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Randy Thom

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 Editing:Nominated
  • 2005Oscar - Best Achievement in Sound Mixing:Nominated
  • 2005Oscar - Best Achievement in Sound Mixing:Nominated
  • 2005Oscar - Best Achievement in Sound Editing:Winner
  • 2005Gold Derby Film Award - Sound Editing/Effects:Winner
  • 2005INOCA - Best Sound Mixing:Nominated
  • 2005INOCA - Best Sound Editing:Winner
  • 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 Effects Editing:Winner
  • 2005OFTA Film Award - Best Sound Mixing: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 Mixing:Nominated
  • 2008Oscar - Best Achievement in Sound Editing: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:Nominated
  • 2008Golden Reel Award - Best Sound Editing - SFX, Foley, Dialogue & ADR for Feature Film Animation:Winner
  • 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:Nominated
  • 2014Golden Reel Award - Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in an Animation Feature Film:Winner
  • 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 - Animated:Nominated
  • 2016C.A.S. Award - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Live Action:Winner
  • 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 Animation:Nominated
  • 2021Golden Reel Award - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Effects and Foley: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
  • 2026Children's & Family Emmy Award - Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for an Animated Program:Winner
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