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
Feature Film categories
- Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film
- Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film
- Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Music Score for Feature Film
- Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Musical for Feature Film
- Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film
- Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Foreign Language Feature Film
- Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue, ADR and Music in a Feature Documentary
- 2013: Last Call at the Oasis
- 2014: Dirty Wars
- 2015: Warsaw Uprising
- 2016: Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
- 2017: The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
- 2018: Jane
- 2019: Free Solo and They Shall Not Grow Old
Broadcast Media categories
- Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Episodic Long Form Broadcast Media
- Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media
- Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Episodic Long Form Broadcast Media
- Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media
- Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR for Live Action Broadcast Media Under 35 Minutes
- Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR for Non-Theatrical Feature Film Broadcast Media
- Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR for Non-Theatrical Animated Long Form Broadcast Media
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
- 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).