MPSE Golden Reel Awards Nominees Announced

The Motion Picture Sound Editors announced its nomineees for the 60th MPSE Golden Reel Awards, recognizing sound editors’ work in film, television, animation and computer entertainment media.

“2012 was a spectacular year for sound,” said MPSE president Bobbi Banks. “We offer our sincere congratulations to this year’s Golden Reel nominees who, once again, have astounded us with their creativity and artistic excellence. We are very pleased to have this opportunity to recognize their dedication and tireless work in advancing the craft of entertainment sound.”

The awards will be held Feb. 17 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites in Los Angeles.

Here are the nominees:

BEST SOUND EDITING: SOUND EFFECTS AND FOLEY IN A FEATURE FILM<br>

Argo<br> Django Unchained<br> Life of Pi<br> Marvel’s- The Avengers<br> Prometheus<br> Skyfall<br> The Dark Knight Rises<br> The Hobbit<br>

BEST SOUND EDITING: SOUND EFFECTS, FOLEY, DIALOGUE, AND ADR IN AN ANIMATION FEATURE FILM<br>

A Cat in Paris<br> Brave<br> Dr. Seuss-The Lorax<br> Frankenweenie<br> ParaNorman<br> Pirates: Band of Misfits<br> Rise of the Guardians<br> Wreck-it Ralph<br>

BEST SOUND EDITING: DIALOGUE AND ADR IN A FEATURE FILM<br>

Argo<br> Beasts of The Southern Wild<br> Life of Pi<br> Lincoln<br> Moonrise Kingdom<br> Silver Linings Playbook<br> Skyfall<br> The Hobbit<br>

BEST SOUND EDITING: MUSIC IN A FEATURE FILM<br>

A Cabin in the Woods<br> Argo<br> Django Unchained<br> Life of Pi<br> Lincoln<br> Skyfall<br> The Dark Knight Rises<br> The Hobbit<br>

BEST SOUND EDITING: MUSIC IN A MUSICAL FEATURE FILM<br>

Joyful Noise<br> Les Miserables<br> Pitch Perfect<br> Rock of Ages<br>

BEST SOUND EDITING: SOUND EFFECTS, FOLEY, DIALOGUE, ADR AND MUSIC IN A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY<br>

Bully<br> Climate Refugees<br> Jiro Dreams of Sushi<br> Marley<br> Searching for Sugarman<br>

BEST SOUND EDITING: SOUND EFFECTS, FOLEY, DIALOGUE AND ADR IN A FEATURE FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

80 Million<br> Amour<br> Children of Sarajevo<br> Hypnotist<br> The Intouchables<br> Rust and Bones<br>

BEST SOUND EDITING: COMPUTER EPISODIC ENTERTAINMENT<br>

Battlestar Galactica: EP5 “Blood and Chrome”<br> Cybergeddon<br> DRONE<br> H+The Digital Series: EP26 “African Aid”<br> Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn<br>

BEST SOUND EDITING: COMPUTER INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT<br>

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2<br> Halo 4<br> Resident Evil: 6<br> Spyro: “Skylander Giant”<br> World of Warcraft: Mists of the Pandaria Cinematic Trailer<br>

BEST SOUND EDITING: DIRECT TO VIDEO - ANIMATION<br>

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1<br> Justice League: Doom<br> Superman VS. The Elite<br>

BEST SOUND EDITING: DIRECT TO VIDEO - LIVE ACTION<br>

12 Dogs of Christmas:<br> Cowgirls and Angels<br> El Gringo<br> Fire with Fire<br> Marvel One Shot: Item 47<br> Osombie<br> Werewolf:The Beast Among Us<br>

VERNA FIELDS AWARD IN SOUND EDITING FOR STUDENT FILMMAKERS<br>

Dawn<br> Eli’s Overcoat<br> Exedia Nation<br> Fragments<br> Head Over Heels<br> In Aeternam<br> My Face is in Space<br> Stumble<br>

BEST SOUND EDITING: SOUND EFFECTS, FOLEY, DIALOGUE, AND ADR ANIMATION IN TELEVISION<br>

Adventure Time: “Card Wars”<br> Family Guy: “Yug Yimaf”<br> Lego Star Wars: “The Empire Strikes Back”<br> Robot and Monster-Security Risk/Ogo’s Birthday: “Security Risk/Ogo’s Birthday”<br> Robot Chicken: “DC Comics Special”<br> SpongeBob Squarepants: “Gary’s New Toy”<br> SpongeBob Squarepants: “It’s a SpongeBob Christmas”<br>

BEST SOUND EDITING: LONG FORM DIALOGUE AND ADR IN TELEVISION<br>

Coma<br> Game of Thrones, Season 2: “Valor Morghuils”<br> Steel Magnolias<br> The Newsroom: “We Just Decided To”<br> Titanic: “Mini Series 4”<br>

BEST SOUND EDITING: LONG FORM SOUND EFFECTS AND FOLEY IN TELEVISION<br>

Coma<br> Game of Thrones Season 2: “Valar Morghulis”<br> Hemingway & Gellhorn<br> SEAL Team Six: “The Raid on Osama Bin Laden”<br> The Newsroom: “We Just Decided To”<br>

BEST SOUND EDITING: LONG FORM MUSIC IN TELEVISION<br>

Damages: “But You Don’t Do That Anymore”<br> Girl VS.<br>