"The Queen's Gambit" tops TV episodic tally with three awards
The Trial of the Chicago 7, Greyhound, Soul and Tenet were among the feature winners at the 68th annual Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards virtual ceremony held on Friday evening (4/16).
On the television episodic side, The Queen’s Gambit garnered three Golden Reel Awards–for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing–Episodic Long Form–Music/Musical. Episodic Long Form–Dialogue/ADR, and Episodic Long Form–Effects/Foley. In the latter category The Queen’s Gambit tied with an episode of Star Trek: Picard.
Next in the TV tally countdown was The Mandalorian with a pair of awards.
The MPSE also honored Academy Award-winner George Miller with its annual Filmmaker Award. The Australian writer, director and producer is responsible for movies including Mad Max, Mad Max 2: Road Warrior, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome and Mad Max: Fury Road. In 2007, he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for the smash hit Happy Feet. He also earned Oscar nominations for Babe and Lorenzo’s Oil.
Additionally supervising sound editor Dennis Drummond was honored with the 2021 MPSE Career Achievement Award. Patrick Drummond accepted on his brother's behalf. Dennis Drummond’s many credits includes The Intern, The Help, It’s Complicated and The Pursuit of Happyness.
Here’s a category-by-category rundown of the evening’s Golden Reel Award winners:
68th ANNUAL MPSE GOLDEN REEL AWARD WINNERS
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation
Soul
Disney
Supervising Sound Editor: Coya Elliott
Sound Effects Editors: Kimberly Patrick, Steve Orlando, Jonathan Stevens
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Cheryl Nardi
Sound Designer: Ren Klyce
Foley Editor Thom Brennan
Foley Artists: John Roesch, MPSE; Shelley Roden, MPSE; Dee Selby
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Dialogue / ADR
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Netflix
Supervising Sound and ADR Editor: Renee Tondelli
Dialogue Editors: Michael Hertlein, MPSE; Jeena Schoenke, Jon Michaels
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Documentary
The Reason I Jump
Vulcan Productions
Sound Effects Editors: Laurence Love Greed, Alexej Mungersdorff, Jack Wensley
Dialogue Editor: Jamie McPhee
Foley Editor: Srdjan Kurpjel
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Foreign Language Feature
The Eight Hundred
CMC Pictures
Supervising Sound Designer and Editor: Kang Fu
Sound Effects Editor: Steve Miller
Dialogue Editor: Ai Long Tan
Music Editor: Fei Yu
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Underscore
Tenet
Warner Bros.
Supervising Music Editor: Alex Gibson
Music Editor: Nicholas Fitzgerald
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Musical
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of the Fire Saga
Netflix
Music Editors: Allegra De Souza, Peter Oso Snell, MPSE; Jon Mooney
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Effects / Foley
Greyhound
Apple TV+
Supervising Sound Editors: Warren Shaw, Michael Minkler, Will Digby, MPSE
Sound Designers: Ann Scibelli, Jon Title
Sound Effects Editors: Jeff Sawyer, Richard Kitting, Odin Benitez, MPSE; Jason King
Foley Editor: Luke Gibleon
Foley Artist: Marko Costanzo
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Live Action Under 35:00
Servant: “2:00”
Apple+
Supervising Sound Editor: Sean Garnhart
Sound Effects Editor: Mark Filip
Dialogue Editor: Michael Feuser
Music Editor: Lesley Langs
Foley Editors: Julien Pirrie, Gareth Rhys Jones
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Short Form – Music
Vikings: “The Best Laid Plans”
Amazon
Supervising Music Editors: Yuri Gorbachow, MPSE; Mikaila Simmons
Music Editor: Lise Beauchesne
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Short Form – Dialogue/ADR
Mandalorian S2: Chapter 13: The Jedi
Disney+
Supervising Sound Editors: Matthew Wood, David Acord
Dialogue Editor: Richard Quinn
ADR Editor: James Spencer
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Short Form – Effects / Foley
Mandalorian S2: Chapter 13: The Jedi
Disney+
Supervising Sound Editors: David Acord, Matthew Wood
Sound Effects Editors: Benjamin A. Burtt, J.R. Grubbs
Foley Editor: Richard Gould
Foley Artists: Ronni Brown, Jana Vance
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Long Form – Music / Musical
The Queen’s Gambit: “Adjournment”
Netflix
Music Editor: Tom Kramer
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Long Form – Dialogue/ADR
The Queen’s Gambit: “End Game”
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editor: Gregg Swiatlowski
Dialogue Editor: Eric Hirsch
ADR Editors: Wylie Statemen, MPSE; Leo Marcil, Eric Hoehn
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Long Form – Effects / Foley
A TIE BETWEEN:
The Queen’s Gambit: “End Game”
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editor: Gregg Swiatlowski
Sound Designers: Eric Hoehn, Patrick Cicero
Sound Effects Editors: Eric Hirsch, James David Redding III
Dialogue Editor: Wylie Stateman, MPSE
Foley Editor: Rachel Chancey
Star Trek: Picard “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2”
CBS All Access
Supervising Sound Editor: Matthew E. Taylor
Sound Designers: Tim Farrell, Harry Cohen, MPSE
Sound Effects Editor: Michael Schapiro
Foley Editors: Clay Weber, Darrin Mann
Foley Artists: Alyson Dee Moore, Chris Moriana
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Single Presentation
A Christmas Carol
FX
Supervising Sound Editor: Lee Walpole, MPSE
Sound Effects Editors: Saoirse Christopherson, Andy Kennedy
Dialogue Editor: Ian Wilkinson
Foley Editors: Catherine Thomas, Anna Wright
Music Editor: Cecile Tournesac
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Animation Long Form
Mortal Kombat Legends: “Scorpion’s Revenge”
Warner Bros. Animation
Supervising Sound Editors: Rob McIntyre, MPSE; D.J. Lynch
Supervising ADR Editor: Mark A. Keatts
Sound Effects Editors: Lawrence Reyes, Roger Pallan
Dialogue Editors: Mike Garcia, Kelly Foley Downs, David M. Cowan, Patrick Foley
Sound Designers: Marc Schmidt, Evan Dockter
ADR Editors: Mark Mercado, Jon Abelardo
Foley Editors: Roberto Allegria, Derek Swanson
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Documentary
Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time: “Episode 1”
EPIX/Amblin
Supervising Sound Editor: Jonathan Greber
Sound Effects Editor: Lucas Miller
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Feature
The Ultimate Playlist of Noise
Hulu
Supervising Sound Editor: Odin Benitez, MPSE
Supervising ADR Editor: Ryan Briley
Sound Designer: Russell Topal, MPSE
Foley Editor: Rustam Gimadlyev
Foley Artists: Bogdan Zavarzin, Natalia Syeryakova
Music Editor: Katerina Tolkishevskaya
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Computer Cinematic
The Last of Us Part II
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Supervising Sound Editor: Shannon Potter
Sound Effects Editors: Patrick Ginn, Kyle Bailey, Michael Finley, Chad Bedell, Eric Paulsen, Keith Bilderbeck, Jim Diaz
Foley Artists: Dawn Fintor, Alicia Stevenson
Audio Director: Robert Krekel
Sound Designers: Justin Mullens, Beau Jimenez, Neil Uchitel, Jesse Garcia, MPSE; Michael Marchisotto
Supervising Music Editors: Rob Goodson, Scott Shoemaker
Music Editors: Anthony Caruso, Tyler Crowder, Sonia Coronado, Adam Kallibjian, Adam Kallibjian, James Zolyak, Ted Kocher, Scott Bergstrom, Tao-Ping Chen
Ori and the Will of the Wisps: Willow Ceremony
Xbox Game Studios
Audio Director: Kristoffer Larson
Audio Lead: Guy Whitmore, Alexander Leeman Johnson
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Computer Interactive Game Play
The Last of Us Part II
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Audio Director: Robert Krekel
Supervising Sound Editor: Shannon Potter
Supervising Dialogue Editors: Maged Khalil Ragab
Supervising Music Editor: Rob Goodson, Scott Shoemaker
Sound Designers: Neil Uchitel, Beau Jimenez, Justin Mullens, Jesse Garcia, MPSE; Michael Marchisotto, Derek Brown, Jordan Denton
Dialogue Editors: Grayson Stone, Julius Kukla, Thomas Barrett, Jaime Marcelo, Erik Schmall, Duncan Brown, Cesar Marenco
Foley Editors: Eolyne Arnold, MPSE
Sound Effects Editors: Patrick Ginn, Michael Finley, Kyle Bailey
Music Editors: Anthony Caruso, Tyler Crowder, Tao-Ping Chen, Sonia Coronado, Adam Kallibjian, Samuel Marshall, James Zolyak, Ted Kocher, Scott Bergstrom
Foley Artists: Dawn Fintor, Alicia Stevenson
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Animation Short Form
Baba Yaga
Amazon
Supervising Sound Editor: Scot Stafford
Sound Designer: Andrew Vernon, Jamey Scott, MPSE
Sound Effects Editor: Brendan Wolf
Music Editor: Rex Darnell
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Student Film (Verna Fields Award)
The Unknown
The National Film and Television School
Supervising Sound Editor: Yin Lee
Sound Designer: Yin Lee
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