From left: Jon Turteltaub, Bobbi Banks, MPSE, and 2012 MPSE Career Achievement recipient George Watters II
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On Sunday, February 19, the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) presented the 59th Annual Golden Reel Awards ceremony in Los Angeles at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel. The 2012 MPSE Filmmaker Award is film/TV producer Gale Anne Hurd, while the 2012 MPSE Career Achievement Recipient is renowned sound designer and editor George Watters II.
“Our members are editing professionals who want to raise awareness of what a motion-picture soundtrack is capable of doing to support the art of motion pictures,” states MPSE president Bobbi Banks.
2012 MPSE Filmmaker Award recipient Gale Anne Hurd
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“Each year the MPSE presents the Golden Reel Awards as acknowledgements of the year’s best work in the various areas of sound editing for dialog and ADR, effects and Foley, and music,” Banks continues. “We are also extremely proud to present Gale Anne Hurd with our Filmmaker Award, and to honor George Watters II as our Career Achievement Recipient.”
The winners and nominees in each of the MPSE’s categories are as follows:
2012 Golden Reel Award Winners: Feature Films
Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialog and ADR in an Animation Feature Film
Paramount Pictures Presents The Adventures Of Tintin
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Produced by: Peter Jackson, Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg
Nominees:
Supervising Sound Editors: Brent Burge, Chris Ward
Sound Designer: Dave Whitehead
Supervising Foley Editor: Craig Tomlinson
Supervising Dialog/ADR Editor: Chris Ward
Foley Artist: John Simpson
Sound Effects Editors: Hayden Collow, Matt Stutter, Justin Doyle, & Frank Lipson
Dialog Editors: Martin Kwok, Jason Canovas, Chris Todd
ADR Editor: Morgan Samuel
“Snowy” Effects Editor: Justin Webster
Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialog, ADR and Music in a Feature Documentary
HBO Presents George Harrison: Living In The Material World
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Produced by: Olivia Harrison, Martin Scorsese, Nigel Sinclair
Nominees:
Supervising Sound Editor: Philip Stockton, MPSE
Sound Designer: Al Zaleski
Music Editor: Jennifer Dunnington
Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialog, and ADR in a Feature Foreign Language Film
Row 1 Entertainment Presents The Flowers Of War
Directed by: Yimou Zhang
Produced by: Chaoying Deng, William Kong, David Linde, Leo Shi Young, and Weiping Zhang
Nominees:
Supervising Sound Editors: Steve Burgess, Tao Jing, MPSE
Sound Designer: Tao Jing, MPSE
Supervising Dialog Editor: James Ashton
Foley Artists: Xu Miao, Mario Vaccaro
Dialog/ADR Editor: Baiyang Wang
Foley Editors: Wei Wang, Yanchao Yang, Adam Connelly
Sound Effects Editors: Hongrui Ji, Yinan Tu, Tian Yong, Chris Goodes, Zheng Huang, Robert Mackenzie
Feature Film: Music/Musical Feature—The MuppetsBrett “Snacky” Pierce, Lisa Jaime
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Best Sound Editing: Music in a Feature Film
Paramount Pictures Presents HUGO
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Produced by: Tim Headington, Graham King, Johnny Depp, Martin Scorsese
Nominees:
Supervising Music Editor: Jennifer Dunnington
Music Editor: Rob Houston
Supervising Score Editor: Jonathan Schultz
Score Editor: Kirsty Whalley
Additional Editor: Tim Starnes
Best Sound Editing: Music in a Musical Feature Film
Walt Disney Studios Montion Pictures Presents The Muppets
Directed by: James Bobin
Produced by: David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Don Burgess
Nominees:
Supervising Music Editor: Lisa Jaime
Music Editor: Richard Ford
Feature Film: Dialog/ADR—Super 8Stuart McCowan, MPSE, Gwendolyn Yates-Whittle, MPSE, Rich Quinn, Matthew Wood
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Best Sound Editing: Dialog and ADR in a Feature Film
Paramount Pictures Presents Super 8
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Produced by: J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Steven Spielberg
Nominees:
Supervising Sound Editors: Matthew Wood, Ben Burtt
Dialog/ADR Editors: Cheryl Nardi, Rich Quinn, Steve Slanec
ADR Editors: Gwendolyn Yates-Whittle, MPSE, Brad Semenoff, and Stuart McCowan, MPSE
Feature Film: FX/Foley—War HorseKyrsten Mate, Terry Eckton, MPSE, Colette Dahanne
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Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film
Touchstone Pictures Presents War Horse
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Produced by: Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy
Nominees:
Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer: Gary Rydstrom, MPSE
Supervising Sound Editor: Richard Hymns
Supervising Foley Editor: Luke Dunn Gielmuda
Foley Artists: Denise Thorpe, Jana Vance
Sound Editors: Kyrsten Mate, Terry Eckton, MPSE, Tim Nielsen, Colette Dahanne
Television: Animation—The Penquins of Madagascar “The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole”Matt Hall, Jason Stiff, Ian Nyeste, Vincent Guisetti, Monique Reymond, Aran Tanchum, Oliver Pearce, Paulette Victor Lifton, MPSE, James Ian Lifton, D.J. Lynch
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2012 Golden Reel Award Winners: Television
Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialog and ADR Animation in Television
Viacom International Inc. Presents The Penguins Of Madagascar: “The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole”
Directed by: Bret Haaland
Produced by: Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley, Nick Filippi
Nominees:
Supervising Sound Editors: Paulette Victor Lifton, MPSE, James Ian Lifton
Sound Designer: Ian Nyeste
Supervising Foley Editor: Aran Tanchum
Supervising Dialog Editor: Michael Petak
Supervising ADR Editor: Jason Stiff
Foley Artists: Vincent Guisetti, Monique Reymond
Sound Effects Editor: Matt Hall
Dialog Editor: Oliver Pearce
Dialog/Music Editor: D.J. Lynch
Foley Editor: Chris Gresham
Television: Documentary Long Form—GettysburgCharles Maynes, MPSE, Rodrigo Ortiz, MPSE, Zach Seivers, Justin Davey
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Best Sound Editing: Long Form Documentary In Television
History Channel Presents Gettysburg
Directed by: Adrian Moat
Produced by: Christopher Cowen, Ben Fox, Mark Herzog, Mary Lisio, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott
Nominees:
Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer: Zach Seivers
Supervising Foley Editor: Rodrigo Ortiz, MPSE
Sound Effects Editors: Charles Maynes, MPSE, Brent Kiser, Justin Davey, John Maynard
Best Sound Editing: Long Form Music In Television
Lifetime Television Presents Magic Beyond Words: “The JK Rowling Story”
Directed by: Paul Kaufman
Produced by: Jonathan Eskenas
Nominee:
Supervising Music Editor: Michael T. Ryan, MPSE
Best Sound Editing: Long Form Dialog and ADR In Television
Showtime Presents Homeland: “Marine One”
Directed by: Michael Cuesta
Produced by: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon
Nominees:
Supervising Sound Editor: Craig A. Dellinger, MPSE
Sound Designer: Jonathan Golodner
Dialog Editors: Devin Joseph, Larry Goeb, Jeff Clark, Chato Hill
Best Sound Editing: Long Form Sound Effects and Foley In Television
Television: Long Form – FX/Foley—The Walking Dead “What Lies Ahead”Gregg Barbanell, MPSE, Pamela Kahn, MPSE, Jerry Ross, Phil Barrie, Tim Farrell
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AMC Presents The Walking Dead: “What Lies Ahead”
Directed by: Ernest Dickerson, Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Produced by: Gale Anne Hurd, Robert Kirkman, Frank Darabont,Glen Mazzara, Paul Gadd, Dave Alpert
Nominees:
Supervising Sound Editor: Jerry Ross
Foley Artists: Gregg Barbanell, MPSE, Pamela Kahn, MPSE
Sound Editors: Tim Farrell, Phil Barrie, Jerry Edemann
Television: Documentary Short Form—Man Made “Bugatti Super CarGary Falcone (accepting for Joe Pizzulo), Mark Mercado
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Best Sound Editing: Short Form Documentary In Television
National Geographic Presents Man Made: “Bugatti Super Car”
Directed by: Dylan Weiss
Produced by: Milt Weiss
Nominees:
Supervising Sound Editor: Joe Pizzulo
Supervising Dialog/ADR Editor: Mark Mercado
Music Editor: Peter Karr
Television: Short Form – Music—Raising Hope “Prodigy”Susan Ham
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Best Sound Editing: Short Form Music In Television
20th Century Fox Presents Raising Hope: “Prodigy”
Directed by: Eyal Gordin
Produced by: Greg Garcia, Henry Lange, Jr., Kim Hamberg
Nominees:
Supervising Music Editor: Sharyn Gersh
Music Editor: Susan Ham
Television: Short Form – Music/Musical—Grey’s Anatomy “Song Beneath the Song”Jessica Harrison, Jennifer Barak, Carli Barber
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Best Sound Editing: Short Form Musical In Television
Disney Media Distribution Presents Grey’s Anatomy: “Song Beneath The Song”
Directed by: Tony Phelan
Produced by: Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Mark Gordon, Tammy Ann Casper
Nominees:
Supervising Music Editor: Jennifer Barak
Music Editors: Carli Barber, Jessica Harrison
Television: Short Form – Dialogue/ADR—Game of Thrones “Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things”Peter Blayney
Best Sound Editing: Short Form Dialog and ADR In Television
HBO Presents Game Of Thrones: “Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things”
Directed by: Brian Kirk
Produced by: David Benioff, Frank Doelger, Dan Weiss, Carolyn Strauss
Nominees:
Supervising Sound Editor: Stefan Henrix
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Peter Blayney
Supervising ADR Editor: Tim Hands
ADR Editor: Iain Eyre
Television: Short Form – FX/Foley—Game of Thrones “Winter is Coming”Greg Spence (accepting for Stefan Henrix)
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Best Sound Editing: Short Form Sound Effects and Foley In Television
HBO Presents Game Of Thrones: “Winter is Coming”
Directed by: Tim Van Patten
Produced by: David Benioff, Frank Doelger, Dan Weiss, Carolyn Strauss
Nominees:
Supervising Sound Editor: Stefan Henrix
Sound Designer: Andy Kennedy
Supervising Foley Editor: Steve Fanagan
Foley Artists: Caoimhe Doyle, Eoghan McDonnell
Sound Effects Editors: Naill Brady, Jon Stevenson, Fiadhnait McCann
Computer: Episodic Entertainment—Aim HighBrian Miller, Alexander Pugh, Trip Brock, Steven Avil, Peter Daniel Lago, MPSE
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2012 Golden Reel Award Winners: Other
Best Sound Editing: Computer Episodic Entertainment
Warner Bros. Digital Distribution Presents Aim High
Directed by: Thor Freudenthal
Produced by: Andy Shapiro, Lance Sloan
Nominees:
Supervising Sound Editor: Trip Brock
Supervising Foley Editor: Greg Mauer
Supervising Dialog/ADR Editor: Ben Whitver
Foley Artist: Tara Blume
Music Editor: Chris McGeary, MPSE
Sound Effects Editors: Steven Avila, Alexander Pugh, and Peter Daniel Lago, MPSE
Computer: Interactive Entertainment—Need for Speed “The Run”Gary Hecker, Steve Robinson, MPSE, Tim Gedemer, MPSE, Bryan Jerden, Peter Zinda, MPSE, Tim Walston, MPSE, Bryan Celano, Scott Wolf, MPSE, Csaba Wagner
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Best Sound Editing: Computer Interactive Entertainment
Electronic Arts Presents Need For Speed: “The Run”
Directed by: Jason Delong, Kirk Gibbons, Adam Myhill
Produced by: Jason Delong
Nominees:
Supervising Sound Editors: Peter Zinda, MPSE, Charles Deenen
Sound Designers: Tim Walston, MPSE, and Tim Gedemer, MPSE
Supervising Dialog/ADR Editor: Fred Stahly
Foley Artist: Gary Hecker
Music Editor: Bryan Celano
Sound Effects Editors: Mike Berg, Csaba Wagner, Ethan Van der Ryn, Steve Robinson, MPSE, Scott Wolf, MPSE, and Bryan Jerden
Direct to Video: Animation—Megamind: The Button of DoomTobias Poppe, John Marquis
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Best Sound Editing: Direct To Video—Animation
DreamWorks Home Entertainment Presents Megamind: “The Button of Doom”
Directed by: Simon J. Smith
Produced by: Denise Nolan Cascino, Mark Swift
Nominees:
Supervising Sound Editor: John Marquis
Music Editor: Adam Smalley, MPSE
Foley Artists: Dan O’Connell, John Cucci
Sound Effects Editor: Tobias Poppe
Foley Editor: Jonathan Klein
ADR Editor: Susan Dudek
Direct to Video: Live Action—LoveCraig Henighan, MPSE, Robert Kellough, Andy Koyama
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Best Sound Editing: Direct To Video—Live Action
To The Stars Presents Love
Directed by Will Eubank
Produced by Tom DeLong, Mark Eaton
Nominees:
Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer: Robert Kellough
Supervising Sound Editor: Craig Henighan, MPSE
Foley Artist: Steve Baine
Sound Editor: Andy Koyama
Special Venue—Rocky Mountain ExpressEd Douglas, Michel B. Bordeleau
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Best Sound Editing: Special Venue
The Stephen Low Company Presents Rocky Mountain Express
Directed by: Stephen Low
Produced by: Pietro L. Serapiglia, Alexander Low
Nominees:
Supervising Sound Editor: Peter Thillaye
Sound Designers: Ed Douglas, Karl Mohr
Supervising Foley Editor: Michel B. Bordeleau
Music Editor: Cory Mandel
Foley Artists: Goro Koyama, Andy Malcolm
Verna Fields Award—The Pride of Wade EllisonJay Price
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Verna Fields Award In Sound Editing for Student Filmmakers
National Film and Television School Presents The Pride of Wade Ellison
Nominees:
Supervising Sound Editor: Jay Price
Foley Artist: Ruth Sullivan
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