Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

The Academy Award of Merit 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.

YearFilmSound Editor/Designer 
2009 The Dark Knight The Dark KnightRichard King 
2008 The Bourne Ultimatum The Bourne UltimatumKaren Baker Landers, Per Hallberg 
2007 Letters from Iwo Jima Letters from Iwo JimaAlan Robert Murray, Bub Asman 
2006 King Kong King KongMike Hopkins, Ethan Van der Ryn 
2005 The Incredibles The IncrediblesMichael Silvers, Randy Thom 
2004 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Master and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldRichard King 
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersEthan Van der Ryn, Michael Hopkins 
2002 Pearl Harbor Pearl HarborGeorge Watters II, Christopher Boyes 
2001 U-571 U-571Jon Johnson 
2000 The Matrix The MatrixDane A. Davis 
1999 Saving Private Ryan Saving Private RyanGary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns 
1998 Titanic TitanicTom Bellfort, Christopher Boyes 
1997 The Ghost and the Darkness The Ghost and the DarknessBruce Stambler 
1996 Braveheart BraveheartLon Bender, Per Hallberg 
1995 Speed SpeedStephen Hunter Flick 
1994 Jurassic Park Jurassic ParkGary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns 
1993 Bram Stoker's Dracula Bram Stoker's DraculaTom C. McCarthy, David E. Stone 
1992 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Terminator 2: Judgment DayGary Rydstrom, Gloria S. Borders 
1991 The Hunt for Red October The Hunt for Red OctoberCecelia Hall, George Watters II 
1990 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeBen Burtt, Richard Hymns 
1989 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Who Framed Roger RabbitCharles L. Campbell, Louis L. Edemann 
1988 RoboCop RoboCopStephen Flick, John Pospisil 
1987 Aliens AliensDon Sharpe 
1986 Back to the Future Back to the FutureCharles L. Campbell, Robert Rutledge 
1985 The River The RiverKay Rose 
1984 The Right Stuff The Right StuffJay Boekelheide 
1983 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial E.T. The Extra-TerrestrialCharles L. Campbell, Ben Burtt 
1982 Raiders of the Lost Ark Raiders of the Lost ArkBen Burtt, Richard L. Anderson 
1980 The Black Stallion The Black StallionAlan Splet 
1978 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Close Encounters of the Third KindFrank E. Warner 
1976 The Hindenburg The HindenburgPeter Berkos 
1968 The Dirty Dozen The Dirty DozenJohn Poyner 
1967 Grand Prix Grand PrixGordon Daniel 
1966 The Great Race The Great RaceTregoweth Brown 
1965 Goldfinger GoldfingerNorman Wanstall 
1964 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldWalter G. Elliott 
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
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