The American Cinema Editors have announced the nominations for the 65th annual ACE Eddie Awards that recognize the year's outstanding editing in ten categories. In nine of the past 12 years, the winner of the ACE "Best edited dramatic feature" category has won the Oscar in editing
This year’s field of feature nominees included four who earned their fifth career Eddie nominations: Kirk Baxter, ACE, who was nominated for Gone Girl; William Goldenberg, ACE, nominated for The Imitation Game; Stephen Mirrione, ACE, nominated (along with Douglas Crise) for Birdman; and Craig Wood, ACE, nominated (with Fred Raskin, Hughes Winborne, ACE) for Guardians of the Galaxy.
Baxter previously won an Eddie for The Social Network (with editor Angus Wall) and was nominated (also all in tandem with Wall) for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Baxter was also nominated in TV for “Chapter 1” of House of Cards.
Goldenberg previously won for Argo while also receiving Eddie nominations over the years for Zero Dark Thirty, Seabiscuit and The Insider.
Mirrione earlier won for Babel, and was nominated for August: Osage County, Good Night and Good Luck, and Traffic.
And Wood won twice–for Rango and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. He was also nominated for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.
Earning his fourth career Eddie nomination this year was Joel Cox, ACE for American Sniper (with editor Gary Roach, ACE, a 1st-time Eddie nominee). Cox previously won for Unforgiven, and was nominated for Million Dollar Baby and Mystic River.
Leslie Jones, ACE, took home career nomination number three with Inherent Vice, with prior noms for Punch-Drunk Love and The Thin Red Line.
Crise teamed with Mirrione, ACE on Birdman and the two editors earlier combined to win an Eddie for Babel. Birdman is Crise’s second career Eddie nomination.
Winborne, ACE, also earned his second nomination–the latest coming for Guardians of the Galaxy. Winborne previously won an Eddie for Crash.
Sandra Adair is another with two career nominations, having just received one for Boyhood. Her first came for The School of Rock.
John Gilroy, ACE, is also a two-time nominee, having just earned one for Nightcrawler. His first came for Michael Clayton.
Tim Mertens too became a two-time Eddie nominee, the latest being for Big Hero 6. He had previously been nominated for Wreck-It Ralph.
And Mathilde Bonnefoy is also an Eddie two-timer, having just earned one for the documentary Citizenfour. Her first career Eddie nom was for Lola rennt.
Rounding out the feature field were eight first time Eddie nominees: Fred Raskin for Guardians of the Galaxy; Gary Roach, ACE, for American Sniper (with Cox, ACE); Wyatt Smith for Into the Woods; Edie Ichioka, ACE, for The Boxtrolls; David Burrows and Chris McKay for The Lego Movie; Aaron Wickenden for the documentary Finding Vivian Maier; and Elisa Bonora for the documentary Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me.
Here's full list of nominees for 65th annual ACE Eddie Awards:
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC): TIE!!!
(This category has six noninees due to a tie)
American Sniper
Joel Cox, ACE & Gary Roach, ACE
Boyhood
Sandra Adair, ACE
Gone Girl
Kirk Baxter, ACE
The Imitation Game
William Goldenberg, ACE
Nightcrawler
John Gilroy, ACE
Whiplash
Tom Cross
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL):
Birdman
Douglas Crise & Stephen Mirrione, ACE
Guardians of the Galaxy
Fred Raskin, Hughes Winborne, ACE & Craig Wood, ACE
Into the Woods
Wyatt Smith
Inherent Vice
Leslie Jones, ACE
Grand Budapest Hotel
Barney Pilling
BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
Big Hero 6
Tim Mertens
The Boxtrolls
Edie Ichioka, ACE
Lego Movie
David Burrows & Chris McKay
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE):
Citizenfour
Mathilde Bonnefoy
Finding Vivian Maier
Aaron Wickenden
Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
Elisa Bonora
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (TELEVISION):
Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey: Standing Up in the Milky Way
John Duffy, ACE, Michael O’Halloran, Eric Lea
Pauly Shore Stands Alone
Troy Takaki, ACE & Joey Vigour
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History: Episode 3 / The Fire of Life
Erik Ewers
BEST EDITED HALF-HOUR SERIES FOR TELEVISION:
Silicon Valley: “Optimal Tip to Tip Efficiency”
Brian Merken & Tim Roche
Veep: “Special Relationship”
Anthony Boys
Transparent: Pilot
Catherine Haight
BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
24: “10pm to 11am”
Scott Powell, ACE
Mad Men: “Waterloo”
Christopher Gay
Madam Secretary: “Pilot”
Elena Maganini, ACE & Michael Ornstein, ACE
Sherlock: “His Last Vow”
Yan Miles
The Good Wife: “A Few Words”
Scott Vickrey, ACE
BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
True Detective: “Who Goes There”
Affonso Goncalves
True Detective: “The Secret Fate of All Life”
Alex Hall
House of Cards: “Chapter 14”
Byron Smith
BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR TELEVISION:
Fargo “Buridan’s Ass”
Regis Kimble
Olive Kitteridge: “A Different Road”
Jeffrey M. Werner, ACE
The Normal Heart
Adam Penn
BEST EDITED NON-SCRIPTED SERIES:
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown: “Iran”
Hunter Gross
Deadliest Catch: “Lost At Sea”
Josh Earl, ACE & Johnny Bishop
Vice: “Greenland is Melting & Bonded Labor”
Joe Langford & Nick Carew
