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Thelma Schoonmaker

Thelma Schoonmaker is a highly respected figure in film editing, known primarily for her decades-long collaboration with...

American Contemporary Drama Oscar Winner

9.7 Brilliant

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Michael Kahn

Michael Kahn is a highly respected American film editor known primarily for his long-standing collaboration with Steven...

American Contemporary Drama Oscar Winner

9.5 Brilliant

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Margaret Sixel

Margaret Sixel is a film editor recognized globally for her exceptional work on ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’. Her meticulous and...

Action Contemporary South African Oscar Winner

9.0 Excellent

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Kirk Baxter

Kirk Baxter is an Australian film editor who won consecutive Academy Awards for his work on David Fincher's The Social N...

Contemporary Drama Australian Thriller

8.6 Great

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Angus Wall

Angus Wall is an American film editor who won consecutive Academy Awards for editing David Fincher's The Social Network...

American Contemporary Drama Thriller

8.5 Great

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Arthur Schmidt

American editor Arthur Schmidt won Academy Awards for editing Robert Zemeckis's 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' (1988) and 'Fo...

American Contemporary Drama Comedy

8.4 Great

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Tom Cross

Tom Cross is an American film editor who won the Academy Award for his dynamic work on Damien Chazelle's 2014 acclaimed...

American Contemporary Drama Musical

8.4 Great

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Gabriella Cristiani

Gabriella Cristiani is an Italian film editor who won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Bernardo Bertolucci's...

Italian Contemporary Drama Oscar Winner

8.3 Great

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Gerry Hambling

British film editor who collaborated extensively with director Alan Parker, earning BAFTA recognition for work on films...

Contemporary Drama British Musical

8.3 Great

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Paul Hirsch

American editor Paul Hirsch shared the Academy Award for editing 'Star Wars' (1977) and later cut 'Empire Strikes Back'...

Action Sci Fi American Contemporary

8.2 Great

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Pietro Scalia

American editor Pietro Scalia won Academy Awards for editing Oliver Stone's 'JFK' (1991) and Ridley Scott's 'Black Hawk...

Action American Contemporary Drama

8.2 Great

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William Goldenberg

William Goldenberg is an American film editor who won the Academy Award for his work on Ben Affleck's 2012 historical th...

American Contemporary Drama Thriller

8.2 Great

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Jamie Selkirk

Jamie Selkirk is a New Zealand film editor who won the Academy Award for his work on Peter Jackson's epic 2003 fantasy T...

Fantasy Action Contemporary New Zealand

8.2 Great

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Paul Machliss

British film editor known for collaborating with Edgar Wright, co-editing 'Baby Driver' (2017) with Jonathan Amos and la...

Action Contemporary Comedy British

8.2 Great

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Zach Staenberg

American editor Zach Staenberg won the Academy Award for editing 'The Matrix' (1999), directed by the Wachowskis, a film...

Action Sci Fi American Contemporary

8.0 Great

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Martin Walsh

Martin Walsh is a British film editor who won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on the 2002 musical a...

Action Contemporary British Musical

7.9 Good

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Conrad Buff

American film editor who shared the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Titanic (1997), James Cameron's record-break...

Action Sci Fi American Contemporary

7.7 Good

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Jabez Olssen

Jabez Olssen is a New Zealand film editor recognized for his collaborations with director Peter Jackson, notably on the...

Fantasy Action Contemporary New Zealand

7.5 Good

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Dennis Virkler

American film editor known for cutting action thrillers including The Hunt for Red October (1990) and The Fugitive (1993...

Action American Contemporary Thriller

7.0 Good

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Matt Villa

Australian film editor known for cutting action blockbusters, including 'Furious 7' (2015) and 'Aquaman' (2018), both di...

Action Contemporary Drama Australian

6.8 Fair