Peter Boyle (born 27 May 1946) is an English

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. His work on the film '' The Hours'' (2002) was nominated for the

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, the

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, and the

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, and other honors. Boyle is a graduate of

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, and began his career working with director

Richard Lester Richard Lester Liebman (born January 19, 1932) is an American retired film director based in the United Kingdom. He is best known for directing the Beatles' films '' A Hard Day's Night'' (1964) and ''Help!'' (1965), and the superhero films ''S ...

. After more than a decade of work as an assistant on feature films and editing commercials, his first credit as editor of a feature film was for '' McVicar'' in 1980. He has worked regularly on features and television films since then. From 1988 through 2006, Boyle edited five of the films directed by Kevin Reynolds. Boyle has been elected as a member of the

American Cinema Editors Founded in 1950, American Cinema Editors (ACE) is an honorary society of film editors that are voted in based on the qualities of professional achievements, their education of others, and their dedication to editing. Members use the post-nominal ...

. Boyle's editing of ''The Hours'' (directed by

Stephen Daldry Stephen David Daldry CBE (born 2 May 1960) is an English director and producer of film, theatre, and television. He has won three Olivier Awards for his work in the West End and three Tony Awards for his work on Broadway. He has received three ...

, 2002) was honored by numerous nominations for "best editing" of 2002 films. Critic Bob Grimm wrote that the film's editing "is a minor film miracle". Karen Pearlman selected the film as a case study for her 2016 book on film editing, ''Cutting Rhythms: Intuitive Film Editing''. This is the second edition of the book.

Filmography

This filmography is based on the listing at the Internet Movie Database; the director of each film is listed in parenthesis.

Filmography

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