"Argo" remains the Oscar-frontrunner! The Ben Affleck film was the big winner at the recently concluded 63rd Annual ACE Eddie Awards honoring outstanding editing in nine categories of film, television, and documentaries. "Argo" won the Dramatic category, "Silver Linings Playbook" for Comedy/Musical, "Brave" for Animated, and "Searching for Sugar Man" for Documentary.
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):
*** Argo
William Goldenberg, A.C.E.
Life of Pi
Tim Squyres, A.C.E.
Lincoln
Michael Kahn, A.C.E.
Skyfall
Stuart Baird, A.C.E.
Zero Dark Thirty
Dylan Tichenor, A.C.E. and William Goldenberg, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL):
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Chris Gill
Les Misérables
Melanie Ann Oliver & Chris Dickens, A.C.E.
Moonrise Kingdom
Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.
*** Silver Linings Playbook
Jay Cassidy, A.C.E. & Crispin Struthers
Ted
Jeff Freeman, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
*** Brave -- Nicolas C. Smith, A.C.E.
Frankenweenie -- Chris Lebenzon, A.C.E. & Mark Solomon
Rise of the Guardians -- Joyce Arrastia
Wreck-It Ralph -- Tim Mertens
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE):
Samsara
Ron Fricke & Mark Magidson
*** Searching for Sugar Man Malik Bendjelloul
West of Memphis
Billy McMillin
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (TELEVISION):
*** American Masters - Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune
Pamela Scott Arnold
The Dust Bowl - Episode 1: The Great Plow Up -- Craig Mellish
The Weight of the Nation: Episode 1: Consequences
Paula Heredia
BEST EDITED HALF-HOUR SERIES FOR TELEVISION:
Girls: “Pilot”
Robert Frazen, A.C.E. & Catherine Haight
Modern Family: “Mystery Date”
Ryan Case
*** Nurse Jackie: “Handle Your Scandal”
Gary Levy
BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
*** Breaking Bad: “Dead Freight”
Skip Macdonald A.C.E.
Breaking Bad: “Gliding Over All”
Kelley Dixon, A.C.E.
Mad Men: “The Other Woman”
Tom Wilson
Nashville: “Pilot”
Keith Henderson
Smash: “Pilot”
Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
Homeland: “The Choice”
Terry Kelley, A.C.E.
Homeland: “State of Independence”
Jordan Goldman
*** The Newsroom: “We Just Decided To (Pilot)”
Anne McCabe, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR TELEVISION:
Game Change
Lucia Zucchetti, A.C.E.
Hatfields & McCoys, Part 1
Don Cassidy
*** Hemingway & Gellhorn
Walter Murch, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED NON-SCRIPTED SERIES:
Beyond Scared Straight : " Oklahoma County, OK - The Weight"
Rob Goubeaux, A.C.E., Mark S. Andrew, A.C.E., Paul J. Coyne, A.C.E., Mark Baum, Jeremy Gantz, Johnny Skaare, J.C. Solis & Ken Yankee
*** Frozen Planet: “Ends of the Earth”
Andy Netley & Sharon Gillooly
Deadliest Catch: “I Don't Want to Die”
Josh Earl, A.C.E. & Alex Durham
STUDENT COMPETITION
*** Michael Smith – AFI
