‘Sinners’ and ‘The Penguin’ also took home trophies at the American Cinema Editors’ ceremony held this past Friday at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
American Cinema Editors (ACE) has revealed the winners for its the 76th Annual ACE Eddie Awards, recognizing outstanding editing in 14 film, television, and documentary categories, announced during the awards ceremony held this past Friday, February 27, at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
Two-time Oscar winning filmmaker Ang Lee received the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, recognizing a filmmaker who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. Kim Larson, Managing Director and Head of YouTube’s Creator and Gaming team, was honored with YouTube’s ACE Visionary Award, and Emmy winning editor/director Arthur Forney, ACE, and Oscar nominated editor Robert Leighton received Career Achievement Awards for their outstanding contributions to film editing.
The full list of winners is as follows:
EDITED FEATURE FILM (Drama, Theatrical)
Sinners
Michael P. Shawver
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (Comedy, Theatrical)
One Battle After Another
Andy Jurgensen
BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
KPop Demon Hunters
Nathan Schauf
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Perfect Neighbor
Viridiana Lieberman
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Pee-wee as Himself – Part One
Damian Rodriguez
BEST EDITED MULTI-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
Frasier (“Murder Most Finch”)
Russell Griffin, ACE
BEST EDITED SINGLE CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
The Studio (“The Promotion”)
Eric Kissack, ACE
BEST EDITED DRAMA SERIES
The Pitt (“6pm”)
Mark Strand, ACE
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (NON-THEATRICAL)
A Winter’s Song
Yvette M. Amirian, ACE
BEST EDITED LIMITED SERIES
The Penguin (“A Great or Little Thing”)
Henk van Eeghen, ACE
BEST EDITED REALITY SERIES
Conan O’Brien Must Go (“Austria”)
Matthew Shaw, ACE, Brad Roelandt
BEST EDITED VARIETY TALK/SKETCH SHOW OR SPECIAL
Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special
Paul Del Gesso, Christopher Salerno, Ryan Spears, Sean Mcilraith, ACE, Ryan Mcilraith, Daniel Garcia
BEST EDITED ANIMATED SERIES
South Park (“Twisted Christian”)
David List, Nate Pellettieri
BEST EDITED SHORT
All The Empty Rooms
Erin Casper, ACE, Stephen Maing, Jeremy Medoff
ANNE V. COATES AWARD FOR STUDENT EDITING
Luis Barragan – California State University, Fullerton
Source: American Cinema Editors
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.







