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BAFTA Award for Best Editing

British film industry award


Summary

British film industry award

FieldValue
nameBAFTA Award for Best Editing
awarded_forBest Editing
presenterBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts
locationUnited Kingdom
holderNick Emerson for Conclave (2024)
websitehttps://www.bafta.org

The BAFTA Award for Best Editing is a film award presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) at the annual British Academy Film Awards, to recognize a film editor who has delivered outstanding editing in a film.

BAFTA is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, and video games (and formerly also for children's film and television). Since 1966, selected editors have been awarded with the BAFTA award for Best Editing at an annual ceremony. Traditionally, four films were nominated each year until 2000, when the Academy expanded the annual number of nominees to five. The predetermined limit was exceeded twice: in 1992, when, due to a tie in the vote, there were five nominees, and in 2008, when there were six nominees.

In the following lists, the titles and names in bold with a gold background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the nominees. The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released, not the year of the ceremony, which always takes place the following year.

The film-voting members of the Academy select the five nominated films in each category; only the principal editor(s) for each film are named, which excludes additional editors, supervising editors, etc. The actual winner of Best Editing is selected by "Chapter Voting"; only Academy members who are identified as members of the Editing Chapter vote on the winner.

Winners and nominees

1960s

YearFilmEditor
*Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment*Tom Priestley
AlfieThelma Connell
ArabesqueFreddie Wilson
The Quiller Memorandum
*Not awarded*
*The Graduate*Sam O'Steen
The Charge of the Light BrigadeKevin Brownlow
Oliver!Ralph Kemplen
Romeo and JulietReginald Mills
*Midnight Cowboy*Hugh A. Robertson
BullittFrank P. Keller
Oh! What a Lovely WarKevin Connor
ZFrançoise Bonnot

1970s

YearFilmEditor
*Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid*John C. Howard and Richard C. Meyer
MASH*Danford B. Greene
Ryan's DaughterNorman Savage
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?Fredric Steinkamp
*Sunday Bloody Sunday*Richard Marden
Fiddler on the RoofAntony Gibbs and Robert Lawrence
PerformanceAntony Gibbs
Taking OffJohn Carter
*The French Connection*Gerald B. Greenberg
CabaretDavid Bretherton
A Clockwork OrangeBill Butler
DeliveranceTom Priestley
*The Day of the Jackal*Ralph Kemplen
Charley VarrickFrank Morriss
Don't Look NowGraeme Clifford
The National HealthRalph Sheldon
*The Conversation*Richard Chew and Walter Murch
ChinatownSam O'Steen
Murder on the Orient ExpressAnne V. Coates
The Three MusketeersJohn Victor Smith
*Dog Day Afternoon*Dede Allen
The Godfather Part IIPeter Zinner, Barry Malkin and Richard Marks
JawsVerna Fields
RollerballAntony Gibbs
*One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest*Richard Chew, Lynzee Klingman and Sheldon Kahn
All the President's MenRobert L. Wolfe
Marathon ManJim Clark
Taxi DriverMarcia Lucas, Tom Rolf and Melvin Shapiro
*Annie Hall*Ralph Rosenblum and Wendy Greene Bricmont
A Bridge Too FarAntony Gibbs
NetworkAlan Heim
RockyRichard Halsey
*Midnight Express*Gerry Hambling
Close Encounters of the Third KindMichael Kahn
JuliaWalter Murch
Star WarsPaul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas and Richard Chew
*The Deer Hunter*Peter Zinner
AlienTerry Rawlings
Apocalypse NowRichard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg and Lisa Fruchtman
ManhattanSusan E. Morse

1980s

YearFilmEditor
*All That Jazz*Alan Heim
The Elephant ManAnne V. Coates
FameGerry Hambling
Kramer vs. KramerGerald B. Greenberg
*Raging Bull*Thelma Schoonmaker
Chariots of FireTerry Rawlings
The French Lieutenant's WomanJohn Bloom
Raiders of the Lost ArkMichael Kahn
*Missing*Françoise Bonnot
Blade RunnerTerry Rawlings
E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialCarol Littleton
GandhiJohn Bloom
*Flashdance*Walt Mulconery and Bud S. Smith
The King of ComedyThelma Schoonmaker
Local HeroMichael Bradsell
ZeligSusan E. Morse
*The Killing Fields*Jim Clark
Another CountryGerry Hambling
Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomMichael Kahn
Under FireJohn Bloom and Mark Conte
*Amadeus*Michael A. Chandler and Nena Danevic
Back to the FutureArthur Schmidt and Harry Keramidas
A Chorus LineJohn Bloom
WitnessThom Noble
*The Mission*Jim Clark
Hannah and Her SistersSusan E. Morse
Mona LisaLesley Walker
A Room with a ViewHumphrey Dixon
*Platoon*Claire Simpson
Cry FreedomLesley Walker
Hope and GloryIan Crafford
Radio DaysSusan E. Morse
*Fatal Attraction*Peter E. Berger and Michael Kahn
A Fish Called WandaJohn Jympson
The Last EmperorGabriella Cristiani
Who Framed Roger RabbitArthur Schmidt
*Mississippi Burning*Gerry Hambling
Dangerous LiaisonsMick Audsley
Dead Poets SocietyWilliam M. Anderson
Rain ManStu Linder

1990s

YearFilmEditor
*Goodfellas*Thelma Schoonmaker
Cinema ParadisoMario Morra
Crimes and MisdemeanorsSusan E. Morse
Dick TracyRichard Marks
*The Commitments*Gerry Hambling
Dances with WolvesNeil Travis
The Silence of the LambsCraig McKay
Thelma & LouiseThom Noble
*JFK*Joe Hutshing and Pietro Scalia
Cape FearThelma Schoonmaker
Howards EndAndrew Marcus
The PlayerGeraldine Peroni
Strictly BallroomJill Bilcock
*Schindler's List*Michael Kahn
The FugitiveDennis Virkler, David Finfer, Dean Goodhill, Don Brochu, Richard Nord and Dov Hoenig
In the Line of FireAnne V. Coates
The PianoVeronika Jenet
*Speed*John Wright
Forrest GumpArthur Schmidt
Four Weddings and a FuneralJon Gregory
Pulp FictionSally Menke
*The Usual Suspects*John Ottman
Apollo 13Mike Hill and Daniel P. Hanley
BabeMarcus D'Arcy and Jay Friedkin
The Madness of King GeorgeTariq Anwar
*The English Patient*Walter Murch
EvitaGerry Hambling
FargoRoderick Jaynes
ShinePip Karmel
*L.A. Confidential*Peter Honess
The Full MontyNick Moore and David Freeman
Romeo + JulietJill Bilcock
TitanicConrad Buff IV, James Cameron and Richard A. Harris
*Shakespeare in Love*David Gamble
ElizabethJill Bilcock
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking BarrelsNiven Howie
Saving Private RyanMichael Kahn
*American Beauty*Tariq Anwar and Christopher Greenbury
Being John MalkovichEric Zumbrunnen
The MatrixZach Staenberg
The Sixth SenseAndrew Mondshein

2000s

YearFilmEditor
*Gladiator*Pietro Scalia
Billy ElliotJohn Wilson
Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonTim Squyres
Erin BrockovichAnne V. Coates
TrafficStephen Mirrione
*Mulholland Drive*Mary Sweeney
AmélieHervé Schneid
Black Hawk DownPietro Scalia
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingJohn Gilbert
Moulin Rouge!Jill Bilcock
*City of God*Daniel Rezende
ChicagoMartin Walsh
Gangs of New YorkThelma Schoonmaker
The HoursPeter Boyle
The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersMichael J. Horton
*Lost in Translation*Sarah Flack
21 GramsStephen Mirrione
Cold MountainWalter Murch
Kill Bill: Volume 1Sally Menke
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingJamie Selkirk
*Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind*Valdís Óskarsdóttir
The AviatorThelma Schoonmaker
CollateralJim Miller and Paul Rubell
House of Flying DaggersLong Cheng
Vera DrakeJim Clark
*The Constant Gardener*Claire Simpson
Brokeback MountainGeraldine Peroni and Dylan Tichenor
CrashHughes Winborne
Good Night and Good LuckStephen Mirrione
March of the PenguinsSabine Emiliani
*United 93*Clare Douglas, Richard Pearson and Christopher Rouse
BabelStephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise
Casino RoyaleStuart Baird
The DepartedThelma Schoonmaker
The QueenLucia Zucchetti
*The Bourne Ultimatum*Christopher Rouse
American GangsterPietro Scalia
AtonementPaul Tothill
Michael ClaytonJohn Gilroy
No Country for Old MenRoderick Jaynes
*Slumdog Millionaire*Chris Dickens
ChangelingJoel Cox and Gary D. Roach
The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonKirk Baxter and Angus Wall
The Dark KnightLee Smith
Frost/NixonDaniel P. Hanley and Mike Hill
In BrugesJon Gregory
*The Hurt Locker*Chris Innis and Bob Murawski
AvatarJames Cameron, John Refoua and Stephen E. Rivkin
District 9Julian Clarke
Inglourious BasterdsSally Menke
Up in the AirDana E. Glauberman

2010s

YearFilmEditor
*The Social Network*Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
127 HoursJon Harris
Black SwanAndrew Weisblum
InceptionLee Smith
The King's SpeechTariq Anwar
*Senna*Chris King and Gregers Sall
The ArtistAnne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
DriveMat Newman
HugoThelma Schoonmaker
Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyDino Jonsäter
*Argo*William Goldenberg
Django UnchainedFred Raskin
Life of PiTim Squyres
SkyfallStuart Baird
Zero Dark ThirtyDylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg
*Rush*Daniel P. Hanley and Mike Hill
12 Years a SlaveJoe Walker
Captain PhillipsChristopher Rouse
GravityAlfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger
The Wolf of Wall StreetThelma Schoonmaker
*Whiplash*Tom Cross
BirdmanDouglas Crise and Stephen Mirrione
The Grand Budapest HotelBarney Pilling
The Imitation GameWilliam Goldenberg
NightcrawlerJohn Gilroy
The Theory of EverythingJinx Godfrey
*Mad Max: Fury Road*Margaret Sixel
The Big ShortHank Corwin
Bridge of SpiesMichael Kahn
The MartianPietro Scalia
The RevenantStephen Mirrione
*Hacksaw Ridge*John Gilbert
ArrivalJoe Walker
La La LandTom Cross
Manchester by the SeaJennifer Lame
Nocturnal AnimalsJoan Sobel
*Baby Driver*Paul Machliss and Jonathan Amos
Blade Runner 2049Joe Walker
DunkirkLee Smith
The Shape of WaterSidney Wolinsky
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriJon Gregory
*Vice*Hank Corwin
Bohemian RhapsodyJohn Ottman
The FavouriteYorgos Mavropsaridis
First ManTom Cross
RomaAlfonso Cuarón and Adam Gough
*Ford v Ferrari*Andrew Buckland and Michael McCusker
The IrishmanThelma Schoonmaker
Jojo RabbitTom Eagles
JokerJeff Groth
Once Upon a Time in HollywoodFred Raskin

2020s

YearFilmEditor
*Sound of Metal*Mikkel E. G. Nielsen
The FatherYorgos Lamprinos
NomadlandChloé Zhao
Promising Young WomanFrédéric Thoraval
The Trial of the Chicago 7Alan Baumgarten
*No Time to Die*Tom Cross and Elliot Graham
BelfastÚna Ní Dhonghaíle
DuneJoe Walker
Licorice PizzaAndy Jurgensen
Summer of SoulJoshua L. Pearson
*Everything Everywhere All at Once*Paul Rogers
All Quiet on the Western FrontSven Budelmann
The Banshees of InisherinMikkel E. G. Nielsen
ElvisJonathan Redmond and Matt Villa
Top Gun: MaverickEddie Hamilton
*Oppenheimer*Jennifer Lame
Anatomy of a FallLaurent Sénéchal
Killers of the Flower MoonThelma Schoonmaker
Poor ThingsYorgos Mavropsaridis
The Zone of InterestPaul Watts
*Conclave*Nick Emerson
AnoraSean Baker
Dune: Part TwoJoe Walker
Emilia PérezJuliette Welfling
KneecapJulian Ulrichs and Chris Gill
F1Stephen Mirrione
A House of DynamiteKirk Baxter
Marty SupremeRonald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
One Battle After AnotherAndy Jurgensen
SinnersMichael P. Shawver

Multiple wins and nominations

Multiple nominations

;11 nominations

  • Thelma Schoonmaker

;7 nominations

  • Michael Kahn
  • Stephen Mirrione

;6 nominations

  • Gerry Hambling

;5 nominations

  • Susan E. Morse
  • Walter Murch
  • Pietro Scalia
  • Joe Walker

;4 nominations

  • Kirk Baxter
  • Jill Bilcock
  • John Bloom
  • Jim Clark
  • Anne V. Coates
  • Tom Cross
  • Antony Gibbs ;3 nominations
  • Tariq Anwar
  • Richard Chew
  • William Goldenberg
  • Gerald B. Greenberg
  • Daniel P. Hanley
  • Mike Hill
  • Jon Gregory
  • Richard Marks
  • Sally Menke
  • Terry Rawlings
  • Christopher Rouse
  • Arthur Schmidt
  • Lee Smith

;2 nominations

  • Stuart Baird
  • Françoise Bonnot
  • James Cameron
  • Hank Corwin
  • Douglas Crise
  • Alfonso Cuarón
  • John Gilbert
  • John Gilroy
  • Alan Heim
  • Roderick Jaynes
  • Andy Jurgensen
  • Ralph Kemplen
  • Jennifer Lame
  • Marcia Lucas
  • Yorgos Mavropsaridis
  • Mikkel E. G. Nielsen
  • Thom Noble
  • Sam O'Steen
  • John Ottman
  • Geraldine Peroni
  • Tom Priestley
  • Fred Raskin
  • Claire Simpson
  • Tim Squyres
  • Dylan Tichenor
  • Lesley Walker
  • Angus Wall
  • Freddie Wilson
  • Peter Zinner

Multiple wins

;3 wins

  • Gerry Hambling

;2 wins

  • Richard Chew
  • Jim Clark
  • Tom Cross
  • Michael Kahn
  • Walter Murch
  • Christopher Rouse
  • Pietro Scalia
  • Thelma Schoonmaker
  • Claire Simpson

References

References

  1. "Orange British Academy Film Awards: Rules and Guidelines 2008 – 2009". [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]].
  2. The nominees in each award category are determined by two rounds of voting. In the first round, each member is given a list of all eligible films, and votes for twelve films in each category of the awards. Up to fifteen films that received the largest number of votes in each category are on the second round ballot. The five films in each category receiving the largest number of second round votes become the nominees.
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