The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) guild has announced the exciting news that
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Nickelodeon's brand-new 2D-animated series which reimagines the characters in a fresh new way, has been nominated for an award in the 66th annual Golden Reel Awards, which honor the world’s most talented sound artists and their contributions to the past year’s most outstanding feature film, television, animation and computer entertainment productions! COWABUNGA!
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has been nominated for the "Short Form Animation" award in the "Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing" category of the 2019 Golden Reel Awards for the show's series premiere episode, "Mystic Mayhem"!
“Sound artists continue to push boundaries for artistry and technical achievement in entertainment sound,” said MPSE president Tom McCarthy. “This year’s nominees represent the best work in sound across films, television, games, documentaries and other media. On behalf of The Motion Picture Sound Editors, I would like to congratulate all the nominees for their outstanding contributions to the art of sound.”
The MPSE will announce the winners of this years coveted Golden Reel Awards at a prestigious awards ceremony on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. Tickets are available
here.
A select list of nominees for the 66th annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards is available on
Deadline and
Animation Magazine. A full list with individual nominees will be available Monday, January 21, 2019 on the guild’s website,
mpse.org.
Raph, Leo, Donnie and Mikey emerge from the sewers and tap into undiscovered ninja powers in Nickelodeon's reimagined, 2D-animated series
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, making its
world debut on Monday 17th September 2018 on Nickelodeon USA. The action-comedy series follows the band of brothers as they discover new powers and encounter a mystical world they never knew existed beneath the streets of New York City. Following its US launch, the series
has rolled out globally across Nickelodeon's channels and branded blocks in 170+ countries and territories.
Nickelodeon’s Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Pictured: Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo, and April O'Neil. follows the Turtles on all-new adventures as they master new powers, encounter absurd mutants and battle bizarre villains, each with their own motivations. Ranging from mystics, mutants and madmen, new creatures and villains emerge to take on Raph, Leo, Donnie and Mikey in battles across New York City. From the tallest skyscraper to the dankest sewer drain, the brothers learn to work together and navigate the perils of New York City and the hidden realms below in order to fulfill their destiny to become a team of heroes.
In the half-hour launch episode, "Mystic Mayhem", the Turtles discover for the first time that they're not the weirdest things in New York.
The US-dub of
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stars the voice talent of Omar Miller (
Ballers) as Raph, a jagged-shelled snapping turtle; Ben Schwartz (
Parks and Recreation) as Leo, a red-eared slider turtle; Josh Brener (
Silicon Valley) as Donnie, a soft-shell turtle; Brandon Mychal Smith (
You're The Worst) as Mikey, a box turtle; Kat Graham (
The Vampire Diaries) as April O'Neil, a street savvy native New Yorker; Eric Bauza (
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) as Splinter, father figure and sensei to the Turtles; and WWE Superstar John Cena as the villainous, Baron Draxum.
The line-up of guest stars voicing new mutants and bizarre villains in the US-dub of
RTMNT includes: Lena Headey (
Game of Thrones) as Big Mama, a gigantic spider mutant; John Michael Higgins (
Pitch Perfect) as Warren Stone, a former news anchor turned mutant earthworm; Tom Kenny (
SpongeBob SquarePants) as Albearto, a singing, birthday-loving rampaging robot; Sam Richardson and Tim Simons (
Veep) as Muninn and Huginn, gargoyles who are never far from their master, Baron Draxum; John Rotten Lydon (Public Image Ltd 'PiL' and Sex Pistols) as Meat Sweats, a power-hungry mutant pig; Rhys Darby (
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) as Hypno-Potamus, a mutant magician/hippo; Jorge Gutierrez (
El Tigre) as Ghostbear, a human pro-wrestler champion with a taste for cheating; and
The League stars Paul Scheer and Jason Mantzoukas as the Sando Brothers, a performance duo that have been turned into a pair of mutant crabs.
In addition, Rob Paulsen (
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and Maurice LaMarche (
Animaniacs) reunite behind the mic as Foot Lieutenant, the de-facto leader of the Foot Clan, and Foot Brute, the Foot Lieutenant's right hand man.
The series is co-executive produced by Andy Suriano (character designer,
Samurai Jack) and Ant Ward (supervising producer,
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) at Nickelodeon in Burbank, California. Veteran animation industry voice actor Rob Paulsen is voice directing the series.
Nickelodeon has
renewed Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for a second season ahead of the show's debut.
Congratulations and good luck to the cast and crew of
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Nickelodeon and to everyone nominated for a away in the 66th annual Golden Reel Awards!
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