Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing) Oscar Winners & Nomination History

The AwardWentTo archive contains 4 Academy Award records for Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing), including 4 wins, across 4 film years (1977–1987).

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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Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing) winner history by film year, film and credited nominee or recipient
Film yearFilmCredited nominee / recipient
Film year1987FilmRoboCop IMDb Credited nominee / recipientStephen Flick, John Pospisil
Film year1984FilmThe River IMDb Credited nominee / recipientKay Rose
Film year1981FilmRaiders of the Lost Ark IMDb Credited nominee / recipientBen Burtt, Richard L. Anderson
Film year1977FilmClose Encounters of the Third Kind IMDb Credited nominee / recipientFrank E. Warner

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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.

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