Last year’s recipient, Alexander Payne for The Descendants, which also won editing. However, Argo is expected to win the Eddie. Michael Kahn himself has received the Golden Eddie. Award winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg has been selected by the Board of Directors of the American Cinema Editors (ACE) to be honored with the organization’s prestigious ACE Golden...
NOMINEES FOR 62nd ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC): The Descendants Kevin Tent, A.C.E. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Angus Wall, A.C.E. & Kirk Baxter, A.C.E. Hugo Thelma Schoonmaker, A.C.E. Moneyball Christopher Tellefsen, A.C.E. War Horse Michael Kahn, A.C.E. BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL): The Artist Anne-Sophie...
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC): Black Swan, Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E. The Fighter, Pamela Martin Inception, Lee Smith, A.C.E. The King’s Speech, Tariq Anwar The Social Network, Angus Wall, A.C.E. & Kirk Baxter BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL): Alice in Wonderland, Chris Lebenzon, A.C.E. Easy A, Susan Littenberg The Kids Are All Right,...
The editing master, Dede Allen, has passed way at 86 years old. In an obit in the LA Times, Bonnie and Clyde director Arthur Penn said of Allen: “She was just an extraordinary collaborator, and in the course of editing that film, I came to develop confidence in Dede … Indeed, she wasn’t an editor, she was a constructionist.” The Times says of...
I was planning on leaving this alone but the web chatter, and even a Facebook page dedicated to what will no doubt go down as a race similar to Star Wars vs. Annie Hall. What I can abide is the phony uproar reaching a fever pitch online. It’s because she’s a woman! It’s because they wanted to tell Jim Cameron to eff off! It’s because of all the...
Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture: The Hurt Locker! Mini-Series: Grey Gardens Best Sound Mixing for Television Series: Mad Men The awards are happening now. Someone asked what the difference was between the Cinema Audio Society and the Motion Picture Sound Editors awards. One is for Sound Mixing (CAS) and the other is for Sound Effects Editing. Generally speaking, the...
Reader David Hanks sent in this bit of detective work, from davidhanks.com/dhformula.html History will be made regardless of who wins – but here is another group of stats to consider. The big change this year is the preferential ballot and the ten nominees for Best Picture. Nonetheless– When the Director’s Guild (DG) winner AND one of the American Cinema...
Best Editing, Drama: The Hurt Locker Best Editing, Comedy: The Hangover Best Editing, Documentary: The Cove Best Editing, Animated Feature: Up Best Editing, Miniseries: Grey Gardens Best Editing, Drama Series: Dexter Best Editing, Comedy Series: 30 Rock Waiting on the American Cinema Editors Guild to announce their big winners for the evening. Should come in a couple of...
The American Cinema Editor (ACE) will hand out their awards this weekend. The ACE Eddie is the right up there with the SAG ensemble for being kind of a barometer of overall Academy taste.¬† What I’ve found in looking over ACE vs. Oscar history is that the nominees for editing matter more than what film wins editing. A Best Picture winner almost always has an...
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