On the strength of his work on Dunkirk, Lee Smith, ACE, won the ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) while Tatiana S. Riegel, ACE, took the top honor for Best Dramatic Feature (Comedy) based on her cutting of I, Tonya.
Also during Friday (1/26) night’s 68th Annual ACE Eddie Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, “Coco” (edited by Steve Bloom) won Best Edited Animated Feature Film and “Jane” (edited by Joe Beshenkovsky, ACE, Will Znidaric and Brett Morgen) won Best Edited Documentary (Feature).
Television winners were: “Black-ish — Lemons” (edited by John Peter Bernardo and Jamie Pedroza) for Best Edited Comedy Series for Commercial Television; “Curb Your Enthusiasm — The Shucker” (edited by Jonathan Corn, ACE) for Best Edited Comedy Series for Non-Commercial Television; “Fargo — Who Rules The Land of Denial” (edited by Andrew Seklir, ACE) for Best Edited Drama Series for Commercial Television; “The Handmaid’s Tale — Offred” (edited by Julian Clarke, ACE & Wendy Hallam Martin) for Best Edited Drama Series for Non-Commercial Television; “Genius: Einstein Chapter One” (edited by James D. Wilcox) for Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television; “Vice News Tonight — Charlottesville: Race & Terror” (edited by Tim Clancy, Cameron Dennis, John Chimples & Denny Thomas) for Best Edited Non-Scripted Series; and “Five Came Back: The Prince of Victory” (edited by Will Znidaric) for Best Edited Documentary (Non-Theatrical), making Znidaric (one of three editors on feature documentary honoree Jane) a two-time winner on the night.
Producer Gale Anne Hurd presented the Student Editing award honor to Mariah Zenk of Missouri State University who beat out hundreds of competitors from film schools and universities around the country.
Iconic writer, producer, creator and showrunner of such hits as “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” Vince Gilligan, received the organization’s prestigious ACE Golden Eddie honor, which was presented to him by his long time collaborator, film editor Skip MacDonald, ACE. Gilligan joins a list of industry luminaries who have received ACE’s highest honor, including Norman Jewison, Nancy Meyers, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, Robert Zemeckis, Alexander Payne, Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, Frank Marshall and Richard Donner.
Leon Ortiz-Gil, ACE and Mark Goldblatt, ACE were presented with Career Achievement awards by actress Mariska Hargitay and filmmaker Joe Dante respectively. Ortiz-Gil is a three-time ACE Eddie Awards nominee whose impressive list of credits includes TV series’ “Law & Order,” “24” and “Dragnet.” Goldblatt is an Oscar® nominated editor for “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” who also edited the original “Terminator” and other blockbusters such as “X-Men: The Last Stand,” “Pearl Harbor,” “True Lies,” and “Chappie,” among many others. His latest project is Eli Roth’s upcoming “Death Wish.” Their work was highlighted with clip reels exhibiting their tremendous contributions to film and television throughout their careers.
Other presenters at the ACE Eddie Awards included director Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049) and film editor Joe Walker, ACE, filmmaker Edgar Wright (Baby Driver), actress Parminder Nagra, Sam Lerner (The Goldbergs), actress Betty Gabriel (Get Out), actor Brett Gelman (Stranger Things, Lemon) and “Lady Bird” cast members Jordan Rodriguez & Marielle Scott.
Presiding over the black-tie ceremony–which drew an industry turnout of more than 1,000–was Stephen Rivkin, ACE, president of American Cinema Editors, with actress/comedian Tichina Arnold serving as the evening’s host.
A full list of winners follows:
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC)
Dunkirk
Lee Smith, ACE
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY)
I, Tonya
Tatiana S. Riegel, ACE
BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Coco
Steve Bloom
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
Jane
Joe Beshenkovsky, ACE, Will Znidaric, Brett Morgen
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (NON-THEATRICAL)
Five Came Back: The Price of Victory
Will Znidaric
BEST EDITED COMEDY SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
Black-ish: “Lemons”
John Peter Bernardo, Jamie Pedroza
BEST EDITED COMEDY SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
Curb Your Enthusiasm: “The Shucker”
Jonathan Corn, ACE
BEST EDITED DRAMA SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
Fargo: “Who Rules the Land of Denial”
Andrew Seklir, ACE
BEST EDITED DRAMA SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
The Handmaid’s Tale: “Offred”
Julian Clarke, ACE & Wendy Hallam Martin
BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR TELEVISION
Genius: Einstein “Chapter One”
James D. Wilcox
BEST EDITED NON-SCRIPTED SERIES
VICE News Tonight: “Charlottesville: Race & Terror”
Tim Clancy, Cameron Dennis, John Chimples & Denny Thomas
STUDENT COMPETITION WINNER
Mariah Zenk – Missouri State University
