Zach S. Staenberg, A.C.E. (born August 1951) 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 ed ...

best known for his work on

action films Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include lif ...

and the ''Matrix Trilogy''. Staenberg won an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

and two ACE Eddie Award for the editing of ''

The Matrix ''The Matrix'' is a 1999 science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis. It is the first installment in ''The Matrix'' film series, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantolia ...

'' (1999) and for HBO's '' Gotti'' (1996) for which he was also nominated for an Emmy. The ''Matrix'' films were written and directed by

the Wachowskis Lana Wachowski (born June 21, 1965, formerly known as Larry Wachowski) and Lilly Wachowski (born December 29, 1967, formerly known as Andy Wachowski) are American film and television directors, writers and producers. The sisters are both trans ...

, with whom Staenberg has had an extended collaboration dating from 1996. He is a frequent collaborator of director

Andrew Niccol Andrew Niccol (born 10 June 1964) is a New Zealand screenwriter, producer, and director. He wrote and directed '' Gattaca'' (1997), ''Simone'' (2002), ''Lord of War'' (2005), ''In Time'' (2011), '' The Host'' (2013), and ''Good Kill'' (2014). H ...

. Staenberg has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

* 1996

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. In the following list, the first titles listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, ...

: ''Gotti'' (nomination) * 1996 American Cinema Editors for Best Edited Two-Hour Movie for Non-Commercial Television: ''Gotti'' (won) * 1999 American Cinema Editors for Best Edited Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic: ''

'' (won) * 1999

BAFTA Award for Best Editing This is a list of winners and nominees for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, which is presented to film editors, given out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts since 1968. The film-voting members of the Academy select the five nomi ...

: ''

'' (nomination) * 1999

Academy Award for Best Film Editing The Academy Award for Best Film Editing is one of the annual awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Nominations for this award are closely correlated with the Academy Award for Best Picture. For 33 consecutive years, ...

: ''

'' (won) * 2012 ''The Matrix'' was listed as the 25th 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 ...

References

External links

* van Hook, Andrea (2004)
"Zach Staenberg on ''The Matrix'' Trilogy"
''The Editors Guild Magazine'' Vol. 25, No. 1 (January–February 2005), archived at Webcit

on 2008-05-05. * Living people 1951 births Best Film Editing Academy Award winners Place of birth missing (living people) American Cinema Editors American film editors {{US-film-editor-stub