The 73rd Golden Reel Awards, presented by the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE), honored the best in sound editing for film, television, video games, and student film in 2025. The ceremony was held on March 8, 2026, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.
The nominations were announced on January 12, 2026. The action thriller film One Battle After Another, the period supernatural horror film Sinners, the television series Stranger Things, and the video game Ghost of Yōtei all led the nominations with three each.
American supervising sound editor Mark Mangini received the Career Achievement Award, while American film producer Kathleen Kennedy was honored with the Filmmaker Award.
Actor and comedian Patton Oswalt hosted the ceremony for the fourth consecutive year.
Winners and nominees The winners are listed first and in bold.
Film Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Dialogue / ADR Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Effects / Foley Sinners – Benjamin A. Burtt ; David V. Butler ; Jason W. Freeman ; David V. Butler Bugonia – Johnnie Burn ; Neil Leachman F1 – Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle ; Chris Gridley ; Ryan Cota Frankenstein – Nelson Ferreira ; Stephen Barden, Dustin Harris, Danielle McBride, Jill Purdy One Battle After Another – Christopher Scarabosio ; Richard Quinn Frankenstein – Nathan Robitaille ; Paul Germann, Scott Hitchon, Craig MacLellan, Dashen Naidoo ; Chelsea Body ; Goro Koyama, Sandra Fox Anemone – Steve Fanagan ; Steve Fanagan ; James Tebbitt ; Caoimhe Doyle F1 – Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle ; Thom Brennan ; Benjamin A. Burtt, Kim B. Christensen, Luke Dunn Gielmuda, Scott Guitteau ; Sean England, Heikki Kossi, Shelley Roden One Battle After Another – Christopher Scarabosio ; Justin Doyle, Jeremy Molod ; Steve Hammond, Goro Koyama Sinners – Benjamin A. Burtt ; Willard Overstreet ; Steve Boeddeker ; David Hughes ; Alyson Dee Moore, Katie Rose Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Feature Motion Picture Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Documentary Sinners – Felipe Pacheco KPop Demon Hunters – Oren Yaacoby Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – Cécile Tournesac ; Timeri Duplat One Battle After Another – Graeme Stewart Wicked: For Good – Catherine Wilson, Jack Dolman ; Robin Baynton Billy Joel: And So It Goes: "Part 1" – Shari Johanson ; Debora Lilavois The Beatles Anthology: "Episode 9" – Tim Chaproniere, Emile de la Rey, Alexis Feodoroff ; Tyrone Frost, Claudia Holmstead-Morris, Hunter Jackson Becoming Led Zeppelin – Nick Bergh, Dan Gitlin, Bernard MacMahon It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley – Michael Brake Stans – Julie Glaze Houlihan Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Documentary Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation Deaf President Now! – Eilam Hoffman, Nina Hartstone, Jacob Bloomfield-Misrach ; Adam Méndez ; Samir Foco, Eilam Hoffman, Nina Hartstone, Michael Harte, Tom Sayers ; Adam Armitage ; Greg Francis ; Rob Davidson ; Oli Ferris Becoming Led Zeppelin – Nick Bergh ; Bernard MacMahon, Dan Gitlin ; Nick Bergh, Dan Gitlin ; Dan Gitlin, Nick Bergh I Was Born This Way – Leslie Gaston-Bird ; Lauren Cooper, Lora Cornes It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley – Lewis Goldstein ; Alexis Soto Viktor – Peter Albrechtsen ; Heikki Kossi, Peter Albrechtsen, Nicolas Becker ; Mikkel Nielsen ; Kristoffer Salting Zootopia 2 – Jeremy Bowker ; Brad Semenoff ; Stephen M. Davis, Earl Ghaffari ; Jeremy Bowker ; Luke Dunn Gielmuda, Joel Raabe, Kimberly Patrick, Cameron Barker ; Jacob Riehle, Angela Ang ; Kendall Demarest ; Jordan Myers ; Ronni Brown, Sean England The Bad Guys 2 – Ken McGill, Julian Slater ; Paul Pirola ; Cathryn Wang Elio – Jeremy Bowker ; Cheryl Nardi ; Jordan Myers ; Jeremy Bowker ; Steve Bissinger, Jessey Drake, Richard Gould, Joel Raabe ; Ronni Brown, Jana Vance KPop Demon Hunters – Michael Babcock ; Branden Spencer ; Michael Babcock, Chris Diebold, Jeff Sawyer, Trevor Gates, Katie Halliday ; Goeun Lee Everett, Russell Topal ; Ian Herzon, Beso Kacharava Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature International Sirāt – Laia Casanovas ; Oriol Donat i Martos, Claudi Dosta Ivanow ; Irene Rausell ; Miguel Barbosa Belén – Leandro de Loredo ; Tomás Ramos ; Lucía Biscayart ; Gabriel Santamaria, Florencia Velardita Dongji Rescue – Kang Fu ; Steve Miller ; Fei Yu ; Tie Zheng Wang Sound of Falling – Billie Mind ; Jürgen Scholz, Billie Mind ; Sebastian Heyser ; Thomas Köhler ; Maximiliane Pongratz
Broadcast media Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Long Form Dialogue and ADR Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Long Form Effects and Foley Adolescence: "Episode 2" – James Drake ; Emma Butt ; Michele Woods (Netflix) The Pitt: "7:00 P.M." – Bryan Parker ; Kristen Hirlinger ; Vince Tennant (HBO Max) Severance: "Cold Harbor" – Jacob Ribicoff ; Gregg Swiatlowski (Apple TV+) Stranger Things: "Chapter Four: Sorcerer" – Craig Henighan, Will Files ; Ryan Cole ; Polly McKinnon, Korey Pereira, Graham Terry, Emma Present (Netflix) Task: "Vagrants" – Lidia Tamplenizza ; Michael McMenomy ; Mar Heredia (HBO Max) Alien: Earth: "Neverland" – Lee Gilmore, Brad North ; Beso Kacharava ; Nolan McNaughton, Justin Davey, Chris Terhune, Craig Henighan ; Tim Walston, Matt "Smokey" Cloud, Albert Romero ; Alexander Sanikidze, Rati Chkhetiani, Levan Tserediani (FX on Hulu) Andor: "Who Are You?" – David Acord, Margit Pfeiffer ; Margit Pfeiffer ; David Acord ; Josh Gold ; James Spencer ; Alyssa Nevarez ; Ronni Brown, Sean England (Disney+) The Last of Us: "Through the Valley" – Michael J. Benavente ; Randy Wilson ; Christopher Battaglia, Chris Terhune ; Mitchell Lestner, Jacob Flack, Odin Benitez ; Joe Schiff ; Justin Helle, Ron Mellegers ; Stefan Fraticelli, Brandon Bak, Jason Charbonneau, Biko Gogaladze (HBO Max) Pluribus: "Pirate Lady" – Nick Forshager ; Todd Toon ; Jeff Cranford ; Jason Charbonnaeu, Stefan Fraticelli (Apple TV+) Stranger Things: "Chapter Four: Sorcerer" – Will Files, Craig Henighan ; Angelo Palazzo, David Grimaldi, Katie Halliday, Nolan McNaughton, Christopher Bonis, Nicholas Interlandi, Steve Neal, Matt "Smokey" Cloud ; Gina Wark, Peter Persaud ; Steve Baine (Netflix) Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Feature Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Animation The Gorge – Ethan Van der Ryn, Erik Aadahl, Paul Hackner ; Stephanie Brown, David V. Butler ; Jonathan Klein, Roni Pillischer ; David Farmer, Dane A. Davis, Bill R. Dean, Frederic Dubois, Darren Maynard ; Christopher Battaglia, Javier Bennassar, Goeun Lee Everett, Jon Greasley, Jason W. Jennings, Nolan McNaughton ; James Morioka, Kira Roessler ; Sally Boldt ; Chris White ; Leslie Bloome, Shaun Brennan, Curtis Henderson Beast of War – Sam Gain-Emery ; Hayden Riley ; Steve Burgess ; Lachlan Harris ; Jennifer Leonforte, Kiah Roache-Turner ; Tom Herdman ; Dylan Burgess (Bronte Pictures) The Hand That Rocks the Cradle – Lee Gilmore ; Polly McKinnon ; Beso Kacharava ; Justin Davey ; Nolan McNaughton, Matt "Smokey" Cloud ; Ryan Cole ; Dachi Abesalashvili, Alexander Sanikidze ; Tornike Dzidzikashvili, Biko Gogaladze (Hulu) Star Trek: Section 31 – Matthew E. Taylor ; Michael Schapiro ; Alex Pugh, Kip Smedley, Andrew Twite ; Austin Olivia Kendrick ; Sebastian Sheehan Visconti ; Darrin Mann, Clay Weber ; Alyson Dee Moore, Katie Rose (Paramount+) Predator: Killer of Killers – Chris Terhune, Will Files ; Jessie Anne Spence ; Justin Davey, Lee Gilmore, James Miller ; Matt "Smokey" Cloud, Luis Galdames, Nolan McNaughton, Steve Neal, Matt Yocum ; Julie Diaz, Ailene Roberts ; Kailyn Jenkins, Jacob McNaughton, Samuel Munoz, Nick Neutra ; Noel Vought, Adam Decoster (Hulu) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw – Tess Fournier ; Katie Jackson, Tim Vindigni, Vivian Williams ; Logan Romjue ; Nathan Yamaguchi (Disney+) Invincible: "I Thought You'd Never Shut Up" – Brad Meyer ; Natalia Saavedra Brychcy, Katie Jackson, Noah Kowalski, Jayson Niner, Mia Perfetti ; Logan Romjue ; Carol Ma (Prime Video) Transformers: EarthSpark: "Legacy of Hope" – Brad Meyer ; Natalia Saavedra Brychcy, Jacob Cook, Brad Meyer, Kyle Stockbridge, Vivian Williams ; Christine Gamache, Michael Wessner ; Tim Vindigni, Nathan Yamaguchi (Paramount+) Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Short Form Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Animation Murderbot: "All Systems Red" – Tyler Whitham ; Danielle McBride ; Craig MacLellan ; Ève Corrêa-Guedes ; John Elliot (Apple TV+) The Bear: "Scallop" – Steve "Major" Giammaria ; Jonathan Fuhrer, Matt Snedecor ; John Bowen ; Leslie Bloome, Shaun Brennan (FX on Hulu) Only Murders in the Building: "LESTR" – Danika Wikke, Mathew Waters ; Brad Katona ; Brian Dunlop ; Sanaa Kelley ; Iris Dutour, Sanaa Kelley (Hulu) Side Quest: "Fugue" – Matthew E. Taylor ; Pete Nicholas, Charlie Campagna ; Sean Hessinger ; John Sanacore, Nathan Nadell ; Rick Owens (Apple TV+) The Studio: "The Golden Globes" – George Haddad ; Randy Wilson ; Lloyd Stuart Martin ; Borja Sau ; Justin Helle (Apple TV+) Love, Death & Robots: "400 Boys" – Brad North ; Craig Henighan, Matt "Smokey" Cloud ; Matt Manselle, Lyndsey Schenk ; Brian Straub (Netflix) Blood of Zeus: "A Breath Before Dying" – Rob McIntyre ; Evan Dockter, Cat Gensler, Lawrence Reyes (Netflix) Marvel Zombies: "Episode 1" – Jonathan Greber ; Jeremy Molod ; Krysten Mate ; Jonathon Stevens, Jamey Scott (Disney+) Rick and Morty: "Summer of All Fears" – Hunter Curra ; Corbin Bumeter ; James A. Moore, Ricardo Watson, Lee Harting (Cartoon Network) Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld: "Friends" – David W. Collins, Matthew Wood ; Matthew Wood ; Frank Rinella ; David W. Collins, Michael Brinkman, Bill Rudolph ; Kevin Bolen, Michael Brinkman, Bill Rudolph ; Angela Ang, Chris Cirino, Bobby Garza, Kevin Hart, Carlos Sotolongo (Disney+) Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Broadcast Long Form Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Broadcast Short Form Étoile: "The Hiccup" – John Finklea (Prime Video) Andor: "What a Festive Evening" – Ian Broucek (Disney+) The Last of Us: "Through the Valley" – Maarten Hofmeijer (HBO Max) Severance: "Cold Harbor" – Lena Glikson, Scott Hanau (Apple TV+) Stranger Things: "Chapter Four: Sorcerer" – Evyen Klean, David Klotz (Netflix) Wolf King: "The Rise of the Wolf" – Thomas Haines ; Steve Bond (Netflix) The Bear: "Soubise" – Jeff Lingle, Jason Lingle (FX on Hulu) Love, Death & Robots: "400 Boys" – Jeff Charbonneau (Netflix) Only Murders in the Building: "The House Always..." – Micha Liberman (Hulu) The Studio: "The War" – Lorena Perez Batista (Apple TV+) Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Documentary Love+War – Deborah Wallach ; Nick Caramela ; Matt Rigby ; Chris White ; Leslie Bloome, Shaun Brennan (National Geographic) 100 Foot Wave – Keith Hodne ; Kevin Senzaki, Eric Di Stefano ; Eli Akselrod, Mika Anami ; Max Holland (HBO Max) The Beatles Anthology: "Episode 9" – Alexis Feodoroff, Emile de la Rey, Tim Chaproniere ; Al Sirkett (Disney+) Billy Joel: And So It Goes: "Part One" – Gregg Swiatlowski ; Tim Obzud (HBO Max) John Candy: I Like Me – Jonathan Greber ; Christopher Lafaye (Prime Video)
Video games Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Game Dialogue / ADR Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Game Music Death Stranding 2: On the Beach – Justin Scott Wilson ; Masashi Takada, Briana Villarreal ; Dominic Roocroft Battlefield 6 – Mari Saastamoinen Minto, Jeff Wilson ; Rob Gardner ; Glen Gathard ; Eric Marks ; Paul Fonarev ; Sean Wilson, Clément Visseq, Olle Persson, Adam Philp, Axel Szelag, Gavin Rouse, Ryan Salt ; Patrick Biason, Nick Friedemann ; Chong Aik Ming, Oscar Myrland ; Jim Shacklock ; Priscilla Achampong, Chris Chan, Jeff Quinn, Alvaro Vela ; Ernesto Cantillo, Aryo Nazaradeh ; Feri Gutierrez, Kimmy Bohlin Keelyn, Daniel Khim, Matt Klimek