BAFTA Award for Best Sound


This is a list of winners and nominees for the BAFTA Award for Best Sound, which is presented to sound designers, sound editors, sound engineers, and sound mixers, given out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts since 1968.

Winners and nominees

1960s

1968: ' – Winston Ryder
1969: Oh! What a Lovely WarDon Challis and Simon Kaye'
1970: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Don Hall, David Dockendorf, and William Edmondson
1971: Death in Venice – Vittorio Trentino and Giuseppe Muratori
1972: Cabaret – David Hildyard, Robert Knudson, and Arthur Piantadosi
1973: Jesus Christ Superstar – Les Wiggins, Gordon McCallum, and Keith Grant
1974: The ConversationArt Rochester, Nat Boxer, Michael Evje, and Walter Murch
1975: Nashville – William A. Sawyer, James Webb, Chris McLaughlin, and Richard Portman
1976: Bugsy Malone – Les Wiggins, Clive Winter, and Ken Barker
1977: A Bridge Too Far – Peter Horrocks, Gerry Humphreys, Simon Kaye, Robin O'Donoghue, and Les Wiggins
1978: Star Wars – Sam Shaw, Robert Rutledge, Gordon Davidson, Gene Corso, Derek Ball, Don MacDougall, Bob Minkler, Ray West, Michael Minkler, Les Fresholtz, Richard Portman, and Ben Burtt
1979: Alien – Derrick Leather, Jim Shields, and Bill Rowe
1980: Fame – Christopher Newman, Les Wiggins, and Michael J. Kohut
1981: The French Lieutenant's WomanDon Sharpe, Ivan Sharrock, and Bill Rowe
1982: Pink Floyd – The WallJames Guthrie, Eddy Joseph, Clive Winter, Graham V. Hartstone, and Nicolas Le Messurier
1983: WarGames – Willie D. Burton, Michael J. Kohut, and William Manger
1984: The Killing Fields – Ian Fuller, Clive Winter, and Bill Rowe
1985: Amadeus – John Nutt, Christopher Newman, and Mark Berger
  • Carmen – Hugues Darmois, Harald Maury, Dominique Hennequin, and Bernard Leroux
  • A Chorus Line – Jonathan Bates, Christopher Newman, and Gerry Humphreys
  • The Cotton Club – Edward Beyer, Jack C. Jacobsen, and David Carroll
1986: Out of Africa – Tom McCarthy Jr., Peter Handford, and Chris Jenkins
1987: Cry Freedom – Jonathan Bates, Simon Kaye, and Gerry Humphreys
  • Full Metal Jacket – Nigel Galt, Edward Tise, and Andy Nelson
  • Hope and Glory – Ron Davis, Peter Handford, and John Hayward
  • Radio Days – Robert Hein, James Sabat, and Lee Dichter
1988: Empire of the Sun – Charles L. Campbell, Louis Edemann, Robert Knudson, and Tony Dawe
  • BirdAlan Robert Murray, Robert G. Henderson, Willie D. Burton, and Les Fresholtz
  • Good Morning, Vietnam – Bill Phillips, Clive Winter, and Terry Porter
  • The Last Emperor – Ivan Sharrock, Bill Rowe, and Les Wiggins
1989: Mississippi Burning – Bill Phillips, Danny Michael, Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, and Rick Kline'
1990: The Fabulous Baker Boys – J. Paul Huntsman, Stephan von Hase, Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, and Doug Hemphill
1991: ' – Lee Orloff, Tom Johnson, Gary Rydstrom, and Gary Summers
1992: JFK – Tod A. Maitland, Wylie Stateman, Michael D. Wilhoit, Michael Minkler, and Gregg Landaker
1993: The FugitiveJohn Leveque, Bruce Stambler, Becky Sullivan, Scott D. Smith, Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Herbick, and Frank A. Montaño
1994: SpeedStephen Hunter Flick, Gregg Landaker, Steve Maslow, Bob Beemer, and David MacMillan
1995: BraveheartPer Hallberg, Lon Bender, Brian Simmons, Andy Nelson, Scott Millan, and Anna Behlmer
  • Apollo 13 – David MacMillan, Rick Dior, Scott Millan, and Steve Pederson
  • GoldenEye – Jim Shields, David John, Graham V. Hartstone, John Hayward, and Michael A. Carter
  • The Madness of King George – Christopher Ackland, David Crozier, and Robin O'Donoghue
1996: Shine – Jim Greenhorn, Toivo Lember, Livia Ruzic, Roger Savage, and Gareth Vanderhope
  • The English Patient – Mark Berger, Pat Jackson, Walter Murch, Christopher Newman, David Parker, and Ivan Sharrock
  • Evita – Anna Behlmer, Eddy Joseph, Andy Nelson, Ken Weston, and Nigel Wright
  • Independence Day – Bob Beemer, Bill W. Benton, Chris Carpenter, Sandy Gendler, Val Kuklowsky, and Jeff Wexler
1997: L.A. Confidential – Terry Rodman, Roland N. Thai, Kirk Francis, Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, and John Leveque
  • The Full Monty – Alistair Crocker, Adrian Rhodes, and Ian Wilson
  • Romeo + Juliet – Gareth Vanderhope, Rob Young, and Roger Savage
  • Titanic – Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers, and Mark Ulano
1998: Saving Private Ryan – Gary Rydstrom, Ron Judkins, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, and Richard Hymns
  • Hilary and Jackie – Nigel Heath, Julian Slater, David Crozier, Ray Merrin, and Graham Daniel
  • Little Voice – Peter Lindsay, Rodney Glenn, Ray Merrin, and Graham Daniel
  • Shakespeare in LovePeter Glossop, John Downer, Robin O'Donoghue, and Dominic Lester
1999: The MatrixDavid Lee, John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David E. Campbell, and Dane Davis
2000: Almost Famous – Jeff Wexler, Doug Hemphill, Rick Kline, Paul Massey, and Michael D. Wilhoit
2001: Moulin Rouge! – Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage, Guntis Sics, Gareth Vanderhope, and Antony Gray
2002: Chicago – Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella, David Lee, and Maurice Schell
2003: ' – Richard King, Doug Hemphill, Paul Massey, and Art Rochester
2004: Ray – Karen Baker Landers, Per Hallberg, Steve Cantamessa, Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, and Bob Beemer
2005: Walk the Line – Paul Massey, Doug Hemphill, Peter Kurland, and Donald Sylvester
2006: Casino Royale – Chris Munro, Eddy Joseph, Mike Prestwood Smith, Martin Cantwell, and Mark Taylor
2007: The Bourne Ultimatum – Kirk Francis, Scott Millan, Dave Parker, Karen Baker Landers, and Per Hallberg
2008: Slumdog Millionaire – Glenn Freemantle, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers, and Ian Tapp
  • ChangelingWalt Martin, Alan Robert Murray, John T. Reitz, and Gregg Rudloff
  • The Dark KnightLora Hirschberg, Richard King, Ed Novick, and Gary Rizzo
  • Quantum of Solace – Jimmy Boyle, Eddy Joseph, Chris Munro, Mike Prestwood Smith, and Mark Taylor
  • WALL-E – Ben Burtt, Tom Myers, Michael Semanick, and Matthew Wood
2009: The Hurt Locker – Ray Beckett and Paul N. J. Ottosson'
2010: Inception – Richard King, Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo, and Ed Novick
2011: Hugo – Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Tom Fleischman, and John Midgley
2012: Les MisérablesSimon Hayes, Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, Jonathan Allen, Lee Walpole, and John Warhurst
2013: Gravity – Glenn Freemantle, Skip Lievsay, Christopher Benstead, Niv Adiri, and Chris Munro
  • All Is Lost – Richard Hymns, Steve Boeddeker, Brandon Proctor, Micah Bloomberg, and Gillian Arthur
  • Captain PhillipsChris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith, Chris Munro, and Oliver Tarney
  • Inside Llewyn Davis – Peter Kurland, Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff, and Paul Urmson
  • Rush – Danny Hambrook, Martin Steyer, Stefan Korte, Markus Stemler, and Frank Kruse
2014: WhiplashThomas Curley, Ben Wilkins, and Craig Mann
  • American Sniper – Walt Martin, John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, Alan Robert Murray, and Bub Asman
  • Birdman or Thomas Varga, Martin Hernández, Aaron Glascock, Jon Taylor, and Frank A. Montaño
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wayne Lemmer, Christopher Scarabosio, and Pawel Wdowczak
  • The Imitation Game – John Midgley, Lee Walpole, Stuart Hilliker, Martin Jensen, and Andy Kennedy
2015: The Revenant – Lon Bender, Chris Duesterdiek, Martin Hernández, Frank A. Montaño, Jon Taylor, and Randy Thom
2016: ArrivalClaude La Haye, Bernard Gariépy Strobl, and Sylvain Bellemare
  • Deepwater Horizon – Mike Prestwood Smith, Dror Mohar, Wylie Stateman, and David Wyman
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Niv Adiri, Glenn Freemantle, Simon Hayes, Andy Nelson, and Ian Tapp
  • Hacksaw RidgePeter Grace, Robert Mackenzie, Kevin O'Connell, and Andy Wright
  • La La LandMildred Iatrou Morgan, Ai-Ling Lee, Steve A. Morrow, and Andy Nelson
2017: DunkirkAlex Gibson, Richard King, Gregg Landaker, Gary Rizzo, and Mark Weingarten
2018: Bohemian Rhapsody – John Casali, Tim Cavagin, Nina Hartstone, Paul Massey, and John Warhurst
2019: 1917 – Scott Millan, Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate, Mark Taylor, and Stuart Wilson