American Cinema Editors announce 66th Annual ACE Eddie Awards – nominations

The American Cinema Editors have announced the nominees for the 66th Annual ACE Eddie Awards.

Winners will be announced at the 66th Annual ACE Eddie Awards presented by American Cinema Editors on January 29th, 2016. As previously announced, writer/director Nancy Meyers will receive the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award. In addition to that, Carol Littleton, ACE and Ted Rich, ACE, will receive Career Achievement Awards.

Final Ballots will be mailed on January 8 and voting ends on January 20. The Blue Ribbon screenings where judging for all television categories and the documentary film category take place January 17. Projects in the aforementioned categories are viewed and judged by committees comprised of professional editors (all ACE members). All 800+ ACE members vote during the final balloting of the ACE Eddies, including active members, life members, affiliate members and honorary members.

American Cinema Editors (ACE) is an honorary society of motion picture editors founded in 1950. Film editors are voted into membership on the basis of their professional achievements, their dedication to the education of others and their commitment to the craft of editing. The objectives and purposes of the American Cinema Editors are to advance the art and science of the editing profession; to increase the entertainment value of motion pictures by attaining artistic pre-eminence and scientific achievement in the creative art of editing; to bring into close alliance those editors who desire to advance the prestige and dignity of the editing profession. ACE produces several annual events including EditFest (an international editing festival), Invisible Art/Visible Artists (annual panel of Oscar® nominated editors), and the ACE Eddie Awards, now in its 66th year, recognizing outstanding editing in ten categories of film, television and documentaries.


Complete list of nominees for the 66th annual ACE Eddie Awards

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC)
Mad Max: Fury Road Margaret Sixel
The Martian Pietro Scalia, ACE
Sicario Joe Walker, ACE
The Revenant Stephen Mirrione, ACE
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Maryann Brandon, ACE & Mary Jo Markey, ACE

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY)
Ant-Man Dan Lebental, ACE & Colby Parker, Jr., ACE
The Big Short Hank Corwin, ACE
Joy Jay Cassidy, ACE, Alan Baumgarten, ACE, Christopher Tellefsen, ACE & Tom Cross, ACE
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl David Trachtenberg
Trainwreck William Kerr, ACE & Paul Zucker

BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Anomalisa Garret Elkins
Inside Out Kevin Nolting, ACE
The Good Dinosaur Stephen Schaffer, ACE

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
Amy Chris King
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck Joe Beshenkovsky & Brett Morgen
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief Andy Grieve
He Named Me Malala Greg Finton, ACE, Brian Johnson & Brad Fuller
The Wrecking Crew Claire Scanlon

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (TELEVISION)
Keith Richards: Under the Influence Joshua L. Pearson
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, “A Body in the Bay” Zac Stuart-Pontier, Richard Hankin, ACE, Caitlyn Greene, Shelby Siegel
The Seventies: The United States vs. Nixon Chris A. Peterson, ACE

BEST EDITED HALF-HOUR SERIES FOR TELEVISION
Inside Amy Schumer: 12 Angry Men Nick Paley
Silicon Valley: Two Days of the Condor Brian Merken, ACE
Veep: Election Night Gary Dollner

BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
Better Call Saul: “Five-O” Kelley Dixon, ACE
Better Call Saul: “Uno” Skip Macdonald, ACE
Fargo: “Did You Do This? No, You Did It!” Skip Macdonald, ACE & Curtis Thurber
The Good Wife: “Restrain” Scott Vickrey, ACE
Mad Men: “Person to Person” Tom Wilson

BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
Game of Thrones: “The Dance of Dragons” Katie Weiland
Game of Thrones: “Hardhome” Tim Porter
Homeland: “The Tradition of Hospitality” Harvey Rosenstock, ACE
House of Cards: “Chapter 39” Lisa Bromwell, ACE
The Knick: “Wonderful Surprises” Mary Ann Bernard

BEST EDITED LONGFORM (MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE) FOR TELEVISION
Bessie Brian A. Kates, ACE
Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors Maysie Hoy, ACE
Orange is the New Black: “Trust No Bitch” (90 minute episode) William Turro

BEST EDITED NON-SCRIPTED SERIES
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown: “Bay Area” Hunter Gross, ACE
Deadliest Catch: “Zero Hour” Josh Earl, ACE & Ben Bulatao
Whale Wars: “The Darkest Hour” Eric Driscoll, Nik Jamgocyan, Chris Kirkpatrick, David Michael Maurer, ACE, Greg MacDonald, Marcus Miller & Alexandria Scott