AceShowbiz - The Motion Picture Sound Editors' Golden Reel Awards celebrated outstanding achievements in sound editing on Sunday evening in Los Angeles, with Frankenstein and Sinners among the top honorees. The awards recognized excellence across a range of categories for feature films, television, documentaries, and games.

The feature film Frankenstein won the coveted Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Effects / Foley award. This category is considered the Golden Reel counterpart to the Academy Award for Best Sound, highlighting the film's exceptional work in sound design and Foley artistry. Meanwhile, Sinners distinguished itself by winning two feature film awards: Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Dialogue / ADR and Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing - Feature Motion Picture. This dual success underscored the film’s strong contributions to both dialogue clarity and music editing.

Other notable feature film winners included Zootopia 2, which earned the Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Animation award, Sirât for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature International, and Deaf President Now! for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Documentary.

Television productions also received recognition. Winners in broadcast categories included Adolescence, which secured Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Broadcast Long Form Dialogue / ADR, Étoile for Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing - Broadcast Long Form, Alien: Earth for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Broadcast Long Form Effects / Foley, and The Gorge for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Non-theatrical Feature.

Since the Oscars merged the sound editing and sound mixing categories into a single Best Sound category five years ago, the Golden Reel's Feature Effects / Foley award has proven to be a strong indicator of Oscar success. Three winners from this category have subsequently won the Academy Award for Best Sound, though no winners from other MPSE feature categories have achieved this distinction.

In a related event, the Cinema Audio Society's CAS Awards took place the previous night, honoring F1 with their top prize for sound mixing. These overlapping ceremonies highlight the industry's focus on sound craftsmanship across various formats and genres.

The Golden Reel ceremony also featured special honors. Veteran sound editor Mark Mangini received the Career Achievement Award for his longstanding contributions to the field, while producer Kathleen Kennedy was presented with the Filmmaker Award, recognizing her impact on filmmaking and collaboration with sound artists.

Hosted by comedian Patton Oswalt, the event was held at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, bringing together sound professionals and industry leaders to celebrate the artistry behind film and television audio production.

The full list of winners reflected the diverse range of sound editing disciplines, from dialogue and ADR to Foley, effects, and music editing, across multiple media platforms. Highlights include:

Broadcast Animation: The Netflix series Love, Death + Robots ("400 Boys") earned Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Broadcast Animation. Brad North served as Supervising Sound Editor, with key contributions from sound effects editors Craig Henighan and Matt "Smokey" Cloud, and Foley artists including Brian Straub.

Broadcast Long Form Dialogue / ADR: The Netflix show Adolescence (Episode 2) won in this category, with James Drake as Supervising Sound Editor and Emma Butt as ADR Editor.

Broadcast Long Form Effects / Foley: FX on Hulu’s Alien: Earth ("Neverland") took the award, led by Supervising Sound Editors Lee Gilmore and Bradley North, alongside a large team of sound designers, editors, and Foley artists such as Biko Gogaladze and Stefan Fraticelli.

Broadcast Short Form: Apple TV’s Murderbot ("All Systems Red") won for sound editing, with Tyler Whitham as Supervising Sound Editor.

Feature Animation: Zootopia 2 from Walt Disney Animation Studios earned top honors in this category. Jeremy Bowker supervised the sound editing, working with a skilled team including Foley artists Ronni Brown and Sean England.

Feature Documentary: The Apple Original Films production Deaf President Now! was recognized for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing. Supervising Sound Editors included Eilam Hoffman and Nina Hartstone.

Feature International: The film Sirât, distributed by NEON, won for sound editing, with Laia Casanovas as Supervising Sound Editor.

Feature Dialogue / ADR: Warner Bros.’ Sinners earned this award, led by Supervising Sound Editor Benjamin A. Burtt.

Feature Effects / Foley: The sound team of Frankenstein was praised for their work, with Nathan Robitaille serving as Supervising Sound Editor and Sound Designer.

Non-Theatrical Animation: Disney+’s Predator ("Killer of Killers") was honored for sound editing in this category, with Chris Terhune and Will Files as Supervising Sound Editors.

Non-Theatrical Documentary: National Geographic’s Love + War took the award, led by Supervising Sound Editor Deborah Wallach.

Non-Theatrical Feature: Apple TV’s The Gorge was recognized for its sound editing achievements, with a team including Supervising Sound Editors Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl.

Music editing awards went to Étoile ("The Hiccup") on Amazon Prime for Broadcast Long Form, Wolf King ("The Rise of the Wolf") on Netflix for Broadcast Short Form, and Billy Joel: And So It Goes (HBOMax) for Documentary. Sinners also secured Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing - Feature Motion Picture with Felipe Pacheco as Music Editor.

Video game sound editing was celebrated as well, with Death Stranding 2: On the Beach winning for Game Dialogue / ADR and Game Effects / Foley, featuring a team led by Supervising Dialogue Editor Justin Scott Wilson. Ghost of Y?tei received Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing - Game Music.

The Golden Reel Awards continue to highlight the vital role of sound professionals in creating immersive storytelling experiences across all formats. The recognition of films like Frankenstein and Sinners demonstrates the industry's appreciation for innovative sound editing and music work that elevates the cinematic and television experience.