The 2021 MPSE Award winners have just been announced, and we’re happy to give you the stories behind the sound for 10 of them. Congrats to all the winners and nominees!
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Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation
Supervising Sound Editor: Coya Elliott, Ren Klyce
Sound Designer: Ren Klyce
Sound Effects Editors: Kimberly Patrick, Jonathan Stevens, Steve Orlando
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Cheryl Nardi
Foley Editors: Thom Brennan, Dee Selby
Foley Artists: John Roesch, MPSE; Shelley Roden, MPSE
Music Editors: Sally Boldt, Justin Pearson
Shaping Soul’s Superb Sound – with Coya Elliott and Ren Klyce:
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THE REASON I JUMP:
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Documentary
Supervising Sound Editor: Nick Ryan
Sound Effects Editors: Laurence Love Greed, Alexej Mungersdorff, Jack Wensley
Dialogue Editor: Jamie McPhee
Foley Editor: Srdjan Kurpjel
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THE EIGHT HUNDRED:
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Foreign Language Feature
Supervising Sound Editor and Editor: Kang Fu
Sound Effects Editor: Steve Miller
Dialogue Editor: Ai Long Tan
Foley Artist: Lan Long
Music Editor: Fei Yu
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TENET:
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Music Score
Supervising Music Editor: Alex Gibson
Music Editor: Nicholas Fitzgerald
Behind the Sound of ‘Tenet’ with Richard King:
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THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7:
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Dialogue / ADR
Supervising Sound and ADR Editor: Renee Tondelli
Dialogue Editors: Michael Hertlein, MPSE; Jeena Schoenke, Jon Michaels
The Trial of the Chicago 7 with Renée Tondelli & Michael Babcock – interview by The Tonebenders Podcast:
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GREYHOUND:
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Effects / Foley
Supervising Sound Editors: Warren Shaw, Michael Minkler
Associate Supervising Sound Editor: Will Digby, MPSE
Sound Designers: Ann Scibelli, Jon Title
Sound Effects Editors: Jeff Sawyer, Richard Kitting, Odin Benitez, MPSE; Jason King
Foley Editor: Luke Gibleon
Foley Artist: Marko Costanzo
MANDALORIAN Season 2:
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Short Form – Dialogue/ADR
Supervising Sound Editors: Matthew Wood, David Acord
Dialogue Editor: Richard Quinn
ADR Editor: James Spencer
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Short Form – Effects / Foley
Supervising Sound Editor: David Acord, Matthew Wood
Sound Effects Editors: Benjamin A. Burtt, J.R. Grubbs
Foley Editor: Richard Gould
Foley Artists: Ronni Brown, Jana Vance
The Mandalorian with Bonnie Wild & Dave Acord Tonebenders Podcast:
THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT:
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Long Form – Music / Musical
Music Editor: Tom Kramer
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Long Form – Dialogue / ADR
Supervising Sound Editors: Gregg Swiatlowski, Eric Hirsch
Sound Designer: Wylie Stateman
Dialogue Editors: Mary Ellen Porto, MPSE; Eric Hoehn
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Long Form – Effects / Foley
Supervising Sound Editors: Gregg Swiatlowski, Eric Hirsch
Sound Designer: Wylie Stateman, MPSE
Sound Effects Editors: Patrick Cicero, James David Redding III, Leo Marcil, Eric Hoehn
Foley Artist / Editor: Rachel Chancey
Sound Editing & Foley for The Queen’s Gambit – The Tonebenders Podcast:
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STAR TREK: PICARD “ET IN ARCADIA EGO, PART 2”:
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Long Form – Effects / Foley
Supervising Sound Editor: Matthew E. Taylor
Sound Designers: Tim Farrell, Harry Cohen, MPSE
Sound Effects Editor: Michael Schapiro
Foley Editors: Clay Weber, Darrin Mann
Foley Artists: Alyson Dee Moore, Chris Moriana
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THE LAST OF US PART II:
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Computer Cinematic
Supervising Sound Editor: Shannon Potter
Sound Effects Editors: Patrick Ginn, Kyle Bailey, Michael Finley, Chad Bedell, Eric Paulsen, Keith Bilderbeck, Jim Diaz
Foley Artists: Dawn Fintor, Alicia Stevenson
Audio Director: Robert Krekel
Sound Designers: Justin Mullens, Beau Jimenez, Neil Uchitel, Jesse Garcia, MPSE; Michael Marchisotto
Supervising Music Editors: Rob Goodson, Scott Shoemaker
Music Editors: Anthony Caruso, Tyler Crowder, Sonia Coronado, Adam Kallibjian, Adam Kallibjian, James Zolyak, Ted Kocher, Scott Bergstrom, Tao-Ping Chen
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Computer Interactive Game Play
Audio Director: Robert Krekel
Supervising Sound Editor: Shannon Potter
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Maged Khalil Ragab
Supervising Music Editors: Rob Goodson, Scott Shoemaker
Sound Designers: Neil Uchitel, Beau Jimenez, Justin Mullens, Jesse Garcia, MPSE; Michael Marchisotto, Derek Brown, Jordan Denton
Dialogue Editors: Grayson Stone, Julius Kukla, Thomas Barrett, Jaime Marcelo, Erik Schmall, Duncan Brown, Cesar Marenco
Foley Editor: Eolyne Arnold, MPSE
Sound Effects Editors: Patrick Ginn, Michael Finley, Kyle Bailey
Music Editors: Anthony Caruso, Tyler Crowder, Tao-Ping Chen, Sonia Coronado, Adam Kallibjian, Samuel Marshall, James Zolyak, Ted Kocher, Scott Bergstrom
Foley Artists: Dawn Fintor, Alicia Stevenson