Jay Cassidy is an American

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with more than 30 credits since 1978. Cassidy began his career in the 1970s working on documentaries and political advertising. He has had a notable collaboration with

Sean Penn Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003) and the biopic ''Milk'' (2008). Penn began his acting career in televisi ...

, having edited all of the films directed by Penn. Early in his career, Cassidy edited the documentary film ''

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'' (1984) that was directed by Charles Guggenheim; more recently he has edited several documentaries by Guggenheim's son Davis Guggenheim, including '' An Inconvenient Truth'' (2006). Cassidy was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and for an

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for '' Into the Wild'' (directed by Sean Penn - 2007). In 2012, he was nominated for his second Academy Award for Best Film Editing for '' Silver Linings Playbook'', which won the Eddie and the

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. Cassidy was nominated for a third Academy Award for ''

American Hustle ''American Hustle'' is a 2013 American historical black comedy crime film directed by David O. Russell. It was written by Eric Warren Singer and Russell, inspired by the FBI Abscam operation of the late 1970s and early 1980s. It stars Chris ...

'' (directed by

David O. Russell David Owen Russell (born August 20, 1958) is an American filmmaker. His early directing career includes the comedy films '' Spanking the Monkey'' (1994), '' Flirting with Disaster'' (1996), ''Three Kings'' (1999), and ''I Heart Huckabees'' (20 ...

- 2013), and again won the Eddie for that film. He had won the Eddie for Best Documentary Editing for '' An Inconvenient Truth'' (directed by Davis Guggenheim - 2006). Both ''High Schools'' and ''An Inconvenient Truth'' were nominated for the

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, and ''An Inconvenient Truth'' won the award. Cassidy has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors. Cassidy received a bachelor's degree from the

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circa 1972 and was a photographer for '' The Michigan Daily'' and the ''

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'' on campus. In 2006, Cassidy won the 39th Cartoon Caption Contest of ''

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'' magazine. ''The Best of May, 1968'', a short film directed by Cassidy in 1972, was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2019.

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'' (2022) *'' The King of Staten Island'' (2020) *'' Birds of Prey'' (2020) *'' A Star Is Born'' (2018) *'' Thank You for Your Service'' (2017) *'' The Last Face'' (2016) *'' Joy'' (2015) *'' Fury'' (2014) *'' Foxcatcher'' (2014) *''

'' (2013) *'' Silver Linings Playbook'' (2012) *'' From the Sky Down'' (2011) *''

Seeking Justice ''Seeking Justice'' (also known as ''Justice'', and formerly titled ''The Hungry Rabbit Jumps'') is a 2011 action thriller film starring Nicolas Cage, January Jones and Guy Pearce. The film was directed by Roger Donaldson and produced by Tobey Magu ...

'' (2011) *'' Waiting for Superman'' (2010) *'' Conviction'' (2010) *'' Brothers'' (2009) *''

Johnny Got His Gun ''Johnny Got His Gun'' is an anti-war novel written in 1938 by American novelist Dalton Trumbo and published in September 1939 by J. B. Lippincott. The novel won one of the early National Book Awards: the Most Original Book of 1939. A 1971 fil ...

'' (2008) *'' A Mother's Promise: Barack Obama Bio Film'' (2008) *'' Into the Wild'' (2007) *'' First Snow'' (2006) *'' An Inconvenient Truth'' (2006) *''

The Assassination of Richard Nixon ''The Assassination of Richard Nixon'' is a 2004 American drama film directed by Niels Mueller and starring Sean Penn, Don Cheadle, Jack Thompson and Naomi Watts. It is based on the story of would-be assassin Samuel Byck, who plotted to kill Rich ...

'' (2004) *'' Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever'' (2002) *'' Tuck Everlasting'' (2002) *''

11'09"01 September 11 ''11'09"1 September 11'' is a 2002 international film composed of 11 contributions from different filmmakers, each from a different country. Each gave their own vision of the events in New York City during the September 11 attacks, in a short ...

'' (2002) *'' The Pledge'' (2001) *''

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'' (2000) *''

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'' (1998) *''

The Replacement Killers ''The Replacement Killers'' is a 1998 American action film directed by Antoine Fuqua in his feature film directorial debut, and starring Chow Yun-fat (his international film debut), Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker and Kenneth Tsang. The film was rel ...

'' (1998) *''

Albino Alligator ''Albino Alligator'' is a 1996 American crime thriller film. The directorial debut of Kevin Spacey as well as the screenwriting debut of Christian Forte, it stars Matt Dillon, Faye Dunaway, and Gary Sinise. It tells the story of three small-time c ...

'' (1996) *'' The Crossing Guard'' (1995) *'' Brainscan'' (1994) *''

Bodies, Rest & Motion ''Bodies, Rest & Motion'' is a 1993 American drama film written by Roger Hedden based on his 1986 play, and directed by Michael Steinberg. The film stars Phoebe Cates, Bridget Fonda, Tim Roth, and Eric Stoltz: they play four friends who are in ...

'' (1993) *'' The Indian Runner'' (1991) *'' Norman and the Killer'' (1991) *'' Frankenstein Unbound'' (1990) *'' Fright Night Part 2'' (1988) *'' Aloha Summer'' (1988) *'' The Making of Liberty'' (1986) *'' Roadhouse 66'' (1984) *''

'' (1983) *'' Waltz Across Texas'' (1982) *'' The End of August'' (1982) *'' HR 6161: An Act of Congress'' (1979) *'' Almost Crying'' (1978) *'' The Thorn'' (1974) *'' Jerusalem Lives'' (1973)

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