1980s
- 1980: The Empire Strikes Back - Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Peter Sutton
- Altered States - Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Michael Minkler and Willie D. Burton
- Coal Miner's Daughter - Richard Portman, Roger Heman and James R. Alexander
- Fame - Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Jay M. Harding and Christopher Newman
- Raging Bull - Donald O. Mitchell, Bill Nicholson, David J. Kimball and Les Lazarowitz
- 1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark - Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Roy Charman
- On Golden Pond - Richard Portman and David M. Ronne
- Outland - John Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass, Jr., Robert Thirlwell and Robin Gregory
- Pennies from Heaven - Michael J. Kohut, Jay M. Harding, Richard Tyler and Al Overton, Jr.
- Reds - Dick Vorisek, Tom Fleischman and Simon Kaye
- 1982: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo, Gene Cantamessa
- Das Boot - Milan Bor, Trevor Pyke and Mike Le Mare
- Gandhi - Gerry Humphreys, Robin O'Donoghue, Jonathan Bates and Simon Kaye
- Tootsie - Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander and Les Lazarowitz
- Tron - Michael Minkler, Bob Minkler, Lee Minkler and James LaRue
- 1983: The Right Stuff - Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Randy Thom, David MacMillan
- Never Cry Wolf - Alan Splet, Todd Boekelheide, Randy Thom and David Parker
- Return of the Jedi - Ben Burtt, Gary Summers, Randy Thom and Tony Dawe
- Terms of Endearment - Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O'Connell and James R. Alexander
- WarGames - Michael J. Kohut, Carlos Delarios, Aaron Rochin and Willie D. Burton
- 1984: Amadeus - Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide, Chris Newman
- 2010 - Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Carlos Delarios and Gene Cantamessa
- Dune - Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Kevin O'Connell and Nelson Stoll
- A Passage to India - : Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter and John W. Mitchell
- The River - : Nick Alphin, Robert Thirlwell, Richard Portman and David M. Ronne
- 1985: Out of Africa - Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold, Peter Handford
- Back to the Future - : Bill Varney, B. Tennyson Sebastian II, Robert Thirlwell and William B. Kaplan
- A Chorus Line - Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Minkler, Gerry Humphreys and Christopher Newman
- Ladyhawke - Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore and Bud Alper
- Silverado - Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O'Connell and David M. Ronne
- 1986: Platoon - John Wilkinson, Richard Rogers, Charles Grenzbach, Simon Kaye
- Aliens - Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter and Roy Charman
- Heartbreak Ridge - : Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore and Bill Nelson
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Terry Porter, David J. Hudson, Mel Metcalfe and Gene Cantamessa
- Top Gun - Donald O. Mitchell, Kevin O'Connell, Rick Kline and William B. Kaplan
- 1987: The Last Emperor - Bill Rowe, Ivan Sharrock
- Empire of the Sun - Robert Knudson, Don Digirolamo, John Boyd and Tony Dawe
- Lethal Weapon - Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore and Bill Nelson
- RoboCop - Michael J. Kohut, Carlos Delarios, Aaron Rochin and Robert Wald
- The Witches of Eastwick - Wayne Artman, Tom Beckert, Tom E. Dahl, Art Rochester
- 1988: Bird - Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Willie Burton
- Die Hard - Don J. Bassman, Kevin F. Cleary, Richard Overton and Al Overton, Jr.
- Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey - Andy Nelson, Brian Saunders and Peter Handford
- Mississippi Burning - Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Rick Kline and Danny Michael
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Robert Knudson, John Boyd, Don Digirolamo and Tony Dawe
- 1989: Glory - Donald O. Mitchell, Gregg Rudloff, Elliot Tyson, Russell Williams
- The Abyss - Don J. Bassman, Kevin F. Cleary, Richard Overton and Lee Orloff
- Black Rain - Donald O. Mitchell, Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Keith A. Wester
- Born on the Fourth of July - Michael Minkler, Gregory H. Watkins, Wylie Stateman and Tod A. Maitland
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Ben Burtt, Gary Summers, Shawn Murphy and Tony Dawe
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