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TheAustralian Film Institute Award for Best Achievement in Sound is an award awarded yearly by theAustralian Film Institute for excellence insound editing, The award was first distributed in 1977 with the first winner beingWilliam Anderson for the filmDon's Party.[1]
| Year | Film | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | ||
| 1977 | Don's Party | William Anderson |
| Oz | Les Luxford | |
| Raw Deal | Bruce Lamshed | |
| Storm Boy | Bob Cogger | |
| 1978 | The Last Wave | Don Connolly, Greg Bell andPhil Judd |
| The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith | Bob Allen, William Anderson, Peter Burgess, Dean Gawen and Gerry Humphreys | |
| The Getting of Wisdom | Desmond Bone, Gary Wilkins, William Anderson and Peter Fenton | |
| Newsfront | Tim Lloyd, Greg Bell and Peter Fenton | |
| 1979 | Mad Max | Gary Wilkins,Byron Kennedy,Roger Savage and Ned Dawson |
| 1980s | ||
| 1980 | Breaker Morant | Gary Wilkins, William Anderson, Jeanine Chiavlo andPhil Judd |
| The Chain Reaction | Lloyd Carrick, Tim Wellburn andPhil Judd | |
| Harlequin | Gary Wilkins, Adrian Carr and Peter Fenton | |
| Stir | Gary Wilkins, Andrew Steuart andPhil Judd | |
| 1981 | Gallipoli | Don Connolly, Greg Bell and Peter Fenton |
| Hoodwink | Gary Wilkins, Andrew Steuart and Peter Fenton | |
| The Survivor | Tim Lloyd, Bruce Longhead and Peter Fenton | |
| Winter of Our Dreams | Lloyd Carrick, Andrew Steuart,Phil Judd and Phil Hayward | |
| 1982 | Mad Max 2 | Roger Savage, Bruce Lamshed,Byron Kennedy, Lloyd Carrick, Marc van Buuren, Penn Robinson and Andrew Steuart |
| Heatwave | Julian Ellingworth, Grant Stuart, Lloyd Carrick, Greg Bell and Peter Fenton | |
| The Man from Snowy River | Terry Rodman, Gary Wilkins and Robert J. Litt | |
| Moving Out | G. White and Martin Jeffs | |
| 1983 | Phar Lap | Peter Burgess, Peter Fenton, Phil Heywood, Ron Purvis, Terry Rodman and Gary Wilkins |
| Buddies | Peter Barker, Julian Ellingworth and Marc van Buuren | |
| Careful, He Might Hear You | Syd Butterfield, Julian Ellingworth,Roger Savage and Andrew Steuart | |
| The Year of Living Dangerously | Jeanine Chiavlo, Peter Fenton,Lee Smith and Andrew Steuart | |
| 1984 | Street Hero | Gary Wilkins, Mark J. Wasiutak,Roger Savage, Bruce Lamshed, Terry Rodman and David Harrison |
| BMX Bandits | Andrew Steuart, John Patterson, Robin Judge,Phil Judd and Gethin Creagh | |
| Razorback | Tim Lloyd, Ron Purvis, Peter Fenton, Phil Heywood, Greg Bell, Helen Brown and Ashley Grenville | |
| Strikebound | Dean Gawen, Gethin Creagh, Frank Lipson, Martin Oswin and Rex Watts | |
| 1985 | Rebel | Mark Lewis, Penn Robinson, Julian Ellingworth and Jim Taig |
| Bliss | Dean Gawen, Peter Fenton, Phil Heywood, Gary Wilkins, Helen Brown and Ron Purvis | |
| The Coca-Cola Kid | Mark Lewis, Gethin Creagh, Martin Oswin, Dean Gawen and Helen Brown | |
| Frog Dreaming | Mark Lewis, Craig Carter, Ken Sallows, Tim Chau, Rex Watts andRoger Savage | |
| 1986 | Malcolm | Roger Savage, Craig Carter, Dean Gawen and Paul Clark |
| Burke & Wills | Syd Butterworth, Phil Heywood, Ron Punis,Lee Smith, Peter Fenton and Jeanine Chiavlo | |
| Playing Beatie Bow | Robert 'Gotch' Cutcher, Frank Lipson, Glenn Newnham, James Currie, Peter D. Smith and David Harrison | |
| Young Einstein | Roger Savage, Bruce Lamshed, Steve Burgess, Geoff Grist, Anne Breslin and Peter Fenton | |
| 1987 | Ground Zero | Gary Wilkins, Mark J. Wasiutak, Livia Ruzic, Craig Carter andRoger Savage |
| Belinda | Tim Lloyd, Martin Oswin, John Herron, David Hugged, Glenn Auchinachie and Dimity Gregson | |
| Echoes of Paradise | Tim Lloyd, Greg Bell, Peter Fenton, Phil Heywood, Martin Oswin | |
| High Tide | Peter Fenton, Phil Heywood,Ben Osmo, Geoff Krix, John Jordan, Anne Breslin, John Patterson and Martin Oswin | |
| 1988 | The Lighthorsemen | Lloyd Carrick, Craig Carter, Peter Burgess, James Currie, Phil Heywood and Peter D. Wood |
| Dangerous Game | Peter Fenton, Phil Heywood and Martin Oswin | |
| The Man from Snowy River II | Terry Rodman, David Harrison, Ron Purvis, Tim Chau, Peter Burgess and Gary Wilkins | |
| Rikky and Pete | Roger Savage, Lloyd Carrick, Frank Lipson, Craig Carter, Chris Goldsmith and Ross Chambers | |
| 1989 | Dead Calm | Ben Osmo,Lee Smith andRoger Savage |
| Evil Angels | Craig Carter, Terry Rodman, Peter Fenton and Martin Oswin | |
| Georgia | John Phillips,Roger Savage, Frank Lipson and Ross Porter | |
| Ghosts... of the Civil Dead | Bronwyn Murphy, Rex Watts and Peter Clancy | |
| 1990s | ||
| 1990 | Blood Oath | Ben Osmo, Gethin Creagh andRoger Savage |
| The Big Steal | John Wilkinson and Dean Gawen | |
| Flirting | Antony Gray, Ross Linton andPhil Judd | |
| Golden Braid | James Currie | |
| 1991 | Dingo | Henri Morelle, Ashley Grenville and James Currie |
| Isabelle Eberhardt | Bernard Aubouy, Dean Gawen andRoger Savage | |
| Proof | Lloyd Carrick, Glenn Newnham andRoger Savage | |
| Till There Was You | Gary Wilkins, Tim Jordan andPhil Judd | |
| 1992 | Romper Stomper | Steve Burgess,David Lee and Frank Lipson |
| Black Robe | Phil Judd, Penn Robinson and Gary Wilkins | |
| Love in Limbo | Phil Judd,Guntis Sics and Karin Whittington | |
| Strictly Ballroom | Bruce Brown,Ben Osmo andRoger Savage | |
| 1993 | The Piano | Lee Smith, Tony Johnson, Gethin Creagh, Peter Townend and Annabelle Sheehan |
| Broken Highway | Penn Robinson, Jeanine Chiavlo and Paul 'Salty' Brincat | |
| Map of the Human Heart | Andrew Plain and Gethin Creagh | |
| Shotgun Wedding | John Dennison, Tony Vaccher, John Patterson, Ross Linton and Nicholas Holmes | |
| 1994 | Muriel's Wedding | David Lee, Glenn Newnham, Livia Ruzic andRoger Savage |
| Body Melt | Philip Brophy and Craig Carter | |
| Sirens | Dean Humphreys,David Lee and Susan Midgley | |
| The Sum of Us | John Dennison, John Patterson, Leo Sullivan and Tony Vaccher | |
| 1995 | Metal Skin | Frank Lipson,David Lee, Steve Burgess, Peter Burgess and Glenn Newnham |
| Hotel Sorrento | Roger Savage, Gareth Vanderhope, Glenn Newnham and James Harvey | |
| Mushrooms | John Dennison, Tony Vaccher, John Patterson andDavid Lee | |
| Vacant Possession | Tony Vaccher, John Dennison, Bronwyn Murphy and John Patterson | |
| 1996 | Shine | Toivo Lember,Roger Savage, Livia Ruzic and Gareth Vanderhope |
| Children of the Revolution | Guntis Sics, Andrew Plain and Gethin Creagh | |
| Dead Heart | Ian McLoughlin, Tim Jordan, John Penders and Phil Tipene | |
| To Have & to Hold | Dean Gawen, Rex Watts, Paul Huntingford and Stephen Vaughan | |
| 1997 | Kiss or Kill | Wayne Pashley, Toivo Lember and Gethin Creagh |
| Doing Time for Patsy Cline | John Dennison, Tony Vaccher, John Patterson, Craig Butters and Chris Alderton | |
| Idiot Box | Liam Egan,Phil Judd, Alicia Slusarski and David White | |
| The Well | Anne Breslin, Gethin Creagh and Bronwyn Murphy | |
| 1998 | Oscar and Lucinda | Andrew Plain,Ben Osmo and Gethin Creagh |
| The Boys | Sam Petty,Peter Grace andPhil Judd | |
| Head On | Lloyd Carrick,Roger Savage, Craig Carter and Livia Ruzic | |
| The Interview | Peter Palankay, Steve Witherow, John Wilkinson and Peter D. Smith | |
| 1999 | In a Savage Land | Toivo Lember, Gethin Creagh, Peter D. Smith andWayne Pashley |
| Passion | Andrew Plain,Phil Judd,Guntis Sics, Anne Breslin and Jane Paterson | |
| Praise | Simon Leadley, Brent Burge, Andrew Plain, Antony Gray, Gethin Creagh and Phil Tipene | |
| Two Hands | Lee Smith, Ross Linton, Philip Heywood, Peter Townend, Tim Jordan and Nick Breslin | |
| 2000s | ||
| 2000 | Bootmen | David Lee, Laurence Maddy, Andrew Plain and Ian McLoughlin |
| Chopper | Frank Lipson, Glenn Newnham, Steve Burgess and John Schiefelbein | |
| The Magic Pudding | Phil Judd, Dave Eggins, Julius Chan, Liam Egan and Les Fiddess | |
| A Wreck A Tangle | Phil Judd, Bronwyn Murphy, Liam Egan and Julius Chan | |
| 2001 | Moulin Rouge! | Andy Nelson,Roger Savage andGuntis Sics |
| The Bank | Phil Heywood, Sam Petty and Andrew Ramage | |
| Lantana | Syd Butterworth, Andrew Plain and Robert Sullivan | |
| La Spagnola | Peter Grace,Phil Judd and Andrew Plain | |
| 2002 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | Bronwyn Murphy, Craig Carter, Ricky Edwards and John Penders |
| Australian Rules | Phil Judd, Julius Chan, Liam Egan and Jenny T. Ward | |
| Garage Days | Peter Grace, Tony Vaccher, Phil Winters and Simon Leadley | |
| Walking on Water | Liam Egan, Robert Sullivan, Delia McCarthy and Jenny T. Ward | |
| 2003 | Japanese Story | Livia Ruzic,Peter Grace and Peter D. Smith |
| Alexandra's Project | James Currie, Andrew Plain, Nada Mikas and Rory McGregor | |
| Gettin' Square | John Schiefelbein, Antony Gray and Ian McLoughlin | |
| Ned Kelly | Gary Wilkins, Colin Miller and Adrian Rhodes | |
| 2004 | Somersault | Mark Blackwell, Peter D. Smith and Sam Petty |
| One Perfect Day | Glenn Newnham, Jack McKerrow and Paul Pirola | |
| Thunderstruck | Peter D. Smith, Peter Townend andWayne Pashley | |
| Tom White | James Currie, Mike Bakaloff, Peter Walker and Tristan Meredith | |
| 2005 | Little Fish | Sam Petty,Peter Grace, Robert Sullivan and Yulia Akerholt |
| Look Both Ways | Andrew Plain, Peter D. Smith and Toivo Lember | |
| The Proposition | Craig Walmsley, Paul Davies, Richard Davey and Ian Morgan | |
| Wolf Creek | Des Kenneally, Peter D. Smith, Pete Best and Tom Heuzenroeder | |
| 2006 | Ten Canoes | James Currie, Tom Heuzenroeder, Mike Bakaloff and Rory McGregor |
| Jindabyne | Andrew Plain,Peter Grace, Nada Mikas, Peter Miller, Linda Murdoch and Robert Sullivan | |
| Macbeth | Frank Lipson and John Wilkinson | |
| Suburban Mayhem | Liam Egan,Phil Judd and Stephen Vaughan | |
| 2007 | Noise | Emma Bortignon, Doron Kipen and Philippe Decrausaz |
| Clubland | Andrew Neil, Ian McLoughlin, Liam Egan and Stephen Vaughan | |
| The Home Song Stories | Craig Carter, James Harvey, Andrew Neil and John Wilkinson | |
| Romulus, My Father | Sam Petty, Gary Wilkins and Phil Heywood | |
| 2008 | Unfinished Sky | Andrew Plain, Anne Breslin and William Ward |
| The Black Balloon | Ben Osmo and Paul Pirola | |
| Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger | Liam Egan, Tony Murtagh,Phil Judd and Des Kenneally | |
| The Tender Hook | Liam Egan, Tony Murtagh,Phil Judd and Gary Wilkins | |
| 2009 | Samson and Delilah | Liam Egan, Tony Murtagh, Robert Sullivan, Yulia Akerholt and Les Fiddess |
| Australia | Wayne Pashley andGuntis Sics | |
| Balibo | Sam Petty, Emma Bortignon, Phil Heywood and Ann Aucote | |
| Mao's Last Dancer | David Lee, Andrew Neil, Yulia Akerholt, Mark Franken andRoger Savage | |
| 2010s | ||
| 2010 | Tomorrow, When the War Began | Andrew Plain,David Lee, Gethin Creagh and Robert Sullivan |
| Animal Kingdom | Sam Petty,Robert Mackenzie, Philippe Decrausaz, Leah Katz, Brooke Trezise and Richard Pain | |
| Beneath Hill 60 | Liam Egan, Alicia Slusarski, Mark Cornish, Tony Murtagh, Robert Sullivan and Mario Vaccaro | |
| Bran Nue Dae | Andrew Neil, Steve Burgess, Peter Mills, Mario Vaccaro, Blair Slater, David Bridie and Scott Montgomery | |
| AACTA Awards | ||
| 2011 (1st) | Snowtown | Frank Lipson, Andrew McGrath, Des Kenneally, Michael Carden, John Simpson and Erin McKimm |
| The Hunter | Sam Petty,David Lee,Robert Mackenzie, Les Fiddess, Tony Murtagh and Tom Heuzenroeder | |
| Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Wayne Pashley, Derryn Pasquill, Polly McKinnon, Fabian Sanjurjo, Phil Heywood and Peter D. Smith | |
| Mad Bastards | Phil Judd, Nick Emond, Johanna Emond, Les Fiddess, Jennifer Sochackyj and Beth Tredray | |
| 2012 (2nd) | The Sapphires | Andrew Plain, Bry Jones, Peter D. Smith,Ben Osmo and John Simpson |
| Burning Man | David Lee, Andrew Plain and Gethin Creagh | |
| Lore | Sam Petty, Michael Busch,Robert Mackenzie, Antony Gray, Yulia Akerholt and Brooke Trezise | |
| Swerve | Peter D. Smith, John Simpson, Martyn Zub and Des Kenneally | |
| 2013 (3rd) | The Great Gatsby | Wayne Pashley, Jenny T. Ward, Fabian Sanjurjo, Steve Maslow, Phil Heywood andGuntis Sics |
| Mystery Road | Lawrence Horne, Nick Emond, Zheng 'Joe' Huang,Phil Judd, Les Fiddess and Greg P. Fitzgerald | |
| The Rocket | Sam Petty, Brooke Trezise, Nick Emond, Sam Hayward and Yulia Akerholt | |
| Satellite Boy | Phil Judd, Liam Egan, Nick Emond, Glenn Butler, Les Fiddess and Jennifer Sochackyj | |
| 2014 (4th) | The Rover | Sam Petty, Des Kenneally, Justine Angus, Brooke Trezise, Francis Ward Lindsay andRobert Mackenzie |
| Charlie's Country | James Currie and Tom Heuzenroeder | |
| Felony | William Ward, Andrew Plain, Grant Shepherd andRobert Mackenzie | |
| The Railway Man | Andrew Plain, Gethin Creagh, Craig Walmsley and Colin Nicolson | |
| 2015 (5th) | Mad Max: Fury Road | Ben Osmo, David White, Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff,Wayne Pashley and Mark A. Mangini |
| The Dressmaker | Andrew Ramage, Glenn Newnham, Chris Goodes, David Williams, Mario Vaccaro and Alex Francis | |
| Paper Planes | Chris Goodes, James Ashton, Emma Bortignon and Trevor Hope | |
| Partisan | Robert Mackenzie and Dane Cody | |
| 2016 (6th) | Hacksaw Ridge | Andrew Wright,Robert Mackenzie,Kevin O'Connell, Mario Vaccaro, Tara Webb andPeter Grace |
| The Daughter | Liam Egan, Nick Emond, Tony Murtagh, James Andrews, Yulia Akerholt and Robert Sullivan | |
| Gods of Egypt | Wayne Pashley,Peter Grace, Derryn Pasquill, Fabian Sanjurjo, Greg P. Fitzgerald and Peter Purcell | |
| Tanna | Emma Bortignon, James Ashton andMartin Butler | |
| 2017 (7th) | Lion | James Ashton, Nakul Kamte,Robert Mackenzie, Glenn Newnham, Andrew Ramage and Mario Vaccaro |
| Jasper Jones | Yulia Akerholt, James Andrews, Liam Egan, Les Fiddess, Trevor Hope and Robert Sullivan | |
| Killing Ground | Francis Byrne, Cate Cahill and Serge Lacroix | |
| The Lego Batman Movie | Gregg Landaker, Rick Lisle,Wayne Pashley, Fabian Sanjurgo and Michael Semanick | |
| 2018 (8th) | Breath | Jed Dodge, Trevor Hope,Robert Mackenzie and Tara Webb |
| Cargo | Liam Egan, Leah Katz, Des Kenneally and Robert Sullivan | |
| Sweet Country | Sam Gain-Emery, Thom Kellar, Will Sheridan and David Tranter | |
| Upgrade | Will Files, P.K. Hooker and Andrew Ramage | |
| 2019 (9th) | Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan | Liam Egan, Craig Walmsley, Alicia Slusarski, Robert Sullivan, Tony Murtagh and Les Fiddess |
| Hotel Mumbai | Sam Petty, Pete Smith, Nakul Kamte, James Currie and Peter Ristic | |
| The King | Robert Mackenzie, Sam Petty, Gareth John, Leah Katz, Mario Vacarro and Tara Webb | |
| The Nightingale | Robert Mackenzie, Dean Ryan, Leah Katz and Pete Smith | |
| 2020s | ||
| 2020 (10th) | The Invisible Man | P.K Hooker, Will Files and Paul "Salty" Brincat |
| Babyteeth | Sam Hayward, Angus Robertson, Rick Lisle and Nick Emond | |
| I Am Woman | Robert Mackenzie,Ben Osmo, Pete Smith and Tara Webb | |
| Relic | Robert Mackenzie, John Wilkinson, Steve Burgess and Glenn Newnham | |
| True History of the Kelly Gang | Frank Lipson, Steve Single, Andrew Neil and Andrew Ramage | |
| 2021 (11th) | Mortal Kombat | Robert Mackenzie, Steve Burgess and Phil Heywood |
| Ascendant | Angus Robertson and Peter Purcell | |
| The Dry | Chris Goodes | |
| Nitram | Steve Single, Dean Ryan and James Ashton | |
| Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | Kevin O'Connell,Robert Mackenzie,Andy Wright andBen Osmo | |
| 2022 (12th) | Elvis | David Lee,Wayne Pashley,Andy Nelson and Michael Keller |
| Bosch & Rockit | Angus Robertson, Sam Hayward, Scott Mulready, Leah Katz, Cameron Grant and Les Fiddess | |
| The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson | Liam Egan, Nick Emond, Leah Katz, Robert Sullivan, Tom Heuzenroeder and Les Fiddess | |
| The Stranger | Andy Wright, Will Sheridan, Beth Bezzina and Chris Goodes | |
| Three Thousand Years of Longing | Robert Mackenzie,Ben Osmo, Yulia Akerholt and James Ashton | |
| 2023 (13th) | Talk to Me | Emma Bortignon, Pete Smith and Nick Steele |
| Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism | Benni Knop | |
| Scarygirl | Stuart Morton, Cameron Grant and Diego Ruiz | |
| Seriously Red | Angus Robertson, Sam Hayward,Guntis Sics and Danielle Wiessner | |
| Three Chords and the Truth | Anthony Marsh | |
| 2024 (14th) | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Robert Mackenzie,Ben Osmo, James Ashton, Yulia Akerholt, Jessica Meier andTom Holkenborg |
| Better Man | Paul Pirola,Guntis Sics,Greg P. Russell, Tom Marks andAndy Nelson | |
| How to Make Gravy | Craig Walmsley, Stuart Morton, Diego Ruiz and Sam Hayward | |
| Late Night with the Devil | Emma Bortignon, Manel Lopez, Pete Smith and Cameron Grant | |
| Memoir of a Snail | David Williams,Andy Wright, Lee Yee and Dylan Burgess | |