Hughes Winborne is a

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. He has edited 20

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s, including '' Crash'', for which he won an

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for film editing in the

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. He also edited '' Sling Blade'' (1996) and '' The Pursuit of Happyness'' (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

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on 2008-03-04.

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