‘Dune 2,’ ‘Emilia Pérez’ Among American Cinema Editors Eddie Noms

Carolyn Giardina
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American Cinema Editors revealed the nominees for its 75th ACE Eddie Awards, which will be handed out Jan. 18 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

The nominees for dramatic theatrical feature are Jake Roberts for “Civil War,” Nick Emerson for “Conclave,” Joe Walker for “Dune: Part 2,” Juliette Welfling for “Emilia Pérez” and Eliot Knapman and Margaret Sixel for “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.” In the category for a comedic theatrical feature, ACE voters nominated Sean Baker for “Anora” (which he also directed), Marco Costa for “Challengers,” Robert Nassau for “A Real Pain,” Coralie Fargeat and Jérôme Eltabet for “The Substance” and Myron Kerstein for “Wicked.”

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This year the dramatic feature category nominees include the sequels to two past winners of the Oscar in film editing. Joe Walker won an Oscar for “Dune” in 2022, and is now nominated for “Part 2.” And Margaret Sixel collected an Oscar and Eddie for “Mad Max: Fury Road” in 2016. Sixel is now nominated for “Furiosa” alongside fellow editor Eliot Knapman.

Each year during the past decade, the eventual Oscar winner in film editing earned an Eddie nomination. The winner of the Eddie for a dramatic feature went on to win the Oscar in film editing four times during that period, including a year ago when “Oppenheimer” editor Jennifer Lame collected both awards. Once during that time, the winner of the comedy feature Eddie collected the Oscar (Paul Rogers won both awards for “Everything Everywhere All at Once”).

The editors of “Flow,” “Inside Out 2,” ” Moana 2,” “Wallace & Gromit: Vengence Most Fowl” and “The Wild Robot” are nominated in the category for an animated theatrical feature. Nominees in series categories include the editors of “The Bear,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “The Penguin” and “Slow Horses.”

As previously announced, “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu will receive the Golden Eddie during the ceremony, and Maysie Hoy (“McCabe & Mrs. Miller”) and Paul Hirsch (“Star Wars”) will accept Career Achievement Awards.

View the full list of nominations below.

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (Drama, Theatrical)
“Civil War” – Jake Roberts, ACE
“Conclave” – Nick Emerson
“Dune: Part 2” – Joe Walker, ACE
“Emilia Perez” – Juliette Welfling
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” – Eliot Knapman, Margaret Sixel, ACE

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, ACE

BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
“Flow” – Gints Zilbalodis
“Inside Out 2” – Maurissa Horwitz
“Moana 2” – Jeremy Milton, ACE, Michael Louis Hill
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” – Dan Hembery
“The Wild Robot” – Mary Blee

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (Theatrical)
“Beatles ’64” – Mariah Rehmet, ACE
“Jim Henson Idea Man” – Sierra Neal, Paul Crowder, ACE
“Her Name was Moviola” – Howard Berry
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” – Otto Burnham
“Will & Harper” – Monique Zavistovski, ACE

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES
“Chimp Crazy” (102 – Gone Ape) – Evan Wise, ACE, Charles Divak, ACE, Adrienne Gits, ACE, Doug Abel, ACE
“The Jinx – Part Two” (203 – Saving My Tears Until It’s Official) – Richard Hankin, ACE, Charles Olivier
“Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” (102 – Hidden in Plain Sight)” – Daphne Gómez-Mena, Jane Jo, ACE
“STEVE! (Martin) a Documentary in 2 Pieces” (101 – Then) – Alan Lowe
“STEVE! (Martin) a Documentary in 2 Pieces” (102 – Now) – Jeff Malmberg, ACE, Aaron I. Naar

BEST EDITED MULTI-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
“Frasier” (207 – My Brilliant Sister) – Russell Griffin, ACE
“Poppa’s House (102 – Sleepover)” – Angel Gamboa Bryant, ACE
“The Upshaws” (506 – Do I)- Angel Gamboa Bryant, ACE, Brian LeCoz

BEST EDITED SINGLE CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
“The Bear” (301 – Tomorrow) – Joanna Naugle, ACE
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (1206 – The Gettysburg Address) – Steven Rasch, ACE
“Nobody Wants This” (101 – Pilot)” – Maura Corey, ACE
“Only Murders in the Building” (410 – My Best Friend’s Wedding) – Shelly Westerman, ACE, Payton Koch
“What We Do in the Shadows” (603 – Sleep Hypnosis)- Liza Cardinale, ACE, Dane McMaster, ACE

BEST EDITED DRAMA SERIES
“3 Body Problem” (105 – Judgment Day) – Michael Ruscio, ACE
“Fallout” (101 – The End) – Ali Comperchio
“Mr. & Mrs. Smith” (101 – First Date)”- Kyle Reiter, ACE, Isaac Hagy, ACE
“Shogun” (110 – A Dream of A Dream) – Maria Gonzales, ACE, Aika Miyake
“Slow Horses” (401 – Identity Theft)”- Robert Frost

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (NON-THEATRICAL)

“Am I OK?” – Kayla M. Emter, ACE, Glen Scantlebury, ACE
“Road House” – Doc Crotzer, ACE
“Unfrosted” – Evan Henke, ACE

BEST EDITED LIMITED SERIES
“Baby Reindeer” (104 – Episode 4) – Peter H. Oliver, Benjamin Gerstein
“Disclaimer” (105 – V) – Adam Gough, ACE, BFE
“Fargo” (510 – Bisquik) – Regis Kimble
““The Penguin” (101 – After Hours) – Henk van Eeghen, ACE
““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, ACE, Steve Welch, ACE, Michael Brown, Michael Oliver, Tim Roche, Matt Wafaie, Jenny Krochmal

BEST EDITED VARIETY TALK/SKETCH SHOW OR SPECIAL EVENT
“Ali Wong: Single Lady” – Sean Hubbert
“John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.” (104 – Paranormal) – Kelly Lyon, ACE, Sean McIlraith, Ryan McIlraith
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (1103 – Boeing) – Anthony Miale, ACE

BEST EDITED ANIMATED SERIES
“Bob’s Burgers” (1413 – Butt, Sweat, and Fears) – Stephanie Earley, ACE, Jeremy Reuben, ACE
“The Simpsons” (3514 – Night of the Living Wage) – Don Barrozo
“X-Men ’97” (105 – Remember It) – Michelle McMillan

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