The last of the guild awards will choose its winner this weekend. ¬†The Eddie is probably the second most important guild award after the DGA – the reason for this is that they’ve been around a very long time, a lot longer than the majority of the guild awards that are handed out now, like the SAG, like the PGA, etc. ¬†The Eddie has a long history of being matched up with Oscar’s Best Picture; it is incredibly rare for a film to win Best Pic without an editing nom and it starts with the Eddie.
Since 2001, the Eddie and the Oscar have matched up 100% with wins, and out of those six of them won Best Picture. ¬†It’s a decent record – just a smidge over 50%, so that’s not really DGA heft but it’s more heft than any other guild.
This year’s nominees:
- 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
The only one of these that probably can’t win is Inception because it wasn’t nominated for the Oscar – bizarre, I know, but it just wasn’t. ¬†127 Hours took its place. My prediction here is The Social Network because it deserves it. ¬†But since the guilds have been going for The King’s Speech with such enthusiasm it could win here, clean-sweeping the majors. ¬†I could also see The Fighter or Black Swan taking it. ¬†Probably not 127 Hours. ¬†I have to think that the editors will really do their job and choose the most deserving but one can never underestimate the power of the heart light. ¬†¬†Prediction: The Social Network (but I won’t be shocked if The King’s Speech takes it)
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL):
- Alice in Wonderland, Chris Lebenzon, A.C.E.
- Easy A, Susan Littenberg
- The Kids Are All Right, Jeffrey M. Werner
- Made in Dagenham, Michael Parker
- Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Jonathan Amos & Paul MachlissI don’t know for this one. ¬†My blind guess would be the one with Best Picture heat but for some reason I could also see Scott Pilgrim getting it. ¬†I’ll just go with the Best Picture rule and predict: The Kids Are All Right
BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
- Despicable Me, Gregory Perler & Pam Ziegenhagen
- How To Train Your Dragon, Maryann Brandon, A.C.E. & Darren T. Holmes, A.C.E.
- Toy Story 3, Ken Schretzmann & Lee Unkrich, A.C.E.
Toy Story should win this – but I wouldn’t be entirely surprised if Dragon won it either. ¬†Prediction: Toy Story 3
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY:
- Exit Through the Gift Shop, Tom Fulford & Chris King
- Inside Job, Chad Beck & Adam Bolt
- Waiting For “Superman”, Jay Cassidy, A.C.E., Greg Finton & Kim Roberts
I hope that Exit Through the Gift Shop wins this but I’ll have to go with recent trends and pick Inside Job for the win. ¬†Prediction: Inside Job
THE CHART
-Won ACE/Oscar for editing but not nominated
for Best Pic
Check out the seven year
streak from 1990 on.
2009: The Hurt Locker (Wall-E) | The Hurt Locker+ |
2008: Slumdog (Wall-E) | Slumdog+ |
2007: The Bourne Ultimatim | The Bourne Ultimatum |
2006: The Departed (Babel) | The Departed+ |
2005: Crash/Walk the Line | Crash+ |
2004: The Aviator/Ray* | The Aviator* |
2003: Return of the King/Pirates of the Caribbean | Return of the King+ |
2002: Gangs of New York*/Chicago | Chicago+ |
2001: Black Hawk Down/Moulin Rouge* | Black Hawk Down– |
2000: Gladiator/Almost Famous | Traffic* |
1999: The Matrix/Being John Malkovich | The Matrix- |
1998: Saving Private Ryan | Saving Private Ryan* |
1997: Titanic | Titanic+ |
1996: The English Patient | The English Patient+ |
1995: Braveheart | Braveheart+ |
1994: Forrest Gump | Forrest Gump+ |
1993: Schindler’s List |
Schindler’s List+ |
1991: Unforgiven | Unforgiven+ |
1990: Dances With Wolves | Dances With Wolves+ |
1989: Glory– | Born on the Fourth of July* |
1988: Mississippi Burning* | Who Framed Roger Rabbit- |
1987: The Last Emperor | The Last Emperor+ |
1986: Platoon | Platoon+ |
1985: Witness | Witness* |
1984: Amadeus+ | The Killing Fields* |
1983: War Games- | The Right Stuff* |
1982: Gandhi | Gandhi+ |
1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark |
Raiders of the Lost Ark* |
1980: Raging Bull | Raging Bull* |
1979: All That Jazz | All That Jazz* |
1978: The Deer Hunter+ | The Deer Hunter+ |
1977: The Turning Point+ | Star Wars* |
1976: Rocky | Rocky+ |
1975: Jaws | Jaws* |
1974: The Longest Yard- | Towering Inferno* |
1973: The Sting | The Sting+ |
1972: Cabaret | Cabaret* |
1971: Summer of ’42- | French Connection+ |
1970: Patton+ | Patton+ |
1969: Hello Dolly* | Z* |
1968: Bullit- | Bullit- |
1967: The Dirty Dozen- | In the Heat of the Night+ |
1966: Fantastic Voyage- | Grand Prix- |
1965: Sound of Music | Sound of Music+ |
1964: Mary Poppins | Mary Poppins* |
1963: How the West Was Won | How the West Was Won* |
1962: The Longest Day | Lawrence of Arabia+ |
1961: The Parent Trap | West Side Story+ |