The BAFTA Award for Best Sound is a film award that is presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to sound designers, sound editors, sound engineers, and sound mixers. It has been presented at the annual British Academy Film Awards since 1969.
In the following lists, the titles and names in bold with a gold background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the nominees. The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released, not the year of the ceremony, which always takes place the following year.
Winners and nominees
1960s Year Film Recipient(s) Best Soundtrack 2001: A Space Odyssey Winston Ryder The Charge of the Light Brigade Simon Kaye Closely Observed Trains Jiří Pavlík The Lion in Winter Chris Greenham Oliver! John Cox and Bob Jones Oh! What a Lovely War Don Challis and Simon Kaye Battle of Britain Ted Mason and Jim Shields Bullitt Ed Scheid Isadora / Women in Love Terry Rawlings
1970s Year Film Recipient(s) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Don Hall, David Dockendorf and William Edmondson M*A*S*H Don Hall, David Dockendorf and Bernard Freericks Ryan's Daughter Winston Ryder and Gordon McCallum Patton Don Hall, Douglas Williams and Don Bassman Death in Venice Vittorio Trentino and Giuseppe Muratori Fiddler on the Roof Les Wiggins, David Hildyard and Gordon McCallum The Go-Between Garth Craven, Peter Handford and Hugh Strain Sunday Bloody Sunday David Campling, Simon Kaye and Gerry Humphreys Cabaret David Hildyard, Robert Knudson and Arthur Piantadosi A Clockwork Orange Brian Blamey, John Jordan and Bill Rowe Deliverance Jim Atkinson, Walter Goss and Doug E. Turner The French Connection Christopher Newman and Theodore Soderberg Jesus Christ Superstar Les Wiggins, Gordon McCallum and Keith Grant The Day of the Jackal Nicholas Stevenson and Bob Allen The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Guy Villette and Luis Buñuel Don't Look Now Rodney Holland, Peter Davies and Bob Jones The Conversation Art Rochester, Nat Boxer, Michael Evje and Walter Murch Earthquake Melvin Metcalfe Sr. and Ronald Pierce The Exorcist Christopher Newman, Jean-Louis Ducarme, Robert Knudson, Frederick Brown, Bob Fine, Ross Taylor, Ron Nagle, Doc Siegel, Gonzalo Gavira and Hal Landaker Gold Rydal Love, Michael Crouch, John W. Mitchell and Gordon McCallum Nashville William A. Sawyer, James Webb, Chris McLaughlin and Richard Portman Dog Day Afternoon Jack Fitzstephens, Richard P. Cirincione, Sanford Rackow, Stephen A. Rotter, James Sabat and Dick Vorisek Jaws John Carter and Robert Hoyt Rollerball Les Wiggins, Archie Ludski, Derek Ball and Gordon McCallum Bugsy Malone Les Wiggins, Clive Winter and Ken Barker All the President's Men Milton Burrow, James Webb, Les Fresholtz, Arthur Piantadosi and Dick Alexander One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Mary McGlone, Robert Rutledge, Veronica Selver, Larry Jost and Mark Berger Picnic at Hanging Rock Greg Bell and Don Connolly A Bridge Too Far Peter Horrocks, Gerry Humphreys, Simon Kaye, Robin O'Donoghue and Les Wiggins Network Jack Fitzstephens, Marc Laub, Sanford Rackow, James Sabat and Dick Vorisek New York, New York Kay Rose, Michael Colgan, James Fritch, Larry Jost and Richard Portman A Star Is Born Robert Glass, Robert Knudson, Marvin I. Kosberg, Tom Overton, Josef von Stroheim and Dan Wallin 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 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Gene Cantamessa, Robert Knudson, Don MacDougall, Robert Glass, Stephen Katz, Frank E. Warner and Richard Oswald Saturday Night Fever Michael Colgan, Les Lazarowitz, John Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass Jr. and John T. Reitz Superman Chris Greenham, Gordon McCallum, Peter Pennell, Mike Hopkins, Pat Foster, Stan Fiferman, John Foster, Roy Charman, Norman Bolland, Brian Marshall, Charles Schmitz, Richard Raguse and Chris Large Alien Derrick Leather, Jim Shields and Bill Rowe Apocalypse Now Nat Boxer, Richard P. Cirincione and Walter Murch The Deer Hunter Darin Knight, James J. Klinger and Richard Portman Manhattan James Sabat, Dan Sable and Jack Higgins
1980s Year Film Recipient(s) Best Sound Fame Christopher Newman, Les Wiggins and Michael J. Kohut All That Jazz Maurice Schell, Christopher Newman and Dick Vorisek Don Giovanni Jean-Louis Ducarme, Jacques Maumont and Michelle Nenny The Empire Strikes Back Peter Sutton, Ben Burtt and Bill Varney The Rose James Webb, Chris McLaughlin, Kay Rose and Theodore Soderberg The French Lieutenant's Woman Don Sharpe, Ivan Sharrock and Bill Rowe Chariots of Fire Clive Winter, Bill Rowe and Jim Shields Coal Miner's Daughter Gordon Ecker, James R. Alexander, Richard Portman and Roger Heman Jr. Raiders of the Lost Ark Roy Charman, Ben Burtt and Bill Varney Pink Floyd – The Wall James Guthrie, Eddy Joseph, Clive Winter, Graham V. Hartstone and Nicolas Le Messurier Blade Runner Peter Pennell, Bud Alper, Graham V. Hartstone and Gerry Humphreys E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Charles L. Campbell, Ben Burtt, Gene Cantamessa, Robert Knudson, Robert Glass and Don Digirolamo Gandhi Jonathan Bates, Simon Kaye, Gerry Humphreys and Robin O'Donoghue WarGames Willie D. Burton, Michael J. Kohut and William Manger Flashdance James Webb, Robert Knudson, Robert Glass and Don Digirolamo La Traviata Cesare D'Amico, Jean-Louis Ducarme, Claude Villand and Federico Savina Return of the Jedi Ben Burtt, Randy Thom, Gary Summers and Tony Dawe The Killing Fields Ian Fuller, Clive Winter and Bill Rowe Carmen Carlos Faruolo, Alfonso Marcos and Antonio Illán Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Ivan Sharrock, Gordon McCallum, Les Wiggins and Roy Baker Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Ben Burtt, Simon Kaye, Randy Thom and Laurel Ladevich 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 Out of Africa Tom McCarthy Jr., Peter Handford and Chris Jenkins Aliens Don Sharpe, Roy Charman and Graham V. Hartstone The Mission Ian Fuller, Bill Rowe and Clive Winter A Room with a View Tony Lenny, Ray Beckett and Richard King 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 Empire of the Sun Charles L. Campbell, Louis Edemann, Robert Knudson and Tony Dawe Bird Alan 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 Mississippi Burning Bill Phillips, Danny Michael, Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson and Rick Kline Batman Don Sharpe, Tony Dawe and Bill Rowe Henry V Campbell Askew, David Crozier and Robin O'Donoghue Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Ben Burtt, Tony Dawe, Richard Hymns, Gary Summers and Shawn Murphy
1990s Year Film Recipient(s) The Fabulous Baker Boys J. Paul Huntsman, Stephan von Hase, Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander and Doug Hemphill Dick Tracy Dennis Drummond, Thomas Causey, Chris Jenkins, David E. Campbell and Doug Hemphill The Hunt for Red October Cecilia Häll, George Watters II, Richard Bryce Goodman and Don Bassman Wild at Heart Randy Thom, Richard Hymns, Jon Huck and David Parker Terminator 2: Judgment Day Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers and Lee Orloff The Commitments Clive Winter, Eddy Joseph, Andy Nelson, Tom Perry and Steve Pederson Dances with Wolves Jeffrey Perkins, Bill W. Benton, Gregory H. Watkins and Russell Williams II The Silence of the Lambs Skip Lievsay, Christopher Newman and Tom Fleischman JFK Tod A. Maitland, Wylie Stateman, Michael D. Wilhoit, Michael Minkler and Gregg Landaker The Last of the Mohicans Simon Kaye, Lon Bender, Larry Kemp, Paul Massey, Doug Hemphill, Mark Smith and Chris Jenkins Strictly Ballroom Antony Gray, Ben Osmo, Roger Savage, Ian McLoughlin and Phil Judd Unforgiven Alan Robert Murray, Walter Newman, Rob Young, Les Fresholtz, Vern Poore and Dick Alexander The Fugitive John Leveque, Bruce Stambler, Becky Sullivan, Scott D. Smith, Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Herbick and Frank A. Montaño Jurassic Park Gary Rydstrom, Ron Judkins, Richard Hymns, Gary Summers and Shawn Murphy The Piano Lee Smith, Tony Johnson and Gethin Creagh Schindler's List Charles L. Campbell, Louis Edemann, Robert Jackson, Ron Judkins, Andy Nelson, Steve Pederson and Scott Millan Speed Stephen Hunter Flick, Gregg Landaker, Steve Maslow, Bob Beemer and David MacMillan Backbeat Glenn Freemantle, Chris Munro and Robin O'Donoghue The Lion King Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson and Doc Kane Pulp Fiction Stephen Hunter Flick, Ken King, Rick Ash and Dean A. Zupancic Braveheart Lon Bender, Per Hallberg, 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 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 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 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 Love Peter Glossop, John Downer, Robin O'Donoghue and Dominic Lester The Matrix David Lee, John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David E. Campbell and Dane A. Davis American Beauty Scott Martin Gershin, Scott Millan, Bob Beemer and Richard Van Dyke Buena Vista Social Club and Jerry Boys Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Ben Burtt, Tom Bellfort, John Midgley, Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson and Shawn Murphy
2000s