Sound of Metal is the 2021 Oscar Winner for Film Editing

SOUND OF METAL is the Oscars 2021 winner for Film Editing! Congratulations to Mikkel E. G. Nielsen on his Oscar win. During his speech, he thanked the deaf community. He referred to film editing as his "love affair" and thanked his family for supporting him through it. Other Oscars 2021 nominees for Film Editing included THE FATHER, NOMADLAND, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN and THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7. You can see complete coverage of Oscars 2021 winners on the Oscar Winners page and the full list of 93rd Academy Awards winners here on Oscar.com. Watch the complete acceptance speech below!

SOUND OF METAL accepts the Oscar for Film Editing at Oscars 2021.

Film Synopsis

The life of an itinerant punk-metal drummer begins to unravel when he suddenly loses his hearing, and with it, his identity.

The 93rd Oscars, produced by Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh, were held on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 8e|5p, and televised live on ABC and in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.