‘Anomalisa,’ ‘Inside Out’ and ‘The Good Dinosaur’ nominated for best edited animated feature film; winners to be announced at the 66th Annual ACE Eddie Awards on January 29th.
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA -- American Cinema Editors (ACE) announced nominations for the 66th Annual ACE Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing in ten categories of film, television and documentaries. Winners will be revealed during ACE’s annual black-tie awards ceremony on Friday, January 29, 2016 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel and will be presided over by ACE President, Alan Heim.
As previously announced, writer/director Nancy Meyers will receive the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year award. Two Career Achievement honorees will be announced later this week.
NOMINEES FOR THE 66th ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):
- Mad Max: Fury Road
Margaret Sixel - The Martian
Pietro Scalia, ACE - The Revenant
Stephen Mirrione, ACE - Sicario
Joe Walker, 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 - 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 "Chapter 1"
Richard Hankin, ACE, Zac Stuart-Pontier, Caitlyn Greene, Shelby Siegel - The Seventies: The United State 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 McDonald, Marcus Miller & Alexandria Scott
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.
Source: American Cinema Editors
Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network, Jennifer Wolfe has worked in the Media & Entertainment industry as a writer and PR professional since 2003.
