Sam Hayward Biography

Awards

• 2006ASSG Award-Best Achievement in Sound for Film Sound Design: winner
• 2008ASSG Award-Best Achievement in Film Sound Design: nominated
• 2009AFI Award-Best Sound in a Documentary: nominated
• 2011ASSG Award-Best Achievement in Mixing in a Feature Film: winner
• 2012ASSG Award-Best Achievement in Sound for a Short Film: winner
• 2012ASSG Award-Best Achievement in Sound for a Documentary: nominated
• 2013ASSG Award-Best Achievement in Sound for Film Sound Mixing: winner
• 2014AACTA Award-Best Sound: nominated
• 2014ASSG Award-Best Achievement in Mixing for a Feature Film: nominated
• 2015AACTA Award-Best Sound in a Documentary: nominated
• 2016ASSG Award-Feature Film Soundtrack of the Year: nominated
• 2017ASSG Award-Best Sound for a Television Drama Series (under 30 minutes duration): winner
• 2017Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Sound Editing - Preschool Animated Program: nominated
• 2017Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Sound Mixing - Preschool Animated Program: nominated
• 2018Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Sound Mixing in a Preschool Animated Program: nominated
• 2018Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Sound Editing in a Preschool Animated Program: nominated
• 2019Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Preschool Animated Program: winner
• 2019Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program: nominated
• 2020AACTA Award-Best Sound: nominated
• 2020ASSG Award-Soundtrack of the Year: winner
• 2020ASSG Award-Best Film Sound Mixing: winner
• 2021ASSG Award-Best Sound for a Live-Action Short Film: nominated
• 2022AACTA Award-Best Sound in Film: nominated
• 2022AACTA Award-Best Sound in a Documentary: nominated
• 2022ASSG Award-Best Sound for an Independent Feature Film: nominated
• 2023ASSG Award-Best Sound for an Independent Feature Film: nominated
• 2023ASSG Award-Best Sound for a Feature Film: winner
• 2024AACTA Award-Best Sound in Film: nominated
• 2024ASSG Award-Best Sound for a Documentary: winner
• 2024ASSG Award-Best Sound for a Television Series: winner
• 2024ASSG Award-Best Sound for Children's or Animation: winner
• 2024HPA Award-Outstanding Sound - Documentary: winner
• 2024Golden Reel Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Non-Theatrical Animation: nominated
• 2024Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation: nominated
• 2025AACTA Award-Best Sound in Television: winner
• 2025ASSG Award-Best Sound for a Television Series: nominated