ACE Editing Awards Nominees Include ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Mank,’ ‘Minari,’ ‘Promising Young Woman’
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Nominees for the 71st annual ACE Eddie Awards include such Best Picture contenders as Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland,” David Fincher’s monochromatic “Mank,” Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari,” Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” (as a comedy), and Darius Marder’s “Sound of Metal.”
The awards show will be held live on April 17 at 11:00 a.m. PT.
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Overlooked, though, were “News of the World” (edited by “Argo” Oscar-winner William Goldenberg) and “Tenet,” as well as three Black-led dramas, “Da 5 Bloods,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” and “One Night in Miami.” However, there’s still the possibility of one or two of these making the final Oscar nominations, along with the buzzy “Minari” and “Promising Young Woman.”
In terms of using the Editing win as an Oscar bellwether for predicting Best Picture, the last time the winners coincided was “Argo” in 2012. Best Picture favorite “Nomadland” could do it again this year with director Zhao serving as her own editor for the Terrence Malick-inspired recessionary road odyssey. If nominated, she joins a select group of directors who also edited their movies: Alfonso Cuarón (co-winner for “Gravity”), James Cameron (co-winner for “Titanic”), David Lean (“A Passage to India”), Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (“No Country for Old Men,” “Fargo”), Michel Hazanavicius (“The Artist”), and Jean-Marc Vallée (“Dallas Buyers Club”).
But Zhao faces stiff competition, particularly from Fincher’s go-to editor Kirk Baxter, who adroitly cuts back and forth between the arduous scripting of “Citizen Kane” in 1940 by witty, alcoholic, Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman), with flashbacks of his ’30s Hollywood antics; and “The Trial of the Chicago 7’s” Alan Baumgarten, who deftly captures the Sorkin rhythm of the overheated courtroom drama, the flashbacks of the peaceful demonstrations turning violent, and the bitter political rivalry between the ambitious Tom Hayden (Eddie Redmayne) and the more radical Abbie Hoffman (Sacha Baron Cohen).
Documentary nominees include “All In: The Fight for Democracy,” “Dick Johnson is Dead,” “The Dissident,” “My Octopus Teacher,” and “The Social Dilemma.” Animated feature nominees include the five Oscar frontrunners: “Soul,” “Wolfwalkers,” “Onward,” “Over the Moon,” and “The Croods: A New Age.”
As previously announced, Spike Lee (“Da 5 Bloods”) will receive the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, and Oscar-nominated film editors Lynzee Klingman (“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”) and Sidney Wolinsky (“The Shape of Water”) will receive Career Achievement Awards.
A full list of nominees for the 71st annual ACE Eddie Awards follows:
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):
“Mank,” Kirk Baxter, ACE
“Minari,” Harry Yoon, ACE
“Nomadland,” Chloé Zhao
“Sound of Metal,” Mikkel E. G. Nielsen
“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Alan Baumgarten, ACE
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY):
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” James Thomas, Craig Alpert, ACE, Mike Giambra
“I Care a Lot,” Mark Eckersley, ACE
“On the Rocks,” Sarah Flack, ACE
“Palm Springs,” Matthew Friedman, ACE and Andrew Dickler
“Promising Young Woman,” Frédéric Thoraval
BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
“The Croods: A New Age,” James Ryan, ACE
“Onward,” Catherine Apple
“Over the Moon,” Edie Ichioka, ACE
“Soul,” Kevin Nolting, ACE
“Wolfwalkers,” Darragh Byrne , Richie Cody, Darren Holmes, ACE
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE):
“All In: The Fight for Democracy,” Nancy Novack
“Dick Johnson is Dead,” Nels Bangerter
“The Dissident,” Scott D. Hanson, James Leche, Wyatt Rogowski, Avner Shiloah
“My Octopus Teacher,” Pippa Ehrlich, Dan Schwalm
“The Social Dilemma,” Davis Coombe
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (NON-THEATRICAL):
“Beastie Boys Story,” Jeff Buchanan, ACE, Zoe Schack
“The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart,” Derek Boonstra, Robert A. Martinez
“The Last Dance,” “Episode I,” Chad Beck, ACE, Devin Concannon, Abhay Sofsky, Ben Sozanski, ACE
“Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult,” “Exposed,” Inbal B. Lessner, ACE, Alex Jablonski, Gillian McCarthy, Matthew Moul, Chris A. Peterson, ACE
BEST EDITED COMEDY SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
“The Good Place,” “Whenever You’re Ready,” Eric Kissack
“Schitt’s Creek,” “Happy Ending,” Trevor Ambrose
“What We Do in the Shadows,” “On The Run,” Dane McMaster, Varun Viswanath
“What We Do in the Shadows,” “Resurrection,” Yana Gorskaya, ACE, Dane McMaster
BEST EDITED COMEDY SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
“Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Happy New Year,” Tim Roche
“Insecure,” “Lowkey Trying,” Nena Erb, ACE
“Ted Lasso,” “The Hope That Kills You,” A.J. Catoline
“Ted Lasso,” “Make Rebecca Great Again,” Melissa McCoy
BEST EDITED DRAMA SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
“Better Call Saul,” “Bad Choice Road,” Joey Liew, Chris McCaleb, ACE
“Killing Eve,” “Still Got It,” Dan Crinnion, ACE
“Mr. Robot,” “Method Not Allowed,” Rosanne Tan, ACE
“This Is Us,” “Forty: Part Two,” Julia Grove, Lai-San Ho
BEST EDITED DRAMA SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
“Bosch,” “The Ace Hotel,” Steven Cohen, ACE
“Euphoria,” “Trouble Don’t Last Always,” Julio C. Perez IV, ACE
“The Mandalorian,” “Sanctuary,” Dana E. Glauberman, ACE
“Ozark,” “Wartime,” Cindy Mollo, ACE
BEST EDITED LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR TELEVISION:
“Hamilton,” Jonah Moran
“Mrs. America,” “Phyllis,” Robert Komatsu, ACE
“The Queen’s Gambit,” “Exchanges,” Michelle Tesoro, ACE
“Watchmen,” “The Extraordinary Being,” Anna Hauger
BEST EDITED NON-SCRIPTED SERIES:
“Cheer,” “God Blessed Texas,” Kate Hackett, Arielle Kilker, Daniel McDonald, Mark Morgan, David Nordstrom, Sharon Weaver, Ted Woerner
“The Circus: Inside The Greatest Political Show on Earth,” “Who the F*** Are We?,” Barry Blaschke, Michelle Brundige, Charles Divak, Jane Jo, Benji Kast, Stefanie Maridueña, Seth Skundrick, Evan Wise
“Deadliest Catch,” “Mayday Mayday,” Rob Butler, ACE, Isaiah Camp, ACE, Joe Mikan, ACE, Art O’Leary Ian Olsen, Josh Stockero
“How To With John Wilson,” “How To Cook the Perfect Risotto,” Adam Locke-Norton
BEST EDITED VARIETY TALK/SKETCH SHOW OR SPECIAL:
“8:46 – Dave Chappelle” Steven Bognar
“Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize For American Humor,” Jon Alloway, Chester G Contaoi, Brian Forbes, Brad Gilson, Pi Ware
“David Byrne’s American Utopia,” Adam Gough, ACE
“Saturday Night Live,” “Tom Hanks,” : Jeremiah Shuff, Sean McIlraith, Ryan McIlraith, Ryan Spears, Yanni Feder, Daniel Garcia, Paul Del Gesso, Chris Salerno, Adam Epstein, Kelly Lyon, Devon Schwab, Jason Watkins, Steven Pierce, Jack Klink, Nahuel Attar, Kristie Ferriso, Whit Conway, Oz Rodriguez
BEST EDITED ANIMATION (NON-THEATRICAL):
“Big Mouth,” “Nick Starr,” Felipe Salazar
“Bob’s Burgers,” “Bob Belcher and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Kids,” Jeremy Reuben
“BoJack Horseman,” “Nice While It Lasted,” Brian Swanson
“Rick and Morty,” “Rattlestar Ricklactica,” Lee Harting
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