Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE), the premier organization of entertainment sound editing professionals since 1953, announced today the nominations for the 73rd Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards, honoring outstanding achievement in sound editing, sound design, music editing and foley artistry in film, television and gaming. Winners will be announced at the annual gala on March 8, 2026, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.

As previously announced, two honorary awards will also be presented at the gala: Kathleen Kennedy will receive the 2026 Filmmaker Award, and supervising sound editor Mark Mangini will receive the Career Achievement Award.

The full list of film nominees is below!

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation

Bad Guys 2 DreamWorks Animation
Supervising Sound Editors: Ken McGill, Julian Slater MPSE
Supervising Foley Editor: Paul Pirola        
Sound Effects Editor: Cathryn Wang        MPSE        

Elio Disney Pixar
Supervising Sound Editor: Jeremy Bowker
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Cheryl Nardi
Supervising Foley Editor: Jordan Myers                
Sound Designer: Jeremy Bowker        
Sound Effects Editors: Steve Bissinger, Jessey Drake MPSE, Richard Gould, Joel Raabe MPSE
Foley Artists: Ronni Brown MPSE, Jana Vance        

Kpop Demon Hunters Netflix
Supervising Sound Editor: Michael Babcock        MPSE
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Branden Spencer
Sound Designers: Michael Babcock MPSE, Chris Diebold, Jeff Sawyer, Trevor Gates, Katie Halliday        
Sound Effects Editors: Goeun Lee Everett MPSE, Russell Topal MPSE
Foley Editors: Ian Herzon, Beso Kacharava MPSE

Zootopia 2 Walt Disney Animation Studios
Supervising Sound Editor: Jeremy Bowker
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Brad Semenoff MPSE
Supervising Music Editors: Stephen M. Davis, Earl Ghaffari
Sound Designer: Jeremy Bowker
Sound Effects Editors: Luke Dunn Gielmuda, Joel Raabe MPSE, Kimberly Patrick, Cameron Barker
Dialogue Editors: Jacob Riehle, Angela Ang
Senior Music Editor: Kendall Demarest
Foley Editor: Jordan Myers
Foley Artists: Ronni Brown MPSE, Sean England MPSE

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Documentary

Becoming Led Zeppelin Sony Pictures
Supervising Sound Editor: Nick Bergh
Sound Designers: Bernard MacMahon, Dan Gitlin        
Sound Effects Editors: Nick Bergh, Dan Gitlin        
Dialogue Editors: Dan Gitlin, Nick Bergh                

Deaf President Now! Apple Original Films
Supervising Sound Editors: Eilam Hoffman, Nina Hartstone MPSE, Jacob Bloomfeld-Misrach MPSE
Foley Supervisor: Adam Méndez
Sound Designers: Samir Foco, Eilam Hoffman, Nina Hartstone MPSE, Michael Harte, Tom Sayers MPSE
Sound Editor: Adam Armitage
Dialogue Editor: Greg Francis                        
Foley Editor: Rob Davidson
Foley Artist: Oli Ferris        

I Was Born This Way Jungefilm
Supervising Sound Editor: Leslie Gaston-Bird MPSE
Sound Editors: Lauren Cooper, Lora Cornes

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley HBOMax
Supervising Sound Editor: Lewis Goldstein MPSE
Sound Effects Editor: Alexis Soto        

Viktor Netflix        
Supervising Sound Editor: Peter Albrechtsen MPSE
Sound Designers: Heikki Kossi MPSE, Peter Albrechtsen MPSE, Nicolas Becker
Sound Effects Editor: Mikkel Nielsen                
Dialogue Editor: Kristoffer Salting      

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature International

Belén Amazon Prime        
Supervising Sound Editor: Leandro de Loredo        
Sound Effects Editor: Tomás Ramos        
Dialogue Editor: Lucía Biscayart
Foley Artists: Gabriel Santamaria, Florencia Velardita        

Dong Ji Rescue Seventh Art Pictures
Supervising Sound Editor: Kang Fu MPSE
Sound Effects Editor: Steve Miller        
Music Editor: Fei Yu
Foley Editor: Tie Zheng Wang

Sirât NEON        
Supervising Sound Editor: Laia Casanovas        
Sound Effects Editors: Oriol Donat i Martos, Claudi Dosta Ivanow        
Dialogue Editor: Irene Rausell                
Foley Artist: Miguel Barbosa

Sound of Falling MUBI
Supervising Sound Editor: Billie Mind
Sound Designers: Jürgen Scholz, Billie Mind
Dialogue Editor: Sebastian Heyser
Foley Editor: Thomas Köhler
Foley Artist: Maximiliane Pongratz

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Dialogue / ADR

Bugonia Focus Features
Supervising Sound Editor: Johnnie Burn MPSE
Dialogue Editor: Neil Leachman

F1 Apple Original Films
Supervising Sound Editors: Al Nelson MPSE, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle MPSE
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Chris Gridley
Dialogue Editor: Ryan Cota        

Frankenstein Netflix
Supervising Sound Editor: Nelson Ferreira MPSE
Dialogue Editors: Stephen Barden MPSE, Dustin Harris MPSE, Danielle McBride MPSE, Jill Purdy MPSE

One Battle After Another Warner Bros.
Supervising Sound Editor: Christopher Scarabosio
Dialogue Editor: Richard Quinn

Sinners Warner Bros.
Supervising Sound Editor: Benjamin A. Burtt        
Supervising Dialogue Editor: David V. Butler MPSE
Dialogue Editor: Jason W. Freeman MPSE
ADR Editor: David V. Butler MPSE

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Effects / Foley

Anemone Focus Features
Supervising Sound Editor: Steve Fanagan MPSE        
Sound Designer: Steve Fanagan MPSE
Foley Editor: James Tebbitt
Foley Artist: Caoimhe Doyle        

F1        Apple Original Films
Supervising Sound Editors: Al Nelson MPSE, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle MPSE
Foley Supervisor: Thom Brennan        
Sound Effects Editors: Benjamin A. Burtt, Kim B. Christensen, Luke Dunn Gielmuda, Scott Guitteau                
Foley Artists: Sean England MPSE, Heikki Kossi MPSE, Shelley Roden MPSE

Frankenstein Netflix
Supervising Sound Editor: Nathan Robitaille MPSE
Sound Designer: Nathan Robitaille MPSE
Sound Effects Editors: Paul Germann MPSE, Scott Hitchon MPSE, Craig MacLellan, Dashen Naidoo
Foley Editor: Chelsea Body
Foley Artists: Goro Koyama, Sandra Fox MPSE

One Battle After Another Warner Bros.
Supervising Sound Editor: Christopher Scarabosio        
Sound Designer: Christopher Scarabosio
Sound Effects Editors: Justin Doyle, Jeremy Molod                
Foley Artists: Steve Hammond, Goro Koyama                

Sinners Warner Bros.        
Supervising Sound Editor: Benny Burtt        
Supervising Foley Editor: Willard Overstreet        MPSE
Sound Designer: Steve Boeddeker
Sound Effects Editor: David Hughes        
Foley Artists: Alyson Dee Moore, Katie Rose