‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘The Holdovers’ Win Top Honors for Editing at ACE Eddie Awards
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” topped the dramatic feature editing category at the American Cinema Editors’ 74th ACE Eddie Awards, while “The Holdovers” won the category for best edited comedic feature during Sunday’s ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
Jennifer Lame edited “Oppenheimer,” which also took top honors at last week’s SAG Awards and Producers Guild Awards. The recent honor further cements the film’s position to take top prize at the Oscars next weekend.
But she faces competition from Kevin Tent, who won here for “The Holdovers.” Should Lame go on to win the Oscar, it will mark nine years since a woman has won.
Margaret Sixel won in 2015 for “Mad Max: Fury Road.” Tent, also president of ACE, kicked off the ceremony addressing last year’s labor strikes, saying, “It’s great to look out and see so many rock star editors…Last year was an extraordinarily difficult year for our entire industry.
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