The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Non-Theatrical Documentary Broadcast Media is an annual award given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. It honors sound editors whose work has warranted merit in the field of television; in this case, their work in the field of sound effects and foley work in non-theatrical documentary broadcast media.
The category was first presented as two different categories, Best Sound Editing - Long Form Documentary (2010–2016) and Best Sound Editing - Short Form Documentary (2011–2016), the two categories were renamed in 2014 to Best Sound Editing - Long Form Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in Television Documentary and Best Sound Editing - Short Form Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in Television Documentary, respectively. In 2017, the categories were merged into the current category.
Winners and nominees 2010s Best Sound Editing - Long Form Documentary Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network 2010 A Man Created Dog Michael Payne (supervising sound editor), Patrick Cusack (supervising foley editor, foley artist), John C. Stuver (supervising dialogue editor), John DeFaria (music editor) Nat Geo 30 for 30 "The Two Escobars" Paul Bercovitch (supervising sound editor, dialogue editor), Ethan Beigel (sound designer), Matt Lewkowicz (sound effects editor) ESPNFor Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots Jack Sherman (supervising sound editor, supervising dialogue editor, sound effects editor), David Michael Erwin (sound designer), Larry Brown (music editor) PBS 2011 Gettysburg Brent Kiser (sound effects editor), Zach Seivers (supervising sound editor), Rodrigo Ortiz-Parraga (supervising foley editor), Charles Maynes, Justin M. Davey, John Maynard (sound effects editors) HistoryHarlistas: An American Journey Trip Brock (supervising sound editor), Peter D. Lago (supervising sound editor/foley artist), Alex Menck (music editor), Steven Avila, Alexander Pugh (sound effects editors), Brian S.M. Wroth (dialogue editor), Ben Whitver (adr editor) MUN2Koran by Heart Trip Brock (supervising sound editor), Tara Blume (foley artist), Steven Avila, Alexander Pugh (sound effects editors), Peter D. Lago, Greg Mauer (foley editors), Brian S.M. Wroth (dialogue editor), Ben Whitver (adr editor) HBO 2012 Crossfire Hurricane Cameron Frankley (supervising sound editor), Jason W. Jennings (sound designer), Jon Michaels (music editor) HBOLove Hate Love Eric Lalicata (supervising sound editor) KTF FilmsThe Interrupters Drew Weir (supervising sound editor), Martin Stebbing (editor) PBS 2013 Deadliest Catch "The Final Battle" Bob Bronow (supervising sound editor, sound designer), Kevin Skaggs (sound effects editor), Jason Tuttle (dialogue/adr editor) Discovery Channel 30 for 30 "Big Shot" Eric Lalicata, Marcus Pardo (supervising sound editors), Isai Espinoza (supervising dialogue editor), Russ Montgomery (sound editor) ESPNManhunt: The Search for Bin Laden Trip Brock, Steven Avila (supervising sound editors), Matt Salib (foley artist), Peter D. Lago, Alexander Pugh (sound effects editors), Ian Shedd (dialogue/adr editor), Ben Whitver (dialogue/adr editor), Joe Bini (music editor) HBO
Best Sound Editing - Short Form Documentary Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network 2011 Man Made "Bugatti Super Car" Joe Pizzulo (supervising sound editor), Mark Mercado (supervising dialogue/adr editor), Peter Karr (music editor) Nat GeoAbove the Ashes David Bondelevitch (supervising sound editor), Brandon Vaccaro, Michelle Carpenter (music editors), Alex Layne (sound effects editor) KBDI-TV Year of the Quarterback "Tim Tebow: Everything In Between" Tim Alward (supervising sound editor/sound designer), Michael Orlowski (supervising sound editor), Tom Carrigan III (supervising dialogue/adr editor), Chase Heavener (music editor) ESPN 2012 Not awarded 2013 North America "No Place to Hide" Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens (supervising sound editors), Stephen Griffiths (sound effects editor), Owen Peters (assistant dialogue editor), Michael Baber (music editor) Discovery Channel30 Days in May Kelly Vandever (supervising sound editor), Steven Avila, Alexander Pugh (sound effects editors) Showtime Through the Wormhole "Do We Have Free Will?" Eric Raber (supervising sound editor), Jonathan Coomes (sound effects editor), Paul Hammond (dialogue and adr editor) Science Channel
Best Sound Editing - Long Form Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in Television Documentary Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network 2014 Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways "Seattle" Eddie Kim (supervising sound editor, sound designer, supervising dialogue editor, sound effects editor), Jeffrey Fuller (supervising dialogue editor, supervising adr editor, supervising music editor), Justin Lebens (sound effects editor, dialogue editor, adr editor) HBO Deadliest Catch "You'll Know My Name is the Lord..." Bob Bronow (supervising sound editor, sound designer), Doug Kern (supervising dialogue editor, supervising adr editor), Eddie Rodriguez (sound effects editor), Selina Zakaria (music editor) Discovery Channel The World Wars "Trial by Fire" Tim W. Kelly (supervising sound editor), Jonathan Soule, Brian McAllister (sound designers), John Kilgour, Mike Alfin (music editors) History 2015 Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs Jason Schmidt, Mead Stone (supervising sound editors), Gary Winter (sound designer) Showtime 30 for 30 "Sole Man" Eric Lalicata, Marcus Pardo (supervising sound editors) ESPNKeith Richards: Under the Influence Brian Chumney (supervising sound editor), Al Nelson (sound designer) Netflix 2016 My Beautiful Broken Brain Nick Ryan (supervising sound editor), Claire Ellis (dialogue editor), Tom Foster (sound effects editor) NetflixMapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures Paulette Victor-Lifton (supervising sound editor), Scott Brewster, Gary Coppola (dialogue editors), Nathan Ashton (foley editor, foley artist), Mark Allen (sound effects editor), Chase Elkins (music editor) HBOI'll Sleep When I'm Dead Joe Dzuban (supervising sound editor), Justin Dzuban (dialogue editor), Justin Krook, Pernell L. Salinas (sound effects editors) NetflixTeam Foxcatcher Nicholas Montgomery, Tom Efinger (supervising sound editors), Jeff Seelye (dialogue editor), Suzana Peric (music editor)Searching for Home: Coming Back from War Paulette Victor-Lifton (supervising sound editor), Gary Coppola, James Gallivan (dialogue editors), Jamison Rabbe (adr editor), Paul Mason, Gabriel Aronson (sound effects editors)
Best Sound Editing - Short Form Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in Television Documentary Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network 2014 Ax Men "Ax Marks the Spot" Bob Bronow (supervising sound editor, sound designer), Doug Kern (supervising dialogue editor), Eddie Rodriguez (sound effects editor) History Undrafted "Episode 105" Eric Lalicata, Shaun Cunningham (supervising sound editors) NFL NetworkUnsung Heroes: The Story of America's Female Patriots Jack Sherman (supervising sound editor, supervising dialogue editor, sound effects editor, dialogue editor, adr editor), Larry Brown (supervising music editor) PBS 2015 India's Daughter Resul Pookutty (supervising sound editor, sound designer, supervising dialogue/adr editor), Amrit Pritam Dutta (supervising sound editor, sound designer), Vijay Kumar (supervising foley editor, sound effects editor), Karnail Singh, Sajjan Choudhary (foley artists), Sampath Alwar (sound effects editor, dialogue/adr editor), Krsna Solo (music editor) BBCBrewmore Matt Davies (sound designer, foley artist, sound effects editor), Kevin Hill (dialogue/adr editor) Chef's Table William McGuigan (supervising sound editor) NetflixDeadliest Catch Bob Bronow (supervising sound editor, sound designer), Noelle DiMarco (dialogue/adr editor), Laurence A. Ellis (music editor) Discovery ChannelUndrafted Eric Lalicata (supervising sound editor) NFL Network Shaun Cunningham (supervising sound editor) 2016 Sonic Sea Trevor Gates (supervising sound editor), Ryan Briley (dialogue editor), Ron Aston, Christopher Bonis (sound effects editors) Discovery ChannelWe Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World Rich Cutler (supervising sound editor), Oliver Lief (music editor) CNN Captive "Prison Riot, U.S.A." Claire Ellis (dialogue editor), Kim Tae Hak (sound effects editor) Netflix Chef's Table "Alex Atala" William McGuigan (supervising sound editor), Nikola Simikic (sound effects editor) Last Chance U "Blood Makes the Grass Grow" Pete Nichols (supervising sound editor), Graham Barclay, Aaron Cross (dialogue editors), Jason Coleman (foley editor, foley artist), Barry S. Weir Jr. (sound designer)The White Helmets Claire Ellis (dialogue editor), Tom Foster (sound effects editor)
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR for Non-Theatrical Documentary Broadcast Media