Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) is an American professional society of motion picture sound editors founded in 1953. The society's goals are to educate others about and increase the recognition of the sound editors, show the artistic merit of the soundtracks, and improve the professional relationship of its members. The society is not to be confused with an industry union, such as the I.A.T.S.E. The current president is Mark Lanza. The names of active members of the MPSE will generally appear in film credits with the post-nominal letters "MPSE".
Brian Riordan is a three-time Grammy and four-time Emmy Award-winning re-recording mixer, music mixer, musician, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Levels Audio located in Hollywood, California.
Michael Minkler is a motion picture sound re-recording mixer. He has received Academy Awards for his work on Dreamgirls, Chicago and Black Hawk Down. His varied career has also included films like Inglourious Basterds, JFK and Star Wars, as well as television programs like The Pacific and John Adams. Minkler works at Todd-AO Hollywood. He is also the Managing Director of Moving Pictures Media Group, a company that specializes in film development, packaging projects for production funding acquisition.
Paul N. J. Ottosson is a Swedish sound designer. The recipient of numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, he has worked on more than 130 films since 1995.
The 50th Cinema Audio Society Awards were held on February 22, 2014, in the Bunker Hill Ballroom of the OMNI Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza, Los Angeles, honoring outstanding achievements in sound mixing in film and television of 2013.
Stephen A. Tibbo is a sound mixer who has worked in American Pie 2, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, in addition to television shows including Modern Family, Ghost Whisperer, and Life. In addition, Tibbo did webisodes for the show Childrens Hospital, which won an Emmy". Since the early 1990s, Stephen Tibbo has "worked in both production and post production" and in "2007 Stephen built his own stage to do ADR and to mix film and television projects".
The 51st Cinema Audio Society Awards were held on February 14, 2015, in the Bunker Hill Ballroom of the OMNI Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza, Los Angeles, honoring outstanding achievements in sound mixing in film and television of 2014.
The 52nd Cinema Audio Society Awards were held on February 20, 2016, in the Bunker Hill Ballroom of the OMNI Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza, Los Angeles, honoring outstanding achievements in sound mixing in film and television of 2015.
The Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Live Action is an annual award given by the Cinema Audio Society to live action motion picture sound mixer for their outstanding achievements in sound mixing. The award came to its current title in 2013, when feature motion pictures were separated into two categories; achievement in live action sound mixing, and achievement in animated sound mixing. Before this, the category was labeled Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures, and was given annually starting in 1994.
The Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated is an annual award given by the Cinema Audio Society to live action motion picture sound mixer for their outstanding achievements in sound mixing. The award came to its current title in 2013, when feature motion pictures were separated into two categories; achievement in live action sound mixing, and achievement in animated sound mixing. Before this, the category was labeled Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures, and was given annually starting in 1994.
The Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour is an annual award given by the Cinema Audio Society to live action motion picture sound mixer for their outstanding achievements in sound mixing. The award came to its current title in 2013, when one hour and half hour series were separated into two categories. Before this, the category was labeled Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series, and was given annually starting in 1994, for series' episodes aired the previous year.
The Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – Half Hour is an annual award given by the Cinema Audio Society to live action motion picture sound mixer for their outstanding achievements in sound mixing. The award came to its current title in 2013, when one hour and half hour series were separated into two categories. Before this, the category was labeled Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series, and was given annually starting in 1994, for series' episodes aired the previous year.
The Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Movie or Limited Series is an annual award given by the Cinema Audio Society to live action motion picture sound mixer for their outstanding achievements in sound mixing. The award was first given in 1995, and has been awarded every year since; the only changes with the category have been to its title.
The Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Non Fiction, Variety or Music – Series or Specials is an annual award given by the Cinema Audio Society to sound mixers for their outstanding achievements in sound mixing for non fiction, variety or music series/specials television productions.
The 58th Cinema Audio Society Awards were held on March 19, 2022, at the InterContinental in Los Angeles, to honor outstanding achievements in sound mixing in film and television of 2021. The nominations were announced on January 25, 2022.
The Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Documentary is an annual award given by the Cinema Audio Society to documentary motion picture sound mixers for their outstanding achievements in sound mixing. It has been awarded since 2017.
The 59th Cinema Audio Society Awards were held on March 4, 2023, at the InterContinental in Los Angeles, to honor outstanding achievements in sound mixing in film and television of 2022. The nominations were announced on January 10, 2023. The ceremony was hosted by comedian Ben Gleib.
The 60th Cinema Audio Society Awards were held on March 2, 2024, to honor outstanding achievements in sound mixing in film and television of 2023. The nominations were announced on January 9, 2024. The ceremony was hosted by comedian Tom Papa.
