LADY BIRD, THE POST Among ACE Eddie Award Nominations; Full List

American Cinema Editors (ACE) today announced nominations for THE 68TH ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS recognizing outstanding editing in ten categories of film, television and documentaries. Winners will be revealed during ACE's annual black-tie awards ceremony on Friday, January 26, 2018 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel and will be presided over by ACE President, Stephen Rivkin, ACE.

NOMINEES FOR 68th ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):
Blade Runner 2049
Joe Walker, ACE

Dunkirk
Lee Smith, ACE

Molly's Game
Alan Baumgarten, ACE, Josh Schaeffer & Elliot Graham, ACE

The Post
Michael Kahn, ACE & Sarah Broshar

The Shape of Water
Sidney Wolinsky, ACE

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY):
Baby Driver
Jonathan Amos, ACE & Paul Machliss, ACE

Get Out
Gregory Plotkin

I, Tonya
Tatiana S. Riegel, ACE

Lady Bird
Nick Houy

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Jon Gregory, ACE

BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
Coco
Steve Bloom

Despicable Me 3
Clair Dodgson

The Lego Batman Movie
David Burrows, ACE, Matt Villa & John Venzon, ACE

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE):
Cries From Syria
Aaron I. Butler

Jane
Joe Beshenkovsky, ACE, Will Znidaric, Brett Morgen

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold?
Ann Collins

LA 92
TJ Martin, Scott Stevenson, Dan Lindsay

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (SMALL SCREEN):?
The Defiant Ones - Part 1
Lasse Järvi, Doug Pray

Five Came Back: The Price of Victory
Will Znidaric

The Nineties - Can We All Get Along?
?Inbal Lessner, ACE

Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge - 01
Ben Sozanski, ACE, Geeta Gandbhir; Andy Grieve, ACE

BEST EDITED COMEDY SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
Black-ish: "Lemons"
John Peter Bernardo, Jamie Pedroza

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: "Josh's Ex-Girlfriend Wants Revenge"
Kabir Akhtar, ACE & Kyla Plewes

Portlandia: "Amore"
Heather Capps, Ali Greer, Jordan Kim

Will & Grace: "Grandpa Jack"
Peter Beyt

BEST EDITED COMEDY SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
Curb Your Enthusiasm: "Fatwa!"
Steven Rasch, ACE

Curb Your Enthusiasm: "The Shucker"
Jonathan Corn, ACE

Glow: "Pilot"
William Turro, ACE

Veep: "Chicklet"
Roger Nygard, ACE & Gennady Fridman

BEST EDITED DRAMA SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
Better Call Saul: "Chicanery"
Skip Macdonald, ACE

Better Call Saul: "Witness"
Kelley Dixon, ACE & Skip Macdonald, ACE

Fargo: "Aporia"
Henk Van Eeghen, ACE

Fargo: "Who Rules the Land of Denial"
Andrew Seklir, ACE

BEST EDITED DRAMA SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
Big Little Lies: "You Get What You Need"
David Berman

Game of Thrones: "Beyond the Wall"
Tim Porter, ACE

?The Handmaid's Tale: "Offred"
Julian Clarke, ACE & Wendy Hallam Martin

Stranger Things: "The Gate"
Kevin D. Ross, ACE

BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR TELEVISION:
Feud: "Pilot"
Adam Penn, ACE & Ken Ramos

Genius: Einstein "Chapter One"
James D. Wilcox

The Wizard of Lies
Ron Patane

BEST EDITED NON-SCRIPTED SERIES:
Deadliest Catch: "Lost at Sea"
Rob Butler, ACE & Ben Bulatao, ACE

Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath: "The Perfect Scientology Family"
Reggie Spangler, Ben Simoff, Kevin Hibbard & Vince Oresman

VICE News Tonight: "Charlottesville: Race & Terror"
Tim Clancy, Cameron Dennis, John Chimples & Denny Thomas

Final Ballots will be mailed on January 5 and voting ends on January 18. The Blue Ribbon screenings where judging for all television categories and the documentary film category take place January 14. Projects in the aforementioned categories are viewed and judged by committees comprised of professional editors (all ACE members). All 950+ ACE members vote during the final balloting of the ACE Eddies, including active members, life members,
affiliate members and honorary members.

About American Cinema Editors AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS (ACE) is an honorary society of motion picture editors founded in 1950. Film editors are voted into membership on the basis of their professional achievements, their dedication to the education of others and their commitment to the craft of editing.

The objectives and purposes of the AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS are to advance the art and Science of the editing profession; to increase the entertainment value of motion pictures by attaining artistic pre-eminence and scientific achievement in the creative art of editing; to bring into close alliance those editors who desire to advance the prestige and dignity of the editing profession.

ACE produces several annual events including EditFest (an international editing festival), Invisible Art/Visible Artists (annual panel of Oscar® nominated editors), and the ACE Eddie Awards, now in its 68th year, recognizing outstanding editing in ten categories of film, television and documentaries.

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