Press Release from American Cinema Editors

Universal City, CA – American Cinema Editors (ACE) today announced nominations for the 60th Annual ACE Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing in nine categories of film, television and documentaries. Winners will be revealed during ACE’s 60th annual black-tie awards ceremony on Sunday, February 14, 2010 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel.  As previously announced, AVID will receive ACE’s first-ever Technical Excellence Award at the ceremony.  Two Career Achievement honorees and ACE’s Golden Eddie honoree will be announced next week.

The nominees for the 60th Annual ACE Eddie Awards are:

NOMINEES FOR 60TH ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):

Avatar

Stephen Rivkin, A.C.E., John Refua, A.C.E. & James Cameron, A.C.E.

District 9

Julian Clarke

The Hurt Locker

Bob Murawski & Chris Innis

Star Trek

Maryann Brandon, A.C.E. & Mary Jo Markey, A.C.E.

Up in the Air

Dana Glauberman, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL):

500 Days of Summer

Alan Edward Bell

The Hangover

Debra Neil-Fisher, A.C.E.

Julie & Julia

Richard Marks, A.C.E.

A Serious Man

Roderick Jaynes

It’s Complicated

Joe Hutshing, A.C.E. & David Moritz

BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:

Coraline

Christopher Murrie & Ronald Sanders

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Andrew Weisblum

UP

Kevin Nolting

BEST EDITED HALF-HOUR SERIES FOR TELEVISION:

30 Rock: “Apollo Apollo”

Ken Eluto, A.C.E.

Curb Your Enthusiasm: “The Bare Midriff”

Steven Rasch, A.C.E.

Entourage: “The Sorkin Notes”

Steven Sprung, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION: (First time with 5 Nominees)

24: “8pm-9pm”

Leon Ortiz Gil, A.C.E.

Breaking Bad: “ABQ”

Lynne Willingham, A.C.E.

ER: “And in the End”

Randy Jon Morgan, A.C.E. & Jacque Toberen

Law & Order SVU: “Hardwired”

Karen Stern, A.C.E.

Lost: “The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham”

Christopher Nelson, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:

Dexter: “Living the Dream”

Stewart Schill

Dexter: “Remains to be Seen”

Louis Cioffi

True Blood: “Hard-Hearted Hannah”

Louise Innes

BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR TELEVISION:

Grey Gardens

Alan Heim, A.C.E. & Lee Percy, A.C.E.

Into The Storm

John Bloom & Antonia Van Drimmelen

Taking Chance

Lee Percy, A.C.E. & Brian A. Kates, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY:

The Cove

Geoffrey Richman

Food, Inc.

Kim Roberts

This Is It

Don Brochu & Kevin Stitt, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED REALITY SERIES:

The Deadliest Catch: Stay Focused Ordie

Kelly Coskran & Josh Earl

Expedition Africa: Stanley and Livingstone

Jonathon Braun, A.C.E., Brad Ley, Sven Pape & Molly Schock

Top Chef: The Last Supper

Annie Tighe, Alan Hoang, Adrienne Salisbury & Kevin Leffler

Final Ballots will be mailed on Tuesday, January 19 with polls closing on Tuesday, February 2.  The Blue Ribbon panels where judging for all television categories and the documentary film category take place January 24.  Projects in the aforementioned categories are viewed and judged by panels comprised of professional editors (all ACE members).  All 550+ ACE members vote during the final balloting of the ACE Eddies, including active members, life members, affiliate members and honorary members.