It is expected that La La Land will easily win the editing prize in Musical/Comedy when the Editors Guild gathers tomorrow night at 9 pm Pacific to hand out its awards for 2016. It’s in the drama category where things could get interesting. The nominees in drama are:
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):
Arrival
Joe Walker, ACE
Hacksaw Ridge
John Gilbert, ACE
Hell or High Water
Jake Roberts
Manchester by the Sea
Jennifer Lame
Moonlight
Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon
I suspect this could be the first potential test for which film is strongest with the guilds. Only Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight are nominated across all guilds – SAG Ensemble/WGA/ACE Eddie/DGA/Oscar. But between the two, only Moonlight has an Oscar nomination for editing. Still, if you take Best Picture off the table, any of these could win.
What will get my attention is if Moonlight wins this. If it then goes on to win the SAG Ensemble you will see a genuine threat to La La Land, which should take the PGA and the DGA. If Moonlight wins with 6,000 or so editors, that tells you it really does have crossover appeal within the industry and not just the love of film critics. Moonlight’s only miss so far was Best Director for BAFTA but Spotlight missed there too last year, and even missed an Eddie nod and still won.
I’m thinking it might be down to Moonlight vs. Hacksaw. Whichever one wins is likely the stronger Best Picture contender according to history:
The Ace Eddies
Won Ace | Won Oscar
| 2015 | |
| Manchester by the Sea | |
| Hacksaw Ridge | Hacksaw Ridge |
| Moonlight | Moonlight |
| Arrival | Arrival |
| Hell or High Water | Hell or High Water |
| La La Land | La La Land |
| Deadpool | |
| Hail Caesar | |
| Jungle Book | |
| The Lobster | |
| 2013 | |
| Mad Max: Fury Road | Mad Max: Fury Road |
| The Martian | Spotlight |
| Sicario | |
| The Revenant | The Revenant |
| Star Wars: Episode VII | Star Wars: Episode VII |
| The Big Short | The Big Short |
| Ant-Man | |
| Joy | |
| Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | |
| Trainwreck |
2014
| American Sniper | American Sniper |
| Boyhood | Boyhood |
| Gone Girl | |
| Imitation Game | Imitation Game |
| Nightcrawler | |
| Whiplash | Whiplash |
| Birdman | |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | |
| Into the Woods | |
| Inherent Vice | |
| Grand Budapest Hotel | Grand Budapest Hotel |
| 2013 | |
| Captain Phillips | Captain Phillips |
| 12 Years a Slave | 12 Years a Slave |
| Gravity | Gravity |
| Her | Dallas Buyers Club |
| Saving Mr. Banks | |
| American Hustle | American Hustle |
| August: Osage County | |
| Nebraska | |
| Wolf of Wall Street |
2012
| Argo+ | Argo+ |
| Life of Pi* | Life of Pi* |
| Lincoln* | Lincoln* |
| Skyfall | |
| Zero Dark Thirty* | Zero Dark Thirty* |
| Silver Linings Playbook* | Silver Linings Playbook* |
| The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | |
| Les Miserables* | |
| Moonrise Kingdom | |
| Ted |
2011
| The Descendants | The Descendants* |
| Hugo | Hugo* |
| Moneyball | Moneyball* |
| War Horse | |
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
| The Artist | The Artist+ |
| Young Adult | |
| Midnight in Paris | |
| Bridesmaids | |
| My Week with Marilyn |
2010
| The Social Network | The Social Network* |
| The King’s Speech | The King’s Speech+ |
| Black Swan | Black Swan* |
| Inception* | 127 Hours* |
| The Fighter | The Fighter* |
| Alice in Wonderland | |
| Easy A | |
| The Kids Are All Right* | |
| Made in Dagenam | |
| Scott Pilgrim vs. The World |
2009
| The Hurt Locker | The Hurt Locker+ |
| Avatar | Avatar* |
| District 9 | District 9* |
| Star Trek | Inglourious Basterds* |
| Up in the Air* | Precious+ |
| The Hangover | |
| 500 Days of Summer | |
| A Serious Man* | |
| It’s Complicated | |
| Julia & Julia |
2008
| Slumdog Millionaire | Slumdog Millionaire+ |
| Milk | Milk* |
| Benjamin Button | Benjamin Button* |
| Frost/Nixon | Frost/Nixon* |
| The Dark Knight | The Dark Knight |
| Wall-E | |
| In Bruges | |
| Mamma Mia! | |
| Tropic Thunder | |
| Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
2007
| The Bourne Ultimatum | The Bourne Ultimatum |
| Into the Wild | Into the Wild |
| Michael Clayton* | Diving Bell |
| No Country for Old Men* | No Country for Old Men+ |
| There Will Be Blood* | There Will Be Blood* |
| Hairspray | |
| Juno* | |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End | |
| Ratatouille | |
| Sweeney Todd |
2006
| Babel* | Babel* |
| Casino Royale | Children of Men |
| The Departed* | The Departed+ |
| The Queen* | Blood Diamond |
| United 93 | United 93 |
| Thank You for Smoking | |
| The Devil Wears Prada | |
| Dreamgirls | |
| Little Miss Sunshine* | |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest |
2005
| Brokeback Mountain* | Cinderella Man |
| The Constant Gardener | The Constant Gardener |
| Crash+ | Crash+ |
| Good Night, and Good Luck* | |
| Munich* | Munich* |
| Charlie and The Chocolate Factory | |
| The Family Stone | |
| Pride & Prejudice | |
| Wedding Crashers | |
| Walk the Line | Walk the Line |
2004
| Collateral | Collateral |
| Finding Neverland* | Finding Neverland* |
| Kill Bill Vol. 2 | |
| Kinsey | |
| Million Dollar Baby* | Million Dollar Baby+ |
| The Aviator * | The Aviator* |
| De-Lovely | |
| Eternal Sunshine | |
| The Incredibles | |
| Ray* | Ray* |
| Sideways* |
2003
| Cold Mountain | Cold Mountain |
| Master and Commander* | Master and Commander* |
| Mystic River* | City of God |
| The Return of the King+ | The Return of the King+ |
| Seabiscuit* | Seabiscuit* |
| (COMEDY OR MUSICAL): | |
| Bend It Like Beckham | |
| Finding Nemo | |
| Lost in Translation* | |
| Pirates of the Caribbean | |
| School of Rock |
2002
| The Hours* | The Hours* |
| Gangs of New York* | Gangs of New York* |
| About Schmidt | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Lord of the Rings: Two Towers * |
| Minority Report | The Pianist* |
| (COMEDY OR MUSICAL): | |
| About a Boy | |
| Adaptation | |
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding | |
| Chicago+ | Chicago+ |
| Punch-Drunk Love |
2001
| A Beautiful Mind + | A Beautiful Mind+ |
| Black Hawk Down |
Black Hawk Down |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone |
|
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* |
Lord of the Rings* |
| Memento | Memento |
| (COMEDY OR MUSICAL): |
|
| Gosford Park * | |
| Amelie | |
| Monsters, Inc. | |
| Moulin Rouge! * |
Moulin Rouge* |
| The Royal Tenenbaums | |
| Shrek |
2000
| Billy Elliot | Wonder Boys |
| Cast Away | |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon* | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon* |
| Gladiator+ | Gladiator+ |
| Traffic* | Traffic* |
| Film Editing – Musical or Comedy | |
| Almost Famous | Almost Famous |
| Best In Show | |
| Chocolat * | |
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? | |
| Shanghai Noon |
1999
| American Beauty + | American Beauty* |
| The Insider* | The Insider* |
| The Matrix | The Matrix |
| The Sixth Sense * | The Sixth Sense* |
| The Talented Mr. Ripley | The Cider House Rules* |
| Film Editing – Musical or Comedy | |
| Analyze This | |
| Being John Malkovich | |
| Election | |
| Man On the Moon | |
| Run Lola Run |
1998
| Out Of Sight | Out Of Sight |
| Shakespeare In Love + | Shakespeare In Love+ |
| The Thin Red Line * | The Thin Red Line* |
| Saving Private Ryan * |
Saving Private Ryan* |
| The Horse Whisperer | Life Is Beautiful* |
1997
| Air Force One | Air Force One |
| As Good As It Gets * | As Good As It Gets* |
| Good Will Hunting * | Good Will Hunting* |
| L. A. Confidential * | L. A. Confidential* |
| Titanic+ | Titanic+ |
1996
| The English Patient+ | The English Patient+ |
| Evita | Evita |
| Fargo * | Fargo* |
| Shine * | Shine* |
| The Rock | Jerry Maguire* |
1995
| Braveheart+ | Braveheart+ |
| Apollo 13 * | Apollo 13* |
| Crimson Tide | Crimson Tide |
| The Usual Suspects | Babe* |
| Casino | Se7en |
Comprehensive Chart:
Won ACE | Won Oscar *Nominated for Best Picture
+Won Best Picture
-Won ACE/Oscar for editing but not nominated
for Best Pic
Check out the seven year
streak from 1990 on.
| 2015: Mad Max*/The Big Short* | Mad Max* |
| 2014: Boyhood/Grand Budapest* | Whiplash* |
| 2013: Captain Phillips*/American Hustle* | Gravity* |
| 2012: Argo/Silver Linings* | Argo+ |
| 2011: The Descendants*/Artist+ | Dragon Tattoo |
| 2010: The Social Network | The Social Network* |
| 2009: The Hurt Locker | The Hurt Locker+ |
| 2008: Slumdog Millionaire | Slumdog Millionaire+ |
| 2007: Bourne Ultimatum | Bourne |
| 2006: The Departed | 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+ |
