61st ACE Eddie Awards

February 19, 2011

---- Feature Film (Dramatic):
The Social Network ---- Feature Film (Comedy or Musical):
Alice in Wonderland

The 61st American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards, which were presented on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at the

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. Nominees were announced on January 14, 2011.

Winners and nominees

The winners are listed first and in bold.

Film

Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic: Angus Wall and

Kirk Baxter Kirk Baxter (born 1972) is an Australian film editor. He has worked with director David Fincher and editor Angus Wall several times, winning Academy Awards for '' The Social Network'' and ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo''. Baxter was raised in ...

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The Social Network ''The Social Network'' is a 2010 American biographical drama film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin, based on the 2009 book ''The Accidental Billionaires'' by Ben Mezrich. It portrays the founding of social networking web ...

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Andrew Weisblum Andrew Weisblum (born November 7, 1971) is an American film and visual effects editor. He has collaborated frequently with directors Darren Aronofsky and Wes Anderson. Weisblum was nominated for two American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards for Best ...

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Black Swan The black swan (''Cygnus atratus'') is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within Australia, the black swan is nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon c ...

'' * Pamela Martin - ''

The Fighter ''The Fighter'' is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and stars Mark Wahlberg (who also produced), Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. The film centers on the lives of professional boxer Micky ...

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Lee Smith Lee Smith is the name of: Arts, entertainment and media *Lee Smith (fiction author) (born 1944), American author of fiction * Lee Smith (film editor) (born 1960), Australian film editor * Lee Smith (musician) (born 1983), American drummer * Lee Sm ...

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Inception ''Inception'' is a 2010 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced the film with Emma Thomas, his wife. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infiltr ...

'' * Tariq Anwar - ''

The King's Speech ''The King's Speech'' is a 2010 British historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. Colin Firth plays the future King George VI who, to cope with a stammer, sees Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language ...

'' Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical:

Chris Lebenzon Christopher Lebenzon is an American film editor with more than 36 film credits dating from 1976. The films he has edited have grossed over 10 billion dollars worldwide. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the f ...

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Alice in Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatur ...

'' * Susan Littenberg – ''

Easy A ''Easy A'' (stylized as ''easy A'') is a 2010 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Will Gluck, written by Bert V. Royal, starring Emma Stone, Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Thomas Haden Church, Dan Byrd, Amanda Bynes, Penn Bad ...

'' * Jeffrey M. Werner – '' The Kids Are All Right'' * Michael Parker – ''

Made in Dagenham ''Made in Dagenham'' is a 2010 British comedy-drama film directed by Nigel Cole and starring Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson, Geraldine James, Rosamund Pike, Andrea Riseborough, Jaime Winstone, Daniel Mays and Richard Schiff. ...

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Jonathan Amos Jonathan Amos is an English film and television editor. He has worked on TV series such as '' Spooks'' and '' Party Animals'', ''New Street Law'' and feature films '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' (2010), ''20,000 Days on Earth'' (2014), '' Paddin ...

Paul Machliss Paul Machliss (born 1972) is an Australian film and television editor. He has worked on TV series such as ''Black Books'' and '' The IT Crowd'', as well as on Edgar Wright's television series ''Spaced'' and feature films '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the ...

– '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' Best Edited Animated Feature Film:

Ken Schretzmann Ken Schretzmann is an American film editor known for animated features such as ''Cars'' (2006), ''Toy Story 3'' (2010), '' The Lorax'' (2012), and ''The Secret Life of Pets'' (2016) as well as ''The Willoughbys'' (2020) and ''Pinocchio'' (2022). ...

Lee Unkrich Lee Edward Unkrich (born August 8, 1967) is an American film director, film editor, screenwriter, and animator. He was a longtime member of the creative team at Pixar, where he started in 1994 as a film editor. He later began directing, first as ...

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Toy Story 3 ''Toy Story 3'' is a 2010 American computer-animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the third installment in the ''Toy Story'' series and the sequel to ''Toy Story 2'' (1999). It was d ...

'' * Gregory Perler & Pam Ziegenhagen - ''

Despicable Me ''Despicable Me'' is a computer-animated media franchise centering on Gru, a reformed super-villain (who later becomes a father, husband, and secret agent), and his yellow-colored Minions. It is produced by Illumination and distributed by ...

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Maryann Brandon Maryann Brandon ''A.C.E''., is an American television and film editor. She is a frequent collaborator with J. J. Abrams. Brandon earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her editing work on the popular television series ''Alias'', created by ...

& Darren T. Holmes – ''

How to Train Your Dragon ''How to Train Your Dragon'' (abbreviated ''HTTYD'') is an American media franchise from DreamWorks Animation and loosely based on the eponymous series of children's books by British author Cressida Cowell. It consists of three feature films: ' ...

'' Best Edited Documentary Film: Tom Fulford & Chris King – ''

Exit Through the Gift Shop ''Exit Through the Gift Shop'' is a 2010 British documentary film directed by street artist Banksy. It tells the story of Thierry Guetta, a French immigrant in Los Angeles who, over the course of several years, filmed a host of street artists a ...

'' * Chad Beck & Adam Bolt – ''

Inside Job An insider threat is a malicious threat to an organization that comes from people within the organization, such as employees, former employees, contractors or business associates, who have inside information concerning the organization's security ...

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Jay Cassidy Jay Cassidy is an American film editor with more than 30 credits since 1978. Cassidy began his career in the 1970s working on documentaries and political advertising. He has had a notable collaboration with Sean Penn, having edited all of the f ...

, Greg Finton & Kim Roberts - ''

Waiting for "Superman" ''Waiting for "Superman"'' is a 2010 American documentary film written and directed by Davis Guggenheim and produced by Lesley Chilcott. The film criticizes the American public education system by following several students as they strive to be ...

Television

Best Edited Half-Hour Series for Television: Jonathan Schwartz - ''

Modern Family ''Modern Family'' is an American family sitcom television series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan for the American Broadcasting Company. It ran for 11 seasons, from September 23, 2009, to April 8, 2020. It follows the lives of thr ...

- "Family Portrait"'' * Brian A. Kates - '' The Big C - "Pilot"'' * Anne McCabe - ''

Nurse Jackie ''Nurse Jackie'' is an American medical comedy-drama television series. It premiered on Showtime on June 8, 2009, and its seventh and final season premiered on April 12, 2015. The series finale aired on June 28, 2015. The show stars Edie Falco ...

- "Years of Service"'' Best Edited One Hour Series for Commercial Television: Hunter Via - '' The Walking Dead - "Days Gone Bye"'' * Kelley Dixon – ''

Breaking Bad ''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Bryan Cranston), an underpaid, overqualified, and dispirited hig ...

- "Sunset"'' * Mark Conte – '' Friday Night Lights - "I Can't"'' *

Bradley Buecker Bradley Buecker is an American television and film director, producer, and editor. He is well known for his work with Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk for their series '' Glee'' and ''American Horror Story''. Career Buecker's first credited job in t ...

, Doc Crotzer, Joe Leonard & John Roberts – ''

Glee Glee means delight, a form of happiness. Glee may also refer to: * Glee (music), a type of English choral music * ''Glee'' (TV series), an American musical comedy-drama TV series, and related media created by Ryan Murphy * ''Glee'' (Bran Van 30 ...

- "Journey"'' * Scott Vickrey – ''

The Good Wife ''The Good Wife'' is an American legal and political drama television series that aired on CBS from September 22, 2009, to May 8, 2016. It focuses on Alicia Florrick, the wife of the Cook County State's Attorney, who returns to her career in law ...

- "Running"'' Best Edited One Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television: Kate Sanford & Alexander Hall – '' Treme - "Do You Know What it Means"'' *

Sidney Wolinsky Sidney Wolinsky is a Canadian-American (b. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) film editor with over 30 credits beginning in 1983. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode of ''B ...

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Boardwalk Empire ''Boardwalk Empire'' is an American period crime drama television series created by Terence Winter and broadcast on the premium cable channel HBO. The series is set chiefly in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era of the 1920s and ...

- "Pilot"'' * Louis Cioffi – '' Dexter - "Take It"'' Best Edited Mini-Series or Motion Picture for Television: Leo Trombetta – ''

Temple Grandin Mary Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American academic and animal behaviorist. She is a prominent proponent for the humane treatment of livestock for slaughter and the author of more than 60 scientific papers on animal behavior. Gra ...

'' * Marta Evry & Alan Cody – '' The Pacific - "Okinawa"'' * Aaron Yanes – '' You Don’t Know Jack'' Best Edited Reality Series: Rob Goubeaux, Mark S. Andrew,

Paul Coyne Paul J. Coyne (born July 1, 1964) is an American film and television editor and producer. Early life Coyne grew up in Milford, Massachusetts, and always thought he would someday become an artist. His earliest memory is of viewing a re-release ...

, Jeremy Gantz, Heather Miglin, Hilary Scratch, John Skaare & Ken Yankee - ''

If You Really Knew Me ''If You Really Knew Me'' is an American reality television series which aired on MTV that focuses on youth subculture and different cliques A clique ( AusE, CanE, or ), in the social sciences, is a group of individuals who interact with one ...

- "Colusa High"'' *Kelly Coskran & Josh Earl – ''

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- "Redemption Day"'' *Yvette Mangassarian-Amirian, Eric Myerson, Michael Caballero, David Michael Maurer & Edward Salier - '' Whale Wars 3 - "Vendetta"''

Student Film Awards

*Andrew Hellesen - Chapman University **Adam Blum - Chapman University **Michael Hyde - American University

Honorary Awards

*Christopher Nolan - Golden Eddie Award

References

External links

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