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Philip Stockton

Known For
Sound
Active Years
1984–2025 (42 Years)
Total Credits
91 credits in database
Sound 91 credits
91
Total Credits
1984–2025
42 Years Career Span
72
Vault Titles
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Key Co-Stars

Biography

Philip Stockton is a sound editor known for his work on major film and television productions, including Hugo, Boardwalk Empire, Life of Pi, The Departed, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. On February 26, 2012, he won an Academy Award for the movie Hugo. He also won a 2011 British Academy Film Award for Best Sound for his work on Hugo alongside Gearty, Tom Fleischman, and John Midgley. In addition to his film accolades, he won an Emmy Award for his work on the television production Boardwalk Empire. His career includes numerous credited works in the sound department for both film and television.

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Career

Career overview

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Name: Philip Stockton (also known as Phil Stockton or Philip B. Stockton).
Profession: Sound editor (American).
Known for: Sound effects/sound editing.
Credits/Works:
Hugo (2011)
Boardwalk Empire
Life of Pi (2012)
The Departed
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Awards:
Academy Award for Hugo (won February 26, 2012).
2011 BAFTA for Hugo.
British Academy Film Award for Best Sound for Hugo (shared with Gearty, Tom Fleischman, and John Midgley).
Emmy Award for Boardwalk Empire.
Other info: 82 known credits.
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Philip Stockton, also known as Phil Stockton or Philip B. Stockton, is an American sound editor. He is recognized for his work in the sound department on various major film and television productions. His professional credits include work on the films Life of Pi, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and The Departed, as well as the television series Boardwalk Empire. Stockton has a total of 82 known credits.
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Stockton has received several prestigious awards for his sound editing contributions. For his work on the film Hugo, he won an Academy Award on February 26, 2012. He also earned a 2011 BAFTA for his work on Hugo. Additionally, Stockton, along with Gearty, Tom Fleischman, and John Midgley, won a British Academy Film Award for Best Sound for the film Hugo. His work on the production Boardwalk Empire earned him an Emmy Award.
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"Philip Stockton, also known as Phil Stockton or Philip B. Stockton, is an American sound editor. He is recognized for his work in the sound department on various major film and television productions. His professional credits include work on the films Life of Pi, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and The Departed, as well as the television series Boardwalk Empire. Stockton has a total of 82 known credits.

Stockton has received several prestigious awards for his sound editing contributions. For his work on the film Hugo, he won an Academy Award on February 26, 2012. He also earned a 2011 BAFTA for his work on Hugo. Additionally, Stockton, along with Gearty, Tom Fleischman, and John Midgley, won a British Academy Film Award for Best Sound for the film Hugo. His work on the production Boardwalk Empire earned him an Emmy Award."

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Philip Stockton, who is also known as Phil Stockton or Philip B. Stockton, is an American sound editor recognized for his work on major film and television productions. His professional career includes 82 known credits, with his sound editing and sound effects work being widely noted in productions such as Hugo, Boardwalk Empire

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Career timeline

Highest 2 Lowest · Supervising Sound Editor
Killers of the Flower Moon · Supervising Sound Editor
Deep Water · Supervising Sound EditorTill · Supervising Sound Editor
Dear Evan Hansen · Supervising Sound EditorRespect · Supervising Sound EditorMonster · Supervising Sound Editor
Da 5 Bloods · Dialogue EditorDa 5 Bloods · Supervising Sound EditorDavid Byrne's American Utopia · Sound
The Irishman · Supervising Sound EditorGemini Man · Supervising Sound EditorMotherless Brooklyn · Sound EditorRolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese · Supervising Sound Editor
BlacKkKlansman · Dialogue EditorBlacKkKlansman · Supervising Sound Editor
American Made · Supervising Sound EditorGifted · Dialogue Editor
Silence · Supervising Sound EditorThe Promise · Supervising Sound EditorThe Whole Truth · Dialogue Editor
Mortdecai · Dialogue EditorA Walk in the Woods · Dialogue EditorChi-Raq · Supervising Sound Editor
Learning to Drive · Thanks
The Wolf of Wall Street · Supervising Sound EditorThe Wolf of Wall Street · Dialogue Editor
Life of Pi · Supervising Sound EditorPremium Rush · Supervising Sound Editor
George Harrison: Living in the Material World · Supervising Sound EditorHugo · Supervising Sound EditorHugo · Dialogue EditorPublic Speaking · Sound Editor
Shutter Island · Supervising Sound EditorSalt · Supervising Sound EditorThe Bounty Hunter · Dialogue EditorCasino Jack and the United States of Money · Sound Editor
Taking Woodstock · Supervising Sound EditorTaking Woodstock · Dialogue Editor
Synecdoche, New York · Supervising Sound EditorSynecdoche, New York · Dialogue EditorWhat Just Happened · Supervising Sound Editor
Lust, Caution · Supervising Sound EditorThe Brave One · Sound DesignerThe Brave One · Supervising Sound Editor
The Departed · Supervising Sound EditorThe Departed · Dialogue EditorInside Man · Supervising Sound Editor
Brokeback Mountain · Supervising Sound EditorNorth Country · Supervising Sound Editor
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind · Supervising Sound EditorThe Aviator · Supervising Sound EditorMaria Full of Grace · Supervising Sound EditorShe Hate Me · Supervising Sound Editor
Gangs of New York · Supervising Sound Editor25th Hour · Supervising Sound EditorHappy Here and Now · Dialogue Editor
Y Tu Mamá También · Sound SupervisorSmash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest · Thanks
O Brother, Where Art Thou? · Dialogue EditorBamboozled · Supervising Sound Editor
Bringing Out the Dead · Supervising Sound EditorRide with the Devil · Supervising Sound Editor
The Object of My Affection · Supervising Sound Editor
Cop Land · Supervising Sound EditorThe Ice Storm · Supervising Sound EditorKundun · Supervising Sound Editor
Nash BridgesThe Birdcage · Dialogue EditorLone Star · Supervising Sound EditorSome Mother's Son · Supervising Sound Editor
Get Shorty · Supervising Sound Editor
Vanya on 42nd Street · Sound EditorOleanna · Supervising Sound Editor

Full Filmography

91 titles

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Philip Stockton best known for?

Philip Stockton is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Highest 2 Lowest (2025), Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), Deep Water (2022), Till (2022).

How many credits does Philip Stockton have?

Philip Stockton has accumulated over 91 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1984 to 2025.

What is Philip Stockton's background in cinema and television?

Philip Stockton is a sound editor known for his work on major film and television productions, including Hugo, Boardwalk Empire, Life of Pi, The Departed, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. On February 26, 2012, he won an Academy Award for the movie Hugo. He also won a 2011 British Academy Film Award for Best S...

Philip Stockton by the numbers

91credits
89films
2TV series
1984–2025active years

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