Recognition

Awards & press.

Emmy & Golden Reel-winning sound design — plus the interviews and conversations about the work.

Wins

Nominations

Features

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Alien: Earth (2025) poster – sound design by Nolan McNaughton

Secret Level (2024) poster – sound design by Nolan McNaughton

The Gorge (2025) poster – sound design by Nolan McNaughton

Octonauts: The Ring of Fire (2021) poster – sound design by Nolan McNaughton

Emmy Awards

1 win

3 nominations

Winner

2022

Octonauts: The Ring of Fire

Children’s & Family Emmy Awards

Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program

Nominations

2026

Alien: Earth

Primetime Emmy Awards

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)

Episode: Neverland

2025

Secret Level

Primetime Emmy Awards

Outstanding Sound Editing for an Animated Program

Episode: Warhammer 40,000: And They Shall Know No Fear

2025

The Gorge

Primetime Emmy Awards

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special

Stranger Things (2025) poster – sound design by Nolan McNaughton

Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) poster – sound design by Nolan McNaughton

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025) poster – sound design by Nolan McNaughton

MPSE Golden Reel

4 wins

2 nominations

Winner

2026

Alien: Earth

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Long Form Effects/Foley

Episode: Neverland

Winner

2026

Predator: Killer of Killers

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Animation

Winner

2026

The Gorge

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Feature

Winner

2025

Secret Level

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Animation

Episode: Warhammer 40,000: And They Shall Know No Fear

Nominations

2026

Stranger Things

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Long Form Effects/Foley

Episode: Chapter Four: “Sorcerer”

2026

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Feature

The Dragon Prince (2024) poster – sound design by Nolan McNaughton

Lego Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition (2024) poster – sound design by Nolan McNaughton

It Lives Inside (2023) poster – sound design by Nolan McNaughton

Bones of Crows: The Series (2023) poster – sound design by Nolan McNaughton

Devil in Ohio (2022) poster – sound design by Nolan McNaughton

Bullet Proof (2022) poster – sound design by Nolan McNaughton

Leo Awards

4 wins

17 nominations

Winner

2024

It Lives Inside

Best Sound Motion Picture or Television Movie

The Rind (2021) poster – sound design by Nolan McNaughton

Winner

2022

The Rind

Best Sound in an Animation Program

Winner

2021

As the Smoke Rises

Best Sound in a Short Documentary

LEGO Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum (2020) poster – sound design by Nolan McNaughton

Winner

2021

LEGO Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum

Best Sound Animation Series

Episode: Red Skull Rising

Nominations

2025

The Dragon Prince

Best Sound Animation Series

Episode: Moonless Night

2025

The Dragon Prince

Best Sound Animation Series

Episode: Dying Light

2025

Lego Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition

Best Sound Animation Program or Series

2024

Bones of Crows: The Series

Best Sound Editing in a Dramatic Series

2024

The Dragon Prince

Best Sound Animation Series

Episode: The Great Bookery

2023

Devil in Ohio

Best Overall Sound in a Dramatic Series

2023

Bullet Proof

Best Sound in a Motion Picture

2022

Demonic

Best Sound in a Motion Picture

2022

Portraits from a Fire

Best Sound in a Motion Picture

2022

Bucketheads: A Star Wars Story

Best Sound in a Short Drama

Episode: Ground Zero

2022

Whistle

Best Sound in a Short Drama

2022

Back Home Again

Best Sound in an Animation Program

2021

The Paper Tigers

Best Overall Sound in a Motion Picture

2021

Into the Night

Best Sound in a Short Drama

2021

Pelican Milkshake

Best Sound in a Short Drama

2020

Rev & Roll

Best Sound Animation Program or Series

Episode: Stuck on You

2018

Dead Shack

Best Sound in a Motion Picture

In the Shadow of God (2022) poster – sound design by Nolan McNaughton

Godfall (2020) key art – sound design by Nolan McNaughton

Demon X (2019) poster – sound design by Nolan McNaughton

Marian (2017) poster – sound design by Nolan McNaughton

Festivals & Other

2 wins

4 nominations

Winner

2022

In the Shadow of God

Vancouver Badass Film Festival

Best Sound

Winner

2021

Godfall

NYX Awards

Best Audio Design

Gold Award

Nominations

2020

As the Smoke Rises

Hollywood North Film Awards

Best Sound Design – Canadian Short Documentary

2019

Demon X

die Seriale

Best Sound Design

2018

Marian

Queen Palm International Film Festival

Best Sound Design – Short Film

2018

Marian

Vancouver Horror Show

Best Sound