ACE Eddie Awards 2024 Nominees: Editors Pick the Best of 2023

Barbie Stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling
RYAN GOSLING as Ken and MARGOT ROBBIE as Barbie in ‘BARBIE’ ((Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, Oppenheimer, The Bear, and Barbie are among the nominees for the 74th Annual ACE Eddie Awards, recognizing outstanding editing in film, television, and documentaries. In addition to the 14 competitive categories, the American Cinema Editors (ACE) will honor filmmaker John Waters and editors Kate Amend, Stephen Lovejoy, and Walter Murch with special awards during this year’s ceremony.

Winners will be announced at the ACE Eddie Awards to be held on Sunday, March 3, 2024 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Drag queen, performer, and queer activist Nina West (Hairspray) will handle hosting duties.

2024 ACE Eddie Awards Nominees:

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (Drama, Theatrical):
Anatomy of a Fall, Laurent Sénéchal
Killers of the Flower Moon, Thelma Schoonmaker, ACE
Maestro, Michelle Tesoro, ACE
Oppenheimer, Jennifer Lame, ACE
Past Lives, Keith Fraase

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (Comedy, Theatrical):
Air, William Goldenberg, ACE
American Fiction, Hilda Rasula, ACE
Barbie, Nick Houy, ACE
The Holdovers, Kevin Tent, ACE
Poor Things,
Yorgos Mavropsaridis, ACE

BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
Elemental, Stephen Schaffer, ACE
Nimona, Randy Trager, ACE and Erin Crackel
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 (Theatrical):
20 Days in Mariupol, Michelle Mizner
American Symphony, Sammy Dane
Matthew Heineman, Jim Hession and Fernando Villegas
Joan Baez I Am a Noise, Maeve O’Boyle
Little Richard: I Am Everything, Nyneve Minnear and Jake Hostetter
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, Michael Harte, ACE

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (Non-Theatrical):
100 Foot Wave: “Jaws” – Alex Bayer, Alex Keipper and Quin O’Brien
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life – Bob Joyce
Beckham: “The Kick” – Michael Harte, ACE
Being Mary Tyler Moore – Mariah Rehmet
Escaping Twin Flames: “Up in Flames” – Martin Biehn, Kevin Hibbard, Inbal B. Lessner, ACE, Troy Takaki, ACE and Mimi Wilcox

BEST EDITED MULTI-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES:
Frasier: “Blind Date” – Joseph Fulton
How I Met Your Father: “Daddy” – Russell Griffin, ACE
The Upshaws: “Off Beat” – Angel Gamboa Bryant

BEST EDITED SINGLE CAMERA COMEDY SERIES:
Barry: “Wow” – Ali Greer, ACE and Franky Guttman, ACE
The Bear: “Fishes” – Joanna Naugle, ACE
The Bear: “Forks” – Adam Epstein, ACE
Only Murders in the Building: “Sitzprobe” – Shelly Westerman, ACE and Payton Koch
Ted Lasso: “So Long, Farewell” – Melissa McCoy, ACE

BEST EDITED DRAMA SERIES:
Ahsoka: “Fallen Jedi” – Dana E. Glauberman, ACE
The Last of Us: “Long, Long Time” – Timothy A. Good, ACE
Slow Horses: “Strange Games” – Sam Williams
Succession: “Conner’s Wedding” – Bill Henry, ACE
Succession: “With Open Eyes” – Ken Eluto, ACE

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (NON-THEATRICAL):
Black Mirror: Beyond the Sea, Jon Harris
Flamin’ Hot, Kayla M. Emter and Liza D. Espinas
Reality, Jennifer Vecchiarello and Ron Dulin

BEST EDITED LIMITED SERIES:
Beef: “The Birds Don’t Sing, They Screech in Pain” – Harry Yoon, ACE and Laura Zempel, ACE
Beef: “The Great Fabricator” – Nat Fuller
Fargo: “The Paradox of Intermediate Transactions” – Christopher Nelson, ACE
Fargo: “The Tragedy of the Commons” – Regis Kimble
Lessons in Chemistry: “Introduction to Chemistry” – Géraud Brisson, ACE and Daniel Martens

BEST EDITED NON-SCRIPTED SERIES:
Couples Therapy: “Episode 310” – Delaney Lynch, Helen Kearns, ACE, and Katrina Taylor
Dancing with the Stars: “S32.E5” – Laurens Van Charante, Ben Bulatao, ACE, Fernanda Cardoso, Jessie Sock, Jon Oliver, Neal Acosta, Raiko Siems, Joe Headrick and Mike Bennaton
Deadliest Catch: “Pain Level Ten” – Rob Butler, ACE, Isaiah Camp, ACE, Alexander Rubinow, ACE and Josh Stockero

BEST EDITED VARIETY TALK/SKETCH SHOW OR SPECIAL EVENT:
A Black Lady Sketch Show: “My Love Language is Words of Defamation” – Stephanie Filo, ACE, Malinda Zehner Guerra and Taylor Joy Mason, ACE
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: “Dollar Stores” – Anthony Miale, ACE
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour – Dom Whitworth, Guy Harding, Hamish Lyons, Rupa Rathod, Ben Wainwright-Pearce and Reg Wrench

BEST EDITED ANIMATED SERIES:
Blue Eye Samurai: “The Tale of the Ronin and The Bride” – Yuksa Shirasuna
Bob’s Burgers: “Amelia” – Jeremy Reuben, ACE and Stephanie Earley
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: “Ramona Rents a Video” – Keisuke Yanagi

ANNE V. COATES AWARD FOR STUDENT EDITING:
Isaiah Clarke – Spanish Springs High School
Jamie Diaz – California State University Los Angeles
Ariel Emma Martin – Chapman University