74th American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Awards: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘The Holdovers’ Take Top Film Honors

Winners of the 74th ACE Eddie Awards, honoring the best editing in film, television and more were announced today where Oppenheimer and The Holdovers took the drama and comedy theatrical awards.

Both films are up for the film editing Oscar alongside fellow ACE nominees Anatomy of a Fall, Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie continued their guild dominance with wins in the animated and documentary feature categories, respectively. In television, The Bear also grabbed another win in comedy, for the second season episode “Forks,” while The Last of Us won drama for its Emmy-winning bottle episode ” Long, Long Time.”

The daytime ceremony was held at UCLA’s Royce Hall and hosted by Drag Race contestant, performer and queer activist Nina West, fresh off her acclaimed performance as Edna Turnblad in the 2-year national touring production of Hairspray.

John Waters was honored with the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, recognizing an artist who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film.

“John Waters isn’t just a filmmaking icon,” said ACE president Kevin Tent, ACE, “He’s a punk rock poet of the picture palace. With each frame, he challenges norms, skewers societal hypocrisies, and explodes cinematic expectations with subversive wit and audacious style. His films crackle with an anarchic energy that’s as intoxicating as it is hilarious and poignant. ACE is proud to celebrate his singular artistic vision that has entertained the hell out of generations.”

ACE also bestowed career achievement honors to film editors Kate Amend, ACE and Walter Murch, ACE for their outstanding career contributions to film editing and Stephen Lovejoy, ACE received the ACE Heritage Award in recognition of his unwavering commitment to advancing the image of the film editor, cultivating respect for the editing profession, and tireless dedication to the American Cinema Editors.

Presenters included longtime John Waters collaborators Mink Stole and Ricki Lake, along with George Lucas, Thomas Lennon, Max Greenfield, Sarayu Blue, LisaGay Hamilton, Kevin Smith, Hank Greenspan and Anna Konkle, among others. Guests enjoyed live music at the after party played by actor, comedian and musician Tom Kenny’s band, Tom Kenny & the Hi-Seas, and there was a special appearance by DJ Lance Rock.

Here is the complete list of winners of the 74th ACE Eddie Awards.

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 – WINNER
• 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 – WINNER
• 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 – WINNER
• 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 – WINNER

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 – WINNER

BEST EDITED MULTI-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES

• Frasier: “Blind Date” – Joseph Fulton
• How I Met Your Father: “Daddy” – Russell Griffin, ACE – WINNER
• 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 – WINNER
• 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 – WINNER
• 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 – WINNER

BEST EDITED LIMITED SERIES

• Beef: “The Birds Don’t Sing, They Screech in Pain” – Harry Yoon, ACE; Laura Zempel, ACE – WINNER
• 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 – WINNER
• 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 – WINNER

BEST EDITED ANIMATED SERIES

• Blue Eye Samurai: “The Tale of the Ronin and The Bride” – Yuka Shirasuna – WINNER
• 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
• Jaime Diaz – California State University Los Angeles
• Ariel Emma Martin – Chapman University – WINNER