MPSE Sets Nominees for 65th Golden Reel Awards

LOS ANGELES -- The Motion Picture Sound Editors announces nominees for the 65^thMPSE Golden Reel Awards, with Disney and Warner Bros. each racking up multiple nominations in the animation related categories.

The MPSE Golden Reel Awards recognize outstanding achievement in sound editing in 23 categories encompassing feature films, television, animation, computer entertainment and student work. The 65^th MPSE Golden Reel Awards ceremony is Feb. 18 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles.

Nominees in animation-relevant categories follow; the full list of nominees can be found here:

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing -- Feature Animation

• Cars 3 (Disney) -- Sound Designer: Thomas Myers; Supervising Dialogue Editor: Brian Chumney; Sound Effects Editors: EJ Holowicki, Benjamin A. Burtt; ADR Editor: Michael Silvers; Audio Artist: Anthony Defrancesco; Foley Editor: Qianbahui Yang, MPSE; Music Editor: Joe E. Rand; Foley Artists: Jana Vance, Dennie Thorpe, Geoff Vaughan; Foley Editor: Terry Eckton
• Coco (Disney) -- Supervising Sound Editor: J.R. Grubbs; Sound Designer: Chris Boyes; Dialogue Editors: Marshall Winn, Michael Silvers; Sound Effects Editors: Michael Silvers, Justin Doyle, Jack Whittaker; Foley Editors: Terry Eckton, Dee Selby; Foley Artists: Jana Vance, Dennie Thorpe, Geoff Vaughan
• Despicable Me 3 (NBC / Universal) -- Supervising Sound Editor: Dennis Leonard; Sound Designer: Tim Nielsen; Dialogue Editor: Matthew Hartman; Sound Effects Editors: Mac Smith, Andre J.H. Zweers; Foley Editors: Christopher Flick, Richard Gould; Foley Artists: John Roesch, Shelley Roden; Music Editor: Slamm Andrews
• Ferdinand (20th Century Fox) -- Supervising Sound Editors: Randy Thom, MPSE, Gwendolyn Whittle, MPSE; Supervising Dialogue Editor: Dmitri Makarov; Sound Designer:  Jeremy Bowker; Sound Effects Editors: Leff Lefferts, Pascal Garneau, Devon Kelly, Christopher Barnett, EJ Holowicki; Foley Editors: E. Larry Oatfield, Chris Manning, Qianbaihui Yang, MPSE; ADR Editors: Jamie Branquinho, Will Ralston; Music Editor: Tom Carlson; Foley Artists:  John Roesch, Shelley Roden, Scott Curtis
• The Breadwinner (GKIDS) -- Supervising Sound Editors: J.R. Fountain, Nelson Ferreira; Sound Effects Editors: Dashen Naidoo, Tyler Whitham; Foley Artist: John Elliot; Foley Editor: Kevin Schultz; Music Editor: Erich Stratmann 
• The LEGO Batman Movie (Warner Bros.) -- Supervising Sound Editor: Wayne Pashley, MPSE; Supervising Dialogue Editor: Rick Lisle; Sound Effects Editors: Fabian Sanjurjo, Andrew Miller, Mario Gabrieli, Jared Dwyer, Emma Mitchell, Nigel Christensen, Terry Rodman, Christopher S. Aud, MPSE, F. Hudson Miller, MPSE, Beth Bezzina; Dialogue Editors: Sonal Joshi, Derryn Pasquill, Linda Yeaney; Foley Artist: John Simpson, MPSE; Music Editor: Will Kaplan

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing -- Musical

• Beauty and the Beast (Disney) -- Supervising Music Editor: Christopher Benstead; Music Editors: Robin Morrison, Chris Brooks; Scoring Editor: Robin Baynton
• Coco (Disney) -- Supervising Music Editor: Stephen Davis, MPSE; Music Editor: Warren Brown
• The Greatest Showman (20th Century Fox) -- Supervising Music Editor: Jen Monnar; Music Editors: Jim Harrison, Jeff Carson, Peter Myles, Sheri Ozeki

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing -- Non-Theatrical Animation Long Form

• Justice League Dark (Warner Bros.) -- Supervising Sound Editor: Otis Van Osten; Supervising Music Editor: Christine Luethje, MPSE; Sound Effects Editor: Carlos Sanches; Scoring Editor: Robert J. Kral
• LEGO DC Super Hero Girls, “Brain Drain” (Warner Bros.) -- Supervising Sound Editor: Devon Bowman; Supervising Dialogue Editor: Mark A. Keatts, MPSE; Sound Designer: Rob McIntyre; Sound Effects Editors: Lawrence Reyes, Evan Dockter, Marc Schmidt, Joel Waters, Derek Swanson, D.J. Lynch; Foley Editors: Mathew Saiz, Aran Tanchum; Dialogue Editors: David M. Cowan, Kelly Foley Downs, Patrick Foley, Michael Garcia; Foley Artist: Vincent Guisetti; Music Editor: Bijan Olia; ADR Editor: George Peters
• Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (Warner Bros.) -- Supervising Sound Editor: Devon Bowman; Supervising Dialogue Editor: Mark A. Keatts, MPSE; Sound Designer: Rob McIntyre; Sound Effects Editors: Lawrence Reyes, Evan Dockter, Greg Hainer, D.J. Lynch; Dialogue Editors: David M. Cowan, Kelly Foley Downs, Derek Swanson, Michael Garcia
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, “Mutant Apocalypse” (Nickelodeon) -- Supervising Sound Editor: Jeff Shiffman, MPSE; Dialogue Editors: Jacob Cook, Eliot Herman, MPSE; Sound Effects Editors: Brad Meyer, MPSE, Jessey Drake, MPSE; Foley Editor: Roger Pallan
• Trollhunters, "Tales of Arcadia" (Netflix) -- Supervising Sound Editor: Matthew Hall; Supervising Dialogue Editor: Jason Oliver; Sound Effects Editor: Goeun Lee, MPSE, James Miller; Dialogue Editor: Carlos Sanches; Foley Editor: Aran Tanchum; Foley Artist: Vincent Guisetti

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing -- Animation Short Form

• Castlevania, "Witchbottle" (Netflix) -- Supervising Sound Editor: Gary Falcone; Sound Designer: Paul Menichini, MPSE; Foley Editor: Roberto Roberto Dominguez Alegria; Dialogue Editors: Tom Maydeck, Mark Mercado; Foley Artist: Cynthia Merrill
• Justice League Action, "Follow That Space Cab!" (Warner Bros.) -- Sound Designer: Robert Hargreaves, MPSE; Supervising Dialogue Editor: Mark Keatts; Dialogue Editor: Mike Garcia, MPSE; Foley Editor: John Hegedes
• Not Normal (EmSquared) -- Supervising Sound Editors: Eric Marks, MPSE, Matt MacDonald
• Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment), “Honor and Glory” -- Supervising Sound Editor: Paul Menichini, MPSE; Audio Lead: Caroline Hernandez, MPSE; Sound Designers: Alexander Ephraim, Harry Cohen, MPSE; Sound Effects Editor: Keith Bilderbeck; Dialogue Editors: Issac Hammons, Cody Flick; Music Editor: Neal Acree
• Rick and Morty, “Pickle Rick” (Adult Swim) -- Supervising Sound Editor: Hunter Curra; Sound Effects Editors: Kailand Reily, Andrew Twite, Joy Elett, MPSE, Jeff Halbert; Dialogue Editor: Konrad Piñon
• Tangled: The Series, “The Quest for Varian” (Disney) -- Supervising Sound Editor: Otis Van Osten; Sound Effects Editors: Gerry Gonzalez, Carlos Sanches; Dialogue Editor: Jason Oliver; Foley Editor: Goeun Lee, MPSE; Music Editor: Kevin Kliesch
• The Adventure of Puss in Boots, “A Savage Place” (Netflix) -- Supervising Sound Editor: Heather Olsen, MPSE; Supervising Dialogue Editor: Shawn Bohonos; Sound Designer: Heather Olsen, MPSE; Dialogue Editor: Robbi Smith, MPSE; Foley Editors: David Bonilla, MPSE, Chris Coyne; Foley Artist: John Lampinen
• Star Wars: Rebels, "Trails of the Darksaber" (Disney) -- Supervising Sound Editors: David Acord, Matthew Wood; Sound Effects Editors: Bonnie Wild, Kim Patrick; Foley Editor: Frank Rinella; Foley Artist: Ronni Brown

Source: MPSE

Tom McLean has been writing for years about animation from a secret base in Los Angeles.