Sound Recording Oscar Winners & Nomination History
The AwardWentTo archive contains 187 Academy Award records for Sound Recording, including 26 wins, across 26 film years (1929/30–1957).
Years follow the source film eligibility/dataset year, which may differ from the ceremony calendar year. Counts describe film-linked archive records, including historical and special-award context where supplied.
Archive film years: 1927–2025. Leave either field blank to include the earliest or latest available year.
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Winner history
26 winning records in the selected film-year range. Follow a year to see its other category results.
| Film year | Film | Credited nominee / recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Film year1957 | FilmSayonara IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientWarner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George Groves, Sound Director |
| Film year1956 | FilmThe King and I IMDb | Credited nominee / recipient20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Carl Faulkner, Sound Director |
| Film year1955 | FilmOklahoma! IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientTodd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director |
| Film year1954 | FilmThe Glenn Miller Story IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientUniversal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey, Sound Director |
| Film year1953 | FilmFrom Here to Eternity IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientColumbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary, Sound Director |
| Film year1952 | FilmBreaking the Sound Barrier IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientLondon Film Sound Department |
| Film year1951 | FilmThe Great Caruso IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director |
| Film year1950 | FilmAll about Eve IMDb | Credited nominee / recipient20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director |
| Film year1949 | FilmTwelve O'Clock High IMDb | Credited nominee / recipient20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director |
| Film year1948 | FilmThe Snake Pit IMDb | Credited nominee / recipient20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director |
| Film year1947 | FilmThe Bishop's Wife IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientSamuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director |
| Film year1946 | FilmThe Jolson Story IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientColumbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director |
| Film year1945 | FilmThe Bells of St. Mary's IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientRKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Stephen Dunn, Sound Director |
| Film year1944 | FilmWilson IMDb | Credited nominee / recipient20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director |
| Film year1943 | FilmThis Land Is Mine IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientRKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Stephen Dunn, Sound Director |
| Film year1942 | FilmYankee Doodle Dandy IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientWarner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director |
| Film year1941 | FilmThat Hamilton Woman IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientGeneral Service Sound Department, Jack Whitney, Sound Director |
| Film year1940 | FilmStrike Up the Band IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director |
| Film year1939 | FilmWhen Tomorrow Comes IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientUniversal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director |
| Film year1938 | FilmThe Cowboy and the Lady IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientUnited Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director |
| Film year1937 | FilmThe Hurricane IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientUnited Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director |
| Film year1936 | FilmSan Francisco IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director |
| Film year1935 | FilmNaughty Marietta IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director |
| Film year1934 | FilmOne Night of Love IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientColumbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director |
| Film year1932/33 | FilmA Farewell to Arms IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientParamount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen, Sound Director |
| Film year1929/30 | FilmThe Big House IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director |
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About these award records
This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.
Each distinct performance, song or award credit remains a separate record, even when it belongs to the same film. Shared credits stay together. A person's page covers the name shown, without combining aliases or shared credits into a complete career total.
Totals can include honorary, special and historical awards alongside competitive nominations. Awards without a linked film are outside these page totals. Source notes and uncertain records are retained; category comparisons omit groups with unresolved notes, ties or conflicting identities.
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