2000s
- 2000: Gladiator - Bob Beemer, Scott Millan and Ken Weston
- Cast Away - Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands and William B. Kaplan
- The Patriot - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Lee Orloff
- The Perfect Storm - John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David E. Campbell and Keith A. Wester
- U-571 - Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Rick Kline and Ivan Sharrock
- 2001: Black Hawk Down - Michael Minkler, Chris Munro and Myron Nettinga
- Amélie - Vincent Arnardi, Guillaume Leriche and Jean Umansky
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Gethin Creagh and Hammond Peek
- Moulin Rouge! - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage and Guntis Sics
- Pearl Harbor - Greg P. Russell, Peter J. Devlin and Kevin O'Connell
- 2002: Chicago - Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella and David Lee
- Gangs of New York - Tom Fleischman, Eugene Gearty and Ivan Sharrock
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
- Road to Perdition - Scott Millan, Bob Beemer and John Pritchett
- Spider-Man - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Ed Novick
- 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
- The Last Samurai - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Jeff Wexler
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Paul Massey, Doug Hemphill and Art Rochester
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - Christopher Boyes, David Parker, David E. Campbell and Lee Orloff
- Seabiscuit - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Tod A. Maitland
- 2004: Ray - Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer and Steve Cantamessa
- The Aviator - Tom Fleischman and Petur Hliddal
- The Incredibles - Randy Thom, Gary Rizzo and Doc Kane
- The Polar Express - Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands and William B. Kaplan
- Spider-Man 2 - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Joseph Geisinger
- 2005: King Kong - Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic and Tony Johnson
- Memoirs of a Geisha - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline and John Pritchett
- Walk the Line - Paul Massey, Doug Hemphill and Peter Kurland
- War of the Worlds - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ron Judkins
- 2006: Dreamgirls - Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie D. Burton
- Apocalypto - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Fernando Cámara
- Blood Diamond - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ivan Sharrock
- Flags of Our Fathers - John T. Reitz, David E. Campbell, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes and Lee Orloff
- 2007: The Bourne Ultimatum - Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis
- 3:10 to Yuma - Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Jim Stuebe
- No Country for Old Men - Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland
- Ratatouille - Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane
- Transformers - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin
- 2008: Slumdog Millionaire - Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
- The Dark Knight - Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
- WALL-E - Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
- Wanted - Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt
- 2009: The Hurt Locker - Paul N. J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
- Avatar - Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
- Inglourious Basterds - Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
- Star Trek - Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson
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