71st Golden Reel Awards
March 3, 2024
Feature Dialogue / ADR:
TBA
Feature Effects / Foley:
TBA
The 71st Golden Reel Awards, presented by the Motion Picture Sound Editors (M.P.S.E.), will honor the best in sound editing for film, television, gaming and student productions in 2023. The ceremony will be held on March 3, 2024, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. [1]
The nominations were announced on January 16, 2024. The film Oppenheimer and the television series The Last of Us led the nominations with three each. [2] [3] [4]
Supervising sound editor/sound designer Dane A. Davis will receive the Career Achievement Award. [5]
Actor and comedian Patton Oswalt will host the ceremony for the second consecutive year. [6]
The winners will be listed first and in bold.
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Dialogue / ADR | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Effects / Foley |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Feature Motion Picture | Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Documentary |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Documentary | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Foreign Language Feature | |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Long Form Dialogue and ADR | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Long Form Effects and Foley |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Feature | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Animation |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Short Form | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Animation |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Broadcast Long Form | Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Broadcast Short Form |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Documentary | |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Game Dialogue / ADR | Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Game Music |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Game Effects / Foley | |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Student Film (Verna Fields Award) | |
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Motion Picture Sound Editors (M.P.S.E.) is an American honorary 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".
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