Motion Picture Sound Editors

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Motion Picture Sound Editors
AbbreviationMPSE
Formation1953;71 years ago (1953)
Type Professional society
Website www.mpse.org OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) is an American professional society of motion picture sound editors founded in 1953. [1] 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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History

The current Golden Reel Award design was introduced on March 31, 1984, at the award ceremonies for the year 1983 held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel Grand Ballroom, Beverly Hills, California. The trophy was designed by Pat and Ken Anderson of the Anderson Trophy Company. [2] The award statues are made by New York firm, Society Awards.

Membership requirements

The following are required for the membership application:

Golden Reel Awards

Since 1983, The Golden Reel Awards are an annual ceremony dedicated to honoring outstanding achievement in sound editing in film, television, and across the entertainment industry. [3] [4] [5]

Feature Film categories

Broadcast Media categories

Gaming

Special categories

Related Research Articles

The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film is an annual award given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. It honors sound editors whose work has warranted merit in the field of theater; in this case, their work in the field of automated dialogue replacement, or ADR. It was first awarded in 1964, for films released the previous year, under the title Best Sound Editing – Loop Lines. The following year, the award was re-titled Best Sound Editing – Dialogue, and would remain this until 1984, before being changed to Best Sound Editing – ADR. In 1991, the "dialogue" and "ADR" aspects of the process were divided into separate categories and would, intermittently, be awarded for the next seven years, before combining again in 1998, under the title Best Sound Editing – Dialogue & ADR. The award has been given with its current title since 2018.

The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film is an annual award given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. It honors sound editors whose work has warranted merit in the field of cinema; in this case, their work in the field of animated film.

The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR for Non-Theatrical Feature Film Broadcast Media is an annual award given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. It honors sound editors whose work has warranted merit in the field of cinema; in this case, their work in the field of non-theatrical film; i.e. films that go direct-to-video or direct-to-streaming. It was first awarded in 1999, for films released the previous year, under the title Best Sound Editing – Direct to Video – Sound. From 1999 until 2011, the award honored both animated and live-action films. The award has been given with its current title since 2018.

The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR for Non-Theatrical Animated Long Form Broadcast Media is an annual award given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. It honors sound editors whose work has warranted merit in the field of cinema; in this case, their work in the field of non-theatrical film; i.e. films that go direct-to-video or direct-to-streaming. The award has been given with its current title since 2018.

The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media is an annual award given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. It honors sound editors whose work has warranted merit in the field of television; in this case, their work in the field of automated dialogue replacement, or ADR in short form broadcast media. The "short form" of the title refers to television episodes that have a runtime of less than one hour, though more than 35 minutes, as those episodes now have their own category. It was first awarded in 1998, for episodes premiering the previous year, under the title Best Sound Editing – Television Episodic – Dialogue & ADR. The term "short form" was added to the category in 2005, though long-form television had had its own category by then. The award has been given with its current title since 2018.

The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Series 1 Hour – Dialogue/ADR is an annual award given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. It honors sound editors whose work has warranted merit in the field of television; in this case, their work in the field of automated dialogue replacement, or ADR in long form broadcast media. The "long form" of the title refers to television episodes that have a runtime of more than one hour. It was first awarded in 2002, for episodes premiering the previous year, under the title Best Sound Editing in Television – Dialogue & ADR, Long Form. The term "long form" was added to the category in 2002, as long form television had been award under the category titled Best Sound Editing – Television Movies and Specials – Dialogue & ADR, or some moniker of it, since 1997. The award has been given with its current title since 2022.

The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media is an annual award given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors in the United States. It honors sound editors whose work has warranted merit in the field of television; in this case, their work in the field of sound effects and foley work in short form broadcast media. The "short form" of the title refers to television episodes that have a runtime of less than one hour, though more than 35 minutes, as those episodes now have their own category. It was first awarded in 1998, for episodes premiering the previous year, under the title Best Sound Editing - Television Episodic - Effects & Foley. The term "short form" was added to the category in 2005, though long form television had had its own category by then. The award has been given with its current title since 2018.

The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Series 1 Hour – Effects / Foley is an annual award given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. It honors sound editors whose work has warranted merit in the field of television; in this case, their work in the field of sound effects and foley work in long form broadcast media. It was first awarded in 2002, for episodes premiering the previous year, under the title Best Sound Editing in Television - Effects & Foley, Long Form. The term "long form" was added to the category in 2002, as long form television had been award under the category titled Best Sound Editing - Television Movie of the Week - Effects & Foley, or some moniker of it, since 1998. The award has been given with its current title since 2022. Also in 2022, limited and anthology series were separated from other hour-long programs and given their own category, Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Limited Series or Anthology, though the category was not presented the following year.

The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film is an annual award given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. It honors sound editors whose work has warranted merit in the field of cinema; in this case, their work in the field of sound effects and foley. It was first awarded in 1954, for films released the previous year, under the title Best Sound Editing - Feature Film. In 1964 the award was split in two, this to honor sound effects editing, while the other honored adr. It wasn't until 1974 that the title specified that it was being awarded to sound effects, under the title Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects. The "foley" of the title wasn't recognized until 1997. Between then and 2018, the category's title fluctuated between similar variations. The award has been given under its current title since 2018.

The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Foreign Language Feature Film is an annual award given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. It honors sound editors whose work has warranted merit in the field of cinema; in this case, their work in the field of non-English language film. It was first awarded in 1983, for films released the previous year, but was separated into two categories: Best Sound Editing - Foreign Feature - Dialogue and Best Sound Editing - Foreign Feature - Sound Effects This was amended in 1985, when ADR and sound effects were combined for the category Best Sound Editing - Foreign Feature. It was not until 2018, when this award was first given under its current title, that this category awarded, exclusively, non-English language films. Previously, the award was given to either foreign language films and/or English language films produced outside of the United States.

Donald Sylvester is an American sound editor who has worked on over 100 films. He is best known for his work with James Mangold on the films Ford v Ferrari (2019), Logan (2017), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), and Walk the Line (2005). Sylvester won the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing at the 92nd Academy Awards for Ford v Ferrari and BAFTA Award for Best Sound at the 59th British Academy Film Awards for Walk the Line. He has been a member of BAFTA since 2007.

The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR for Live Action Broadcast Media Under 35 Minutes is an annual award given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. It honors sound editors whose work has warranted merit in the field of television; in this case, their work on episodes with run times 35 or less. The "short form" of the title refers to television episodes that have a runtime of less than one hour, though more than 35 minutes, as those episodes now have their own category. The award has been given with its current title since 2019. Previously, series eligible for this award could be nominated for the short form dialogue & ADR and sound effects & foley categories.

The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Music Score and Musical for Episodic Long Form Broadcast Media is an annual award given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. It honors sound editors whose work has warranted merit in the field of television; in this case, their work in the field of music editing in television. The awards title has gone through many incarnations since its inception, but its focus has been on honoring exemplary work of music editors. The term "long form" was added to the category in 2002, as long form television had been awarded under both the category titled Best Sound Editing – Television Movies of the Week – Music, and Best Sound Editing – Television Episodic – Music, or some moniker of them, since 1997. The award has been given with its current title since 2018.

The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Music Score and Musical for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media is an annual award given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. It honors sound editors whose work has warranted merit in the field of television; in this case, their work in the field of music editing in television. The awards title has gone through many incarnations since its inception, but its focus has been on honoring exemplary work of music editors. The term "short form" was added to the category in 2002, as long form television has its own separate category. The award has been given with its current title since 2018.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rachael Tate</span> British sound editor

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The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Feature Documentary is an annual award given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. It honors sound editors whose work has warranted merit in the field of cinema; in this case, their work in the field of documentary films. It was first awarded in 2010.

The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Non-Theatrical Documentary Broadcast Media is an annual award given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. It honors sound editors whose work has warranted merit in the field of television; in this case, their work in the field of sound effects and foley work in non-theatrical documentary broadcast media.

The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR for Short Form Animation Broadcast Media is an annual award given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. It honors sound editors whose work has warranted merit in the field of television; in this case, their work in the field of sound effects and foley work in short form animated broadcast media.

References

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  2. Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards 1983, award ceremony program, (private collection).
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  4. The Hollywood Reporter. Wilkerson Daily Corporation. 1991.
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