MPSE Golden Reel Awards: Patton Oswalt, Kevin Costner & Greg Hedgepath Champion The Complex Nature Of Sound Design; “Your Fingerprints Have Made The Difference In Scenes And Moments That Will Never Be Forgotten In Film”

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The Motion Picture Sound Editors’ 72nd Golden Reel Awards were handed out Sunday night at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.

Nominated by members of the organization, the Golden Reel Award celebrates the creative endeavors in sound editing across feature films, student films, broadcast, gaming and interactive media.  “We are all practitioners of this invisible art of sound.

Sound isn’t seen or touched, and as a result, our craft is often overlooked. But we know sound is both physical and metaphysical, and we love playing between the realms of sound’s physical properties and the emotional impact it can have on an audience,” MPSE President David Barber said at the ceremony, emphasizing the importance of below-the-line recognition. “That’s not to say that people don’t, can’t, or won’t [champion] sound, but if they’re not aware of what we do, how can we expect them to appreciate it?

And that is the challenge and the focus of the MPSE, to bring recognition to the art of sound through visibility, education, and most importantly, our inspiration… Let’s get people excited about what they hear, as much as they’re excited about what they see.”  Actor-comedian Patton Oswalt returned to host for the third consecutive year.