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Milestones in the History of the MPSE
| 1953 | The Motion Picture Sound Editors is founded and Raymond W. Bomba is elected President. |
| 1954 | Cecil B. De Mille addresses the first
MPSE awards luncheon at the Paramount commissary. The first Golden Reel is awarded to George Pal's "War of the Worlds" (1953). |
| 1956 | The first Television Golden Reel is awarded to "Lassie" (1955). |
| 1957 | Edwin Schallert is awarded Lifetime Membership. |
| 1958 | Samuel Goldwyn
receives an Honorary MPSE Award. Francis X. Bushman receives an Honorary Membership. |
| 1961 | The MPSE’s first Golden Reels Dinner/Dance. |
| 1962 | Jack Donovan Foley receives an Honorary
Membership. The first MPSE Golden Reel statuette to feature a gold reel is introduced. |
| 1963 | Jack L. Warner receives an Honorary
Membership for pioneering sound in motion pictures. Jayne Mansfield is named MPSE Sweetheart. |
| 1965 | Senator George Murphy receives an Honorary Membership. |
| 1970 | Edward J. Montagne receives an Honorary Membership. |
| 1971 | Jack Glazer receives an Honorary Membership. George Jessel receives an Honorary Membership. |
| 1973 | Raymond Bomba is awarded Lifetime Membership. |
| 1976 | The President’s
Award is given to Harry Teitelbaum and Ben Teitelbaum. Verna Fields receives an Honorary Membership. |
| 1981 | The current MPSE Seal Logo is introduced. |
| 1983 | The Verna Fields Award
for Student Filmmakers is created. The first Foreign Feature Golden Reel is awarded to "Victor/Victoria" (1982). |
| 1984 | The current MPSE Golden Reel Trophy is introduced. |
| 1985 | The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to Murry Spivack. |
| 1987 | The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to Edwin G. Scheid. |
| 1988 | The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to Frank Warner. |
| 1989 | The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to Norval D. Crutcher. |
| 1991 | The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to James MacDonald, posthumously. |
| 1993 | The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to Kay Rose. |
| 1994 | The Lifetime Achievement
Award is given to Samuel Michael Horta. Music Editors are invited to join the MPSE as full members. |
| 1995 | The Lifetime Achievement
Award is given to Alan R. Splet, posthumously. The first Music Golden Reel is awarded to "The Lion King" (1994). |
| 1996 | The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to Peter Berkos. |
| 1997 | The Lifetime Achievement
Award is given to Jack Donovan Foley, posthumously. The MPSE Golden Reels move to the Century Plaza Hotel. |
| 1998 | The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to Douglas H. Grindstaff. |
| 1999 | The first Special
Venue Golden Reel is awarded to "T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous" (1998). The first Direct to Video Golden Reel is awarded to "Young Hercules" (1998). Ethel L. Crutcher receives an Honorary Membership. |
| 2000 | Tomlinson M. Holman receives an Honorary Membership. The Motion Picture Sound Editors becomes a non-profit corporation. |
| 2001 | The Career Achievement Award is given to Charles
Lincoln Campbell. Donald Rogers receives an Honorary Membership. The first Made for Computer Entertainment Golden Reel is awarded to "Starlancer" (2000). |
| 2002 | The Career Achievement Award is given to Fred J.
Brown. The first Ethel L. Crutcher Scholarship is presented to the winner of the Verna Fields Award for Student Filmmakers. |
| 2003 | The Motion Picture Sound Editors celebrates it Golden Anniversary. |
| 2004 | Foley Artists are invited to join the MPSE as
full members. The MPSE's first Summer Show on sound design. |