Academy Award for Film Editing
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The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. The name of this award is occasionally changed; in 2008, it was listed as the Academy Award for Achievement in Film Editing. The New York Times published an article by Mark Harris in 2008 discussing the award.[1] This particular "Oscar" award is closely correlated with the Academy Award for Best Picture; the last time the film selected as Best Picture had not also been nominated for the film editing Oscar was 1980. Harris notes that this correlation may surprise the moviegoing public, which is typically ignorant of the role of editing (the "invisible art") in moviemaking.

Only the principal, "above the line" editor(s) as listed in the film's credits are named on the award; additional editors, supervising editors, etc. are not generally eligible. The nominations for this Academy Award are determined by a ballot of the members of the Editing Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; there were 233 members of the Editing Branch in 2008.[1]. The members may vote for up to five of the eligible films in the order of their preference; the five films with the largest vote totals are selected as nominees.[2]

The Academy Award itself is selected from the nominated films by a subsequent ballot of all active and life members of the Academy.

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1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

With the rise of digital non-linear editing systems, the award name was changed to Best Editing in 1999:

2000s

References

  1. ^ a b Harris, Mark (2008). "Which Editing is a Cut Above?", New York Times, January 6, 2008.
  2. ^ "Rule Thirteen - Special Rules for the Film Editing Award", from 79th Academy Awards Rules for Distinguished Achievements in 2006. Online version retrieved 2008-05-16.

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