# Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR for Non-Theatrical Documentary Broadcast Media

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 | 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 |
| 2010 | 30 for 30 | "The Two Escobars" | Paul Bercovitch (supervising sound editor, dialogue editor), Ethan Beigel (sound designer), Matt Lewkowicz (sound effects editor) | ESPN |
| 2010 | For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots | For 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 | 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) | History |
| 2011 | Harlistas: An American Journey | Harlistas: 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) | MUN2 |
| 2011 | Koran by Heart | Koran 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 | Crossfire Hurricane | Cameron Frankley (supervising sound editor), Jason W. Jennings (sound designer), Jon Michaels (music editor) | HBO |
| 2012 | Love Hate Love | Love Hate Love | Eric Lalicata (supervising sound editor) | KTF Films |
| 2012 | The Interrupters | The 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 |
| 2013 | 30 for 30 | "Big Shot" | Eric Lalicata, Marcus Pardo (supervising sound editors), Isai Espinoza (supervising dialogue editor), Russ Montgomery (sound editor) | ESPN |
| 2013 | Manhunt: The Search for Bin Laden | Manhunt: 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 Geo |
| 2011 | Above the Ashes | Above the Ashes | David Bondelevitch (supervising sound editor), Brandon Vaccaro, Michelle Carpenter (music editors), Alex Layne (sound effects editor) | KBDI-TV |
| 2011 | 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 | Not awarded | Not awarded | 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 Channel |
| 2013 | 30 Days in May | 30 Days in May | Kelly Vandever (supervising sound editor), Steven Avila, Alexander Pugh (sound effects editors) | Showtime |
| 2013 | 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 |
| 2014 | 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 |
| 2014 | 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 | Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs | Jason Schmidt, Mead Stone (supervising sound editors), Gary Winter (sound designer) | Showtime |
| 2015 | 30 for 30 | "Sole Man" | Eric Lalicata, Marcus Pardo (supervising sound editors) | ESPN |
| 2015 | Keith Richards: Under the Influence | Keith Richards: Under the Influence | Brian Chumney (supervising sound editor), Al Nelson (sound designer) | Netflix |
| 2016 | My Beautiful Broken Brain | My Beautiful Broken Brain | Nick Ryan (supervising sound editor), Claire Ellis (dialogue editor), Tom Foster (sound effects editor) | Netflix |
| 2016 | Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures | Mapplethorpe: 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) | HBO |
| 2016 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | Joe Dzuban (supervising sound editor), Justin Dzuban (dialogue editor), Justin Krook, Pernell L. Salinas (sound effects editors) | Netflix |
| 2016 | Team Foxcatcher | Team Foxcatcher | Nicholas Montgomery, Tom Efinger (supervising sound editors), Jeff Seelye (dialogue editor), Suzana Peric (music editor) | Netflix |
| 2016 | Searching for Home: Coming Back from War | 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 |
| 2014 | Undrafted | "Episode 105" | Eric Lalicata, Shaun Cunningham (supervising sound editors) | NFL Network |
| 2014 | Unsung Heroes: The Story of America's Female Patriots | Unsung 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 | 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) | BBC |
| 2015 | Brewmore | Brewmore | Matt Davies (sound designer, foley artist, sound effects editor), Kevin Hill (dialogue/adr editor) | |
| 2015 | Chef's Table | Chef's Table | William McGuigan (supervising sound editor) | Netflix |
| 2015 | Deadliest Catch | Deadliest Catch | Bob Bronow (supervising sound editor, sound designer), Noelle DiMarco (dialogue/adr editor), Laurence A. Ellis (music editor) | Discovery Channel |
| 2015 | Undrafted | Undrafted | Eric Lalicata (supervising sound editor) | NFL Network |
| 2015 | Undrafted | Undrafted | Shaun Cunningham (supervising sound editor) | NFL Network |
| 2016 | Sonic Sea | Sonic Sea | Trevor Gates (supervising sound editor), Ryan Briley (dialogue editor), Ron Aston, Christopher Bonis (sound effects editors) | Discovery Channel |
| 2016 | We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World | We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World | Rich Cutler (supervising sound editor), Oliver Lief (music editor) | CNN |
| 2016 | Captive | "Prison Riot, U.S.A." | Claire Ellis (dialogue editor), Kim Tae Hak (sound effects editor) | Netflix |
| 2016 | Chef's Table | "Alex Atala" | William McGuigan (supervising sound editor), Nikola Simikic (sound effects editor) | Netflix |
| 2016 | 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) | Netflix |
| 2016 | The White Helmets | The White Helmets | Claire Ellis (dialogue editor), Tom Foster (sound effects editor) | Netflix |

#### Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR for Non-Theatrical Documentary Broadcast Media

| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 2017 | Becoming Bond | Becoming Bond | Trip Brock (supervising sound editor), Raymond Park, Zheng Jia, K. Joshua Fernberg, G.W. Pope III (sound effects editors), Bruce Stubblefield (supervising dialogue editor), Alexander Jongbloed, Alex Johnson (foley editors), Lorita de la Cerna (foley artist) | Hulu |
| 2017 | Breaking the Day | Breaking the Day | Suat Onur Ayas (supervising sound editor, sound designer), Justin Stark (dialogue editor) | Red Bull TV |
| 2017 | decanted. | decanted. | Matt Davies (supervising sound editor), Kevin Hill (dialogue lead), Rich Bussey (sound effects editor) | Netflix |
| 2017 | Shot in the Dark | Shot in the Dark | Suat Onur Ayas (supervising sound editor, sound designer, music editor), Justin Stark (dialogue editor) | Netflix |
| 2017 | Motivation 3: The Next Generation | Motivation 3: The Next Generation | Shaun Cunningham (supervising sound editor, sound effects editor), April Tucker (sound designer, dialog editor) | The Orchard |
| 2017 | The New Radical | The New Radical | April Tucker (music editor, dialog editor), Amy Barber, Jonathan Bruce (sound effects editors), Shaun Cunningham (sound supervisor) | The Orchard |
| 2017 | The Defiant Ones | The Defiant Ones | Jay Nierenberg (supervising sound editor), Del Spiva (supervising music editor), Todd Niesen (dialogue editor), David Mann, Charles Maynes, Brent Findley, Steven Iba (sound effects editors), Katrina Frederick (foley editor), Nicholas Fitzgerald (music editor), Chris Terhune (sound designer), Brandon Sanchez (foley artist) | HBO |
| 2018 | Searching for Sound: Islandman and VeYasin | Searching for Sound: Islandman and VeYasin | Suat Onur Ayas (supervising sound editor), Justin Stark (dialogue lead), Tolga Boyuk, Emin Yasin Vural (sound effects editors), Okan Isik (dialogue editor) | Red Bull TV |
| 2018 | Bobby Kennedy for President | "I'd Like to Serve" | Christopher Barnett (supervising sound editor), Steve Bissinger (sound effects editor), Paul Brill (music editor) | Netflix |
| 2018 | Medal of Honor | Medal of Honor | Jamey Scott (supervising sound editor, sound effects editor), Nicholas Fitzgerald (music editor) | Netflix |
| 2018 | The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling | The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling | Bobby Mackston (supervising sound editor), Matt Temple, Adam Parrish King (sound effects editors), Alexander Thompson (music editor) | HBO |
| 2018 | Operation Odessa | Operation Odessa | Bruce Greenspan, Trip Brock (supervising sound editors), Natalia Saavedra Brychcy, K. Joshua Fernberg, G.W. Pope III (sound effects editors), Bruce Stubblefield (dialogue editor), Jacob Ortiz (adr editor) | Showtime |
| 2018 | All or Nothing: The Michigan Wolverines | ""Be the Game Changer" | Scott Perry (supervising sound editor), Jason Vitaris (sound designer) | Amazon |
| 2018 | The Gymkhana Files | "Where It All Began" | Ugo Derouard (supervising sound editor), Preston Edmondson (supervising dialogue editor), Randy Torres (sound designer, sound effects editor), Justin M. Green (sound effects editor), Rian Balvin (dialogue editor) | Amazon |
| 2018 | Watergate | Watergate | Keith Hodne (supervising sound editor) | BBC Two, Discovery Channel |
| 2019 | Serengeti | Serengeti | Paul Cowgill (supervising sound editor), Peter Davies (foley editor), Alessandro Baldessari (music editor), Paul Ackerman (foley artist) | Discovery Channel |
| 2019 | Apollo: Missions to the Moon | Apollo: Missions to the Moon | John Warrin (supervising sound editor), Nick Pavey (dialogue editor), Christopher Pentecost, Brian Golub, Leandro Cassan (sound effects editors) | Nat Geo |
| 2019 | Hostile Planet | "Oceans" | Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens (supervising sound editors), Jonny Crew, Hannah Gregory, Ben Peace (sound effects editors), Tom Mercer (foley editor), Ben Jones (foley artist) | Nat Geo |
| 2019 | What's My Name: Muhammad Ali | What's My Name: Muhammad Ali | Mandell Winter, David Esparza (supervising sound editors), Sang Jun Kim, Micah Loken (dialogue editors), Ryan Collins, Ando Johnson (sound effects editors) | HBO |
| 2019 | The Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Bird of Prey | The Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Bird of Prey | Nicholas Renbeck (supervising sound editor), Branka Mrkic (dialogue editor), George A. Lara, Dow McKeever (foley editors), Marko A. Costanzo (foley artist) | |
| 2019 | Our Planet | "One Planet" | Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens (sound effects editors) | Netflix |
| 2019 | Epic Yellowstone | Epic Yellowstone | Brian Eimer (sound designer), Michael Bonini, Robynne Trueman (sound effects editors), Michael Le (foley editor), Guy Francoeur (foley artist) | Smithsonian Channel |
| 2019 | This Is Football | This Is Football | Greg Gettens (supervising sound editor), Chad Orororo (sound effects editor), Ciaran Smith, Philip Moroz (foley editors), Paula Boram (foley artist) | Amazon |

### 2020s

| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 2020 | Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time | "Episode 1" | Jonathan Greber (supervising sound editor), Lucas Miller (sound effects editor) | Epix, Amblin |
| 2020 | Be Water | Be Water | Nas Parkash (supervising sound editor) | ESPN |
| 2020 | Beastie Boys Story | Beastie Boys Story | Martyn Zub (supervising sound editor), Paul Aulicino (sound effects editors) | Apple TV+ |
| 2020 | Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You | Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You | Steve Urban (supervising sound editor), Brandon Duncan (music editor) | Apple TV+ |
| 2020 | High Score | "Boom & Bust" | Keith Hodne (supervising sound editor) | Netflix |
| 2020 | Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich | "The Island" | R. Hollis Smith (supervising sound editor) | Netflix |
| 2020 | The Last Dance | "Episode 1" | Keith Hodne (supervising sound editor) | Netflix |
| 2021 | The Beatles: Get Back | "Part 3" | Brent Burge, Martin Kwok (supervising sound editors); Matt Stutter, Buster Flaws, Melanie Graham (sound editors); Emile De La Rey (dialogue editor); Steve Gallagher, Tane Upjohn-Beatson (music editors); Michael Donaldson (foley editor); Simon Riley (foley artist) | Disney+ |
| 2021 | 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything | "Episode 1" | Andy Shelley, Stephen Griffiths (supervising sound editors); Tae Hak Kim, Justin Dolby (sound effects editors); Claire Ellis (dialogue editor); Adam Oakley, Paolo Pavesi (foley editors); Dan Johnson, Nas Parkash (music editors); Zoe Freed, Rebecca Heathcote (foley artists) | Apple TV+ |
| 2021 | Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed | Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed | Trevor Gates (supervising sound editor); Ryan Briley, Taylor Jackson (dialogue editors); Paul B. Knox, Russell Topal Mark Coffey (sound effects editors); Alex Jongbloed (foley editor); Tara Blume (foley artist); Liam Rice (music editor) | Netflix |
| 2021 | Exterminate All the Brutes | Exterminate All the Brutes | Séverin Favriau, Emeline Aldeguer (sound editors); Daniel Irribaren (dialogue editor); Vincent Maloumian (foley artist) | HBO/HBO Max |
| 2021 | Formula 1: Drive to Survive | "Down to the Wire" | Steve Speed, Nick Fry (supervising sound editors); Hugh Dwan (sound effects editor); James Evans (sound designer); Hugh Dwan (dialogue editor) | Netflix |
| 2021 | Life in Colour with David Attenborough | "Seeing in Color" | Wayne Pashley (supervising sound editor); Paul Fisher (sound effects editor); Jonathan Cawte, Andy Devine, Richard Hinton (foley artists); James Dorman (music editor) | Netflix |
| 2021 | McCartney 3, 2, 1 | McCartney 3, 2, 1 | Jonathan Greber (supervising sound editor); Leff Lefferts (sound editor); E. Larry Oatfield, Bjorn Ole Schroeder (dialogue editors); Kim Foscato (music editor) | Hulu |
| 2021 | Welcome to Earth | Welcome to Earth | Jay Price (supervising sound editor; sound effects editor); Tom Foster (dialogue editor); Stuart Bagshaw (foley editor); Ben Smithers (music editor) | Disney+ |
| 2022 | Formula 1: Drive to Survive | "Gloves Are Off" | Steve Speed, Nick Fry (supervising sound editors); James Evans (sound designer); Hugh Dwan (sound editor) | Netflix |
| 2022 | George Carlin's American Dream | George Carlin's American Dream | Bobby Mackston (supervising sound editor); Matt Temple, Joseph Beshenkovsky (sound effects editors); Miriam Cole (dialogue editor) | HBO Max |
| 2022 | Lucy and Desi | Lucy and Desi | Anthony Vanchure, Daniel Pagan (supervising sound editors); Mike James Gallagher (sound effects editor) | Prime Video |
| 2022 | Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me | Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me | Anthony Vanchure (supervising sound editor); Mike James Gallagher (sound designer); Matt Olivo, Jeff Pitts (sound effects editors); Luke Kelley, Sanaa Kelley (foley artists) | Apple TV+ |
| 2022 | Tony Hawk: Until The Wheels Fall Off | Tony Hawk: Until The Wheels Fall Off | John M. Chalfant (supervising sound editor); Chris Goodes (sound effects editor); Andrew Rice (dialogue editor) | HBO Max |
| 2022 | Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 | "Kerosene, Match. Boom!" | Nas Parkash (supervising sound editor); Will Chapman, Tristan Powell (sound effects editors); Claire Ellis (dialogue editor) | Netflix |