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The 68th American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards were presented on January 26, 2018 at the
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, honoring the best editors in films and television.


Winners and nominees

Winners will be listed first, highlighted in boldface.


Film

Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic: *
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– '' Dunkirk'' ** Joe Walker – '' Blade Runner 2049'' **
Alan Baumgarten Alan Baumgarten (born February 1, 1957) is an American film editor. He frequently collaborates with directors Jay Roach and Ruben Fleischer having edited four of their feature films. He has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Film ...
, Josh Schaeffer and Elliot Graham – ''
Molly's Game ''Molly's Game'' is a 2017 American biographical crime drama film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin (in his directorial debut), based on the 2014 memoir of the same name by Molly Bloom. It stars Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, ...
'' ** Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar – '' The Post'' **
Sidney Wolinsky Sidney Wolinsky is a Canadian-American (b. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) film editor with over 30 credits beginning in 1983. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode of '' ...
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The Shape of Water ''The Shape of Water'' is a 2017 romantic fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor. It stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer ...
'' Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical: *
Tatiana S. Riegel Tatiana S. Riegel A.C.E., is an United States, American film editor known for independent films such as ''Lars and the Real Girl'', ''The Way Way Back'' and ''I, Tonya''. She received an American Cinema Editors, ACE Eddie award for "Best Edited M ...
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I, Tonya ''I, Tonya'' is a 2017 American biographical film directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Steven Rogers. It follows the life and career of the American figure skater Tonya Harding and her connection with the 1994 attack on her rival Nancy ...
'' ** Jonathan Amos and
Paul Machliss Paul Machliss (born 1972) is an Australian film and television editor. He has worked on TV series such as ''Black Books'' and '' The IT Crowd'', as well as on Edgar Wright's television series ''Spaced'' and feature films '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the ...
– '' Baby Driver'' ** Gregory Plotkin – ''
Get Out ''Get Out'' is a 2017 American psychological horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Jordan Peele in his directorial debut. It stars Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Lil Rel Howery, LaKeith Stanfield, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Land ...
'' ** Nick Houy – '' Lady Bird'' ** Jon Gregory – '' Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' Best Edited Animated Feature Film: * Steve Bloom – '' Coco'' ** Claire Dodgson – ''
Despicable Me 3 ''Despicable Me 3'' is a 2017 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is the sequel to ''Despicable Me 2'' (2013), the third main installment, and the fourth installment overall ...
'' ** David Burrows,
Matt Villa Matt Villa is an Australian film editor, most famous for editing ''The Great Gatsby'', for which he won Best Editing at the 3rd AACTA Awards alongside Jason Ballantine and Jonathan Redmond. Villa won his second AACTA Award the following year f ...
and John Venzon – ''
The Lego Batman Movie ''The Lego Batman Movie'' is a 2017 computer-animated superhero comedy film produced by Warner Animation Group, DC Entertainment, RatPac Entertainment, Lego System A/S, Dan Lin's Lin Pictures, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's Lord Miller Pro ...
'' Best Edited Documentary Feature: * Joe Beshenkovsky, Will Znidaric and
Brett Morgen Brett D. Morgen (born October 11, 1968) is an American documentary filmmaker. His directorial credits include ''The Kid Stays in the Picture'' (2002), '' Crossfire Hurricane'' (2012), '' Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck'' (2015), ''Jane'' (2017), an ...
– '' Jane'' ** Aaron I. Butler – ''
Cries from Syria ''Cries from Syria'' is a 2017 documentary film about the Syrian Civil War, directed by Evgeny Afineevsky, and acquired by HBO. It contains video shot by Syrians with and interviews with guerilla fighters, activists, journalists, defected militar ...
'' ** Ann Collins – ''Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold'' ** T. J. Martin, Scott Stevenson and
Daniel Lindsay Dan Lindsay is a documentary filmmaker. He is the co-director, producer and an editor of the 2011 sports documentary '' Undefeated'', which received the 2011 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. Lindsay and T. J. Martin co-directed ''LA 92'' for ...
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Television

Best Edited Comedy Series for Commercial Television: * John Peter Bernardo and Jamie Pedroza – ''
Black-ish ''Black-ish'' (stylized as black·''ish'', `black·''ish'', and black''ish'') is an American sitcom television series created by Kenya Barris. It aired on ABC from September 24, 2014, to April 19, 2022, running for eight seasons. ''Black-ish'' ...
'': "Lemons" **
Kabir Akhtar Kabir Akhtar (born January 11, 1975) is an American television director and editor, who won an Emmy Award in 2016. His credits include work for ''Arrested Development'', ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'', '' Never Have I Ever'', ''Behind the Music'', and the ...
and Kyla Plewes – ''
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' is an American romantic musical comedy-drama television series that premiered on October 12, 2015, on The CW and ran for four seasons, ending on April 5, 2019. The series was created, written, and directed by Rachel Bloo ...
'': "Josh's Ex-Girlfriend Wants Revenge" ** Heather Capps, Ali Greer and Jordan Kim – ''
Portlandia ''Portlandia'' is an American sketch comedy television series starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, set in and around Portland, Oregon, and spoofing the city's reputation as a haven for eccentric hipsters. The show was produced by Br ...
'': "Amore" ** Peter Beyt – ''
Will & Grace ''Will & Grace'' is an American television sitcom created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. Set in New York City, the show focuses on the friendship between best friends Will Truman ( Eric McCormack), a gay lawyer, and Grace Adler ( Debra Messi ...
'': "Grandpa Jack" Best Edited Comedy Series for Non-Commercial Television: * Jonathan Corn – '' Curb Your Enthusiasm'': "The Shucker" ** Steven Rasch – '' Curb Your Enthusiasm'': "Fatwa!" ** William Turro – '' GLOW'': "Pilot" **
Roger Nygard Roger Nygard (born March 28, 1962) is a film director, editor, and producer. As a director he has worked on ''Tales of the Unknown '' (1990), '' High Strung'' (1991), '' Back to Back'' (1996), ''Trekkies'' (1997), and '' Suckers'' (2001). He also ...
and Gennady Fridman – ''
Veep ''Veep'' is an American political satire comedy television series that aired on HBO from April 22, 2012, to May 12, 2019. The series was created by Armando Iannucci as an adaptation of his sitcom ''The Thick of It''. The protagonist of ''Veep' ...
'': "Chicklet" Best Edited Drama Series for Commercial Television: * Andrew Seklir – '' Fargo'': "Who Rules the Land of Denial?" ** Skip Macdonald – ''
Better Call Saul ''Better Call Saul'' is an American crime and legal drama television series created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. Part of the ''Breaking Bad'' franchise, it is a spin-off of Gilligan's previous series, ''Breaking Bad'', and serves as a ...
'': " Chicanery" ** Kelley Dixon and Skip Macdonald – ''
Better Call Saul ''Better Call Saul'' is an American crime and legal drama television series created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. Part of the ''Breaking Bad'' franchise, it is a spin-off of Gilligan's previous series, ''Breaking Bad'', and serves as a ...
'': "
Witness In law, a witness is someone who has knowledge about a matter, whether they have sensed it or are testifying on another witnesses' behalf. In law a witness is someone who, either voluntarily or under compulsion, provides testimonial evidence, e ...
" ** Henk Van Eeghen – '' Fargo'': "Aporia" Best Edited Drama Series for Non-Commercial Television: * Julian Clarke and Wendy Hallam Martin – ''
The Handmaid's Tale ''The Handmaid's Tale'' is a futuristic dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood and published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England in a patriarchal, totalitarian theonomic state known as the Republic of Gilead, which ...
'': "Offred" ** David Berman – '' Big Little Lies'': "You Get What You Need" **
Tim Porter Tim Porter (born May 1974) is a British film editor, best known for his work on the HBO series, '' Game of Thrones'', as well as several other notable British television series. He worked as an editor and co-producer on the ''Game of Thrones'' pr ...
– '' Game of Thrones'': " Beyond the Wall" ** Kevin D. Ross – '' Stranger Things'': "Chapter Nine: The Gate" Best Edited Mini-Series or Motion Picture for Television: *
James D. Wilcox James D. Wilcox, ACE, is an American film and television editor and director. He is best known for his work on ''Thirteen Lives'', ''Hillbilly Elegy'', ''Genius'', ''Roots'', ''CSI: Miami'' and ''Everybody Hates Chris''. Life and career James w ...
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Genius Genius is a characteristic of original and exceptional insight in the performance of some art or endeavor that surpasses expectations, sets new standards for future works, establishes better methods of operation, or remains outside the capabili ...
'': "Einstein: Chapter One" ** Adam Penn and Ken Ramos – '' Feud: Bette and Joan'': "Pilot" ** Ron Patane – ''
The Wizard of Lies ''The Wizard of Lies'' is a 2017 American television biopic film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Sam Levinson, Sam Baum, and John Burnham Schwartz, based on the 2011 non-fiction book of the same name by Diana B. Henriques. The film sta ...
'' Best Edited Documentary for Television: * Will Znidaric – ''
Five Came Back ''Five Came Back'' is a 1939 American black-and-white melodrama from RKO Radio Pictures produced by Robert Sisk, directed by John Farrow, written by Jerry Cady, Dalton Trumbo, and Nathanael West, and starring Chester Morris and Lucille Ball. ...
'': "The Price of Victory" ** Lasse Järvi and
Doug Pray Doug Pray is an American documentary film director, cinematographer, and editor who often explores unique subcultures in his films. His work includes ''Surfwise'' (2008), a portrait of the nomadic, 11-member Doc Paskowitz family (often referred to ...
– ''The Defiant Ones'': "Part 1" ** Inbal Lessner – '' The Nineties'': "Can We All Get Along?" ** Ben Sozanski, Geeta Gandbhir and Andy Grieve – ''Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge'': "01" Best Edited Non-Scripted Series: * Tim Clancy, Cameron Dennis, John Chimples and Denny Thomas – '' VICE News Tonight'': "Charlottesville: Race & Terror" ** Rob Butler and Ben Bulatao – '' Deadliest Catch'': "Lost at Sea" ** Reggie Spangler, Ben Simoff, Kevin Hibbard and Vince Oresman – '' Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath'': "The Perfect Scientology Family"


ACE Golden Eddie Honoree

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Vince Gilligan George Vincent Gilligan Jr. (born February 10, 1967) is an American writer, producer, and director. He is known for his television work, specifically as creator, head writer, executive producer, and director of AMC's '' Breaking Bad'' (2008– ...


Career Achievement Honorees

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Mark Goldblatt Mark Goldblatt is an Academy Award nominated American film editor and film director and president emeritus of the American Cinema Editors. Brooklyn born Goldblatt studied at the University of Wisconsin and London Film School, where his instru ...
* Leon Ortiz-Gil


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External links

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