, Gary Rizzo, Mark Weingarten, Richard King and Alex Gibson | |
| 2042 | Six Days of War | Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson and Mark Ulano |
| Blade Runner 2119 | Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini and Theo Green | |
| The Bad and the Beautiful | Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri | |
| The Hindenburg Disaster | Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Mac Ruth, Wylie Stateman and Renée Tondelli | |
| A Wooden Nickel | Ren Klyce, Jeremy Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance and Drew Kunin | |
| 2043 | Grand Theft Auto | Alan Robert Murray, Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic and Tod Maitland |
| The General in His Labyrinth | Willie D. Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O'Connell | |
| The Beast from a Thousand Fathoms | Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic | |
| Tuskegee Airmen | Michael Silvers, Randy Thom, Gary Rizzo and Doc Kane | |
| 2044 | Doomsday Protocol | Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy |
| Battle of the Bulge | Warren Shaw, Michael Minkler, Beau Borders and David Wyman | |
| World War Z: The Battle of Yonkers | Michael Silvers, Randy Thom, Gary Rizzo and Doc Kane | |
| Mission: Impossible – Legacy | Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor | |
| 2045 | ||
| Justice for Love: The End of the World | Michael Minkler, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague | |
| 2046 | ||
| Justice for Love: Chapter Zero | Michael Minkler, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague | |
| 2047 | ||