ACE Eddie Awards Nominations: ‘Wicked’, ‘Dune: Part Two’, ‘Moana 2’, ‘Emilia Pérez’ & More

Erik Pedersen
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American Cinemas Editors has spliced together the nominees for its 75rd anniversary ACE Eddie Awards, which will be handed out next month. See the list of all film, TV and documentary categories below.

To be eligible, films must be released in theaters during calendar 2024, and TV shows must have aired between January 1 and November 1. The trophies will be presented during the ceremony on Saturday, January 18, at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Westwood.

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From left: Jon M. Chu Maysie Hoy and Paul Hirsch
From left: Jon M. Chu Maysie Hoy and Paul Hirsch

Wicked filmmaker Jon M. Chu will be honored during the ceremony with the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, which recognizes distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. Career Achievement Awards will be presented to Oscar-winning original Star Wars editor Paul Hirsch and Maysie Hoy, whose credits include The Six Triple Eight and multiple Dolly Parton telefilms.

Since the turn of the 21st century, the Eddie winner for theatrical drama has gone on to score the Academy Award for Best Editing 14 of 24 times — but only once in the past four years. Oppenheimer and The Holdovers took the top film honors at the 2024 Eddies, with Oppenheimers‘s Jennifer Lame going on the win the Oscar for Best Film Editing.

Last year’s TV winners included the editors behind FX’s The Bear and CBS’ How I Met Your Father on the comedy side and HBO’s The Last of Us for drama.

Founded in 1950, American Cinema Editors is an honorary society that champions the art, craft and business of film editing. Here are its nominees for the 2025 ACE Eddie Awards, with those vying for the Anne V. Coates Award for Student Editing to be announced later:

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (Drama, Theatrical)

Civil War
Jake Roberts

Conclave
Nick Emerson

Dune: Part Two
Joe Walker

Emilia Pérez
Juliette Welfling

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Eliot Knapman
Margaret Sixel

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (Comedy, Theatrical)

Anora
Sean Baker

Challengers
Marco Costa

A Real Pain
Robert Nassau

The Substance
Coralie Fargeat
Jérôme Eltabet
Valentin Féron

Wicked
Myron Kerstein

BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Flow
Gints Zilbalodis

Inside Out 2
Maurissa Horwitz

Moana 2
Jeremy Milton
Michael Louis Hill

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Dan Hembery

The Wild Robot
Mary Blee

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Beatles ’64
Mariah Rehmet

Jim Henson Idea Man
Sierra Neal
Paul Crowder

Her Name was Moviola
Howard Berry

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Otto Burnham

Will & Harper
Monique Zavistovski

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES

Chimp Crazy (102 – Gone Ape)
Evan Wise
Charles Divak
Adrienne Gits,
Doug Abel

The Jinx – Part Two (203 – Saving My Tears Until It’s Official)
Richard Hankin
Charles Olivier

Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV (102 – Hidden in Plain Sight)
Daphne Gómez-Mena
Jane Jo

STEVE! (Martin) a Documentary in 2 Pieces (101 – Then)
Alan Lowe

STEVE! (Martin) a Documentary in 2 Pieces (102 – Now)
Jeff Malmberg
Aaron I. Naar

BEST EDITED MULTI-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES

Frasier (207 – My Brilliant Sister)
Russell Griffin

Poppa’s House (102 – Sleepover)
Angel Gamboa Bryant

The Upshaws (506 – Do I)
Angel Gamboa Bryant
Brian LeCoz

BEST EDITED SINGLE CAMERA COMEDY SERIES

The Bear (301 – Tomorrow)
Joanna Naugle

Curb Your Enthusiasm (1206 – The Gettysburg Address)
Steven Rasch

Nobody Wants This (101 – Pilot)
Maura Corey

Only Murders in the Building (410 – My Best Friend’s Wedding)
Shelly Westerman
Payton Koch

What We Do in the Shadows (603 – Sleep Hypnosis)
Liza Cardinale
Dane McMaster

BEST EDITED DRAMA SERIES

3 Body Problem (105 – Judgment Day)
Michael Ruscio

Fallout (101 – The End)
Ali Comperchio

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (101 – First Date)
Kyle Reiter
Isaac Hagy

Shogun (110 – A Dream of A Dream)
Maria Gonzales
Aika Miyake

Slow Horses (401 – Identity Theft)
Robert Frost

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (NON-THEATRICAL)

Am I OK?
Kayla M. Emter
Glen Scantlebury

Road House
Doc Crotzer

Unfrosted
Evan Henke

BEST EDITED LIMITED SERIES

Baby Reindeer (104 – Episode 4)
Peter H. Oliver
Benjamin Gerstein

Disclaimer (105 – V)
Adam Gough, BFE

Fargo (510 – Bisquik)
Regis Kimble

The Penguin (101 – After Hours)
Henk van Eeghen

Ripley (105 – V Lucio)
Joshua Raymond Lee
David O. Rogers

BEST EDITED NON-SCRIPTED SERIES

Conan O’Brien Must Go (104 – Ireland)
Matthew Shaw
Brad Roelandt

Couples Therapy (401)
Ryan Loeffler
Eileen Meyer

Welcome to Wrexham (305 – Temporary)
Tim Wilsbach
Steve Welch
Michael Brown
Michael Oliver
Tim Roche
Matt Wafaie
Jenny Krochmal

BEST EDITED VARIETY TALK/SKETCH SHOW OR SPECIAL

Ali Wong: Single Lady
Sean Hubbert

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. (104 – Paranormal)
Kelly Lyon
Sean McIlraith
Ryan McIlraith

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (1103 – Boeing)
Anthony Miale

BEST EDITED ANIMATED SERIES

Bob’s Burgers (1413 – Butt, Sweat, and Fears)
Stephanie Earley
Jeremy Reuben

The Simpsons (3514 – Night of the Living Wage)
Don Barrozo

X-Men ’97 (105 – Remember It)
Michelle McMillan

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