Christina Jean "Chris" Innis is an American

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and

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. She was awarded the 2010

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, BAFTA, and

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awards for "Best Film Editing" on the film ''

The Hurt Locker ''The Hurt Locker'' is a 2008 American war thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. It stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christian Camargo, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, and Guy Pearce. The film follo ...

'' shared with co-editor,

Bob Murawski Bob Murawski (born June 14, 1964) is an American film editor. He was awarded the 2010 Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on ''The Hurt Locker'', which he shared with his wife, fellow editor Chris Innis. He often works with film dir ...

. She is an elected member of the

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(ACE) and has served as an associate director on the board.

Early life

Innis was born and raised in

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, the daughter of

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Donald Innis Donald Alywn Innis, (born in 1931 in Olean, New York), is an American architect based in San Diego, California. Innis is also an inventor and engineer and has pioneered the idea of floating real estate, specifically the notion of a floating airpo ...

and his wife, teacher and floral designer Virginia. Chris Innis moved to the San Francisco

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where she graduated from

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, majoring in film studies. While a student at Cal Berkeley, Innis interned for several San Francisco production companies, including the commercial company owned and operated by cinematographer Ron Eveslage.

Career highlights

Innis completed post-graduate film studies at

The California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a private art university in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of bot ...

and received a MFA degree in filmmaking. During this time, Innis edited music videos featuring rappers

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and DMX, as well as edited the first music video for the band Fine ''Industrial is Dead'' directed by Jordan Scott (daughter of notable film director

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). Innis also directed and/or produced almost two dozen

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videos of hits for Japanese firm

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. After a move to

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, Innis worked as the production coordinator on the first season of the long-running hit television series ''American's Funniest Home Videos''. She later worked her way up in post-production alongside film editor, Pietro Scalia, who she assisted on the Academy Award-winning

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film ''

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''. Innis and Scalia worked for six years together on a variety of films including

's ''

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'',

Sam Raimi Samuel M. Raimi ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the Spider-Man (2002 film series), ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007) and the ''Evil Dead'' franchise (1981–present). He also directed the 1 ...

's '' The Quick and the Dead'', ''

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'' starring

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, and Sam Raimi's cult horror TV pilot ''

American Gothic ''American Gothic'' is a 1930 painting by Grant Wood in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Wood was inspired to paint what is now known as the ''American Gothic'' House in Eldon, Iowa, along with "the kind of people efancied shoul ...

''. Innis progressed as a

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and film editor for Sam Raimi (film director best known for ''

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'' and the successful original ''

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'' films). THH News – "The Hurt Locker" Innis was hired by Raimi for the job of lead editor on the CBS/Universal TV horror series ''

''. Innis has since edited several films including 2010's Best Picture winner ''

'', which won six

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including best editing. Innis has worked as a producer, writer, and editor with

for the distribution of cult films for

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and Box Office Spectaculars. "Cannibal Holocaust" 25th Anniveray Edition review, by Jari Kovalainen, January 1, 2006
/ref> DVD Maniacs Review "Cannibal Holocaust" 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition
/ref>*Also see DVD credits for Grindhouse Releasing & BOS DVD releases of ''Cat in the Brain'', ''Pieces'', ''Cannibal Holocaust'', ''Cannibal Ferox'', ''I Drink Your Blood'' She has also worked on the digital restorations of ''

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'' and '' The Swimmer''. She wrote, produced, directed and edited a -hour, five-part documentary ''The Story of the Swimmer'' featuring behind-the-scenes interviews with cast and crew of the 1968 film '' The Swimmer'' including

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, Burt Lancaster's daughter Joanna Lancaster, producer Michael Hertzberg and former film executive Ted Zachary (

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). The documentary has been called "miraculous... never a dull moment", "a fascinating Hollywood story" which is "impressive...and should be in the running for Best (Blu-ray) Feature of the year". Chris Innis appears in the documentary ''78/52'' directed by Alexandre O. Philippe, a post-modern breakdown of the iconic shower scene in

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's '' Psycho''.

Personal life

Since 2008, Innis has been married to fellow film editor and

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Bob Murawski. The two were first introduced to one another by Sam Raimi and met while both were editing ''American Gothic''. The couple married shortly after completing work on ''

''. Her sister is Bay Area artist Cynthia Ona Innis.

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations

*'' The Swimmer'' – (Won) – The 2014 International Press Academy's Satellite Award
– Outstanding Overall Blu-ray/DVD (producer /

) *''

'' – (Won) – 2010 Academy Award – Best Film Editing *''The Hurt Locker'' – (Won) – 2010 BAFTA – Best Film Editing *''The Hurt Locker'' – (Won) – 2010 ACE Eddie Award – Best Film Editing *''The Hurt Locker'' – (Won) – The Online Film Critics Society – Best Film Editing *''The Hurt Locker'' – (Won) – The Las Vegas Film Critics Association – Best Film Editing *''The Hurt Locker'' – (Won) –

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– Best Film Editing *''The Hurt Locker'' – (Won) – The International Press Academy's Golden Satellite Award – Best Film EditingBrevet, Brad (2009-12-21)
"'Hurt Locker' Leads Pack with Four Wins at 2009 Satellite Awards"
. ''Ropeofsilicon.com''. Retrieved 2009-12-21. *''The Hurt Locker'' – (Won) – International Cinephile Society Award – Best Editing *''The Hurt Locker'' – (Nominated) – The Broadcast Film Critics Association Critic's Choice Awards – Best Film Editing *''The Hurt Locker'' – (Nominated) – Hollywood Post Alliance Awards Outstanding Editing – Feature Film

References

External links

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"Tech Support Interview: The Crafts of The Hurt Locker", Incontention, by Guy Lodge, January 7th, 2010Below the Line Magazine – "Contenders – Editors Bob Murawski and Chris Innis, The Hurt Locker", by Mary Ann Skweres, March 2, 2010
{{DEFAULTSORT:Innis, Chris Living people American Cinema Editors American documentary filmmakers American film editors Film producers from California American women screenwriters Best Editing BAFTA Award winners Best Film Editing Academy Award winners California Institute of the Arts alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Film directors from California People from San Diego UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science alumni Screenwriters from California American women film editors American women documentary filmmakers 21st-century American women