The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) have announced the nominations for the 73rd Golden Reel Awards; a celebration of outstanding achievements in the field of sound editorial. One Battle After Another and Sinners lead the way with three nominations each.
Kathleen Kennedy will receive the 2026 Filmmaker Award, and supervising sound editor Mark Mangini will receive the Career Achievement Award.
Full list of nominations below. The winners will be announced on March 8.
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation
Bad Guys 2
DreamWorks Animation
Supervising Sound Editors: Ken McGill, Julian Slater MPSE
Supervising Foley Editor: Paul Pirola
Sound Effects Editor: Cathryn Wang MPSE
Elio
Disney Pixar
Supervising Sound Editor: Jeremy Bowker
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Cheryl Nardi
Supervising Foley Editor: Jordan Myers
Sound Designer: Jeremy Bowker
Sound Effects Editors: Steve Bissinger, Jessey Drake MPSE, Richard Gould, Joel Raabe MPSE
Foley Artists: Ronni Brown MPSE, Jana Vance
Kpop Demon Hunters
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editor: Michael Babcock MPSE
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Branden Spencer
Sound Designers: Michael Babcock MPSE, Chris Diebold, Jeff Sawyer, Trevor Gates, Katie Halliday
Sound Effects Editors: Goeun Lee Everett MPSE, Russell Topal MPSE
Foley Editors: Ian Herzon, Beso Kacharava MPSE
Zootopia 2
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Supervising Sound Editor: Jeremy Bowker
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Brad Semenoff MPSE
Supervising Music Editors: Stephen M. Davis, Earl Ghaffari
Sound Designer: Jeremy Bowker
Sound Effects Editors: Luke Dunn Gielmuda, Joel Raabe MPSE, Kimberly Patrick, Cameron Barker
Dialogue Editors: Jacob Riehle, Angela Ang
Senior Music Editor: Kendall Demarest
Foley Editor: Jordan Myers
Foley Artists: Ronni Brown MPSE, Sean England MPSE
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Documentary
Becoming Led Zeppelin
Sony Pictures
Supervising Sound Editor: Nick Bergh
Sound Designers: Bernard MacMahon, Dan Gitlin
Sound Effects Editors: Nick Bergh, Dan Gitlin
Dialogue Editors: Dan Gitlin, Nick Bergh
Deaf President Now!
Apple Original Films
Supervising Sound Editors: Eilam Hoffman, Nina Hartstone MPSE, Jacob Bloomfeld-Misrach MPSE
Foley Supervisor: Adam Méndez
Sound Designers: Samir Foco, Eilam Hoffman, Nina Hartstone MPSE, Michael Harte, Tom Sayers MPSE
Sound Editor: Adam Armitage
Dialogue Editor: Greg Francis
Foley Editor: Rob Davidson
Foley Artist: Oli Ferris
I Was Born This Way
Jungefilm
Supervising Sound Editor: Leslie Gaston-Bird MPSE
Sound Editors: Lauren Cooper, Lora Cornes
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
HBOMax
Supervising Sound Editor: Lewis Goldstein MPSE
Sound Effects Editor: Alexis Soto
Viktor
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editor: Peter Albrechtsen MPSE
Sound Designers: Heikki Kossi MPSE, Peter Albrechtsen MPSE, Nicolas Becker
Sound Effects Editor: Mikkel Nielsen
Dialogue Editor: Kristoffer Salting
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature International
Belén
Amazon Prime
Supervising Sound Editor: Leandro de Loredo
Sound Effects Editor: Tomás Ramos
Dialogue Editor: Lucía Biscayart
Foley Artists: Gabriel Santamaria, Florencia Velardita
Dong Ji Rescue
Seventh Art Pictures
Supervising Sound Editor: Kang Fu MPSE
Sound Effects Editor: Steve Miller
Music Editor: Fei Yu
Foley Editor: Tie Zheng Wang
Sirât
NEON
Supervising Sound Editor: Laia Casanovas
Sound Effects Editors: Oriol Donat i Martos, Claudi Dosta Ivanow
Dialogue Editor: Irene Rausell
Foley Artist: Miguel Barbosa
Sound of Falling
MUBI
Supervising Sound Editor: Billie Mind
Sound Designers: Jürgen Scholz, Billie Mind
Dialogue Editor: Sebastian Heyser
Foley Editor: Thomas Köhler
Foley Artist: Maximiliane Pongratz
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Dialogue / ADR
Bugonia
Focus Features
Supervising Sound Editor: Johnnie Burn MPSE
Dialogue Editor: Neil Leachman
F1
Apple Original Films
Supervising Sound Editors: Al Nelson MPSE, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle MPSE
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Chris Gridley
Dialogue Editor: Ryan Cota
Frankenstein
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editor: Nelson Ferreira MPSE
Dialogue Editors: Stephen Barden MPSE, Dustin Harris MPSE, Danielle McBride MPSE, Jill Purdy MPSE
One Battle After Another
Warner Bros.
Supervising Sound Editor: Christopher Scarabosio
Dialogue Editor: Richard Quinn
Sinners
Warner Bros.
Supervising Sound Editor: Benjamin A. Burtt
Supervising Dialogue Editor: David V. Butler MPSE
Dialogue Editor: Jason W. Freeman MPSE
ADR Editor: David V. Butler MPSE
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Effects / Foley
Anemone
Focus Features
Supervising Sound Editor: Steve Fanagan MPSE
Sound Designer: Steve Fanagan MPSE
Foley Editor: James Tebbitt
Foley Artist: Caoimhe Doyle
F1
Apple Original Films
Supervising Sound Editors: Al Nelson MPSE, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle MPSE
Foley Supervisor: Thom Brennan
Sound Effects Editors: Benjamin A. Burtt, Kim B. Christensen, Luke Dunn Gielmuda, Scott Guitteau
Foley Artists: Sean England MPSE, Heikki Kossi MPSE, Shelley Roden MPSE
Frankenstein
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editor: Nathan Robitaille MPSE
Sound Designer: Nathan Robitaille MPSE
Sound Effects Editors: Paul Germann MPSE, Scott Hitchon MPSE, Craig MacLellan, Dashen Naidoo
Foley Editor: Chelsea Body
Foley Artists: Goro Koyama, Sandra Fox MPSE
One Battle After Another
Warner Bros.
Supervising Sound Editor: Christopher Scarabosio
Sound Designer: Christopher Scarabosio
Sound Effects Editors: Justin Doyle, Jeremy Molod
Foley Artists: Steve Hammond, Goro Koyama
Sinners
Warner Bros.
Supervising Sound Editor: Benny Burtt
Supervising Foley Editor: Willard Overstreet
Sound Designer: Steve Boeddeker
Sound Effects Editor: David Hughes
Foley Artists: Alyson Dee Moore, Katie Rose
Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Documentary
The Beatles Anthology: Episode 9
Disney+
Supervising Music Editors: Tim Chaproniere, Emile de la Rey, Alexis Feodoroff
Music Editors: Tyrone Frost, Claudia Holmstead-Morris, Hunter Jackson
Becoming Led Zeppelin
Sony Pictures
Music Editors: Nick Bergh, Dan Gitlin, Bernard MacMahon
Billy Joel: And So It Goes: Part 1
HBOMax
Supervising Music Editor: Shari Johanson
Music Editor: Debora Lilavois
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
HBOMax
Music Editor: Michael Brake MPSE
Stans
Paramount PIctures
Music Editor: Julie Glaze Houlihan
Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Feature Motion Picture
Kpop Demon Hunters
Sony Pictures Animation
Music Editor: Oren Yaacoby
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
Paramount Pictures
Supervising Music Editor: Cécile Tournesac
Music Editor: Timeri Duplat
One Battle After Another
Warner Bros.
Music Editor: Graeme Stewart
Sinners
Warner Bros.
Music Editor: Felipe Pacheco
Wicked: For Good
Warner Bros.
Supervising Music Editors: Catherine Wilson, Jack Dolman
Supervising Vocal Editor: Robin Baynton
