Melanie Ann Oliver is a New Zealand film editor. She is best known for her works in the films '' Anna Karenina'' (2012), ''

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'' (2012), ''

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'' (2015) and ''

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'' (2017). Oliver won a BAFTA Award for editing the successful television film ''

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'' (2006), as well as being twice nominated for a

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for editing part two of the miniseries ''

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'' (2005) and episode "Independence" of the miniseries ''

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'' (2008).

Career

Oliver was raised in New Zealand, where she completed a university degree in advertising and marketing. Her career in film began as an assistant editor under the tutelage of screenwriter/director

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on Campion's films ''

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'' (1990) and ''

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'' (1996). She relocated to England where she worked as an assistant editor at a documentary production company and began to edit her own short films. In 1997 she was hired by Joe Wright to edit ''Crocodile Snap'', a short film he was directing for the

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; Oliver credits this experience as her breakthrough. She then transitioned from working in film to television, eventually editing Tom Hooper's miniseries ''

'' (2005), for which she received an

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nomination, and Hooper's telefilm ''

'' (2006), which earned her a BAFTA Award for Best Editing in TV Fiction/Entertainment. In 2008 she collaborated with Hooper again on the miniseries ''

''; her editing was nominated for an

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Eddie Award and another Emmy. Oliver returned to film editing in the mid-to-late 2000s, with ''

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'' (2007), ''

The Damned United ''The Damned United'' is a 2009 British sports drama film directed by Tom Hooper and adapted by Peter Morgan from David Peace's bestselling 2006 novel ''The Damned Utd'' – a largely fictional book based on the author's interpretation of Brian ...

'' (2009), ''

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'' (2009), and ''

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'' (2011). In 2012 she reunited with Joe Wright to edit his film adaptation of '' Anna Karenina''. The same year, she co-edited Hooper's adaptation of ''

'' with

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, who began editing as it was filmed while Oliver was more involved in editing during post-production to ensure that the film's music was perfectly synchronised with the images. Oliver and Dickens' work on ''Les Misérables'' received numerous accolades, including nominations for a

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, an Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Comedy or Musical Film, and a

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. She later edited ''

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'' (2014) and ''

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'' (2014). In 2015, she rejoined Hooper to direct his biographical film ''

''.

Selected filmography

The director of each film is indicated in parenthesis. * ''A Mulatto Song'' (

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-1996) * ''Crocodile Snap'' ( Joe Wright-1997) * ''Renegade TV Gets Dazed'' (?-1998) * ''The End '' (Joe Wright-1998) * ''Blood and Money'' (Joanna Bailey-2001) * ''Puff Daddy: Keeping It Real'' (Bruce Goodison-2001) * ''

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'' ( Daniel Percival-2004) * ''Faith'' ( David Thacker-2005) * ''

'' ( Tom Hooper-2006) * ''Celebration '' (

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-2007) * ''

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'' (

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-2007) * ''

'' ( Sarah Gavron-2007) * ''

'' (Tom Hooper-2009) * ''

'' ( Jon Amiel-2009) * '' The Special Relationship'' (

Richard Loncraine Richard Loncraine (born 20 October 1946) is a British film and television director. Loncraine was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Loncraine received early training in the features department of the BBC, including a season directing items ...

-2010) * ''

'' ( Cary Joji Fukunaga-2011) * '' Anna Karenina'' (Joe Wright-2012) * ''

'' (Tom Hooper-2012) * ''

'' (

Matthew Warchus Matthew Warchus (born 24 October 1966) is a British theatre director, filmmaker, lyricist, and playwright. He has been the Artistic Director of London's The Old Vic since September 2015. Personal life Warchus is married to American actress Lau ...

-2014) * ''

'' (

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-2014) * ''

'' (Tom Hooper-2015) * ''

Bridget Jones's Baby ''Bridget Jones's Baby'' is a 2016 romantic comedy film directed by Sharon Maguire and written by Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer and Emma Thompson, based on the fictional columns by Fielding. It is the third film in the franchise and a sequel to the ...

'' ( Sharon Maguire-2016) * ''

'' ( Stephen Frears-2017) * ''

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'' ( Garth Davis-2018) * '' Judy'' ( Rupert Goold-2019) * ''

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'' (Tom Hooper-2019) * '' The Last Letter from Your Lover'' (

Augustine Frizzell Augustine Frizzell (born July 27, 1979) is an American actress, film director, and screenwriter. She made her feature film directorial debut with '' Never Goin' Back'' (2018). Early life Growing up in Garland, Texas, Frizzell attended South Garl ...

-2021)

References

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