Golden Eddie nominations announced

Ang Lee to receive Filmmaker of the Year Award

by Jennie Kermode

F1: The Movie
F1: The Movie

Often an editor's perspective differs strongly from that of the general viewer, but this year's Golden Eddie nominations look remarkably similar to the list of films winning awards at all the big events so far. They highlight very different editing styles, from the fast cutting and smooth gliding action techniques of F1 to the delicate emotional work of Sentimental Value.

This is an exciting year for directors Chloé Zhao and Josh Safdie, both of whom have received notice for co-editing their films.

The Golden Eddies are voted on exclusively by members of American Cinema Editors (ACE). The winners will be announced in a ceremony at Royce Hall, UCLA, on 27 February.

In addition to the category winners, Ang Lee will receive the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, Kim Larson & YouTube will receive the ACE Visionary Award, and Film Editors Arthur Forney, ACE, and Robert Leighton will receive ACE Career Achievement Awards.

Those film nominations in full:

Best Edited Feature Film (Drama, Theatrical)

Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy, Theatrical)

Best Edited Animated Feature Film

Best Edited Documentary Feature

  • Becoming Led Zeppelin - Dan Gitlin
  • It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley - Brian A Kates, ACE; Stacy Goldate, ACE
  • John Candy: I Like Me - Shane Reid; Darrin Roberts
  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years Of Snl Music - James Lester; Oz Rodríguez
  • The Perfect Neighbor - Viridiana Lieberman

Best Edited Feature Film (Non-Theatrical)

  • The Gorge - Frederic Thoraval, ACE
  • Mountainhead - Bill Henry, ACE; Mark Davies
  • The Thursday Murder Club - Dan Zimmerman, ACE
  • A Winter’s Song - Yvette M Amirian, ACE

Anne V Coates Award For Student Editing

  • Luis Barragan - California State University, Fullerton
  • Evan Nowack - Chapman University
  • Keaton Schallhorn - University Of Oklahoma

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