Dermain Finlayson

Dermain Finlayson is a Canadian film and television sound editor. He is most noted for his work on the 2024 film 40 Acres, for which he and Ed Douglas won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Sound Editing at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026.

Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Work Result Canadian Screen Awards 2016 Best Sound in a Variety or Animated Program or Series Pirate's Passagewith Mark Gingras, Adam Stein, John Laing, Keith Elliot, Rudy Michael 2026 Best Sound Editing 40 Acreswith Ed Douglas Best Sound Editing, Television Movie or Miniseries Committedwith Tom Bjelic, John Douglas Smith, James Robb 2013 DGC Team Award, Short Film Frostwith Bob Munroe, Patrick Hagarty, Jesse Katzev, Orlee Buium, Michael Torelli, Adam Stein, James McAteer, Jason McQuarrie, Guy Dube, Rosalie Mackintosh 2014 DGC Team Award, Comedy Television Series Satisfactionwith Keith Samples, Mark Reid, Michael J. Bowman, Stephen Bélanger, Elliott Ell, Jordan Roy, Sam Mantini, Rupert Lazarus, Sean Breaugh, Andra Fay Butler, John MacNeil, Matt Middleton, Beau Turner, Joyce McPherson, Jeff Smith, Yim Hung Kung, Malcolm McCulloch, Keith Park, Craig Webster, Majda Drinnan, John Laing, Tom Bjelic, Adam Stein, James Robb, Andrea H. Greaney, Dawn Howat, Will Taylor, Heather Schmitt Sound Editing in a Television Series Satisfactionwith Tom Bjelic, James Robb, Adam Stein 2015 Best Sound Editing in a Television Movie or Miniseries The Hazing Secretwith Mark Gingras, Katie Halliday, John Laing, Mark Dejczak, James Robb Best Christmas Party Everwith Mark Gingras, Katie Halliday, John Laing, Dale Lennon, James Robb 2017 Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'lewith Tom Bjelic, John Laing, Dale Lennon, Michael Mancuso, James Robb, Kevin Banks 2023 Outstanding Sound Editing, Comedy or Family Series Home Sweet Rome!with Ryan Birnberg, Mark Gingras 2025 Best Sound Editing in a Feature Film 40 Acreswith Ed Douglas Golden Reel Awards 2015 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Series 1 Hour – Dialogue/ADR Texas Rising Primetime Emmy Awards 2012 Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special Hatfields & McCoyswith Tom Bjelic, John Laing, John Douglas Smith, Mark Dejczak, Michael Mancuso, Kevin Banks, Darrell Hall, Alex Bullick, Nathan Robitaille, Dan Kiener, Emilie Boucek, Steve Baine 2015 Texas Risingwith John Laing, Tom Bjelic, Alex Bullick, Tyler Whitham, Michael Mancuso, Adam Stein, Petra Bach, Jill Purdy, Mark Dejczak, Mark Gingras, Dale Lennon, Kevin Banks, Jim Harrison, Steve Baine, Simon Meilleur