Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film
The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley 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 sound effects and foley. It was first awarded in 1954, for films released the previous year, under the title Best Sound Editing - Feature Film. In 1964 the award was split in two, this to honor sound effects editing, while the other honored adr. It wasn't until 1974 that the title specified that it was being awarded to sound effects, under the title Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects. The "foley" of the title wasn't recognized until 1997. Between then and 2018, the category's title fluctuated between similar variations. The award has been given under its current title since 2018.
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Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley in an English Language Feature| Year | Film | Winners/Nominees |
| 2014 | American Sniper | Bub Asman, Alan Robert Murray ; Tom Ozanich ; Michael Dressel ; Jason King, Mark Larry, Roland N. Thai ; Christopher Flick ; John T. Cucci, Dan O'Connell |
| 2014 | Birdman or | Peter Brown, Aaron Glascock ; Martin Hernández ; Goeun Lee Everett ; Gary A. Hecker ; Paul Aulicino, Albert Gasser, Jeremy Peirson, Alejandro Quevedo, Roland N. Thai ; Joe Dzuban ; Catherine Harper, Gary Marullo, Jeffrey Wilhoit |
| 2014 | ' | Daniel Laurie, Shannon Mills ; David C. Hughes, Al Nelson ; Nia Hansen ; David Acord, Jeremy Bowker, Ken Fischer, Josh Gold, J.R. Grubbs, Richard Hymns ; Dee Selby ; Ronni Brown, Sean England |
| 2014 | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Will Files, Douglas Murray ; John Murray ; David Grimaldi, Scott Guitteau, Doug Jackson, John Morris, Mac Smith, Jack Whittaker ; Scott Curtis, Matthew Harrison, Thomas W. Small ; John T. Cucci, Goro Koyama, Andy Malcolm, Dan O'Connell |
| 2014 | Fury | Paul N. J. Ottosson ; Mark Pappas ; Lee Gilmore, Jamie Hardt, Hamilton Sterling, Bruce Tanis ; Scott Curtis, Ryan Juggler, Jonathan Klein ; Gary A. Hecker, Rick Owens |
| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Christopher Boyes ; Matthew Wood ; David Acord ; Kevin Sellers ; David Chrastka, Kyrsten Mate ; Luke Dunn Gielmuda, Dee Selby ; Dennie Thorpe, Jana Vance |
| 2014 | Interstellar | Richard King ; Christopher Flick ; Aaron Glascock, Ken J. Johnson, Michael W. Mitchell, Jeff Sawyer ; Scott Curtis, Michael Dressel ; Alyson Dee Moore, John Roesch |
| 2014 | Unbroken | Becky Sullivan, Andrew DeCristofaro ; Eric A. Norris, Jay Wilkinson ; David Raines ; Dan Hegeman, Nancy MacLeod, Karen Vassar Triest, Darren 'Sunny' Warkentin ; John T. Cucci, Dan O'Connell |
Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film
| Year | Film | Winners/Nominees |
| 2015 | Scott Hecker, Mark Mangini, Wayne Pashley ; Julian Slater, David White ; Stuart Morton ; Christopher S. Aud, Phil Barrie, Cate Cahill, Nigel Christensen, Jared Dwyer, Mario Gabrieli, Rick Lisle, Chuck Michael, Andrew Miller, Emma Mitchell, Michael W. Mitchell, Fabian Sanjurjo, Alicia Slusarski ; John Simpson, Blair Slater | |
| 2015 | The Revenant | Lon Bender, Martin Hernández, Randy Thom ; Jon Title ; Geordy Sincavage ; Todd Toon ; Bill R. Dean, Dino Dimuro, Hector C. Gika, Adam Kopald, Mark Larry, Dave McMoyler, Stephen P. Robinson, Pernell L. Salinas, D. Chris Smith ; Nancy MacLeod, Aran Tanchum, Ryan Wassil ; Gregg Barbanell, Andrea Gard, Vincent Guisetti, Catherine Harper, Rick Owens, Katherine Rose, Gretchen Thoma |
| 2015 | Ant-Man | Daniel Laurie, Shannon Mills ; David Farmer, David C. Hughes ; James Likowski ; Jeremy Bowker, Josh Gold, Nia Hansen, Bob Kellough, Jack Whittaker ; Dee Selby ; Ronni Brown, John T. Cucci, Sean England, Dan O'Connel |
| 2015 | Jurassic World | Al Nelson ; Gwendolyn Yates Whittle ; Pete Horner ; Nia Hansen ; Ben Burtt, Pascal Garneau, Scott Guitteau ; Dennie Thorpe, Jana Vance |
| 2015 | The Martian | Oliver Tarney ; Michael Fentum ; Hugo Adams ; James Harrison, Mark Taylor ; Andrea King, Jack Stew |
| 2015 | Sicario | Alan Robert Murray ; Tom Ozanich ; Christopher Flick ; Bub Asman, Jason King, Kevin R.W. Murray, Roland N. Thai ; John T. Cucci, Dan O'Connell |
| 2015 | Southpaw | Mandell Winter ; David Esparza ; John Sanacore ; Ryan Collins ; Anita Cannella, Amy Kane |
| 2015 | ' | David Acord, Matthew Wood ; Ben Burtt, Gary Rydstrom ; Frank Rinella ; Teresa Eckton, E.J. Holowicki ; Jonathan Borland, Dee Selby, Kevin Sellers ; Ronni Brown, Andrea Gard, Margie O'Malley, Kimberly Patrick, Dennie Thorpe, Jana Vance |
| 2016 | Hacksaw Ridge | Andy Wright ; Steve Burgess ; Liam Price, Tara Webb ; Alex Francis ; Mario Vaccaro |
| 2016 | Arrival | Sylvain Bellemare ; Olivier Calvert, Michelle Child, Dave Whitehead ; Mimi Allard, Pierre-Jules Audet, Mathieu Beaudin, Daniel Capeille, Simon Girard, Alan Robert Murray, Patrick Rioux ; Niels Barletta, Steven Ghouti, Olivier Guillaume, Luc Raymond ; Nicolas Becker, Gregory Vincent |
| 2016 | ' | Daniel Laurie, Shannon Mills ; Nia Hansen, David C. Hughes ; Jeremy Bowker, Josh Gold, J.R. Grubbs ; Jacob Riehle ; Shelley Roden, John Roesch |
| 2016 | Deadpool | Jim Brookshire, Wayne Lemmer ; Warren Hendriks, Craig Henighan, Ai-Ling Lee ; John T. Cucci, Dan O'Connell |
| 2016 | Deepwater Horizon | Wylie Stateman, Renée Tondelli ; Harry Cohen, Kris Fenske, Hector C. Gika, Eric Hoehn, Sylvain Lasseur, Dror Mohar, Branden Spencer ; Gary A. Hecker, Rick Owens |
| 2016 | Doctor Strange | Daniel Laurie, Shannon Mills ; Nia Hansen, David C. Hughes ; David Chrastka, Josh Gold, J.R. Grubbs ; Ryan J. Frias, Steve Orlando ; Shelley Roden, John Roesch |
| 2016 | The Jungle Book | Christopher Boyes, Frank E. Eulner ; David Chrastka, Andre Fenley, Ken Fischer ; James Likowski, Dee Selby ; Dennie Thorpe, Jana Vance |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Matthew Wood ; David Acord, Christopher Scarabosio ; Frank Rinella ; Jonathan Borland, Josh Gold, J.R. Grubbs ; Ryan J. Frias, Luke Dunn Gielmuda, Kimberly Patrick ; Ronni Brown, Margie O'Malley |
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film
| Year | Film | Winners/Nominees |
| 2017 | Blade Runner 2049 | Mark Mangini ; Theo Green ; Christopher S. Aud, Greg ten Bosch, Charlie Campagna, Elliot Connors, Lee Gilmore, Dave Whitehead ; Ezra Dweck ; Goro Koyama, Andy Malcolm |
| 2017 | Baby Driver | Julian Slater ; Martin Cantwell, Arthur Graley, Jeremy Price, Rowan Watson ; Peter Hanson ; Peter Burgis, Zoe Freed |
| 2017 | Dunkirk | Richard King ; Michael W. Mitchell, Randy Torres ; Michael Dressel ; Shelley Roden, John Roesch |
| 2017 | Logan | Donald Sylvester ; Wayne Lemmer, Hamilton Sterling ; Doug Jackson ; Matthew Harrison, John Morris ; John T. Cucci, Dan O'Connell |
| 2017 | The Shape of Water | Nathan Robitaille ; Alex Bullick, Kevin Howard, Dashen Naidoo, Tyler Whitham ; Gina Gyles, Peter Persaud ; Steve Baine |
| 2017 | ' | Ren Klyce ; Matthew Wood ; Frank Rinella ; Steve Orlando ; Jonathan Borland, Coya Elliott, Bonnie Wild ; Kimberly Patrick, Dee Selby ; Ronni Brown, Margie O'Malley |
| 2017 | ' | Daniel Laurie, Shannon Mills ; David Farmer, Nia Hansen ; Jeremy Bowker, David Chrastka, Samson Neslund, Steve Orlando ; Kimberly Patrick, Jacob Riehle ; Shelley Roden, John Roesch |
| 2017 | War for the Planet of the Apes | Will Files, Douglas Murray ; Lindsey Alvarez, David Grimaldi, P.K. Hooker, Doug Jackson, Ken McGill, Jack Whittaker ; Thom Brennan, Matthew Harrison, John Morris, Willard Overstreet ; John T. Cucci, Dan O'Connell |
| 2018 | A Quiet Place | Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn ; Justin M. Davey, Brandon Jones ; Jonathan Klein ; Steve Baine, Peter Persaud |
| 2018 | ' | Daniel Laurie, Shannon Mills ; David Farmer, Nia Hansen ; Josh Gold, Samson Neslund, Steve Orlando ; Christopher Flick, Kimberly Patrick, Jacob Riehle ; John T. Cucci, Dan O'Connell, Shelley Roden, John Roesch |
| 2018 | Black Panther | Steve Boeddeker, Ben Burtt ; David C. Hughes ; Jonathan Borland ; Richard Gould, James Likowski ; Shelley Roden, John Roesch |
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 | Mark P. Stoeckinger ; Chuck Michael, Alan Rankin, Martyn Zub ; John Morris ; Dan O'Connell ; Matthew Harrison, Mark Pappas |
| 2018 | The Favourite | Johnnie Burn ; Simon Carroll ; Caoimhe Doyle ; Jean McGrath, Brendan Rehill |
| 2018 | First Man | Mildred Iatrou, Ai-Ling Lee ; Shannon Mills ; Phil Barrie, Greg ten Bosch, Lee Gilmore, Nia Hansen ; Matthew Harrison, Mark Pappas ; John T. Cucci, Dan O'Connell |
| 2018 | ' | James Mather ; Samir Foco, Jed Loughran, David Mackie, Ben Meechan ; Lilly Blazewicz ; Peter Burgis, Zoe Freed |
| 2018 | Ready Player One | Richard Hymns, Gary Rydstrom ; Cameron Barker, Brent Burge, E.J. Holowicki, Kyrsten Mate, Addison Teague, Justin Webster, Doug Winningham ; Luke Dunn Gielmuda, Dee Selby ; Dennie Thorpe, Jana Vance, Geoff Vaughan |
| 2019 | Ford v Ferrari | Donald Sylvester ; David Giammarco, Jay Wilkinson ; Eric A. Norris ; Anna MacKenzie |
| 2019 | 1917 | Oliver Tarney ; James Harrison, Michael Fentum ; Hugo Adams ; Sue Harding, Andrea King |
| 2019 | ' | Daniel Laurie, Shannon Mills ; David Farmer, Nia Hansen ; Josh Gold, Samson Neslund, Steve Orlando ; Christopher Flick, James Likowski ; John T. Cucci, Dan O'Connell, Shelley Roden, John Roesch |
| 2019 | A Hidden Life | Brad Engleking ; David Forshee, Bob Kellough ; Dusty Albertz, Bastien Benkhelil |
| 2019 | ' | Mark P. Stoeckinger ; Luke Gibleon, Alan Rankin, Martyn Zub ; John T. Cucci, Dan O'Connell |
| 2019 | Joker | Alan Robert Murray ; Tom Ozanich ; Darren Maynard, John Joseph Thomas, Christian Wenger ; Michael Dressel, Kevin R.W. Murray, Willard Overstreet ; John T. Cucci, Dan O'Connell |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Wylie Stateman ; Harry Cohen, Sylvain Lasseur ; Gary A. Hecker, Rick Owens, Kyle Rochlin |
| 2019 | ' | David Acord ; Matthew Wood ; Frank Rinella ; Justin Doyle, Coya Elliott, Steve Slanec, Addison Teague ; Richard Gould, Dee Selby ; Ronni Brown, Margie O'Malley |