Randy Thom
Randy has been nominated for fifteen Oscars, an Emmy and a Grammy. He has received two Oscars: one for The Right Stuff, and one for The Incredibles. Randy was honored with the C.A.S. Career Achievement Award in 2010 and the MPSE Career Achievement Award in 2014. His career in radio and music recording made the transition to film industry in 1975, when he was hired on Apocalypse Now (1979) as a sound effects recordist.
Randy Thom awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Winner Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in an Animation Feature Film (Randy Thom, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Jeremy Bowker, Luke Dunn Gielmuda, Brad Semenoff, Dennie Thorpe, Jana Vance, Ben Burtt, James Likowski, Michael Silvers, Leff Lefferts, Andre Fenley, Kyrsten Mate, Kent Sparling, Lisa Jaime, Bill Abbott) | Epic |
| 2011 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Winner Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in an Animation Feature Film (Jonathan Null, Randy Thom, Al Nelson, Pascal Garneau, Chris Gridley, Dennie Thorpe, Jana Vance, Colette D. Dahanne, Josh Gold, Pete Horner, Sue Fox, Andrea Gard, Richard Quinn) | How to Train Your Dragon |
| 2008 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Winner Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing - SFX, Foley, Dialogue & ADR for Feature Film Animation (Randy Thom, Michael Silvers, Sue Fox, Steve Slanec, Teresa Eckton, Kyrsten Mate, Stephen M. Davis, Al Nelson) | Ratatouille |
| 2006 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Winner Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Foreign (Randy Thom, Dennis Leonard, Alex Joseph, Bjorn Ole Schroeder, Daniel Laurie, Andy Kennedy, Douglas Murray, Jon Olive, Sam Auguste, Peter Burgis, Andie Derrick) | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Nominee Golden Reel Award | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Animation (Daniel Laurie, Randy Thom, Jamey Scott, Leff Lefferts, Qianbaihui Yang, Scott Guitteau, Jacob Riehle, Joe Lisanti, Matthew Llewellyn, Larry Oatfield, Zach Martin, Ronni Brown, Jana Vance, Sean England) | The Super Mario Bros. Movie |
| 2023 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Nominee Golden Reel Award | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Non-Theatrical Feature (Bjorn Ole Schroeder, Leff Lefferts, Randy Thom, Malcolm Fife, Pascal Garneau, Teresa Eckton, Goeun Lee Everett, James Spencer, Chris Manning, Chris Frazier, Dee Selby, John Roesch, Shelley Roden) | Pinocchio |
| 2021 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Nominee Golden Reel Award | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Effects and Foley (Bjorn Ole Schroeder, Randy Thom, Kyrsten Mate, Leff Lefferts, Nick Docter, John Roesch, Shelley Roden) | |
| 2021 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Nominee Golden Reel Award | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Animation (Brian Chumney, Leff Lefferts, Randy Thom, Dominick Certo, Jonathan Greber, Pascal Garneau, Mac Smith, Doug Winningham, Dee Selby, John Roesch, Shelley Roden, Ronni Brown, Jana Vance) | |
| 2021 | Satellite Awards | Nominee Satellite Award | Best Sound (Editing & Mixing) (Randy Thom, Dan Hiland, Todd Beckett, Danny Hambrook, Bjorn Ole Schroeder) | |
| 2020 | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards | Nominee Satellite Award | Best Sound (Editing & Mixing) (Randy Thom, Dan Hiland, Todd Beckett, Danny Hambrook, Bjorn Ole Schroeder) | These Final Hours |
| 2020 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Nominee Golden Reel Award | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film (Brian Chumney, Leff Lefferts, Randy Thom, Al Nelson, Jonathan Borland, Malcolm Fife, Dee Selby, Jana Vance, Geoff Vaughan) | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World |
| 2015 | Cinema Audio Society, USA | Nominee C.A.S. Award | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Animated (Tighe Sheldon, Randy Thom, Shawn Murphy, Brandon Proctor, Corey Tyler) | How to Train Your Dragon 2 |
| 2015 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Nominee Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing - Animated Feature (Randy Thom, Michael Silvers, Al Nelson, Brian Chumney, Sean England, Robin Harlan, Mac Smith, Jeremy Bowker, Pascal Garneau, Sue Fox) | How to Train Your Dragon 2 |
| 2014 | Cinema Audio Society, USA | Nominee C.A.S. Award | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Animated (Tighe Sheldon, Randy Thom, Gary A. Rizzo, Dennis S. Sands, Corey Tyler) | The Croods |
| 2014 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Nominee Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in an Animation Feature Film (Randy Thom, Jonathan Null, Al Nelson, Dennie Thorpe, Jana Vance, Brian Chumney, Sue Fox, Pascal Garneau, J.R. Grubbs, Mac Smith, Leff Lefferts) | The Croods |
| 2011 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Nominee INOCA | Best Sound Editing (Randy Thom, Jonathan Null) | How to Train Your Dragon |
| 2010 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Nominee Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR Animation in a Feature Film (Ronald Eng, David A. Cohen, Randy Thom, Willard Overstreet, Steve Boeddeker, Steve Tushar, Dan O'Connell) | Coraline |
| 2009 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Nominee Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR Animation in a Feature Film (Randy Thom, Dennis Leonard, Jonathan Null, Sue Fox, Thomas A. Carlson, Steve Slanec, Colette D. Dahanne, Pete Horner, Kyrsten Mate, Mac Smith, Jeremy Bowker, Andrea Gard, Ronni Brown, Ellen Heuer, Dennie Thorpe, Jana Vance) | Horton Hears a Who! |
| 2008 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Achievement in Sound Mixing (Randy Thom, Michael Semanick, Doc Kane) | Ratatouille |
| 2008 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Achievement in Sound Editing (Randy Thom, Michael Silvers) | Ratatouille |
| 2008 | Gold Derby Awards | Nominee Gold Derby Award | Sound Editing/Mixing (Doc Kane, Michael Semanick, Michael Silvers, Randy Thom) | Ratatouille |
| 2008 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Nominee INOCA | Best Sound Editing (Randy Thom, Michael Silvers) | Ratatouille |
| 2008 | Online Film & Television Association | Nominee OFTA Film Award | Best Sound Effects Editing (Randy Thom, Michael Silvers) | Ratatouille |
| 2007 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Nominee Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film Animation (Randy Thom, Douglas Murray, Sue Fox, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Tom Carlson, Al Nelson, David C. Hughes, Christopher Scarabosio, Will Files, Samuel H. Hinckley, Marshall Winn, Stuart McCowan, Jana Vance, Ellen Heuer, Dennie Thorpe) | Ice Age: The Meltdown |
| 2007 | Online Film & Television Association | Nominee OFTA Film Award | Best Sound Effects Editing (Dennis Leonard, Randy Thom) | Monster House |
| 2005 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Achievement in Sound Mixing (William B. Kaplan, Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands) | The Polar Express |
| 2005 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Achievement in Sound Editing (Randy Thom, Dennis Leonard) | The Polar Express |
| 2005 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Nominee Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Animated (Randy Thom, Dennis Leonard, Sue Fox, Marilyn McCoppen, David C. Hughes, Scott Guitteau, Jonathan Null, Larry Oatfield, Kenneth Karman) | The Polar Express |
| 2005 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Nominee Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Animated (Randy Thom, Dennis Leonard, Jonathan Null, Marilyn McCoppen, David C. Hughes, Scott Guitteau, J.R. Grubbs, Ewa Sztompke, Larry Oatfield, Andre Fenley, Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz) | Shrek 2 |
| 2003 | BAFTA Awards | Nominee BAFTA Film Award | Best Sound (Randy Thom, Dennis Leonard, John Midgley, Ray Merrin, Graham Daniel, Rick Kline) | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
| 2003 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Nominee Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Foreign Features (Randy Thom, Dennis Leonard, Derek Trigg, Martin Cantwell, Andy Kennedy, Colin Ritchie, Nick Lowe) | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
| 2002 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Nominee Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing - Animated Feature Film, Domestic and Foreign (Randy Thom, Dennis Leonard, Andrea Gard, Sue Fox, David C. Hughes, Robert Shoup, Jim McKee, Christopher Scarabosio, Ernie Cheesley) | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within |
| 1998 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Sound (Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands, William B. Kaplan) | Contact |
| 1998 | Cinema Audio Society, USA | Nominee C.A.S. Award | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films (Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands, William B. Kaplan) | Contact |
| 1998 | Online Film & Television Association | Nominee OFTA Film Award | Best Sound Mixing (Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands, William B. Kaplan) | Contact |
| 1998 | Online Film & Television Association | Nominee OFTA Film Award | Best Sound Effects Editing (Phil Benson, Randy Thom) | Contact |
| 1996 | Cinema Audio Society, USA | Nominee C.A.S. Award | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films (Randy Thom, Gary Summers, Shawn Murphy, Rob Young) | Jumanji |
| 1986 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Nominee Primetime Emmy | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Special (Tom Johnson, Randy Thom) | Ewoks: The Battle for Endor |
| 1984 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Sound (Ben Burtt, Gary Summers, Randy Thom, Tony Dawe) | Return of the Jedi |
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