6 Best Oscar Best Sound Winning Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 14, 2026

Sound winners are immersive in the most literal sense. Oppenheimer, Dune and Ford v Ferrari are huge, rumbling spectacles, Sound of Metal puts you inside a drummer’s sudden hearing loss, and Bohemian Rhapsody and Dunkirk round out a list best experienced with good speakers.

Oppenheimer (2023)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 93% Metacritic 90

The physicist behind the atomic bomb grapples with the moral weight of his creation.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 3h 01m · Rated R

Won 7 Oscars370 wins & 378 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Dune (2021)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A noble house is drawn into a treacherous struggle for control of the galaxy's most valuable resource.

Directed by Denis Villeneuve · 2h 35m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Sound of Metal (2020)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A heavy metal drummer's sudden hearing loss forces him to confront his identity and find a new community.

Directed by Darius Marder · 2h 01m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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Ford v Ferrari (2019)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 92% Metacritic 81

An American car designer and a fearless driver build a race car to beat Ferrari at Le Mans.

Directed by James Mangold · 2h 33m · Rated PG-13

Won 2 Oscars26 wins & 86 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 60% Metacritic 49

Queen's rise builds to a note-for-note recreation of their legendary Live Aid set.

Directed by Bryan Singer · 2h 15m · Rated PG-13

Won 4 Oscars50 wins & 81 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV, FXNow · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Dunkirk (2017)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 92% Metacritic 94

The evacuation of Allied soldiers told across three overlapping timelines and vantage points.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 1h 47m · Rated PG-13

Won 3 Oscars68 wins & 236 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Oscar Best Sound Winning Movies

Oppenheimer (2023)

Dune (2021)

Sound of Metal (2020)

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

Dunkirk (2017)

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