American Cinema Editors (ACE) today announced nominations for the 66th Annual ACE Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing in ten categories of film, television and documentaries. Winners will be revealed during ACE’s annual black-tie awards ceremony on Friday, January 29, 2016 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel and will be presided over by ACE President, Alan Heim. 

As previously announced, writer/director Nancy Meyers will receive the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year award.  Two Career Achievement honorees will be announced later this week.

NOMINEES FOR 66th ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS
 
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):
Mad Max: Fury Road
Margaret Sixel
 
The Martian
Pietro Scalia, ACE
  
The Revenant
Stephen Mirrione, ACE
 
Sicario
Joe Walker, ACE
 
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Maryann Brandon, ACE & Mary Jo Markey, ACE
 
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY):
Ant-Man
Dan Lebental, ACE & Colby Parker, Jr., ACE
 
The Big Short
Hank Corwin, ACE
 
Joy
Jay Cassidy, ACE, Alan Baumgarten, ACE, 
Christopher Tellefsen, ACE & Tom Cross, ACE
 
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
David Trachtenberg
 
Trainwreck
William Kerr, ACE & Paul Zucker
 
BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
Anomalisa
Garret Elkins
 
Inside Out
Kevin Nolting, ACE

The Good Dinosaur
Stephen Schaffer, ACE

                       
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE):

Amy
Chris King
 
Cobain: Montage of Heck
Joe Beshenkovsky & Brett Morgen
 
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Andy Grieve
 
He Named Me Malala
Greg Finton, ACE, Brian Johnson & Brad Fuller
 
The Wrecking Crew
Claire Scanlon
 
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (TELEVISION):

Keith Richards: Under the Influence
Joshua L. Pearson
                                                                          
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst "Chapter 1"

Richard Hankin, ACE, Zac Stuart-Pontier, Caitlyn Greene, Shelby Siegel
 
The Seventies: The United State vs. Nixon
Chris A. Peterson, ACE
 
BEST EDITED HALF-HOUR SERIES FOR TELEVISION:
Inside Amy Schumer: 12 Angry Men

Nick Paley
 
Silicon Valley: Two Days of the Condor
Brian Merken, ACE
 
Veep: Election Night
Gary Dollner
 
BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
Better Call Saul: "Five-O"
Kelley Dixon, ACE
 
Better Call Saul: “Uno”
Skip Macdonald, ACE
 
Fargo: “Did You Do This? No, You Did It!”
Skip Macdonald, ACE & Curtis Thurber
 
The Good Wife: “Restrain”
Scott Vickrey, ACE
 
Mad Men: “Person to Person”
Tom Wilson
 
BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
Game of Thrones: "The Dance of Dragons"
Katie Weiland
 
Game of Thrones: "Hardhome"
Tim Porter
 
Homeland: “The Tradition of Hospitality”
Harvey Rosenstock, ACE
 
House of Cards: “Chapter 39”
Lisa Bromwell, ACE
 
The Knick: “Wonderful Surprises”
Mary Ann Bernard
 
BEST EDITED LONGFORM (MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE) FOR TELEVISION:
Bessie
Brian A. Kates, ACE
 
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors
Maysie Hoy, ACE
 
Orange is the New Black: “Trust No Bitch” (90 minute episode)
William Turro
 
BEST EDITED NON-SCRIPTED SERIES:
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown: “Bay Area”
Hunter Gross, ACE
 
Deadliest Catch: “Zero Hour”
Josh Earl, ACE & Ben Bulatao
 
Whale Wars: “The Darkest Hour”
Eric Driscoll, Nik Jamgocyan, Chris Kirkpatrick, David Michael Maurer, ACE, Greg McDonald, Marcus Miller & Alexandria Scott 
            
Final Ballots will be mailed on January 8 and voting ends on January 20.  The Blue Ribbon screenings where judging for all television categories and the documentary film category take place January 17.  Projects in the aforementioned categories are viewed and judged by committees comprised of professional editors (all ACE members).  All 800+ ACE members vote during the final balloting of the ACE Eddies, including active members, life members, affiliate members and honorary members.
 
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 pre-eminence 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 (annual panel of Oscar® nominated editors), and the ACE Eddie Awards, now in its 66th year, recognizing outstanding editing in ten categories of film, television and documentaries.

The organization publishes a quarterly magazine, CinemaEditor, highlighting the art, craft and business of editing and editors.