Editing is everything when it comes to the finished product and that’s why the nominations of the American Cinema Editors (ACE) are so well-respected– and many times go on to win Academy Awards.
This year the Guild nominated “Belfast,” “Dune,” “King Richard,” “No Time to Die” and “The Power of the Dog” for best-edited feature film drama at the 72nd annual ACE Eddie Awards.
For the comedy feature category, “Cruella,” “Don’t Look Up,” “The French Dispatch,” “Licorice Pizza” and “Tick, Tick…Boom!” all made the cut.
In animated features, the editors nominated “Encanto,” “Luca,” “The Mitchells vs. the Machines,” “Raya and the Last Dragon” and “Sing 2.”
ACE Eddie TV nominees include “Succession” and “The White Lotus.”
The Eddies are considered a precursor for the best picture and best editing categories at the Oscars. Five of the past 11 winners for best edited drama feature went on to win the film editing Oscar.
This is a sad statistic but in the past 60 years, only 10 women have won ACE Eddies in the best edited drama feature category. This year, there are two female contenders: Pamela Martin (“King Richard”) and Úna Ní Dhonghaíle (“Belfast).
The winners will be revealed during ACE’s annual black-tie awards ceremony on March 5 at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
Here is the full list of nominees for the 72nd Annual ACE Eddie Awards:
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC)
“Belfast”
Úna Ní Dhonghaíle, ACE, BFE
“Dune”
Joe Walker, ACE
“King Richard”
Pamela Martin, ACE
“No Time to Die”
Tom Cross, ACE, Elliot Graham, ACE
“The Power of the Dog”
Peter Sciberras
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY)
“Cruella”
Tatiana S. Riegel ACE
“Don’t Look Up”
Hank Corwin, ACE
“The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun”
Andrew Weisblum, ACE
“Licorice Pizza”
Andy Jurgensen
“tick, tick…BOOM!”
Myron Kerstein, ACE, Andrew Weisblum, ACE
BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
“Encanto”
Jeremy Milton, ACE
“Luca”
Catherine Apple, ACE, Jason Hudak
“The Mitchells vs. the Machines”
Greg Levitan
“Raya and the Last Dragon”
Fabienne Rawley, ACE, Shannon Stein
“Sing 2”
Gregory Perler, ACE
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
“Flee”
Janus Billeskov Jansen
“The Rescue”
Bob Eisenhardt, ACE
“Summer of Soul……Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised”
Joshua L. Pearson
“Val”
Ting Poo, Leo Scott
“The Velvet Underground”
Affonso Gonçalves, ACE, Adam Kurnitz
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (NON-THEATRICAL)
“100 Foot Wave Sea Monsters”
Abhay Sofsky, Adrienne Gits, Connor Culhane, Brandon Valentin
“1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything “Starman”
Sam Blair
“Allen V. Farrow” (Episode 1)
Mikaela Shwer, Parker Laramie & Sara Newens
“The Beatles: Get Back” (Episode 3)
Jabez Olssen
“Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry”
Greg Finton, ACE, Lindsay Utz, ACE
BEST EDITED MULTI-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
“Kevin Can F**k Himself” (Fixed)
Kenneth LaMere ACE, Joseph Fulton, ACE
“Kevin Can F**k Himself” (The Grand Victorian)
Ivan Victor, ACE, Joseph Fulton, ACE
“Kevin Can F**k Himself” (Live Free or Die)
Daniel Schalk, ACE, Joseph Fulton, ACE
BEST EDITED SINGLE-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (Igor, Gregor, & Timor)
Steven Rasch ACE, Thomas Foligno
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (The Mormon Advantage)
Chris Chandler, Roger Nygard, ACE
“Hacks” (1.69 Million)
Susan Vaill, ACE
“Ted Lasso” (No Weddings and a Funeral)
A.J. Catoline, ACE
“Ted Lasso” (Rainbow)
Melissa McCoy, ACE
BEST EDITED DRAMA SERIES
“Euphoria” (Fuck Anyone Who’s Not a Sea Blob)
Julio C. Pérez IV, ACE, Nikola Boyanov
“Lupin” (Chapter 1)
Jean-Daniel Fernandez-Qundez
“Squid Game” (Gganbu)
Nam Na-young
“Succession” (All the Bells Say)
Ken Eluto, ACE
“Succession” (Chiantishire)
Jane Rizzo
BEST EDITED MOTION PICTURE (NON-THEATRICAL)
“Kate”
Sandra Montiel, ACE, Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir, ACE
“Lupe”
Shiran Carolyn Amir
“Oslo”
Jay Rabinowitz, ACE
BEST EDITED LIMITED SERIES
“Dopesick” (First Bottle)
Douglas Crise, ACE
“Mare of Easttown” (Fathers)
Amy E. Duddleston, ACE, Naomi Sunrise Filoramo
“Mare of Easttown” (Illusions)
Amy E. Duddleston, ACE
“The White Lotus” (Departures)
John M. Valerio, ACE
“The White Lotus” (Mysterious Monkeys)
Heather Persons
BEST EDITED NON-SCRIPTED SERIES
“Formula 1: Drive to Survive” (Man on Fire)
Dan Ablett, Kevin Austin, Otto Burnham, Shane McCormack, Graham Taylor
“MasterChef: Legends” (Semi Final Pt 3 Chef Showdown)
Roger Bartlett, Matt Cluett, Greg Fitzsimmons, Dylan Hart, Ezra Hudson, James Messina, Rod Schultheiss, Austin Scott, Molly Shock ACE
“Queer Eye” (Angel Gets Her Wings)
Nova Taylor, Sean Gill
BEST EDITED VARIETY TALK/SKETCH SHOW OR SPECIAL
“A Black Lady Sketch Show” (Sister, May I Call You Oshun)
Daysha Broadway, ACE, Stephanie Filo, ACE, Jessica Hernández, ACE
“Bo Burnham: Inside”
Bo Burnham
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (Union Busting)
Ryan Barger, Anthony Milae
BEST EDITED ANIMATION (NON-THEATRICAL)
“Bobs Burgers” (Vampire Disco Death Dance)
Jeremy Reuben
“Rick and Morty” (Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion)
Lee Harting, ACE
“What If?” (What If… Ultron Won?)
Graham Fisher, Joel Fisher
