‘Blade Runner 2049,’ ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Sound Best to Motion Picture Sound Editors
“Blade Runner 2049,” “War for the Planet of the Apes,” “Dunkirk” and “The Greatest Showman” were among the winners at the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ 65th Annual Golden Reel Awards, which were held on Sunday night in downtown Los Angeles.
“Blade Runner” won in the Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Effects/Foley category, the Golden Reel Awards category that corresponds most closely to the Academy Awards’ Best Sound Editing category. All five of the Oscar nominees — “Blade Runner,” “Baby Driver,” “Dunkirk,” “The Shape of Water” and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” — were Golden Reel nominees, along with “Logan,” “Thor: Ragnarok” and “War for the Planet of the Apes.”
“War for the Planet of the Apes” won the award for dialogue and ADR, “The Greatest Showman” won for sound editing in a musical and “Dunkirk” won for the sound editing of a musical score.
“Coco” won for sound editing in an animated film, “Jane” for documentary and “Loveless” for foreign-language film.
In the Golden Reel Awards’ television categories, the “Spoils of War” episode of “Game of Thrones” won two awards, while single prizes went to episodes of “Godless,” “Ozark,” “Black Mirror,” “The Get Down,” “Superstore” and “Stranger Things.”
The ceremony was held at the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. A career achievement award was given to sound designer and field recordist John P. Fasal, while director Kathryn Bigelow won the MPSE Filmmaker Award.
Here are the 2018 MPSE Golden Reel Awards winners. For the individual winners in each category, check the MPSE website.
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Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Effects / Foley: “Blade Runner 2049”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue / ADR: “War for the Planet of the Apes”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation: “Coco”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Documentary: “Jane”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Foreign Language Feature: “Loveless”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Music Score: “Dunkirk”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Musical: “The Greatest Showman”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Live Action Under 30:00: “Superstore”: “Tornado”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Short Form – Music / Musical: “Stranger Things”: “Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Short Form – Dialogue/ADR: “Game of Thrones”: “The Spoils of War”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Short Form – Effects / Foley: “Game of Thrones”: “The Spoils of War”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Long Form – Music / Musical: “The Get Down”: “Only from Exile Can We Come Home”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Long Form – Dialogue/ADR: “Black Mirror”: “USS Callister”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Long Form – Effects / Foley: (TIE) “Godless”: “Homecoming” and “Ozark”: “The Toll”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Single Presentation: “Oasis”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Animation Long Form: “Lego DC Super Hero Girls”: “Brain Drain”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Documentary: “Becoming Bond”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Feature: “In Search of Fellini”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Computer Cinematic: “Halo Wars 2”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Computer Interactive Game Play: (TIE) “Call of Duty: WWII” and “Star Wars: Battlefront II”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Special Venue: “Carne Y Arena”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Animation Short Form: “Overwatch”: “Honor and Glory”
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Student Film (Verna Fields Award): “Homegrown”
2018 MPSE Filmmaker Award: Kathryn Bigelow
2018 MPSE Career Achievement Award: John P. Fasal
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