American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic

American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Awarded for	Best Editing for a Dramatic Feature Film
Country	United States
Presented by	American Cinema Editors (ACE)
Currently held by	Jennifer Lame – Oppenheimer (2023)
Website	americancinemaeditors.org

The American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic is one of the annual awards given by the American Cinema Editors, awarded to what members of the American Cinema Editors Guild deem as the best edited dramatic film for a given year. It was split from American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film in 2000.

Winners and nominees

1990s

Year	Film	Editor(s)
1999 ^[1]^[2]	The Matrix	Zach Staenberg
	American Beauty	Tariq Anwar and Christopher Greenbury
	The Insider	William Goldenberg, Paul Rubell, and David Rosenbloom
	The Sixth Sense	Andrew Mondshein
	The Talented Mr. Ripley	Walter Murch

2000s

Year	Film	Editor(s)
2000 ^[1]	Gladiator	Pietro Scalia
	Billy Elliot	John Wilson
	Cast Away	Arthur Schmidt
	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	Tim Squyres
	Traffic	Stephen Mirrione
2001 ^[1]	Black Hawk Down	Pietro Scalia
	A Beautiful Mind	Daniel P. Hanley and Mike Hill
	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	Richard Francis-Bruce
	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	John Gilbert
	Memento	Dody Dorn
2002	Gangs of New York	Thelma Schoonmaker
	About Schmidt	Kevin Tent
	The Hours	Peter Boyle
	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Michael J. Horton
	Minority Report	Michael Kahn
2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Jamie Selkirk
	Cold Mountain	Walter Murch
	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World	Lee Smith
	Mystic River	Joel Cox
	Seabiscuit	William Goldenberg
2004	The Aviator	Thelma Schoonmaker
	Collateral	Jim Miller and Paul Rubell
	Finding Neverland	Matt Chesse
	Kill Bill: Volume 2	Sally Menke
	Kinsey	Virginia Katz
	Million Dollar Baby	Joel Cox
2005	Crash	Hughes Winborne
	Brokeback Mountain	Geraldine Peroni and Dylan Tichenor
	The Constant Gardener	Claire Simpson
	Good Night, and Good Luck	Stephen Mirrione
	Munich	Michael Kahn
2006	Babel (TIE)	Douglas Crise and Stephen Mirrione
	The Departed (TIE)	Thelma Schoonmaker
	Casino Royale	Stuart Baird
	The Queen	Lucia Zucchetti
	United 93	Clare Douglas, Richard Pearson, and Christopher Rouse
2007	The Bourne Ultimatum	Christopher Rouse
	Into the Wild	Jay Cassidy
	Michael Clayton	John Gilroy
	No Country for Old Men	Roderick Jaynes
	There Will Be Blood	Dylan Tichenor
2008	Slumdog Millionaire	Chris Dickens
	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
	The Dark Knight	Lee Smith
	Frost/Nixon	Daniel P. Hanley and Mike Hill
	Milk	Elliot Graham
2009	The Hurt Locker	Chris Innis and Bob Murawski
	Avatar	James Cameron, John Refoua, and Stephen E. Rivkin
	District 9	Julian Clarke
	Star Trek	Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey
	Up in the Air	Dana E. Glauberman

2010s

Year	Film	Editor(s)
2010 ^[3]^[4]	The Social Network	Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
	Black Swan	Andrew Weisblum
	The Fighter	Pamela Martin
	Inception	Lee Smith
	The King's Speech	Tariq Anwar
2011 ^[5]^[6]	The Descendants	Kevin Tent
	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
	Hugo	Thelma Schoonmaker
	Moneyball	Christopher Tellefsen
	War Horse	Michael Kahn
2012 ^[7]^[8]	Argo	William Goldenberg
	Life of Pi	Tim Squyres
	Lincoln	Michael Kahn
	Skyfall	Stuart Baird
	Zero Dark Thirty	Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg
2013 ^[9]^[10]	Captain Phillips	Christopher Rouse
	12 Years a Slave	Joe Walker
	Gravity	Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger
	Her	Jeff Buchanan and Eric Zumbrunnen
	Saving Mr. Banks	Mark Livolsi
2014 ^[11]^[12]	Boyhood	Sandra Adair
	American Sniper	Joel Cox and Gary Roach
	Gone Girl	Kirk Baxter
	The Imitation Game	William Goldenberg
	Nightcrawler	John Gilroy
	Whiplash	Tom Cross
2015 ^[13]^[14]	Mad Max: Fury Road	Margaret Sixel
	The Martian	Pietro Scalia
	The Revenant	Stephen Mirrione
	Sicario	Joe Walker
	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey
2016 ^[15]^[16]	Arrival	Joe Walker
	Hacksaw Ridge	John Gilbert
	Hell or High Water	Jake Roberts
	Manchester by the Sea	Jennifer Lame
	Moonlight	Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon
2017 ^[17]^[18]	Dunkirk	Lee Smith
	Blade Runner 2049	Joe Walker
	Molly's Game	Alan Baumgarten, Josh Schaeffer, and Elliot Graham
	The Post	Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar
	The Shape of Water	Sidney Wolinsky
2018 ^[19]^[20]	Bohemian Rhapsody	John Ottman
	BlacKkKlansman	Barry Alexander Brown
	First Man	Tom Cross
	Roma	Alfonso Cuarón and Adam Gough
	A Star Is Born	Jay Cassidy
2019 ^[21]^[22]	Parasite	Yang Jin-mo
	Ford v Ferrari	Andrew Buckland and Michael McCusker
	The Irishman	Thelma Schoonmaker
	Joker	Jeff Groth
	Marriage Story	Jennifer Lame

2020s

Year	Film	Editor(s)
2020 ^[23]	The Trial of the Chicago 7	Alan Baumgarten
	Mank	Kirk Baxter
	Minari	Harry Yoon
	Nomadland	Chloé Zhao
	Sound of Metal	Mikkel E. G. Nielsen
2021 ^[24]	King Richard	Pamela Martin
	Belfast	Úna Ní Dhonghaíle
	Dune	Joe Walker
	No Time to Die	Elliot Graham and Tom Cross
	The Power of the Dog	Peter Sciberras
2022 ^[25]	Top Gun: Maverick	Eddie Hamilton
	All Quiet on the Western Front	Sven Budelmann
	Elvis	Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond
	Tár	Monika Willi
	The Woman King	Terilyn A. Shropshire
2023 ^[26]	Oppenheimer	Jennifer Lame
	Anatomy of a Fall	Laurent Sénéchal
	Killers of the Flower Moon	Thelma Schoonmaker
	Maestro	Michelle Tesoro
	Past Lives	Keith Fraase
2024 ^[27]	Emilia Pérez	Juliette Welfling
	Civil War	Jake Roberts
	Conclave	Nick Emerson
	Dune: Part Two	Joe Walker
	Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga	Eliot Knapman and Margaret Sixel

Notes

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Goodman, Robert M.; McGrath, Patrick (October 2002). Editing Digital Video: The Complete Creative and Technical Guide. New York: McGraw-Hill Education. pp. 287–297. ISBN 9780071406352. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "The 50th Annual Eddie Awards". American Cinema Editors. February 27, 2000. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
^ THR Staff (January 14, 2011). "American Cinema Editors Unveil Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (February 19, 2011). "'Social Network' Wins Best Edited Dramatic Feature at ACE Eddie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 16, 2012). "'Artist,' 'Descendants,' 'Hugo' Among ACE Nominated Films". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (February 18, 2012). "ACE Eddie Awards: Editors Honor 'The Descendants,' 'The Artist'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 11, 2013). "American Cinema Editors Announce 63rd Annual Eddie Award Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (February 16, 2013). "'Argo,' 'Silver Linings Playbook' Win ACE Eddie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 10, 2014). "'12 Years a Slave,' 'Captain Phillips,' 'Gravity' Among ACE Eddie Award Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (February 7, 2014). "'Captain Phillips,' 'American Hustle' Win American Cinema Editors Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 2, 2015). "'Boyhood,' 'Imitation Game,' 'Whiplash' Among Eddie Nominees for Editing". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 30, 2015). "ACE Eddie Awards: 'Boyhood' Wins Best Edited Dramatic Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 4, 2016). "'Star Wars' Among Nominees for ACE Eddie Awards for Film Editing". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 29, 2016). "'Mad Max, 'Big Short' Win ACE Eddies for Film Editing". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 20, 2017). "'Arrival,' 'La La Land,' 'Moonlight' Among American Cinema Editors' Eddie Award Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 27, 2017). "'Arrival,' 'La La Land' Top American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 3, 2018). "'Dunkirk,' 'Shape of Water,' 'Baby Driver' Among ACE Eddie Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 26, 2018). "Eddie Awards: 'Dunkirk,' 'I, Tonya' Top American Cinema Editors' Honors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 7, 2019). "'Bohemian Rhapsody,' 'BlacKkKlansman' Among Editors' Eddies Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (February 1, 2019). "'Bohemian Rhapsody,' 'The Favourite' Top Editors' ACE Eddie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (December 11, 2019). "'Ford v Ferrari,' 'The Irishman,' 'Joker' Among American Cinema Editors' Eddie Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 17, 2020). "'Parasite,' 'Jojo Rabbit' Top American Cinema Editors' Eddie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (April 17, 2021). "'Trial of the Chicago 7,' 'Palm Springs' Top Film Editors' Eddie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 27, 2022). "'Belfast,' 'King Richard,' No Time To Die' Among American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (February 1, 2023). "'Elvis,' 'Everything Everywhere All At Once,' 'The Woman King' Among American Cinema Editors' Eddie Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
^ 2024 Eddie Awards Nominees
^ 2024 Eddie Awards Nominees

External links

Official website

[1970to2001-1] Goodman, Robert M.; McGrath, Patrick (October 2002). Editing Digital Video: The Complete Creative and Technical Guide. New York: McGraw-Hill Education. pp. 287–297. ISBN 9780071406352. Retrieved March 28, 2024.

[2] "The 50th Annual Eddie Awards". American Cinema Editors. February 27, 2000. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

[3] THR Staff (January 14, 2011). "American Cinema Editors Unveil Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 14, 2011.

[4] Giardina, Carolyn (February 19, 2011). "'Social Network' Wins Best Edited Dramatic Feature at ACE Eddie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 19, 2011.

[5] Giardina, Carolyn (January 16, 2012). "'Artist,' 'Descendants,' 'Hugo' Among ACE Nominated Films". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 16, 2012.

[6] Giardina, Carolyn (February 18, 2012). "ACE Eddie Awards: Editors Honor 'The Descendants,' 'The Artist'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 18, 2012.

[7] Giardina, Carolyn (January 11, 2013). "American Cinema Editors Announce 63rd Annual Eddie Award Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 11, 2013.

[8] Giardina, Carolyn (February 16, 2013). "'Argo,' 'Silver Linings Playbook' Win ACE Eddie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 16, 2013.

[9] Giardina, Carolyn (January 10, 2014). "'12 Years a Slave,' 'Captain Phillips,' 'Gravity' Among ACE Eddie Award Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 10, 2014.

[10] Giardina, Carolyn (February 7, 2014). "'Captain Phillips,' 'American Hustle' Win American Cinema Editors Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 7, 2014.

[11] Giardina, Carolyn (January 2, 2015). "'Boyhood,' 'Imitation Game,' 'Whiplash' Among Eddie Nominees for Editing". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

[12] Giardina, Carolyn (January 30, 2015). "ACE Eddie Awards: 'Boyhood' Wins Best Edited Dramatic Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 30, 2015.

[13] Giardina, Carolyn (January 4, 2016). "'Star Wars' Among Nominees for ACE Eddie Awards for Film Editing". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 4, 2016.

[14] Giardina, Carolyn (January 29, 2016). "'Mad Max, 'Big Short' Win ACE Eddies for Film Editing". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 29, 2016.

[15] Giardina, Carolyn (January 20, 2017). "'Arrival,' 'La La Land,' 'Moonlight' Among American Cinema Editors' Eddie Award Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

[16] Giardina, Carolyn (January 27, 2017). "'Arrival,' 'La La Land' Top American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 27, 2017.

[17] Giardina, Carolyn (January 3, 2018). "'Dunkirk,' 'Shape of Water,' 'Baby Driver' Among ACE Eddie Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 3, 2018.

[18] Giardina, Carolyn (January 26, 2018). "Eddie Awards: 'Dunkirk,' 'I, Tonya' Top American Cinema Editors' Honors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

[19] Giardina, Carolyn (January 7, 2019). "'Bohemian Rhapsody,' 'BlacKkKlansman' Among Editors' Eddies Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 7, 2019.

[20] Giardina, Carolyn (February 1, 2019). "'Bohemian Rhapsody,' 'The Favourite' Top Editors' ACE Eddie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[21] Giardina, Carolyn (December 11, 2019). "'Ford v Ferrari,' 'The Irishman,' 'Joker' Among American Cinema Editors' Eddie Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[22] Giardina, Carolyn (January 17, 2020). "'Parasite,' 'Jojo Rabbit' Top American Cinema Editors' Eddie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[23] Giardina, Carolyn (April 17, 2021). "'Trial of the Chicago 7,' 'Palm Springs' Top Film Editors' Eddie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

[24] Giardina, Carolyn (January 27, 2022). "'Belfast,' 'King Richard,' No Time To Die' Among American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[25] Giardina, Carolyn (February 1, 2023). "'Elvis,' 'Everything Everywhere All At Once,' 'The Woman King' Among American Cinema Editors' Eddie Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 1, 2023.

[26] 2024 Eddie Awards Nominees

[27] 2024 Eddie Awards Nominees

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Television	Comedy Series (Single-Camera) Comedy Series (Multi-Camera) Drama Series Documentary (Non-Theatrical) Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television Non-Scripted Series Variety Talk/Sketch Show or Special Animation (Non-Theatrical)
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American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film
Best Edited Feature Film (1961–1998)	Philip W. Anderson (1961) Samuel E. Beetley (1962) Harold F. Kress (1963) Cotton Warburton (1964) William H. Reynolds (1965) William B. Murphy (1966) Michael Luciano (1967) Frank P. Keller (1968) William H. Reynolds (1969) Hugh S. Fowler (1970) Folmar Blangsted (1971) David Bretherton (1972) William H. Reynolds (1973) Michael Luciano (1974) Verna Fields (1975) Richard Halsey and Scott Conrad (1976) William H. Reynolds (1977) Peter Zinner (1978) Alan Heim (1979) Thelma Schoonmaker (1980) Michael Kahn (1981) John Bloom (1982) Tom Rolf (1983) Nena Danevic and Michael A. Chandler (1984) Thom Noble (1985) Claire Simpson (1986) Gabriella Cristiani (1987) Gerry Hambling / Stu Linder (1988) Steven Rosenblum (1989) Neil Travis (1990) Joe Hutshing and Pietro Scalia (1991) Joel Cox (1992) Michael Kahn (1993) Arthur Schmidt (1994) Steven Rosenblum (1995) Walter Murch (1996) Conrad Buff IV, James Cameron and Richard A. Harris (1997) Michael Kahn (1998)
Comedy (1999–present)	Eric Zumbrunnen (1999) Joe Hutshing and Saar Klein (2000) Jill Bilcock (2001) Martin Walsh (2002) Stephen E. Rivkin, Arthur Schmidt and Craig Wood (2003) Paul Hirsch (2004) Michael McCusker (2005) Virginia Katz (2006) Chris Lebenzon (2007) Stephen Schaffer (2008) Debra Neil-Fisher (2009) Chris Lebenzon (2010) Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius (2011) Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers (2012) Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers (2013) Barney Pilling (2014) Hank Corwin (2015) Tom Cross (2016) Tatiana S. Riegel (2017) Yorgos Mavropsaridis (2018) Tom Eagles (2019) Matthew Friedman and Andrew Dickler (2020) Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum (2021) Paul Rogers (2022) Kevin Tent (2023) Myron Kerstein (2024)
Dramatic (1999–present)	Zach Staenberg (1999) Pietro Scalia (2000) Pietro Scalia (2001) Thelma Schoonmaker (2002) Jamie Selkirk (2003) Thelma Schoonmaker (2004) Hughes Winborne (2005) Douglas Crise and Stephen Mirrione / Thelma Schoonmaker (2006) Christopher Rouse (2007) Chris Dickens (2008) Chris Innis and Bob Murawski (2009) Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall (2010) Kevin Tent (2011) William Goldenberg (2012) Christopher Rouse (2013) Sandra Adair (2014) Margaret Sixel (2015) Joe Walker (2016) Lee Smith (2017) John Ottman (2018) Yang Jin-mo (2019) Alan Baumgarten (2020) Pamela Martin (2021) Eddie Hamilton (2022) Jennifer Lame (2023) Juliette Welfling (2024)