Michael J. Hill, (born 1949) is an American

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. He and his editing partner Dan Hanley have had a longstanding, notable collaboration with director

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, having cut all of Howard's films since '' Night Shift'' (1982).Lewis, Kevin (2005)
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on 2008-03-04, They won an

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for the film ''

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'' (1995), and the

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for the film '' Rush'' (2013). Hill is a member of the

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(ACE).

Life and career

Hill was born and raised in

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, and received a criminal justice degree at the

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in 1972. His first job was as a guard at

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in California. He then entered the film editing profession, and worked on several television programs and on two feature films before starting his association with Hanley and Howard on ''Night Shift'' (1982). After many years in California, Hill moved back to Nebraska after meeting and marrying his wife LeAnne. They have one daughter together born in the late 1980s. In addition to his continuing work on major studio films with Howard, Hill has edited independent films produced in Nebraska such as ''Full Ride'' (2001). ''Apollo 13'' was listed as the 48st best-edited film of all time in a 2012 survey of members of the

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. In addition to ''

'', Hanley and Hill have been nominated for

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for Howard's '' A Beautiful Mind'' (2001), ''

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'' (2005), and '' Frost/Nixon'' (2008). Hanley and Hill's longstanding partnership, which includes 21 films through the 2015 ''In the Heart of the Sea'', may be unique among major film editors. An important aspect of the partnership is that the two editors have developed a sufficiently uniform style that they can simply split up the scenes of each film without specialization. Hill has been elected as a member of the

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on 2008-03-04.

Selected filmography

Films directed by
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Films with other directors

*'' Armed and Dangerous'' ( Lester-1986) *''

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'' ( Lambert-1989) *'' Problem Child'' (

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-1990) *''Full Ride'' (Hoeger-2002)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Mike 1952 births Living people American Cinema Editors American film editors Artists from Omaha, Nebraska Best Editing BAFTA Award winners Best Film Editing Academy Award winners University of Nebraska Omaha alumni