The Motion Picture Sound Editors tonight presented the 66th MPSE Annual Golden Reel Awards at a black-tie ceremony at the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. Golden Reel Awards recognizing outstanding achievement in sound editing were presented in 23 categories encompassing feature films, long-form and short-form television, animation, documentaries, games, special venue and other media.
Director, Screenwriter and Producer Michael Mann presented the 2019 MPSE Filmmaker Award to Director Antoine Fuqua. (Re-Recording Mixer Steve Pederson and Supervising Sound Editor Mandell Winter introduced the award.) Academy Award-winning Supervising Sound Editor Ben Wilkins presented the MPSE Career Achievement Award to Supervising Sound Editor Stephen H. Flick.
The opening address was given by MPSE President Tom McCarthy. “We celebrate the creation of entertainment content that people will enjoy for generations to come,” he said. “As new formats appear and new ways to distribute content are developed, we need to continue to excel at our craft and provide exceptional soundtracks that heighten the audience experience.”
Presenters included actors Edward James Olmos, Kirsten Vangsness, Jasmin Savoy Brown and Libe Barer; filmmakers Christopher Miller and Phil Lord; production mixer and President of the Cinema Audio Society Mark Ulano; “Leveraging UP!” author Stacy Milner;Entertainment Industry Professionals Mentorship Alliance (EIPMA) board member Fabienne Rawley; Hollywood Reporter “Below the Line” editor Carolyn Giardina; Netflix partner engagement exec Frances Chu-Fong; MPSE board member (China) Shasha Dong and MPSE board member (India) Resul Pookuty.
66TH MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS (MPSE) GOLDEN REEL AWARDS
WINNERS
FILMMAKER AWARD
- Antoine Fuqua
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
- Stephen H. Flick
CATEGORY WINNERS
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Animation Short Form
Overwatch
“Reunion”
Blizzard Entertainment
- Supervising Sound Editor: Paul Menichini, MPSE
- Audio Lead: Caroline Hernandez, MPSE
- Sound Designers: Alexander Ephraim, MPSE Harry Cohen, MPSE, JP Walton
- Sound Effects Editors: Christopher Battaglia, MPSE, John Thomas
- Dialogue Editors: Isaac Hammons, Christopher Cody Flick
- Foley Editor: Gary Coppola, MPSE
- Foley Artist: Gregg Barbanell, MPSE
- Supervising Music Editor: Derek Duke
- Music Editors: Adam Burgess, Sam Cardon
- Scoring Editor: John Kurlander
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Animation Long Form
NextGen
Netflix
- Supervising Sound Editors: David Acord, Steve Slanec
- Sound Effects Editors: Kimberly Patrick, Pascal Garneau
- Dialogue Editors: Qianbaihui Yang
- Foley Artists: Ronni Brown, Margie O'Malley
- Foley Editors: Jim Likowski, Ryan Frias, Richard Gould
- Music Editor: Sebastian Zuleta
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Sony Pictures Entertainment / Marvel
- Supervising Sound Editors: Geoffrey Rubay, Curt Schulkey
- Sound Designer: John Pospisil
- Sound Effects Editors: Kip Smedley, Andy Sisul, MPSE, David Werntz, Christopher Aud, MPSE, Ando Johnson, Benjamin Cook, MPSE, Mike Reagan, Donald Flick
- Dialogue Editors: James Morioka, Matthew E. Taylor
- Foley Artists: Gary Hecker, MPSE, Michael Broomberg, Rick Owens, MPSE
- Foley Editor: Alec Rubay
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Documentary
Searching for Sound Islandman and Veyasin
Karga Seven Pictures / Red Bull TV
- Supervising Sound Editor: Suat Ayas, MPSE
- Dialogue Lead: Justin Stark
- Sound Effects Editors: Tolga Boyuk, Emin Yasin Vural
- Dialogue Editor: Okan Isik
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Documentary (Tie)
Free Solo
National Geographic Documentary Films
Supervising Sound Editor: Deborah Wallach
- Sound Effects Editor: Filipe Messeder, MPSE
- Foley Artist: Nuno Bento
- Foley Editor: Rolan Vajs
They Shall Not Grow Old
Wingnut Films / Fathom Events / Warner Brothers
- Supervising Sound Editors: Martin Kwok, Brent Burge, Melanie Graham, Justin Webster
- Supervising Dialogue Editor: Emile De La Rey
- ADR Supervisor: Nigel Stone
- Sound Effects Editors: Hayden Collow, Dave Whitehead
- Dialogue Editors: Matt Stutter, MPSE, Helen Luttrell, Chris Todd, Matthew Lamboum
- Foley Artist: James Carroll
- Foley Editors: Craig Tomlinson, Tom Scott-Toft
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Computer Cinematic
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
Blizzard Entertainment
- Supervising Sound Designer: Paul Menichini, MPSE
- Sound Designers: David Farmer, Harry Cohen, MPSE, JP Walton
- Sound Effects Editors: Keith Bilderbeck, John Thomas, Alexander Ephraim, MPSE
- Audio Lead: Caroline Hernandez, MPSE
- Dialogue Editors: Issac Hammons, Christopher Flick
- Foley Artist: Gregg Barbanell, MPSE
- Foley Editor: Gary Coppola, MPSE
- Scoring Editor: John Kurlander
- Supervising Music Editor: Derek Duke
- Music Editor: Neil Acree
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Computer Interactive Game Play
God of War
SIE Santa Monica Studio
- Audio Directors: Rob Burns, Nassim Ait-Kaci
- Audio Lead: Mike Niederquel
- Sound Designers: Chris Clanin, Daniel Birczynski, Mike Maksim, Sam Bird, Roel Sanchez, Karen Waller, Erick Ocampo,
- TJ Schauer, Jeff Darby, Adam Boyd, MPSE, Michael Finley, Chad Bedell, Patrick Ginn, Emile Mika, Eric Buensuceso, Karen Waller
- Dialogue Lead: Leilani Ramirez
- Supervising Sound Editor: Shannon Potter
- Dialogue Editors: Justin Conmy, Ryan Schaad, Aaron Seiden, Jodie Kupsco, Heather Plunkard
- Foley Artists: David Jobe, Dawn Fintor, Alicia Stevenson
- Supervising Music Editors: Peter Scaturro, Keith Leary
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Feature
Extinction
Good Universe / Universal Pictures
- Supervising Sound Editors: Will Files, P.K. Hooker
- Supervising ADR Editor: Lisa J. Levine
- Sound Effects Editors: Justin Davey, MPSE, Ken McGill
- Dialogue Editors: Ryan Cole, Polly McKinnon
- Foley Artist: Steve Baine
- Music Editor: Brett Pierce, MPSE
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Special Venue
Age of Sail
Google Spotlight Stories
- Supervising Sound Editor: Scot Stafford
- Sound Designer: Jamey Scott, MPSE
- Sound Effects Editor: Jamey Scott, MPSE
- Music Editor: Mark Willsher
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Foreign Language Feature
Roma
Netflix
- Supervising Sound Editors: Sergio Díaz, Skip Lievsay
- Sound Designers: Sergio Díaz, Skip Lievsa
- Supervising Dialogue Editor: Carlos Honc Navarro
- Supervising ADR Editors: Carlos Honc Navarro, Ruy Garc
- Dialogue Editors: Manuel Montaño Mancilla, Caleb Townsend, Michael Feuser
- ADR Editors: Michael Feuser, Alexa Zimmerma
- Sound Effects Editors: Eric Dounce, Luis Huesca, Luis Parra, Mitch Osias, Craig Berkey, Javier Quesada
- Foley Artists: Alan Romero, Jay Peck
- Foley Editor: Jaime Sainz, Igor Nikolic
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Live Action Under 35:00
Short Treks
"The Brightest Star"
CBS All Access
- Supervising Sound Editor: Matthew E. Taylor
- Sound Designer: Tim Farrell
- Sound Effects Editor: Mike Schapiro
- Dialogue Editor: Sean Heissinger
- Foley Artists: Nancy Parker, MPSE, Chris Moriana
- Foley Editor: John Sanacore, MPSE
- Music Editor: Matt Decker
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Short Form – Music / Musical (Tie)
American Horror Story: Apocalypse
“The End”
FX Networks
- Music Editor: David Klotz
Vikings
"Moment of Vision"
MGM Television / History Channel
- Supervising Music Editor: Yuri Gorbachow, MPSE
- Music Editor: Lise Beauchesne
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Short Form – Dialogue/ADR
The Americans
"Harvest"
FX Networks
- Supervising Sound Editors: Ken Hahn, Neil Cedar
- Dialogue Editor: Gerald Donlan
- ADR Editor: John Bowen
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Short Form – Effects / Foley
Atlanta
"Teddy Perkins"
FX Networks
- Supervising Sound Editor: Trevor Gates, MPSE
- Sound Effects Editor: David Barbee, MPSE
- Foley Artists: Tara Blume, Matt Salib
- Foley Editors: Geordy Sincavage, Michael Head, Jordan McClain
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Single Presentation
Phillip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Sony Pictures Television / Amazon Studios
- Supervising Sound Editor: Mark A. Lanza, MPSE
- Supervising ADR / Dialogue Editor: Mark A. Lanza, MPSE
- Sound Designers: Harry Snodgrass, MPSE, Mark A. Lanza, MPSE
- Sound Editor: Harry Snodgrass, MPSE
- Dialogue Editor: Ryne Gierke
- Foley Artists: Sarah Monat-Jacobs, Robin Harlan
- Foley Editor: Eryne Prine, MPSE
- Music Editor: Michael T. Ryan, MPSE, Brittany DuBay
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Long Form – Music / Musical
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
"We're Going to the Catskills"
Amazon Studios
- Music Editor: Annette Kudrak
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Long Form – Dialogue/ADR
Westworld
"The Riddle of the Sphinx"
HBO
- Supervising Sound Editor: Thomas De Gorter, MPSE
- Supervising ADR Editor: Brett Hinton
- Dialogue Editors: Fred Paragano, Brian Armstrong, MPSE
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Long Form – Effects / Foley
Altered Carbon
"Out of the Past"
Netflix
- Supervising Sound Editor: Brett Hinton
- Sound Effects Editors: Owen Granich-Young, Mark Allen, Austin Krier
- Foley Artist: Noel Vought
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Music Score
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Music Editors: Katie Greathouse, Catherine Wilson
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Musical
Bohemian Rhapsody
Fox Studios
- Supervising Music Editor: John Warhurst
- Music Editor: Neil Stemp
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue / ADR
Bohemian Rhapsody
GK Films / Fox Studios
- Supervising Sound Editor: John Warthurst
- Supervising ADR / Dialogue Editor: Nina Hartston
- ADR / Dialogue Jens Petersen
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Effects / Foley
A Quiet Place
Paramount Pictures
- Supervising Sound Editors: Ethan Van der Ryn, Erik Aadahl, MPSE
- Sound Effects Editors: Brandon Jones, Justin M. Davey, MPSE
- Foley Artists: Steve Baine, Peter Persaud
- Foley Editor: Jonathan Klein
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Student Film (Verna Fields Award)
Facing It
National Film and Television School
- Supervising Sound Designer and Editor: Adam Woodhams
About MPSE
Founded in 1953, the Motion Picture Sound Editors is a non-profit organization of professional sound and music editors who work in the motion picture television and gaming industries. The organization’s mission is to provide a wealth of knowledge from award-winning professionals to a diverse group of individuals, youth and career professionals alike; mentoring and educating the community about the artistic merit and technical advancements in sound and music editing; providing scholarships for the continuing advancement of motion picture sound in education; and helping to enhance the personal and professional lives of the men and women who practice this unique craft.
