NOMINATIONS AND HOST ANNOUNCED FOR THE 74th ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS PRESENTED BY AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS (ACE)

Recognizing Outstanding Editing In Film, Television and Documentaries, Winners will be announced LIVE at the ACE Eddie Awards on March 3 at UCLA’s Royce Hall with the ceremony hosted by Drag Queen, Performer and Queer Activist Nina West

*Special Awards will be presented to Filmmaker John Waters and Film Editors Kate Amend, ACE, Stephen Lovejoy, ACE and Walter Murch, ACE

LOS ANGELES (Jan. 25, 2024) – American Cinema Editors (ACE) announced today the nominations for the 74th Annual ACE Eddie Awards, recognizing outstanding editing in 14 categories of film, television and documentaries. The winners will be announced LIVE during the ACE Eddie Awards on Sunday, March 3, 2024 at UCLA’s Royce Hall at a special brunch celebration. Fresh off her acclaimed performance as ‘Edna Turnblad’ in the 2-year national touring production of “Hairspray,” drag queen, performer and queer activist Nina West will host the ceremony.

As previously announced, filmmaker John Waters will receive the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, recognizing a filmmaker who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. Also previously announced, film editors Kate Amend, ACE and Walter Murch, ACE will receive Career Achievement Awards for their outstanding contributions to film editing. Stephen Lovejoy, ACE will receive the Heritage Award for his unwavering commitment to ACE.

A full list of nominees for the 74th Annual ACE Eddie Awards follows: 

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
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
Fernando Villegas

Joan Baez I Am a Noise
Maeve O’Boyle

Little Richard: I Am Everything
Nyneve Minnear
Jake Hostetter

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Michael Harte, ACE 

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (Non-Theatrical):

100 Foot Wave: “Jaws”
Alex Bayer
Alex Keipper
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
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
Franky Guttman, ACE

The Bear: “Fishes”
Joanna Naugle, ACE

The Bear: “Forks”
Adam Epstein, ACE

Only Murders in the Building: “Sitzprobe”
Shelly Westerman, ACE
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
Liza D. Espinas

Reality
Jennifer Vecchiarello
Ron Dulin

BEST EDITED LIMITED SERIES:

Beef: “The Birds Don’t Sing, They Screech in Pain”
Harry Yoon, ACE
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
Daniel Martens

BEST EDITED NON-SCRIPTED SERIES: 

Couples Therapy: “Episode 310”
Delaney Lynch
Helen Kearns, ACE
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
Mike Bennaton

Deadliest Catch: “Pain Level Ten”
Rob Butler, ACE
Isaiah Camp, ACE
Alexander Rubinow, ACE
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
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
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
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

ABOUT NINA WEST

Nina West (a.k.a. Andrew Levitt) is a drag queen, actor, singer-songwriter, activist and children’s book author. West recently completed a two-year stint starring as Edna Turnblad in the touring production of Hairspray and made her big screen debut as the infamous drag queen Divine in 2022’s Award-Winning Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Other credits include: Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues Pride Parade and The Meaning of Pride, Disney+ special This Is Me: PRIDE Celebration Spectacular, and Say It With Pride: Disney+ Celebrates Pride 365, where she performed with the legendary Alan Menken. She also appeared on the eleventh season of RuPaul’s Drag Race snatching the show’s most coveted title — Miss Congeniality. Nina is passionate about spreading kindness and giving kids (and everyone) the permission to be themselves!

ABOUT AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS

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 CINEMA EDITORS are to advance the art and science of the editing profession; to increase the entertainment value of motion pictures by attaining artistic preeminence 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.

ACE produces several annual events including EditFest (an international editing festival), Invisible Art/Visible Artists (the annual panel of Oscar® nominated editors), and the ACE Eddie Awards, now in its 74th year, recognizing outstanding editing in 14 categories of film, television and documentaries. The organization publishes a quarterly magazine, CinemaEditor, highlighting the art, craft and business of editing and editors.