# AACTA Award for Best Sound

The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Achievement in Sound is an award awarded yearly by the Australian Film Institute for excellence in sound editing, The award was first distributed in 1977 with the first winner being William Anderson for the film Don's Party.

## Winners and nominees

| Year | Film | Subject |
| 1970s |||
| 1977 | Don's Party | William Anderson |
| 1977 | Oz | Les Luxford |
| 1977 | Raw Deal | Bruce Lamshed |
| 1977 | Storm Boy | Bob Cogger |
| 1978 | The Last Wave | Don Connolly, Greg Bell, Phil Judd |
| 1978 | The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith | Bob Allen, William Anderson, Peter Burgess, Dean Gawen, Gerry Humphreys |
| 1978 | The Getting of Wisdom | Desmond Bone, Gary Wilkins, William Anderson, Peter Fenton |
| 1978 | Newsfront | Tim Lloyd, Greg Bell, Peter Fenton |
| 1979 | Mad Max | Gary Wilkins, Byron Kennedy, Roger Savage, Ned Dawson |
| 1980s |||
| 1980 | Breaker Morant | Gary Wilkins, William Anderson, Jeanine Chiavlo, Phil Judd |
| 1980 | The Chain Reaction | Lloyd Carrick, Tim Wellburn, Phil Judd |
| 1980 | Harlequin | Gary Wilkins, Adrian Carr, Peter Fenton |
| 1980 | Stir | Gary Wilkins, Andrew Steuart, Phil Judd |
| 1981 | Gallipoli | Don Connolly, Greg Bell, Peter Fenton |
| 1981 | Hoodwink | Gary Wilkins, Andrew Steuart, Peter Fenton |
| 1981 | The Survivor | Tim Lloyd, Bruce Longhead, Peter Fenton |
| 1981 | Winter of Our Dreams | Lloyd Carrick, Andrew Steuart, Phil Judd, Phil Hayward |
| 1982 | Mad Max 2 | Roger Savage, Bruce Lamshed, Byron Kennedy, Lloyd Carrick, Marc van Buuren, Penn Robinson, Andrew Steuart |
| 1982 | Heatwave | Julian Ellingworth, Grant Stuart, Lloyd Carrick, Greg Bell, Peter Fenton |
| 1982 | The Man from Snowy River | Terry Rodman, Gary Wilkins, Robert J. Litt |
| 1982 | Moving Out | G. White, Martin Jeffs |
| 1983 | Phar Lap | Peter Burgess, Peter Fenton, Phil Heywood, Ron Purvis, Terry Rodman, Gary Wilkins |
| 1983 | Buddies | Peter Barker, Julian Ellingworth, Marc van Buuren |
| 1983 | Careful, He Might Hear You | Syd Butterfield, Julian Ellingworth, Roger Savage, Andrew Steuart |
| 1983 | The Year of Living Dangerously | Jeanine Chiavlo, Peter Fenton, Lee Smith, Andrew Steuart |
| 1984 | Street Hero | Gary Wilkins, Mark J. Wasiutak, Roger Savage, Bruce Lamshed, Terry Rodman, David Harrison |
| 1984 | BMX Bandits | Andrew Steuart, John Patterson, Robin Judge, Phil Judd, Gethin Creagh |
| 1984 | Razorback | Tim Lloyd, Ron Purvis, Peter Fenton, Phil Heywood, Greg Bell, Helen Brown, Ashley Grenville |
| 1984 | Strikebound | Dean Gawen, Gethin Creagh, Frank Lipson, Martin Oswin, Rex Watts |
| 1985 | Rebel | Mark Lewis, Penn Robinson, Julian Ellingworth, Jim Taig |
| 1985 | Bliss | Dean Gawen, Peter Fenton, Phil Heywood, Gary Wilkins, Helen Brown, Ron Purvis |
| 1985 | The Coca-Cola Kid | Mark Lewis, Gethin Creagh, Martin Oswin, Dean Gawen, Helen Brown |
| 1985 | Frog Dreaming | Mark Lewis, Craig Carter, Ken Sallows, Tim Chau, Rex Watts, Roger Savage |
| 1986 | Malcolm | Roger Savage, Craig Carter, Dean Gawen, Paul Clark |
| 1986 | Burke & Wills | Syd Butterworth, Phil Heywood, Ron Punis, Lee Smith, Peter Fenton, Jeanine Chiavlo |
| 1986 | Playing Beatie Bow | Robert 'Gotch' Cutcher, Frank Lipson, Glenn Newnham, James Currie, Peter D. Smith, David Harrison |
| 1986 | Young Einstein | Roger Savage, Bruce Lamshed, Steve Burgess, Geoff Grist, Anne Breslin, Peter Fenton |
| 1987 | Ground Zero | Gary Wilkins, Mark J. Wasiutak, Livia Ruzic, Craig Carter, Roger Savage |
| 1987 | Belinda | Tim Lloyd, Martin Oswin, John Herron, David Hugged, Glenn Auchinachie, Dimity Gregson |
| 1987 | Echoes of Paradise | Tim Lloyd, Greg Bell, Peter Fenton, Phil Heywood, Martin Oswin |
| 1987 | High Tide | Peter Fenton, Phil Heywood, Ben Osmo, Geoff Krix, John Jordan, Anne Breslin, John Patterson, Martin Oswin |
| 1988 | The Lighthorsemen | Lloyd Carrick, Craig Carter, Peter Burgess, James Currie, Phil Heywood, Peter D. Wood |
| 1988 | Dangerous Game | Peter Fenton, Phil Heywood, Martin Oswin |
| 1988 | The Man from Snowy River II | Terry Rodman, David Harrison, Ron Purvis, Tim Chau, Peter Burgess, Gary Wilkins |
| 1988 | Rikky and Pete | Roger Savage, Lloyd Carrick, Frank Lipson, Craig Carter, Chris Goldsmith, Ross Chambers |
| 1989 | Dead Calm | Ben Osmo, Lee Smith, Roger Savage |
| 1989 | Evil Angels | Craig Carter, Terry Rodman, Peter Fenton, Martin Oswin |
| 1989 | Georgia | John Phillips, Roger Savage, Frank Lipson, Ross Porter |
| 1989 | Ghosts… of the Civil Dead | Bronwyn Murphy, Rex Watts, Peter Clancy |
| 1990s |||
| 1990 | Blood Oath | Ben Osmo, Gethin Creagh, Roger Savage |
| 1990 | The Big Steal | John Wilkinson, Dean Gawen |
| 1990 | Flirting | Antony Gray, Ross Linton, Phil Judd |
| 1990 | Golden Braid | James Currie |
| 1991 | Dingo | Henri Morelle, Ashley Grenville, James Currie |
| 1991 | Isabelle Eberhardt | Bernard Aubouy, Dean Gawen, Roger Savage |
| 1991 | Proof | Lloyd Carrick, Glenn Newnham, Roger Savage |
| 1991 | Till There Was You | Gary Wilkins, Tim Jordan, Phil Judd |
| 1992 | Romper Stomper | Steve Burgess, David Lee, Frank Lipson |
| 1992 | Black Robe | Phil Judd, Penn Robinson, Gary Wilkins |
| 1992 | Love in Limbo | Phil Judd, Guntis Sics, Karin Whittington |
| 1992 | Strictly Ballroom | Bruce Brown, Ben Osmo, Roger Savage |
| 1993 | The Piano | Lee Smith, Tony Johnson, Gethin Creagh, Peter Townend, Annabelle Sheehan |
| 1993 | Broken Highway | Penn Robinson, Jeanine Chiavlo, Paul 'Salty' Brincat |
| 1993 | Map of the Human Heart | Andrew Plain, Gethin Creagh |
| 1993 | Shotgun Wedding | John Dennison, Tony Vaccher, John Patterson, Ross Linton, Nicholas Holmes |
| 1994 | Muriel's Wedding | David Lee, Glenn Newnham, Livia Ruzic, Roger Savage |
| 1994 | Body Melt | Philip Brophy, Craig Carter |
| 1994 | Sirens | Dean Humphreys, David Lee, Susan Midgley |
| 1994 | The Sum of Us | John Dennison, John Patterson, Leo Sullivan, Tony Vaccher |
| 1995 | Metal Skin | Frank Lipson, David Lee, Steve Burgess, Peter Burgess, Glenn Newnham |
| 1995 | Hotel Sorrento | Roger Savage, Gareth Vanderhope, Glenn Newnham, James Harvey |
| 1995 | Mushrooms | John Dennison, Tony Vaccher, John Patterson, David Lee |
| 1995 | Vacant Possession | Tony Vaccher, John Dennison, Bronwyn Murphy, John Patterson |
| 1996 | Shine | Toivo Lember, Roger Savage, Livia Ruzic, Gareth Vanderhope |
| 1996 | Children of the Revolution | Guntis Sics, Andrew Plain, Gethin Creagh |
| 1996 | Dead Heart | Ian McLoughlin, Tim Jordan, John Penders, Phil Tipene |
| 1996 | To Have & to Hold | Dean Gawen, Rex Watts, Paul Huntingford, Stephen Vaughan |
| 1997 | Kiss or Kill | Wayne Pashley, Toivo Lember, Gethin Creagh |
| 1997 | Doing Time for Patsy Cline | John Dennison, Tony Vaccher, John Patterson, Craig Butters, Chris Alderton |
| 1997 | Idiot Box | Liam Egan, Phil Judd, Alicia Slusarski, David White |
| 1997 | The Well | Anne Breslin, Gethin Creagh, Bronwyn Murphy |
| 1998 | Oscar and Lucinda | Andrew Plain, Ben Osmo, Gethin Creagh |
| 1998 | The Boys | Sam Petty, Peter Grace, Phil Judd |
| 1998 | Head On | Lloyd Carrick, Roger Savage, Craig Carter, Livia Ruzic |
| 1998 | The Interview | Peter Palankay, Steve Witherow, John Wilkinson, Peter D. Smith |
| 1999 | In a Savage Land | Toivo Lember, Gethin Creagh, Peter D. Smith, Wayne Pashley |
| 1999 | Passion | Andrew Plain, Phil Judd, Guntis Sics, Anne Breslin, Jane Paterson |
| 1999 | Praise | Simon Leadley, Brent Burge, Andrew Plain, Antony Gray, Gethin Creagh, Phil Tipene |
| 1999 | Two Hands | Lee Smith, Ross Linton, Philip Heywood, Peter Townend, Tim Jordan, Nick Breslin |
| 2000s |||
| 2000 | Bootmen | David Lee, Laurence Maddy, Andrew Plain, Ian McLoughlin |
| 2000 | Chopper | Frank Lipson, Glenn Newnham, Steve Burgess, John Schiefelbein |
| 2000 | The Magic Pudding | Phil Judd, Dave Eggins, Julius Chan, Liam Egan, Les Fiddess |
| 2000 | A Wreck A Tangle | Phil Judd, Bronwyn Murphy, Liam Egan, Julius Chan |
| 2001 | Moulin Rouge! | Andy Nelson, Roger Savage, Guntis Sics |
| 2001 | The Bank | Phil Heywood, Sam Petty, Andrew Ramage |
| 2001 | Lantana | Syd Butterworth, Andrew Plain, Robert Sullivan |
| 2001 | La Spagnola | Peter Grace, Phil Judd, Andrew Plain |
| 2002 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | Bronwyn Murphy, Craig Carter, Ricky Edwards, John Penders |
| 2002 | Australian Rules | Phil Judd, Julius Chan, Liam Egan, Jenny T. Ward |
| 2002 | Garage Days | Peter Grace, Tony Vaccher, Phil Winters, Simon Leadley |
| 2002 | Walking on Water | Liam Egan, Robert Sullivan, Delia McCarthy, Jenny T. Ward |
| 2003 | Japanese Story | Livia Ruzic, Peter Grace, Peter D. Smith |
| 2003 | Alexandra's Project | James Currie, Andrew Plain, Nada Mikas, Rory McGregor |
| 2003 | Gettin' Square | John Schiefelbein, Antony Gray, Ian McLoughlin |
| 2003 | Ned Kelly | Gary Wilkins, Colin Miller, Adrian Rhodes |
| 2004 | Somersault | Mark Blackwell, Peter D. Smith, Sam Petty |
| 2004 | One Perfect Day | Glenn Newnham, Jack McKerrow, Paul Pirola |
| 2004 | Thunderstruck | Peter D. Smith, Peter Townend, Wayne Pashley |
| 2004 | Tom White | James Currie, Mike Bakaloff, Peter Walker, Tristan Meredith |
| 2005 | Little Fish | Sam Petty, Peter Grace, Robert Sullivan, Yulia Akerholt |
| 2005 | Look Both Ways | Andrew Plain, Peter D. Smith, Toivo Lember |
| 2005 | The Proposition | Craig Walmsley, Paul Davies, Richard Davey, Ian Morgan |
| 2005 | Wolf Creek | Des Kenneally, Peter D. Smith, Pete Best, Tom Heuzenroeder |
| 2006 | Ten Canoes | James Currie, Tom Heuzenroeder, Mike Bakaloff, Rory McGregor |
| 2006 | Jindabyne | Andrew Plain, Peter Grace, Nada Mikas, Peter Miller, Linda Murdoch, Robert Sullivan |
| 2006 | Macbeth | Frank Lipson, John Wilkinson |
| 2006 | Suburban Mayhem | Liam Egan, Phil Judd, Stephen Vaughan |
| 2007 | Noise | Emma Bortignon, Doron Kipen, Philippe Decrausaz |
| 2007 | Clubland | Andrew Neil, Ian McLoughlin, Liam Egan, Stephen Vaughan |
| 2007 | The Home Song Stories | Craig Carter, James Harvey, Andrew Neil, John Wilkinson |
| 2007 | Romulus, My Father | Sam Petty, Gary Wilkins, Phil Heywood |
| 2008 | Unfinished Sky | Andrew Plain, Anne Breslin, William Ward |
| 2008 | The Black Balloon | Ben Osmo, Paul Pirola |
| 2008 | Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger | Liam Egan, Tony Murtagh, Phil Judd, Des Kenneally |
| 2008 | The Tender Hook | Liam Egan, Tony Murtagh, Phil Judd, Gary Wilkins |
| 2009 | Samson and Delilah | Liam Egan, Tony Murtagh, Robert Sullivan, Yulia Akerholt, Les Fiddess |
| 2009 | Australia | Wayne Pashley, Guntis Sics |
| 2009 | Balibo | Sam Petty, Emma Bortignon, Phil Heywood, Ann Aucote |
| 2009 | Mao's Last Dancer | David Lee, Andrew Neil, Yulia Akerholt, Mark Franken, Roger Savage |
| 2010s |||
| 2010 | Tomorrow, When the War Began | Andrew Plain, David Lee, Gethin Creagh, Robert Sullivan |
| 2010 | Animal Kingdom | Sam Petty, Robert Mackenzie, Philippe Decrausaz, Leah Katz, Brooke Trezise, Richard Pain |
| 2010 | Beneath Hill 60 | Liam Egan, Alicia Slusarski, Mark Cornish, Tony Murtagh, Robert Sullivan, Mario Vaccaro |
| 2010 | Bran Nue Dae | Andrew Neil, Steve Burgess, Peter Mills, Mario Vaccaro, Blair Slater, David Bridie, Scott Montgomery |
| AACTA Awards |||
| 2011 (1st) | Snowtown | Frank Lipson, Andrew McGrath, Des Kenneally, Michael Carden, John Simpson, Erin McKimm |
| 2011 (1st) | The Hunter | Sam Petty, David Lee, Robert Mackenzie, Les Fiddess, Tony Murtagh, Tom Heuzenroeder |
| 2011 (1st) | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Wayne Pashley, Derryn Pasquill, Polly McKinnon, Fabian Sanjurjo, Phil Heywood, Peter D. Smith |
| 2011 (1st) | Mad Bastards | Phil Judd, Nick Emond, Johanna Emond, Les Fiddess, Jennifer Sochackyj, Beth Tredray |
| 2012 (2nd) | The Sapphires | Andrew Plain, Bry Jones, Peter D. Smith, Ben Osmo, John Simpson |
| 2012 (2nd) | Burning Man | David Lee, Andrew Plain, Gethin Creagh |
| 2012 (2nd) | Lore | Sam Petty, Michael Busch, Robert Mackenzie, Antony Gray, Yulia Akerholt, Brooke Trezise |
| 2012 (2nd) | Swerve | Peter D. Smith, John Simpson, Martyn Zub, Des Kenneally |
| 2013 (3rd) | The Great Gatsby | Wayne Pashley, Jenny T. Ward, Fabian Sanjurjo, Steve Maslow, Phil Heywood, Guntis Sics |
| 2013 (3rd) | Mystery Road | Lawrence Horne, Nick Emond, Zheng 'Joe' Huang, Phil Judd, Les Fiddess, Greg P. Fitzgerald |
| 2013 (3rd) | The Rocket | Sam Petty, Brooke Trezise, Nick Emond, Sam Hayward, Yulia Akerholt |
| 2013 (3rd) | Satellite Boy | Phil Judd, Liam Egan, Nick Emond, Glenn Butler, Les Fiddess, Jennifer Sochackyj |
| 2014 (4th) | The Rover | Sam Petty, Des Kenneally, Justine Angus, Brooke Trezise, Francis Ward Lindsay, Robert Mackenzie |
| 2014 (4th) | Charlie's Country | James Currie, Tom Heuzenroeder |
| 2014 (4th) | Felony | William Ward, Andrew Plain, Grant Shepherd, Robert Mackenzie |
| 2014 (4th) | The Railway Man | Andrew Plain, Gethin Creagh, Craig Walmsley, Colin Nicolson |
| 2015 (5th) | Mad Max: Fury Road | Ben Osmo, David White, Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, Wayne Pashley, Mark A. Mangini |
| 2015 (5th) | The Dressmaker | Andrew Ramage, Glenn Newnham, Chris Goodes, David Williams, Mario Vaccaro, Alex Francis |
| 2015 (5th) | Paper Planes | Chris Goodes, James Ashton, Emma Bortignon, Trevor Hope |
| 2015 (5th) | Partisan | Robert Mackenzie, Dane Cody |
| 2016 (6th) | Hacksaw Ridge | Andrew Wright, Robert Mackenzie, Kevin O'Connell, Mario Vaccaro, Tara Webb, Peter Grace |
| 2016 (6th) | The Daughter | Liam Egan, Nick Emond, Tony Murtagh, James Andrews, Yulia Akerholt, Robert Sullivan |
| 2016 (6th) | Gods of Egypt | Wayne Pashley, Peter Grace, Derryn Pasquill, Fabian Sanjurjo, Greg P. Fitzgerald, Peter Purcell |
| 2016 (6th) | Tanna | Emma Bortignon, James Ashton, Martin Butler |
| 2017 (7th) | Lion | James Ashton, Nakul Kamte, Robert Mackenzie, Glenn Newnham, Andrew Ramage, Mario Vaccaro |
| 2017 (7th) | Jasper Jones | Yulia Akerholt, James Andrews, Liam Egan, Les Fiddess, Trevor Hope, Robert Sullivan |
| 2017 (7th) | Killing Ground | Francis Byrne, Cate Cahill, Serge Lacroix |
| 2017 (7th) | The Lego Batman Movie | Gregg Landaker, Rick Lisle, Wayne Pashley, Fabian Sanjurgo, Michael Semanick |
| 2018 (8th) | Breath | Jed Dodge, Trevor Hope, Robert Mackenzie, Tara Webb |
| 2018 (8th) | Cargo | Liam Egan, Leah Katz, Des Kenneally, Robert Sullivan |
| 2018 (8th) | Sweet Country | Sam Gain-Emery, Thom Kellar, Will Sheridan, David Tranter |
| 2018 (8th) | Upgrade | Will Files, P.K. Hooker, Andrew Ramage |
| 2019 (9th) | Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan | Liam Egan, Craig Walmsley, Alicia Slusarski, Robert Sullivan, Tony Murtagh, Les Fiddess |
| 2019 (9th) | Hotel Mumbai | Sam Petty, Pete Smith, Nakul Kamte, James Currie, Peter Ristic |
| 2019 (9th) | The King | Robert Mackenzie, Sam Petty, Gareth John, Leah Katz, Mario Vacarro, Tara Webb |
| 2019 (9th) | The Nightingale | Robert Mackenzie, Dean Ryan, Leah Katz, Pete Smith |
| 2020s |||
| 2020 (10th) | The Invisible Man | P.K Hooker, Will Files, Paul "Salty" Brincat |
| 2020 (10th) | Babyteeth | Sam Hayward, Angus Robertson, Rick Lisle, Nick Emond |
| 2020 (10th) | I Am Woman | Robert Mackenzie, Ben Osmo, Pete Smith, Tara Webb |
| 2020 (10th) | Relic | Robert Mackenzie, John Wilkinson, Steve Burgess, Glenn Newnham |
| 2020 (10th) | True History of the Kelly Gang | Frank Lipson, Steve Single, Andrew Neil, Andrew Ramage |
| 2021 (11th) | Mortal Kombat | Robert Mackenzie, Steve Burgess, Phil Heywood |
| 2021 (11th) | Ascendant | Angus Robertson & Peter Purcell |
| 2021 (11th) | The Dry | Chris Goodes |
| 2021 (11th) | Nitram | Steve Single, Dean Ryan & James Ashton |
| 2021 (11th) | Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | Kevin O'Connell, Robert Mackenzie, Andy Wright & Ben Osmo |
| 2022 (12th) | Elvis | David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson, Michael Keller |
| 2022 (12th) | Bosch & Rockit | Angus Robertson, Sam Hayward, Scott Mulready, Leah Katz, Cameron Grant, Les Fiddess |
| 2022 (12th) | The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson | Liam Egan, Nick Emond, Leah Katz, Robert Sullivan, Tom Heuzenroeder, Les Fiddess |
| 2022 (12th) | The Stranger | Andy Wright, Will Sheridan, Beth Bezzina, Chris Goodes |
| 2022 (12th) | Three Thousand Years of Longing | Robert Mackenzie, Ben Osmo, Yulia Akerholt, James Ashton |
| 2023 (13th) | Talk to me | Emma Bortignon, Pete Smith, Nick Steele |
| 2023 (13th) | Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism | Benni Knop |
| 2023 (13th) | Scarygirl | Stuart Morton, Cameron Grant, Diego Ruiz |
| 2023 (13th) | Seriously Red | Angus Robertson, Sam Hayward, Guntis Sics, Danielle Wiessner |
| 2023 (13th) | Three Chords and the Truth | Anthony Marsh |