Verna Fields Award

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The Verna Fields Award is the Golden Reel Award which is annually presented by Motion Picture Sound Editors to a filmmaking student in order to recognize the excellence of their sound editing work. [1] Luke Dunn Gielmuda of the Australian Film Television and Radio School won the 1998 award for his work on Preoccupied. [2] At the 2004 Golden Reel Awards held at Century Plaza Hotel, Manny Holihan won the Verna Fields Award. [3]

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2006

Winner: Crooked Mick

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2007

Winner: Temerario

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2008

Winner: Shot Open

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2009

Winner: Mummy's Boy

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2010

Winner: Scarecrow

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2011

Winner: Stanley Pickle

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2012

Winner: The Pride of Wade Ellison

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2013

Winner: Head Over Heels

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2014

Winner: Robomax

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2015

Winner: Sea Odyssey

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2021

Winner: Build Me Up (Supervising Sound Editor: Wong Hui Grace)

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2022

Winner: Brutal (Supervising Sound Editor: Dan Hibbert)

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2023

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References

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