Hughes Winborne is a Hollywood

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. He has edited 20 films, including ''

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'', for which he won an

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for film editing in the

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. He also edited ''

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'' (1996) and ''

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'' (2006), though his true passion resides in Indie features. Hughes graduated from the

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in 1975 (with a bachelor's degree in history). After working for several years, he enrolled in a film program at

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and discovered film editing. Winborne has been elected as a member of the American Cinema Editors. Members"">"American Cinema Editors > Members"
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on 2008-03-04.

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