Biography
Honess was educated at Queen's College, Taunton from 1956-1963. He then became an apprentice editor at the United Kingdom branch of MGM, where his father was working. He moved to the United States in 1971, where he received his first editing credit for ''It's Alive (1974 film), It's Alive!'' (1974), a cult film, cult horror film about a couple that become parents of a monster baby."Fine Cuts", ''The Hollywood Reporter'', 1 March 2000. When Honess returned to the United Kingdom, he was again employed as an assistant editor. In all, Honess spent fifteen years as an assistant. Honess acknowledges the mentoring by British editors Antony Gibbs, Tony Gibbs (''Tom Jones (1963 film), Tom Jones'') and Thelma Connell (''Alfie (1966 film), Alfie''), "Thelma was quite an extraordinary woman. I was absorbed by how she edited. She cut very, very fast. That was also true of Tony. He'd cut the film in his head at dailies." After a ten-year hiatus, Honess was hired to edit the films ''Memed, My Hawk'' (1984) and ''Champion'' (1984), and thereafter he has worked regularly as an editor. Honess's recent filmography includes ''Rob Roy (1995 film), Rob Roy'' (1995), ''L.A. Confidential (film), L.A. Confidential'' (1997), ''The Next Best Thing'' (2000), ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' (2002), ''Troy (film), Troy'' (2004), ''Æon Flux (film), Aeon Flux'' (2005), ''Poseidon (film), Poseidon'' (2006), ''The Golden Compass (film), The Golden Compass'' (2007), ''I Love You, Beth Cooper (film), I Love You, Beth Cooper'' (2008), ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson and the Olympians'' (2009), ''Burlesque (2010 American film), Burlesque'' (Cher's performance - 2010), ''Romeo & Juliet (2013 film), Romeo & Juliet'' (2012), and ''Words and Pictures (film), Words and Pictures'' (2013).Awards
Honess was nominated for an American Cinema Editors, ACE Eddie Award for documentary editing for ''Following the Tundra Wolf'' (1974). In addition to its BAFTA Award for Best Editing, ''L. A. Confidential'' was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing, an American Cinema Editors, ACE Eddie Award, and the Satellite Award for Best Editing, Satellite Award. The film was also included in a 2012 listing of the 75 best edited films of all time compiled by the Motion Picture Editors Guild based on a survey of its members. Honess has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors.Filmography
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