William Goldenberg (born November 2, 1959) 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 ...
. He has more than twenty film and television credits since 1992. He won the
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
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for the film ''
Argo
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'' (2012), and has been nominated for ''
The Insider'' (1999), ''
Seabiscuit
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'' (2003), ''
Zero Dark Thirty
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'' (2012) and ''
The Imitation Game
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'' (2014). He has also received nominations for nine other editing-related awards.
Goldenberg has had an
extended, notable collaboration with the director
Michael Mann
Michael Kenneth Mann (born February 5, 1943) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer of film and television who is best known for his distinctive style of crime drama. His most acclaimed works include the films ''Thief'' (1981), ' ...
.
Goldenberg has been elected to membership in 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 ...
.
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on 2008-03-04.
Filmography (selected)
See also
*List of film director and editor collaborations
This list of film director and editor collaborations includes longstanding, notable partnerships of film director, directors and film editor, editors. The list's importance is that directors and editors typically work together on the film editing, ...
References
Further reading
* Lytal's interview with Goldenberg.
American film editors
American Cinema Editors
Living people
1959 births
Best Editing BAFTA Award winners
Best Film Editing Academy Award winners
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