Motion Picture Sound Editors

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".

Membership requirements

The following are required for the membership application:

A three-year list of credits as one (or more) of the following:
- Sound editor
- Sound designer
- Dialogue editor
- ADR editor
- Sound effects editor
- Foley artist
- Music editor
Two active MPSE member sponsors
One letter of a sponsoring active MPSE member

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.

Feature Film categories

Broadcast Media categories

Gaming

Best Sound Editing: Computer Entertainment
- 2000: Starlancer
- 2002: Ambush
- 2004: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
- 2005: GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
- 2006: Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams
- 2007: Hellgate: London
- 2008: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty^{[citation needed]}
- 2009: Gears of War 2
- 2010: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- 2011: Epic Mickey
- 2012: Need for Speed: The Run
- 2013: Resident Evil 6
- 2014: StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
- 2015: League of Legends: A New Dawn
- 2016: Halo 5: Guardians
- 2017: Gears of War 4
- 2018: Halo Wars 2

Special categories

Career Achievement Award
Filmmaker's Award
Verna Fields Award for Sound Editing in a Student Film
Ethel Crutcher Scholarship

Award design and adoption

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.^[1] The award statues are made by New York firm, Society Awards.

References

^ Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards 1983, award ceremony program, (private collection).

External links

[1] Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards 1983, award ceremony program, (private collection).

[1]

v t e Motion Picture Sound Editors
Feature Film	Dialogue and ADR Sound Effects and Foley Music Animated Foreign Language Documentary
Broadcast Media	Dialogue/ADR – 1 Hour Effects/Foley – 1 Hour Non-Theatrical Feature Non-Theatrical Animation Music – 1 Hour 1/2 Hour Series Animation Series or Short Non-Theatrical Documentary Limited Series or Anthology
Gaming	Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue, and ADR – Computer Cinematic Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue, and ADR – Computer Interactive Game Play Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue, and ADR – Special Venue
Misc	Verna Fields Award
Discontinued	Musical – Feature Film Music – Short Form Broadcast Media Dialogue/ADR – Short Form Broadcast Media Sound Effects/Foley – Short Form Broadcast Media Single Presentation
Ceremonies	2020 2021 2022 2023