Founded in 1953, Motion Picture Sound Editors (M.P.S.E.) is an honorary society of motion picture sound editors. The society's goals are to educate others about and increase the recognition of the sound editors, show the artistic merit of the soundtracks, and improve the professional relationship of its members. The society is not to be confused with an industry union, such as the I.A.T.S.E. The current president is Frank Morrone.
The names of active members of the MPSE will generally appear in film credits with the post-nominal letters "MPSE".
Membership requirements
The following are required for the membership application:
- A three year list of credits as one (or more) of the following:
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- Sound editor
- Sound designer
- Dialogue editor
- ADR editor
- Sound effects editor
- Foley artist
- Music editor
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- One letter of a sponsoring active MPSE member
- Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in an Animation Feature Film
- 1989: Oliver & Company
- 1990: The Little Mermaid
- 1991: The Rescuers Down Under
- 1992: Beauty and the Beast
- 1993: Aladdin
- 1994: Once Upon a Forest
- 1995: The Lion King
- 1996: Toy Story
- 1997: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- 1998: Hercules
- 1999: A Bug's Life
- 2000: The Iron Giant
- 2001: Titan A.E.
- 2002: Atlantis: The Lost Empire
- 2003: Treasure Planet
- 2004: Finding Nemo
- 2005: The Incredibles*
- 2006: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
- 2007: Cars
- 2008: Ratatouille
- 2009: WALL-E
- 2010: Up
- 2011: How to Train Your Dragon
- 2012: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
- 2013: Wreck-It Ralph
- 2014: Epic
- 2015: Big Hero 6
- Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue, ADR and Music in a Feature Documentary
- 2013: Last Call at the Oasis
- 2014: Dirty Wars
- 2015: Warsaw Uprising
- Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Foreign Language Film
- 2013: Rust and Bone
- 2014: The Grandmaster and The Past
- 2015: The Liberator
- Best Sound Editing: Music in a Feature Film
- 1995: The Lion King
- 1997: The English Patient
- 1998: Titanic*
- 1999: The Butcher Boy
- 2000: American Beauty
- 2001: High Fidelity
- 2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- 2003: The Mothman Prophecies
- 2004: Cold Mountain
- 2005: The Passion of the Christ
- 2006: Casanova
- 2007: Apocalypto
- 2008: Into the Wild
- 2009: The Dark Knight*
- 2010: Avatar
- 2011: Inception*
- 2012: Hugo*
- 2013: Life of Pi
- 2014: The Great Gatsby
- 2015: Birdman
- Best Sound Editing: Music in a Musical Feature Film
- 2013: Les Misérables
- 2014: Frozen
- 2015: Get on Up
- Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film
- 1988: Lethal Weapon
- 1989: Who Framed Roger Rabbit*
- 1990: Born on the Fourth of July
- 1991: The Hunt for Red October* and Total Recall
- 1992: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- 1993: Alien 3
- 1994: Schindler's List
- 1995: Forrest Gump
- 1996: Crimson Tide
- 1997: Jerry Maguire
- 1998: Titanic*
- 1999: Saving Private Ryan*
- 2000: American Beauty
- 2001: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- 2002: A Beautiful Mind
- 2003: Gangs of New York
- 2004: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- 2005: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- 2006: Memoirs of a Geisha
- 2007: Letters from Iwo Jima*
- 2008: The Bourne Ultimatum*
- 2009: Slumdog Millionaire
- 2010: Inglourious Basterds
- 2011: The Social Network
- 2012: Super 8
- 2013: Life of Pi
- 2014: Captain Phillips
- 2015: Unbroken
- Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film
- 1988: Predator
- 1989: Die Hard
- 1990: The Abyss and Born on the Fourth of July
- 1991: Total Recall
- 1992: Barton Fink
- 1993: Under Siege
- 1994: Jurassic Park*
- 1995: Speed*
- 1996: Braveheart* and Crimson Tide
- 1997: Daylight
- 1998: Titanic*
- 1999: Saving Private Ryan*
- 2000: The Matrix*
- 2001: Gladiator
- 2002: Black Hawk Down
- 2003: Road to Perdition
- 2004: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World*
- 2005: The Aviator
- 2006: War of the Worlds
- 2007: Letters from Iwo Jima*
- 2008: The Bourne Ultimatum*
- 2009: The Dark Knight*
- 2010: Avatar
- 2011: Inception*
- 2012: War Horse
- 2013: Skyfall*
- 2014: Gravity*
- 2015: American Sniper*
- Official MPSE Website
Golden Reel Awards
The MPSE currently presents awards annually to sound editors in the several categories for feature films.
An * denotes a film that also won an Academy Award for Sound Editing.
There are also "other" categories that include Sound Editing in Computer Entertainment, the Career Achievement Award, and the Inaugural Filmmaker's Award. The MPSE also sponsors the Verna Fields Award for Sound Editing in a Student Film and the Ethel Crutcher Scholarship. The award statues are made by New York firm, Society Awards.