Al Nelson (sound engineer)

Al Nelson
Al Nelson
Occupation	Sound engineer

Last updated February 02, 2026

Al Nelson is an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award and was nominated for one more in the category Best Sound for the films Top Gun: Maverick and F1 .

Selected filmography

Accolades

Academy Award

Year^[a]	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2023	Best Sound	Top Gun: Maverick	Won^[b]	^[4]
2026	Best Sound	F1	Pending^[c]	^[5]

BAFTA Awards

Year^[a]	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2023	Best Sound	Top Gun: Maverick	Nominated	^[6]

Critics' Choice Awards

Year^[a]	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2026	Best Sound	F1	Won	^[7]

Satellite Awards

Year^[a]	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	Best Sound	Jurassic World	Nominated	^[8]
2023		Top Gun: Maverick	Won	^[9]
2025		Twisters	Nominated	^[10]
2026		F1	Nominated	^[11]

Notes

1 2 3 4 Year of Ceremony
↑ Shared with Mark Weingarten, James Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor
↑ Shared with Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary Rizzo, Juan Peralta and Gareth John

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Skinner, Joe (2023-03-09). "Al Nelson's Sound Design Journey From "Jurassic Park" To "Top Gun: Maverick" | Podcast | American Masters | PBS". American Masters. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
↑ Warner, Kara (2025-11-21). "Al Nelson, Gary Rizzo interview: 'F1' sound". Gold Derby. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
↑ Jackson, Destiny (2025-11-15). "'F1' Director Joseph Kosinski & Sound Editor Al Nelson On The Detailed Difficulty Of Creating "The Most Authentic Racing Movie Ever" – Contenders Los Angeles". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
↑ Lynch, Joe (March 12, 2023). "Here Are All the Winners From the 2023 Oscars: Complete List". Billboard . Retrieved January 27, 2024.
↑ "Oscars 2026: Nominees list in full". www.bbc.com. 2026-01-22. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
↑ "Baftas 2023: The winners and nominees in full". 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
↑ Davis, Clayton (November 24, 2025). "Critics Choice Awards Unveil First Below-the-Line Shortlists in 11 Categories: 'Sinners', 'Frankenstein', 'Wicked: For Good', and 'F1' Lead Craft Contenders". Variety . Retrieved December 5, 2025.
↑ Kilday, Gregg (December 1, 2015). "Satellite Awards Nominees Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 1, 2015.
↑ Anderson, Erik (December 8, 2022). "'Top Gun: Maverick' leads International Press Academy's 27th Satellite Awards nominations". AwardsWatch. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
↑ Kilday, Gregg (December 1, 2015). "Satellite Awards Nominees Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 1, 2015.
↑ Anderson, Erik (December 16, 2025). "International Press Academy Satellite Awards Nominations: 'Sinners', 'One Battle After Another', and 'Hamnet' Lead". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 17, 2025.

External links

Al Nelson at IMDb

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[a-4] 1 2 3 4 Year of Ceremony

[b-5] Shared with Mark Weingarten, James Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor

[c-7] Shared with Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary Rizzo, Juan Peralta and Gareth John

[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Skinner, Joe (2023-03-09). "Al Nelson's Sound Design Journey From "Jurassic Park" To "Top Gun: Maverick" | Podcast | American Masters | PBS". American Masters. Retrieved 2026-01-23.

[2] Warner, Kara (2025-11-21). "Al Nelson, Gary Rizzo interview: 'F1' sound". Gold Derby. Retrieved 2026-01-23.

[3] Jackson, Destiny (2025-11-15). "'F1' Director Joseph Kosinski & Sound Editor Al Nelson On The Detailed Difficulty Of Creating "The Most Authentic Racing Movie Ever" – Contenders Los Angeles". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-01-23.

[6] Lynch, Joe (March 12, 2023). "Here Are All the Winners From the 2023 Oscars: Complete List". Billboard . Retrieved January 27, 2024.

[8] "Oscars 2026: Nominees list in full". www.bbc.com. 2026-01-22. Retrieved 2026-01-23.

[9] "Baftas 2023: The winners and nominees in full". 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2025-03-02.

[10] Davis, Clayton (November 24, 2025). "Critics Choice Awards Unveil First Below-the-Line Shortlists in 11 Categories: 'Sinners', 'Frankenstein', 'Wicked: For Good', and 'F1' Lead Craft Contenders". Variety . Retrieved December 5, 2025.

[11] Kilday, Gregg (December 1, 2015). "Satellite Awards Nominees Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 1, 2015.

[Nominations-12] Anderson, Erik (December 8, 2022). "'Top Gun: Maverick' leads International Press Academy's 27th Satellite Awards nominations". AwardsWatch. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.

[13] Kilday, Gregg (December 1, 2015). "Satellite Awards Nominees Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 1, 2015.

[14] Anderson, Erik (December 16, 2025). "International Press Academy Satellite Awards Nominations: 'Sinners', 'One Battle After Another', and 'Hamnet' Lead". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 17, 2025.

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v t e Academy Award for Best Sound
1929–1950	Douglas Shearer (1929/30) Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department (1930/31) Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department (1931/32) Franklin Hansen (1932/33) John P. Livadary (1934) Douglas Shearer (1935) Douglas Shearer (1936) Thomas T. Moulton (1937) Thomas T. Moulton (1938) Bernard B. Brown (1939) Douglas Shearer (1940) Jack Whitney (1941) Nathan Levinson (1942) Stephen Dunn (1943) Edmund H. Hansen (1944) Stephen Dunn (1945) John P. Livadary (1946) Gordon E. Sawyer (1947) Thomas T. Moulton (1948) Thomas T. Moulton (1949) Thomas T. Moulton (1950)
1951–1975	Douglas Shearer (1951) London Films Sound Department (1952) John P. Livadary (1953) Leslie I. Carey (1954) Fred Hynes (1955) Carlton W. Faulkner (1956) George Groves (1957) Fred Hynes (1958) Franklin Milton (1959) Fred Hynes and Gordon E. Sawyer (1960) Gordon E. Sawyer and Fred Hynes (1961) John Cox (1962) Franklin Milton (1963) George Groves (1964) James Corcoran and Fred Hynes (1965) Franklin Milton (1966) Samuel Goldwyn Studio (1967) Shepperton Studios (1968) Jack Solomon and Murray Spivack (1969) Douglas Williams and Don Bassman (1970) Gordon McCallum and David Hildyard (1971) Robert Knudson and David Hildyard (1972) Robert Knudson and Christopher Newman (1973) Ronald Pierce and Melvin Metcalfe Sr. (1974) Robert Hoyt, Roger Heman Jr., Earl Madery, and John Carter (1975)
1976–2000	Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, and Jim Webb (1976) Don MacDougall, Ray West, Bob Minkler, and Derek Ball (1977) Richard Portman, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, and Darin Knight (1978) Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs, and Nat Boxer (1979) Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, and Peter Sutton (1980) Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, and Roy Charman (1981) Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo, and Gene Cantamessa (1982) Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Randy Thom, and David MacMillan (1983) Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide, and Christopher Newman (1984) Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold, and Peter Handford (1985) John Wilkinson, Richard Rogers, Charles Grenzbach, and Simon Kaye (1986) Bill Rowe and Ivan Sharrock (1987) Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, and Willie D. Burton (1988) Donald O. Mitchell, Gregg Rudloff, Elliot Tyson, and Russell Williams II (1989) Jeffrey Perkins, Bill W. Benton, Gregory H. Watkins, and Russell Williams II (1990) Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers, and Lee Orloff (1991) Chris Jenkins, Doug Hemphill, Mark Smith, and Simon Kaye (1992) Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Shawn Murphy, and Ron Judkins (1993) Gregg Landaker, Steve Maslow, Bob Beemer, and David MacMillan (1994) Rick Dior, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan, and David MacMillan (1995) Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker, and Christopher Newman (1996) Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers, and Mark Ulano (1997) Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, and Ron Judkins (1998) John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David E. Campbell, and David Lee (1999) Bob Beemer, Scott Millan, and Ken Weston (2000)
2001–present	Michael Minkler, Chris Munro, and Myron Nettinga (2001) David Lee, Michael Minkler, and Dominick Tavella (2002) Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek (2003) Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer, and Steve Cantamessa (2004) Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, and Hammond Peek (2005) Bob Beemer, Willie D. Burton, and Michael Minkler (2006) Kirk Francis, Scott Millan, and David Parker (2007) Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, and Ian Tapp (2008) Paul N. J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett (2009) Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo, and Ed Novick (2010) Tom Fleischman and John Midgley (2011) Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, and Simon Hayes (2012) Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead, and Chris Munro (2013) Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins, and Thomas Curley (2014) Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, and Ben Osmo (2015) Kevin O'Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie, and Peter Grace (2016) Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo, and Mark Weingarten (2017) Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin, and John Casali (2018) Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson (2019) Jaime Baksht, Nicolas Becker, Phillip Bladh, Carlos Cortés Navarrete, and Michelle Couttolenc (2020) Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill, and Ron Bartlett (2021) Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon, and Mark Taylor (2022) Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn (2023) Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, and Doug Hemphill (2024)