ACE Eddies: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘The Holdovers’ win over Oscar rivals for Best Film Editing

“Oppenheimer” got a big boost in its bid for Best Editing at the Oscars with a win at the ACE Golden Eddie Awards on March 3. It prevailed in the drama race at these awards bestowed by American Cinema Editors over two of its Oscar rivals –“Anatomy of a Fall” and “Killers of the Flower Moon ” — as well as “Maestro” and “Past Lives.”

Another of the Oscar nominees, “The Holdovers ” won the comedy/musical category over the fifth Oscar contender, “Poor Things,” plus “Air”, “American Fiction” and “Barbie.”

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Since 1990, the film that came up with one of the ACEs went on to win the top prize at the Academy Awards 19 times, including the 2023 winner for best comedy/musical editing, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and the 2020 winner for best drama editing, “Parasite.” And in 10 of the 14 years when the ACE barometer was wrong, at least one of the Eddie champs was a contender for Best Picture. In 2022, the ACE pick for best drama, “King Richard,” made the cut with the academy for the top prize. Likewise in 2021 with ACE drama champ “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”

In 2019, both ACE winners — the drama “Bohemian Rhapsody” and the comedy “The Favourite” — numbered among the Best Picture nominees to lose the top Oscar to “Green Book.” In 2008 neither of the Eddie winners — The Bourne Ultimatum” nor “Sweeney Todd” — made the final five contenders for Best Picture at the Oscars, and in 2000 the same fate befell “The Matrix” and “Being John Malkovich.” And prior to the split, 1990 ACE winner “Glory” was shut out of the  Best Picture line-up.

Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic)

“Anatomy of a Fall” – Laurent Sénéchal

“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Thelma Schoonmaker, ACE

“Maestro” – Michelle Tesoro, ACE

X – “Oppenheimer” – Jennifer Lame, ACE

“Past Lives” – Keith Fraase

Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy)

“Air” – William Goldenberg, ACE

“American Fiction” – Hilda Rasula, ACE

“Barbie” – Nick Houy, ACE

X – “The Holdovers” – Kevin Tent, ACE

“Poor Things” – Yorgos Mavropsaridis, ACE

Best Edited Animated Feature Film

“Elemental” – Stephen Schaffer, ACE

“Nimona” – Randy Trager, ACE, Erin Crackel

X – “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” – Michael Andrews, ACE

“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” – Eric Osmond

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” – Greg Levitan, ACE

Best Edited Documentary (Feature)

“20 Days in Mariupol”– Michelle Mizner

“American Symphony” – Sammy Dane, Matthew Heineman, Jim Hession, Fernando Villegas

“Joan Baez I Am a Noise” – Maeve O’Boyle

“Little Richard: I Am Everything” – Nyneve Minnear, Jake Hostetter

X – “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” – Michael Harte, ACE

Best Edited Documentary (Non-Theatrical)

“100 Foot Wave: Jaws”– Alex Bayer, Alex Keipper, Quin O’Brien

“Albert Brooks: Defending My Life – Bob Joyce

“Beckham: The Kick” – Michael Harte, ACE

“Being Mary Tyler Moore” – Mariah Rehmet

X – “Escaping Twin Flames: Up in Flames” – Martin Biehn, Kevin Hibbard, Inbal B. Lessner, ACE, Troy Takaki, ACE, Mimi Wilcox

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