The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE), a professional organization for sound editors since 1953, has revealed the nominees for the 73rd Annual Golden Reel Awards.
The awards recognize excellence in sound editing, sound design, music editing, and foley artistry in film, television, and gaming. Winners will be announced at the gala on March 8, 2026, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.
Two honorary awards will also be presented: Kathleen Kennedy will receive the Filmmaker Award, and Mark Mangini will receive the Career Achievement Award.
Broadcast Animation
A Breath Before Dying (Netflix) – Rob McIntyre MPSE; Evan Dockter, Cat Gensler, Lawrence Reyes
Love, Death + Robots: “400 Boys” (Netflix) – Brad North MPSE; Craig Henighan MPSE, Matt “Smokey” Cloud MPSE; Foley: Brian Straub MPSE, Matt Manselle, Lyndsey Schenk MPSE
Marvel Zombies: Episode 1 (Disney+) – Jonathan Greber; Jeremy Molod; Krysten Mate; Jonathon Stevens, Jamey Scott MPSE
Rick and Morty: “Summer of All Fears” (Cartoon Network) – Hunter Curra MPSE; Corbin Bumeter; James A. Moore, Ricardo Watson, Lee Harting
Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld: “Friends” (Disney+) – David W. Collins, Matthew Wood; Frank Rinella; David W. Collins, Michael Brinkman, Bill Rudolph
Broadcast Long Form Dialogue / ADR
Adolescence: Episode 2 (Netflix) – James Drake; Emma Butt; Michelle Woods
The Pitt: “7:00PM” (HBOMax) – Bryan Parker MPSE; Kristen Hirlinger MPSE; Vince Tennant MPSE
Severance: “Cold Harbor” (Apple TV+) – Jacob Ribicoff MPSE; Gregg Swiatlowski
Stranger Things: Chapter Four: “Sorcerer” (Netflix) – Craig Henighan MPSE, Will Files MPSE; Ryan Cole MPSE; Polly McKinnon, Korey Pereira MPSE, Graham Terry, Emma Present MPSE
Task: “Vagrants” (HBOMax) – Lidia Tamplenizza; Michael McMenomy; Mar Heredia
Broadcast Long Form Effects / Foley
Andor: “Who Are You?” (Disney+) – David Acord, Margit Pfeiffer; Alyssa Nevarez; Ronni Brown MPSE, Sean England MPSE
Alien Earth: “Neverland” (FX) – Lee Gilmore MPSE, Brad North MPSE; Beso Kacharava MPSE; Nolan McNaughton MPSE, Justin Davey MPSE, Chris Terhune MPSE, Craig Henighan MPSE
The Last of Us: “Through the Valley” (HBOMax) – Michael J. Benavente MPSE; Randy Wilson; Christopher Battaglia MPSE, Chris Terhune MPSE
(Other Broadcast Long Form and Short Form, Feature Animation, Feature Documentary, Feature International, and Non-Theatrical categories follow the same structure—listing the show or film, platform/studio, and key sound team members.)
Game Categories
Dialogue / ADR:
Battlefield 6 – Mari Saastamoinen Minto, Jeff Wilson; Rob Gardner; Eric Marks MPSE; Paul Fonarev
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach – Justin Scott Wilson MPSE; Masashi Takada, Briana Villarreal
Music:
Borderlands 4 – Jesse Lemons; Bob Dudasik; Mark Petty; Julian Peterson
Effects / Foley:
Battlefield 6 – Jean Xu, Danijel Djuric, Mikael Grolander, Rasmus Thorup
Student Film (Verna Fields Award)
Carb Pot (Beijing Film Academy) – Chang Xuying, Ling Mei
Damned (Savannah College of Art and Design) – James Michael Slukhinsky
Dancing Spiders Play Jazz in Nooks (University of Michigan) – Renata Schmult
…and several other student films from top film schools worldwide.
The Golden Reel Awards celebrate creativity and technical excellence in the sound world, showcasing the impressive teamwork behind the scenes of film, TV, animation, and gaming.
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