American Cinema Editors (ACE) announced that the 72nd Annual ACE Eddie Awards, recognizing outstanding editing in film and television, will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at the Theater at the ACE Hotel, with an after-party to be held at the historic Clifton’s Republic.  The previously announced ceremony date was February 26th.  

“We are thrilled to be partnering with the Theater at the ACE Hotel for the 72nd Annual ACE Eddie Awards, with added safety precautions due to the recent spike of COVID numbers,” stated ACE Executive Director Jenni McCormick.  “We are planning for a 50% capacity in-person event, as the safety of all attendees is of the utmost importance to us. We are monitoring the situation and should we deem it necessary, we are prepared to make the Eddies completely virtual this year. We are also working alongside our counterparts at the Art Directors Guild to avoid any overlap in our ceremonies.”

Eligibility dates remain the same: television must have aired between Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2021 and films must be released between March 1 - Dec. 31, 2021.  Submissions are now open and close on January 10th. For more information please visit the ACE Website.  The updated voting timeline is as follows:

Updated Key dates for the 72nd Annual ACE Eddie Awards

December 15, 2021           Submissions Open
January 10, 2022               Submissions Close
January 18, 2022               Nomination Ballots Sent
January 24, 2022               Nomination Ballots Due
January 27, 2022               Nominations Announced
January 31, 2022               Final Ballots Sent
February 4, 2022               Deadline for Advertising
February 7-14, 2022          Online Blue Ribbon Virtual Screenings
February 14, 2022             Final Ballots Due
March 5, 2022                   72nd Annual ACE Eddie Awards Presented

Three honorary awards including the organization’s Career Achievement recipients will be announced in the coming weeks leading up to the March 5th awards ceremony.  The ACE Eddie Awards will unveil winners for outstanding editing in 14 categories of film and television.  A full list of categories for the ACE Eddie Awards follows:

Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) 
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy) 
Best Edited Animated Feature Film 
Best Edited Animated Series
Best Edited Documentary (Feature)
Best Edited Documentary (Non-Theatrical) 
Best Editing of a Variety Talk/Sketch Show or Special 
Best Edited Multi-Camera Comedy Series 
Best Edited Single-Camera Comedy Series 
Best Edited Drama Series 
Best Edited Limited Series 
Best Edited Motion Picture (Non-Theatrical) 
Best Edited Non-Scripted Series 
Anne V. Coates Award for Student Editing

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 72nd 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.