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Randy Thom Biography

Birth Name:Randy Thom

Profession Sound department, Actor, Art department, Music department

Fast Facts

  • In 2010, he received the Career Achievement Award from the Cinema Audio Society
  • Was awarded the MPSE Career Achievement Award in 2014
  • Won Golden Reel Awards for his work on "The Iron Giant," "The Incredibles" and "Ratatouille․"
  • Started out in showbusiness working on public radio programs
  • Quote: "(On being disregarded in Hollywood) "A sound fails in the forest where nobody hears it․""
  • Quote: "(On creating sounds for mobile devices) "A lot of these gadgets and pieces of technology we use become almost like friends to us, and we expect our friends to have voices․""
  • Is primarily known for his work on numerous Lucasfilm projects
  • Penned the educational essay "Designing a Movie For Sound" in 1999

Awards

  • 1984Oscar-Best Sound: winner
  • 1984Oscar-Best Sound: nominated
  • 1984Oscar-Best Sound: nominated
  • 1986Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Special: nominated
  • 1991ACCA-Best Sound: nominated
  • 1991BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
  • 1992Oscar-Best Sound: nominated
  • 1995Oscar-Best Sound: nominated
  • 1995Oscar-Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing: nominated
  • 1995C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films: winner
  • 1996C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films: nominated
  • 1996Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Foreign Feature: nominated
  • 1998Oscar-Best Sound: nominated
  • 1998C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films: nominated
  • 1998Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects & Foley: nominated
  • 1998OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
  • 1998OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Effects Editing: nominated
  • 2000Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Animated Feature: winner
  • 2001Oscar-Best Sound: nominated
  • 2001C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Feature Film: nominated
  • 2001Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects & Foley, Domestic Feature Film: nominated
  • 2001OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: winner
  • 2002Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Animated Feature Film, Domestic and Foreign: nominated
  • 2003BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated
  • 2003Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing in Foreign Features: nominated
  • 2005Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Mixing: nominated
  • 2005Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Editing: nominated
  • 2005Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Editing: winner
  • 2005Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Mixing: nominated
  • 2005Gold Derby Film Award-Sound Editing/Effects: winner
  • 2005INOCA-Best Sound Editing: winner
  • 2005INOCA-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
  • 2005Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Animated: nominated
  • 2005Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Animated: winner
  • 2005Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Animated: nominated
  • 2005OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: winner
  • 2005OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Effects Editing: winner
  • 2006Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Foreign: winner
  • 2007Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film Animation: nominated
  • 2007OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Effects Editing: nominated
  • 2008Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Editing: nominated
  • 2008Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Mixing: nominated
  • 2008Gold Derby Film Award-Sound Editing/Mixing: nominated
  • 2008INOCA-Best Sound Editing: nominated
  • 2008Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - SFX, Foley, Dialogue & ADR for Feature Film Animation: winner
  • 2008Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - SFX, Foley, Dialogue & ADR for Feature Film Animation: nominated
  • 2008OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Effects Editing: nominated
  • 2009Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR Animation in a Feature Film: nominated
  • 2009Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR Animation in a Feature Film: nominated
  • 2009Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR Animation in a Feature Film: nominated
  • 2010Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR Animation in a Feature Film: nominated
  • 2011INOCA-Best Sound Editing: nominated
  • 2011Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in an Animation Feature Film: winner
  • 2012Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in an Animation Feature Film: nominated
  • 2012Satellite Award-Best Sound (Editing & Mixing): nominated
  • 2013C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Animated: nominated
  • 2013Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in an Animation Feature Film: nominated
  • 2014C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Animated: nominated
  • 2014Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in an Animation Feature Film: winner
  • 2014Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in an Animation Feature Film: nominated
  • 2015C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Animated: nominated
  • 2015Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Animated Feature: nominated
  • 2016Oscar-Best Achievement in Sound Mixing: nominated
  • 2016BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound: winner
  • 2016C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Live Action: winner
  • 2016C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Animated: nominated
  • 2016Gold Derby Film Award-Sound: nominated
  • 2016Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film: winner
  • 2016Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film: nominated
  • 2016Golden Reel Award-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in an Animation Feature Film: nominated
  • 2016OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
  • 2016Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Sound Design: nominated
  • 2017Satellite Award-Best Sound (Editing & Mixing): nominated
  • 2018C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Animated: nominated
  • 2018C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Animated: nominated
  • 2018Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film: nominated
  • 2020César-Best Sound (Meilleur son): winner
  • 2020Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film: nominated
  • 2020Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film: nominated
  • 2021Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Effects and Foley: nominated
  • 2021Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Animation: nominated
  • 2021Satellite Award-Best Sound (Editing & Mixing): nominated
  • 2023Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Non-Theatrical Feature: nominated
  • 2024Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Animation: nominated
  • 2025Oscar-Best Sound: nominated
  • 2025Windie-Best Sound: nominated
  • 2025Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Animation: winner
  • 2025OFTA Film Award-Best Sound: nominated