American Cinema Editors (ACE) move nomination and awards date, reduce ceremony capacity

American Cinema Editors (ACE) announced today 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 26.

“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 January 1 – December 31, 2021 and films must be released between March 1 – December 31, 2021.  Submissions are now open and close on January 10.

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