Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film


The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film is an annual award given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. It honors sound editors whose work has warranted merit in the field of cinema; in this case, their work in the field of automated dialogue replacement, or ADR. It was first awarded in 1964, for films released the previous year, under the title Best Sound Editing – Loop Lines. The following year, the award was re-titled Best Sound Editing – Dialogue, and would remain this until 1984, before being changed to Best Sound Editing – ADR. In 1991, the "dialogue" and "ADR" aspects of the process were divided into separate categories and would, intermittently, be awarded for the next seven years, before combining again in 1998, under the title Best Sound Editing – Dialogue & ADR. The award has been given with its current title since 2018.

Winners and nominees

1960s

Best Sound Editing – Loop Lines
YearFilm
1963
The Ugly American

Best Sound Editing – Dialogue
YearFilm
1964
Fate Is the Hunter
1964
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
1966
The Sand Pebbles
1967
Doctor Dolittle
1968
Finian's Rainbow
1969
The Wild Bunch

1970s

1980s

Best Sound Editing – ADR
YearFilmWinners/Nominees
1983
The Right Stuff C.J. Appel ; Richard Hymns ; Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam, Barbara McBane
1984
Romancing the StoneLarry Singer
1985
Ladyhawke Larry Singer
1986
Top Gun Andy Patterson, Juno J. Ellis
1987
Lethal Weapon Jay Engel, Juno J. Ellis
1988
Who Framed Roger Rabbit Larry Singer ; Jessica Gallavan, Alan Nineberg ; Charleen Richards, Lionel Strutt
1989
Born on the Fourth of JulyJoe Mayer ; Avram D. Gold ; Dan Rich, Hugo Weng, Michael D. Wilhoit

1990s

Best Sound Editing – Dialogue
YearFilmWinners/Nominees
1990
Total Recall Scott Hecker
1992
Bram Stoker's Dracula J.H. Arrufat, Harry M. Cheney, Mark LaPointe

Best Sound Editing – Dialogue & ADR, Domestic Feature Film
YearFilmWinners/Nominees
1994
Clear and Present Danger Becky Sullivan

Best Sound Editing – Dialogue
YearFilmWinners/Nominees
1995
Braveheart Mark LaPointe

Best Sound Editing – Dialogue & ADR
YearFilmWinners/Nominees
1997
Titanic Gwendolyn Yates Whittle ; Hugh Waddell ; Claire Sanfilippo, J.H. Arrufat, Richard Quinn ; Sue Fox, Harriet Fidlow, Richard Corwin, Cindy Marty, Lee Lemont
1997
Batman & RobinBecky Sullivan ; Fred Stafford ; Gloria D'Alessandro, Carin Rogers, Robert Troy ; Bobbi Banks, Denise Horta, Lee Lemont
1997
Con AirTeri E. Dorman ; Juno J. Ellis ; Gloria D'Alessandro, Karen Spangenberg ; Bobbi Banks, Denise Horta, Stephen Janisz, Nicholas Korda
1997
Face/OffDavid Williams ; Robert Ulrich ; Gail Clark Burch, Jeff Clark, Richard Corwin, Susan Kurtz, Carin Rogers ; Zack Davis, Stephen Janisz, Kerry Dean Williams
1997
L.A. ConfidentialBecky Sullivan ; Robert Ulrich ; Mildred Iatrou, Catherine M. Speakman, Donald L. Warner Jr. ; Andrea Horta, Denise Horta ; Diane Linn, Tami Treadwell
1997
Men in BlackBobby Mackston, Marissa Littlefield, Norm MacLeod
1997
Starship TroopersMichael J. Benavente ; Susan Dudeck ; Hugo Weng ; Alison Fisher, Allen Hartz ; Diane Linn
1998
Saving Private Ryan Richard Hymns, Gary Rydstrom ; Gwendolyn Yates Whittle ; Larry Singer ; Ewa Sztompke, Sara Bolder ; Denise Whiting, Thomas Whiting
1998
ArmageddonGeorge Watters II ; Teri E. Dorman ; Juno J. Ellis ; Gloria D'Alessandro, Alison Fisher, Carin Rogers, Karen Spangenberg ; Mary Andrews, Andrea Horta, Denise Horta, Stephen Janisz, Nicholas Korda, Denise Whiting
1998
BulworthPaul Timothy Carden, Mark Stoeckinger ; Gail Clark Burch ; Mark Gordon, Dan Rich ; Laura Graham, Kerry Dean Williams ; David Lucarelli, Cary Stratton
1998
Enemy of the StateGeorge Watters II ; Teri E. Dorman ; Fred Stafford ; Gloria D'Alessandro, Kimberly Lambert ; Andrea Horta, Nicholas Korda ; Rick Canelli
1998
The Horse WhispererFrank E. Eulner, Richard Hymns ; Karen Wilson ; Sara Bolder, Claire Sanfilippo, Ewa Sztompke ; Marilyn McCoppen
1998
Meet Joe BlackScott Hecker ; Joe Dorn ; Benjamin Beardwood, Gary Lewis, Ralph Osborn ; Allen Hartz, Barbara Issak, David Melhase, Lauren Palmer, Jeff Rosen, Matt Sawelson ; Cary Stratton
1998
The NegotiatorMark Stoeckinger ; Robert Ulrich ; Neal Anderson, Paul Timothy Carden, Richard Dwan Jr., Mark Gordon, Glenn T. Morgan ; Chris Jargo, Kerry Dean Williams ; Dave MacDonald
1998
One True ThingRandle Akerson ; Kimberly Harris
1999
American BeautyScott Martin Gershin ; Trevor Jolly ; Mark Gordon, Simon Coke ; Thomas O'Neil Younkman ; Paul Flinchbaugh, Lee W. Lebaigue ; Brian Basham
1999
The Cider House RulesMaurice Schell ; Laura Civiello ; Gina Alfano ; Dan Korintus, Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith, Magdaline Volaitis ; Harry Peck Bolles, Marissa Littlefield
1999
For the Love of the GameKelly Cabral, Wylie Stateman ; Jennifer L. Mann ; Lauren Stephens, Richard Dwan Jr., Elizabeth Kenton, Chris Hogan, Dan Hegeman ; Constance A. Kazmer
1999
The Green MileMark Mangini, Julia Evershade
1999
The InsiderGregg Baxter, Gregory King ; Stephanie Flack, Mary Ruth Smith, Darren King ; Nicholas Korda, Linda Folk
1999
Inspector GadgetLon Bender ; Chris Jargo, Dave McMoyler ; Richard Dwan Jr., Chris Hogan ; Laura Graham, Constance A. Kazmer, Mary Andrews
1999
The MatrixDane Davis, Charles W. Ritter, Julia Evershade, Susan Dudeck
1999
October SkyHowell Gibbens, Elizabeth Kenton, Stephanie Flack
1999
The Sixth SenseMichael Kirchberger, Becky Sullivan, David A. Cohen, Kenton Jakub
1999
Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood ; Tom Bellfort ; Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Sara Bolder

2000s

Best Sound Editing – Dialogue & ADR, Domestic Feature Film
YearFilmWinners/Nominees
2000
Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonEugene Gearty ; Kenton Jakub, Jean Tsien ; Lewis Goldstein ; Betty P. Teng, Gina Alfano, Hal Levinsohn, Lisa J. Levine ; Paul Urmson
2000
Almost FamousMichael D. Wilhoit, Kelly Oxford, Laura Harris Atkinson, Laura Graham, Kimaree Long
2000
Erin BrokovichLarry Blake, Aaron Glascock
2000
GladiatorPer Hallberg ; Chris Jargo ; Laura Graham ; David A. Cohen ; Lauren Stephens, Simon Coke, Lou Kleinman
2000
'Gary Rydstrom
2000
Remember the TitansRobert L. Sephton ; Christopher T. Welch ; Julie Feiner ; Cindy Marty, Gaston Biraben, Suhail Kafity
2000
TrafficLarry Blake, Aaron Glascock
2000
U-571Jon Johnson ; Val Kuklowsky ; Petra Bach, Michele Perrone ; Robert Troy
2001
Black Hawk DownPer Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers ; Chris Jargo ; Mark L. Mangino ; Chris Hogan
2001
A.I. Artificial IntelligenceGary Rydstrom ; Richard Hymns ; Larry Singer, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle ; Richard Quinn, Ewa Sztompke
2001
A Beautiful MindAnthony J. Ciccolini III ; Deborah Wallach ; Stan Bochner, Louis Cerborino, Marc Laub
2001
Cats & DogsRichard L. Anderson, Elliott Koretz ; Mark Mangini, Mary Andrews, Larry Kemp
2001
The Fast and the FuriousBruce Stambler, Jay Nierenberg ; Becky Sullivan ; Nicholas Korda, Lee Lemont ; Mildred Iatrou, Donald L. Warner Jr., Robert Troy, Paul Curtis, William Dotson, Cathie Speakman
2001
Ocean's ElevenLarry Blake, Aaron Glascock
2001
Pearl HarborGeorge Watters II ; Christopher T. Welch ; Teri E. Dorman ; Julie Feiner, Cindy Marty, Michelle Pazer ; David A. Arnold, Marshall Winn, Ulrika Akander, Allen Hartz
2001
Planet of the ApesRichard L. Anderson, John A. Larsen ; R.J. Kizer ; Alan L. Nineberg ; Michael Haight, Susan Dawes
2001
Spy GameGeorge Watters II, F. Hudson Miller ; Juno J. Ellis ; Teri E. Dorman ; Denise Horta, Stephen Janisz ; David A. Arnold, Marshall Winn, Ulrika Akander
2001
Vanilla SkyMichael D. Wilhoit ; Kerry Dean Williams ; Laura Harris Atkinson ; Tammy Fearing, Eliza Pollack Zebert ; Mark Gordon, Vic Radulich, Clare C. Freeman, Susan Kurtz
2002
Gangs of New YorkPhilip Stockton, Eugene Gearty ; Marissa Littlefield ; Hal Levinsohn, Kenton Jakub ; Fred Rosenberg
2002
Antwone FisherDonald Sylvester, Mildred Iatrou
2002
The Bourne IdentityPer Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers ; Anna MacKenzie ; Chris Jargo, Laura Graham, Michelle Pazer, Julie Feiner ; Stephanie Flack, Lauren Stephens, Kimaree Long, Mark L. Mangino, Chris Hogan
2002
Catch Me If You CanCharles L. Campbell, John A. Larsen ; R.J. Kizer ; Susan Dawes, Mildred Iatrou
2002
ChicagoMaurice Schell ; Gina Alfano ; Laura Civiello ; Hal Levinsohn, Louis Bertini
2002
Minority ReportRichard Hymns, Gary Rydstrom ; Gwendolyn Yates Whittle ; Tom Bellfort ; Ewa Sztompke, Richard Quinn
2002
Road to PerditionScott Hecker ; Joe Dorn ; Benjamin Beardwood, Gary Lewis
2002
Spider-ManStephen Hunter Flick ; Susan Dudeck ; Julie Feiner, Alison Fisher, Laura Graham ; David A. Arnold, Susan Dawes, Allen Hartz
2003
Christopher Boyes, George Watters II ; Jessica Gallavan ; Teri E. Dorman ; Lisa J. Levine, Karen Spangenberg ; Ulrika Akander, David A. Arnold, Gloria D'Alessandro, Victoria Rose Sampson
2003
DreamcatcherYann Delpuech, Robert Grieve ; Darren King ; Wayne Griffin
2003
The Last SamuraiMark Stoeckinger ; Kerry Dean Williams ; Laura Harris Atkinson ; Anna MacKenzie, Kelly Oxford, Michelle Pazer ; David A. Cohen
2003
'Richard King ; R.J. Kizer ; Michael Magill ; Laura Graham, Donald Sylvester, John A. Larsen, Susan Dawes ; Hugo Weng
2003
Mystic RiverAlan Robert Murray ; Wade Wilson ; Juno J. Ellis ; Lucy Coldsnow-Smith ; Andrea Horta ; Gloria D'Alessandro, Karen Spangenberg, Robert Troy
2003
SeabiscuitPer Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers ; David A. Cohen, Anna MacKenzie ; Chris Hogan, Constance A. Kazmer, Kimaree Long
2003
2 Fast 2 FuriousGreg Hedgepath ; Bobbi Banks ; Michael Hertlein ; Fred Stafford, Frederick H. Stahly
2003
X2: X-Men UnitedCraig Berkey, John A. Larsen ; Donald Sylvester ; Laura Graham ; Jim Brookshire, Susan Dawes
2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindPhilip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Marissa Littlefield, Fred Rosenberg, Hal Levinsohn
2004
The AviatorPhilip Stockton ; Eugene Gearty ; Marissa Littlefield ; Kenton Jakub, Hal Levinsohn ; Laura Civiello, Nicholas Renbeck, Fred Rosenberg
2004
The Bourne SupremacyPer Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers ; Anna MacKenzie ; Chris Jargo, Michelle Pazer, Thomas Whiting ; Kimaree Long, Frederick H. Stahly
2004
CollateralElliott Koretz, Becky Sullivan, John C. Stuver, Mary Andrews, Nancy Nugent
2004
'Wylie Stateman ; Hugh Waddell ; Michael Hertlein, Frederick H. Stahly ; Todd Niesen ; David Kudell
2004
The Passion of the ChristKami Asgar, Sean McCormack ; Renée Tondelli ; Scott G.G. Haller, Jonathon Lee
2004
RayKaren Baker Landers ; Chris Jargo ; Anna MacKenzie, Michelle Pazer ; Kimaree Long, Frederick H. Stahly
2004
The TerminalCharles L. Campbell, Richard C. Franklin ; R.J. Kizer ; Vanessa Lapato ; Mildred Iatrou, Bernard Weiser

Best Sound Editing in Feature Film – Dialogue & ADR
YearFilmWinners/Nominees
2005
Memoirs of a Geisha Wylie Stateman ; Renée Tondelli ; Linda Folk ; Laura Harris Atkinson, Julie Feiner, Michael Hertlein, Michelle Pazer
2005
'George Watters II ; Richard Beggs ; Kimberly Harris ; David Bach ; Laura Graham, Michele Perrone ; David V. Butler
2005
Cinderella ManAnthony J. Ciccolini III ; Deborah Wallach ; Kenna Doeringer ; Stan Bochner, Dan Korintus
2005
CrashSandy Gendler ; Zack Davis, Karen Vassar Triest
2005
Good Night, and Good Luck.Curt Schulkey, Aaron Glascock, Susan Dudeck
2005
Mr. & Mrs. SmithCameron Frankley ; Kimberly Harris ; Ulrika Akander ; Laura Graham, Michele Perrone ; David V. Butler
2005
MunichRichard Hymns ; Gwendolyn Yates Whittle ; Ewa Sztompke ; Bruce Lacey, Barbara McBane, John Nutt ; Marilyn McCoppen, Richard Quinn
2005
War of the WorldsRichard King ; R.J. Kizer ; Laura Graham, Linda Folk ; Michael Magill, Hugo Weng
2006
Letters from Iwo Jima Bub Asman, Alan Robert Murray ; Juno J. Ellis ; David A. Arnold ; Nicholas Korda ; Lucy Coldsnow-Smith, Gloria D'Alessandro, Karen Spangenberg
2006
ApocalyptoKami Asgar, Sean McCormack ; Jessica Gallavan ; Scott G.G. Haller ; Linda Folk, Lisa J. Levine
2006
The Da Vinci CodeAnthony J. Ciccolini III, Daniel Pagan ; Deborah Wallach ; Linda Folk, Laura Graham ; Teri E. Dorman, Gloria D'Alessandro, Karen Spangenberg
2006
Flags of Our FathersBub Asman, Alan Robert Murray ; Juno J. Ellis ; David A. Arnold ; Joe Dorn, Nicholas Korda ; Ulrika Akander, Lucy Coldsnow-Smith, Gloria D'Alessandro, James Matheny
2006
The Last King of ScotlandChristian Conrad, Fabian Schmidt, Dominik Schleier
2006
Little Miss SunshineAndrew DeCristofaro, Stephen P. Robinson ; Steve Nelson ; Nancy Nugent ; Kerry Carmean-Williams ; Patrick Cusack ; John C. Stuver
2006
'Christopher Boyes, George Watters II ; Jessica Gallavan ; Teri E. Dorman ; Julie Feiner, Howell Gibbens, Lisa J. Levine ; Ulrika Akander, David A. Arnold, Gloria D'Alessandro, Michelle Pazer
2006
World Trade CenterWylie Stateman, Renée Tondelli, Michael D. Wilhoit ; Laura Harris Atkinson, Michael Hertlein
2007
The Bourne Ultimatum Per Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers ; Anna MacKenzie ; Chris Jargo, Michelle Pazer ; Kimaree Long, Frederick H. Stahly
2007
American GangsterPer Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers ; Chris Jargo ; Chris Hogan, Michelle Pazer ; Kimaree Long, Anna MacKenzie, Frederick H. Stahly
2007
The Bucket ListLon Bender, Tim Boggs
2007
Ghost RiderDane Davis ; Bobbi Banks ; Stephanie Flack ; Fred Stafford ; David A. Cohen, Chris Hogan
2007
Michael ClaytonPaul P. Soucek, Kenton Jakub, Dan Korintus
2007
No Country for Old MenCraig Berkey, Skip Lievsay, Kenton Jakub, Byron Wilson
2007
'Christopher Boyes, George Watters II ; Kimberly Harris ; Teri E. Dorman ; Julie Feiner, Laura Graham, Michele Perrone ; David A. Arnold, Lucy Coldsnow-Smith, Gloria D'Alessandro
2007
TransformersMike Hopkins, Ethan Van der Ryn ; Ulrika Akander, David Beadle ; Wayne Lemmer, Ralph Osborn
2008
The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonRen Klyce ; Gwendolyn Yates Whittle ; Richard Quinn ; Jeremy Molod ; Marilyn McCoppen, Stuart McCowen
2008
CloverfieldDouglas Murray ; Will Files ; Cheryl Nardi ; Sue Fox, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
2008
The Dark KnightRichard King, Linda Folk, Hugo Weng, Michael Magill
2008
Frost/NixonAnthony J. Ciccolini III, Deborah Wallach, Teri E. Dorman, David A. Arnold
2008
Iron ManFrank E. Eulner ; Michael Silvers ; Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, John Nutt ; Karen Spangenberg, Marshall Winn
2008
MilkLeslie Shatz, Robert Jackson
2008
'Becky Sullivan, Daniel S. Irwin, Michelle Pazer, John C. Stuver
2008
Revolutionary RoadJacob Ribicoff, Warren Shaw ; Tony Martinez ; Dan Korintus, Nicholas Renbeck
2009
Inglourious Basterds Wylie Stateman, Gregg Baxter, Margit Pfeiffer, Nancy Nugent
2009
AvatarChristopher Boyes, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle ; Petra Bach, Richard Hymns, Stuart McCowan, Steve Slanec ; Kim Foscato, Cheryl Nardi, Marshall Winn
2009
Days of SummerPiero Mura ; Christopher T. Welch ; Julie Feiner, Beth Sterner ; Judah Getz
2009
'Per Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers ; Chris Jargo ; Tom Bellfort ; Michelle Pazer ; Chris Hogan, Frederick H. Stahly
2009
The Hurt LockerPaul N. J. Ottosson, Robert Troy, Kimberly Harris, Judah Getz
2009
A Serious ManSkip Lievsay, Kenton Jakub, Byron Wilson, James Morioka
2009
Star TrekAlan Rankin, Mark Stoeckinger ; Kerry Dean Williams ; Daniel S. Irwin ; Laura Harris Atkinson
2009
The Stoning of Soraya M.Ethan Beigel, Sarah Payan

2010s

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film
YearFilmWinners/Nominees
2017
War for the Planet of the ApesWill Files, Douglas Murray ; R.J. Kizer ; P.K. Hooker ; Jim Brookshire, Kim Foscato, Laura Graham ; Lindsey Alvarez, Doug Jackson
2017
Baby DriverJulian Slater, Dan Morgan
2017
Blade Runner 2049Mark Mangini, Byron Wilson, Michael Hertlein
2017
Darkest HourCraig Berkey, Becki Ponting ; Michael Maroussas
2017
DetroitPaul N. J. Ottosson ; Laura Graham, Daniel Saxlid ; Robert Troy
2017
DunkirkHugo Weng, David Bach, Russell Farmarco
2017
The Shape of WaterNathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Jill Purdy
2017
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriJoakim Sundström, Brian Bowles, Matthew Skelding
2018
Bohemian Rhapsody John Warhurst, Nina Hartstone, Jens Rosenlund Petersen
2018
The FavouriteJohnnie Burn, Michelle Fingleton
2018
First ManMildred Iatrou, Ai-Ling Lee ; Susan Dawes ; Galen Goodpaster
2018
Green BookAndrew DeCristofaro ; Becky Sullivan, Darren 'Sunny' Warkentin ; Laura Harris Atkinson, Shane Hayes, Kelly Oxford
2018
Mary Poppins ReturnsRenée Tondelli, Heather Gross, Alexa Zimmerman
2018
'James Mather, Simon Chase
2018
A Quiet PlaceErik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn ; Robert Jackson
2018
A Star Is BornKira Roessler ; Michelle Pazer, Curt Schulkey, Frederick H. Stahly
2019
1917 Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate
2019
'Daniel Laurie, Shannon Mills ; Jacob Riehle, Brad Semenoff
2019
Ford v FerrariDonald Sylvester, Polly McKinnon
2019
The IrishmanPhilip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Marissa Littlefield
2019
Jojo RabbitAi-Ling Lee, Tobias Poppe ; Susan Dawes ; David V. Butler, Helen Luttrell
2019
JokerAlan Robert Murray, Kira Roessler, Cameron Steenhagen
2019
Once Upon a Time in HollywoodWylie Stateman ; Lindsey Alvarez, Michael Hertlein ; Zach Goheen, Leo Marcil
2019
RocketmanDanny Sheehan