'Argo,' 'Lincoln,' Ted' among ACE Eddie film-editing nominees

‘Argo,’ ‘Lincoln,’ Ted’ among ACE Eddie film-editing nominees

By Susan King

Jan. 11, 2013 12 AM PT

American Cinema Editors announced its nominees for the 63rd Annual ACE Eddie Awards Friday morning. The Eddies recognize outstanding editing in nine categories in film, TV and documentaries.

Nominated for best-edited film are William Goldenberg for “Argo,” Tim Squyres for “Life of Pi,” Michael Kahn for “Lincoln,” Stuart Baird for “Skyfall” and Dylan Tichenor for “Zero Dark Thirty.”

Vying for best-edited feature film (comedy or musical) are Chris Gill for “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” Melanie Ann Oliver and Chris Dickens for “Les Miserables,” Andrew Weisblum for “Moonrise Kingdom,” Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers for “Silver Linings Playbook” and Jeff Freeman for “Ted.”

Nominees for best-edited animated feature film are Nicolas C. Smith for “Brave,” Chris Lebenzon and Mark Solomon for “Frankenweenie,” Joyce Arrastia for “Rise of the Guardians” and Tim Mertens for “Wreck-It-Ralph.”

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Best-edited documentary feature nominees are Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson for “Samsara,” Malik Bendjelloul for “Searching for Sugar Man” and Billy McMillin for “West of Memphis.”

Among the television nominees are “American Masters -- Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune,” “Modern Family,” “Breaking Bad,” “Homeland” and “Mad Men.”

The winners will be announced at a ceremony Feb. 16 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. David Cross will be the emcee. The following is a full list of nominees for the 63rd ACE Eddie Awards:

Edited Feature Film (Dramatic)

“Argo” - William Goldenberg, A.C.E.
“Life of Pi” - Tim Squyres, A.C.E.
“Lincoln” - Michael Kahn, A.C.E.
“Skyfall” - Stuart Baird, A.C.E.
“Zero Dark Thirty” - Dylan Tichenor, A.C.E. and William Goldenberg, A.C.E.

Edited Feature Film (Comedy Or Musical)

“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” - Chris Gill ?
“Les Misérables” - Melanie Ann Oliver & Chris Dickens, A.C.E.
“Moonrise Kingdom” - Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.
“Silver Linings Playbook” - Jay Cassidy, A.C.E. & Crispin Struthers
“Ted” - Jeff Freeman, A.C.E.

Edited Animated Feature Film

“Brave” - Nicolas C. Smith, A.C.E.
“Frankenweenie” - Chris Lebenzon, A.C.E. & Mark Solomon
“Rise of the Guardians” - Joyce Arrastia
“Wreck-It Ralph” - Tim Mertens

Edited Documentary (Feature)

“Samsara” - Ron Fricke & Mark Magidson
“Searching for Sugar Man” - Malik Bendjelloul
“West of Memphis” - Billy McMillin

Edited Documentary (Television)

“American Masters,” Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune - Pamela Scott Arnold
“The Dust Bowl,” Episode 1: The Great Plow Up - Craig Mellish
“The Weight of the Nation,” Episode 1: Consequences - Paula Heredia

Edited Half-Hour Series For Television

“Girls”: Pilot - Robert Frazen, A.C.E. & Catherine Haight
“Modern Family”: Mystery Date” - Ryan Case
“Nurse Jackie”: Handle Your Scandal - Gary Levy

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Edited One-Hour Series For Commercial Television

“Breaking Bad”: Dead Freight - Skip Macdonald A.C.E.
“Breaking Bad”: Gliding Over All - Kelley Dixon, A.C.E.
“Mad Men”: The Other Woman - Tom Wilson
“Nashville”: Pilot - Keith Henderson
“Smash”: Pilot” - Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.

Edited One-Hour Series For Non-Commercial Television

“Homeland”: The Choice - Terry Kelley, A.C.E.
“Homeland”: State of Independence - Jordan Goldman
“The Newsroom”: We Just Decided To (Pilot)” - Anne McCabe, A.C.E.

Edited Miniseries Or Motion Picture For Television

“Game Change” - Lucia Zucchetti, A.C.E.
“Hatfields & McCoys, Part 1” - Don Cassidy
“Hemingway & Gellhorn” - Walter Murch, A.C.E.

Edited Non-Scripted Series

“Beyond Scared Straight”: Oklahoma County, OK - The Weight - Rob Goubeaux, A.C.E., Mark Andrew, A.C.E., Paul J. Coyne, A.C.E., Mark Baum, Jeremy Gantz, Johnny Skaare, J.C. Solis & Ken Yankee
“Frozen Planet”: Ends of the Earth - Andy Netley & Sharon Gillooly
“Deadliest Catch”: I Don’t Want to Die - Josh Earl, A.C.E. & Alex Durham

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