FOR 60TH ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS RECOGNIZING THE BEST EDITING OF THE YEAR IN FILM, TELEVISION AND DOCUMENTARIES Universal City, CA, Jan. 12 –American Cinema Editors (ACE) today announced nominations for the 60th Annual ACE Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing in nine categories of film, television and documentaries. Winners will be revealed during ACE’s 60th annual black-tie awards ceremony on Sunday, February 14, 2010 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. As previously announced, AVID will receive ACE’s first-ever Technical Excellence Award at the ceremony. Two Career Achievement honorees and ACE’s Golden Eddie honoree will be announced next week.
The nominees for the 60th Annual ACE Eddie Awards are:
NOMINEES FOR 60TH ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):
Avatar
Stephen Rivkin, A.C.E., John Refua, A.C.E. &
James Cameron, A.C.E.
District 9
Julian Clarke
The Hurt Locker
Bob Murawski
& Chris Innis Star TrekMaryann Brandon, A.C.E. & Mary Jo Markey, A.C.E.Up in the AirDana Glauberman, A.C.E.BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL):500 Days of SummerAlan Edward BellThe HangoverDebra Neil-Fisher, A.C.E.Julie & JuliaRichard Marks, A.C.E.A Serious ManRoderick JaynesIt’s ComplicatedJoe Hutshing , A.C.E. & David Moritz BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:CoralineChristopher Murrie & Ronald Sanders Fantastic Mr. FoxAndrew WeisblumUPKevin NoltingBEST EDITED HALF-HOUR SERIES FOR TELEVISION:30 Rock: “Apollo Apollo”Ken Eluto, A.C.E.Curb Your Enthusiasm: “The Bare Midriff”Steven Rasch, A.C.E.Entourage: “The Sorkin Notes”Steven Sprung, A.C.E.BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION: (First time with 5 Nominees)24: “8pm-9pm”Leon Ortiz Gil, A.C.E.Breaking Bad: “ABQ”Lynne Willingham, A.C.E.ER: “And in the End”Randy Jon Morgan, A.C.E. & Jacque ToberenLaw & Order SVU: “Hardwired”Karen Stern, A.C.E.Lost: “The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham”Christopher Nelson, A.C.E.BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:Dexter: “Living the Dream”Stewart SchillDexter: “Remains to be Seen”Louis CioffiTrue Blood: “Hard-Hearted Hannah”Louise InnesBEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR TELEVISION:Grey GardensAlan Heim, A.C.E. & Lee Percy, A.C.E.Into The StormJohn Bloom & Antonia Van DrimmelenTaking ChanceLee Percy, A.C.E. & Brian A. Kates, A.C.E.BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY:The CoveGeoffrey RichmanFood, Inc.Kim RobertsThis Is ItDon Brochu & Kevin Stitt , A.C.E.BEST EDITED REALITY SERIES:The Deadliest Catch: Stay Focused OrdieKelly Coskran & Josh EarlExpedition Africa: Stanley and LivingstoneJonathon Braun, A.C.E., Brad Ley, Sven Pape &Molly SchockTop Chef: The Last SupperAnnie Tighe, Alan Hoang, Adrienne Salisbury &Kevin LefflerFinal Ballots will be mailed on Tuesday, January 19 with polls closing on Tuesday, February 2. The Blue Ribbon panels where judging for all television categories and the documentary film category take place January 24. Projects in the aforementioned categories are viewed and judged by panels comprised of professional editors (all ACE members). All 550+ ACE members vote during the final balloting of the ACE Eddies, including active members, life members, affiliate members and honorary members.American Cinema Editors (ACE) is an honorary society of motion picture editors founded in 1950. Film editors are voted into membership on the basis of their professional achievements, their dedication to the education of others and their commitment to the craft of editing. The objectives and purposes of the American CinemaEditors are to advance the art and science of the editing profession; to increase the entertainment value of motion pictures by attaining artistic pre-eminence and scientific achievement in the creative art of editing; to bring into close alliance those editors who desire to advance the prestige and dignity of the editing profession.The ACE Eddie Awards, now in its 60th year, is considered an integral precursor to the Oscars®. No film has won Best Picture at the Oscars® without also having received a Best Editing nomination since ORDINARY PEOPLE in 1981. Since the ACE membership boasts a very high cross-over within its membership of Academy® members, it is considered a very accurate bellwether for the eventual Oscar® outcome.For additional information on ACE and the ACE Eddie Awards please visit the ACE website at http://www.americancinemaeditors.com .
FOR 60TH ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS RECOGNIZING THE BEST EDITING OF THE YEAR IN FILM, TELEVISION AND DOCUMENTARIES 
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Very sad to see Basterds left out, the best editing I've seen in a long time. Tarantino is a master at tension building, the opening and La Louisane, edited to perfection.
ReplyDeleteThat was a little surprising, yes.
ReplyDeleteI can't say I'm surprised that Basterds missed out. I thought that the editing was one of the weakest points of the film. It needed someone to sit down with Tarantino and take a long hard look at some of the scenes which we could have done without.
ReplyDeleteI think that is reflected in the lack of a nomination.
That's been one of the longstanding criticisms about him. Some people agree, some don't. I fall somewhere in between, but can definitely understand Basterds not making the cut here, though I personally would have liked it to have.
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