Daniel P. Hanley, A.C.E. (born 1955) is an American

film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology. The film edit ...

with more than 30 feature film credits. Hanley and his editing partner Mike Hill have had a notable collaboration with the director

Ron Howard Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of ''The Twilight Zone''. He ...

, having edited all of Howard's films since '' Night Shift'' (1982).Lewis, Kevin (2005)
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on 2008-03-04. They won an

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for the film ''

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'' (1995), and the

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for the film '' Rush'' (2013). Hanley and Hill's longstanding partnership, which includes 22 films through the 2016 ''Inferno'', may be unique among major film editors. An important aspect of the partnership is that the two editors have developed a sufficiently uniform style that they can simply split up the scenes of each film without specialization. In addition to ''Apollo 13'', Hanley and Hill have been nominated for Academy Awards for Howard's ''A Beautiful Mind'' (2001), ''Cinderella Man'' (2005), and ''Frost/Nixon'' (2008). ''Apollo 13'' was listed as the 48st best-edited film of all time in a 2012 survey of members of the

Motion Picture Editors Guild The Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG; IATSE Local 700) is the guild that represents freelance and staff motion picture film and television editors and other post-production professionals and story analysts throughout the United States. The Moti ...

. Hanley has been elected as a member of the

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on 2008-03-04.

Selected filmography

Films directed by Ron Howard Films with other directors *'' Armed and Dangerous'' (

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-1986) *''

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'' ( Lambert-1989) *'' Problem Child'' (

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-1990) *''

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1955 births Living people American Cinema Editors American film editors Best Editing BAFTA Award winners Best Film Editing Academy Award winners {{US-film-editor-stub

Selected filmography

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