Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
The Academy Award for Best Sound Editing was an Academy Award granted yearly to a film exhibiting the finest or most aesthetic sound design or sound editing. Sound editing is the creation of sound effects (such as foley). The award was usually received by the Supervising Sound Editors of the film, sometimes accompanied by the Sound Designers. Beginning with the 93rd Academy Awards, Best Sound Editing will be combined with Best Sound Mixing as a single award for Best Sound.[1]
| Academy Award for Best Sound Editing | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) |
| First awarded | 1963 |
| Last awarded | 2019 |
| Most recent winner | Donald Sylvester Ford v Ferrari (2019) |
| Website | oscars |
The nominations process previously took place in two phases. The sound branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences shortlisted seven films during the early 1980s until 2006. Clips were screened at a "bake-off" and branch members voted using a weighted ballot to select up to three nominees. In a rule change on June 30, 2006, the bake-off for the Sound Branch was eliminated. The usual process of a "preferential ballot" submission was instituted resulting in five nominees each year.[2]
This is a list of films that have won or been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Effects (1963–1967, 1975), Sound Effects Editing (1977, 1981–1999), or Sound Editing (1979, 2000–2019). See Academy Award for Best Sound for a combined list of winners and nominees for Sound Mixing and Sound Editing.
Winners and nominees
1960s
1970s
| Year | Film | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 (43rd) | ||
| No award given | ||
| 1971 (44th) | ||
| No award given | ||
| 1972 (45th) | ||
| No award given | ||
| 1973 (46th) | ||
| No award given | ||
| 1974 (47th) | ||
| No award given | ||
| 1975 (48th) | ||
| The Hindenburg [note 1] | Peter Berkos | |
| 1976 (49th) | ||
| No award given | ||
| 1977 (50th) | ||
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind [note 1] | Frank Warner | |
| 1978 (51st) | ||
| No award given | ||
| 1979 (52nd) | ||
| The Black Stallion [note 1] | Alan Splet | |
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Shortlisted finalists
Finalists for Best Sound Editing were selected by the Sound Branch from 1981 to 2005. The full membership of the Sound Branch was invited to view excerpts and was provided with supporting information at a "bake-off" where balloting determined the three nominees.[4] These are the additional films that presented at the bake-off.
Superlatives
- Richard King and Ben Burtt have received the most wins (4), including Special Achievement Awards.
- Charles L. Campbell, Per Hallberg, Richard Hymns, and Gary Rydstrom have received the second highest number of wins (3).
- Wylie Stateman has the most nominations without a single win. He has been nominated nine times as of 2020.
- Alan Robert Murray has the most nominations (10).
Multiple wins and nominations
Note: Ben Burtt and Stephen Hunter Flick both have Special Achievement wins in addition to their competitive wins. These have been included with their win and nomination count. The only sound editor to date who has a Special Achievement win and has an Oscar nomination but not a competitive win is Richard L. Anderson.
Multiple wins
Multiple nominations
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† = includes special achievement wins.
See also
Notes
- This was presented as a Special Achievement Award, not competitively.
- A tie in voting resulted in two winners.
References
- Hammond, Pete (April 28, 2020). "Oscars Keeping Show Date But Make Big News As Academy Lightens Eligibility Rules, Combines Sound Categories, Ends DVD Screeners and More". Deadline Hollywood.
- "79th Oscar Rules, Approved by Academy" (Press release). AMPAS. 2006-06-30. Archived from the original on 2008-02-20.
- "Academy Awards 2017: Complete list of Oscar winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. February 26, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- "79th Oscar Rules Approved by Academy". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. April 17, 2006. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- Mavity, Will (May 13, 2020). "A Tribute to the Oscar for Best Sound Editing". Next Best Picture. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- "Academy Announces Seven Films in Competition for Sound Editing Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. January 8, 1999. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- "Academy Announces Seven Films in Competition for Sound Editing Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. January 14, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- "Academy Announces Seven Films in Competition for Sound Editing Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. January 11, 2001. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- "Seven Films in Competition for Sound Editing Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. January 10, 2002. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- "Seven Films in Competition for Sound Editing Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. January 5, 2004. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- "Seven Films in Competition for Sound Editing Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. January 4, 2005. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- "Seven Films Sound Off for 2005 Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. January 6, 2006. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
