Academy Award for Best Film Editing

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The Academy Award for Best Film Editing is a prestigious Oscar category honoring outstanding achievement in the editing of feature films.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Academy Award
editing award
film award
administeredBy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors
alsoKnownAs Best Editing
Oscar for Best Film Editing
associatedWith Hollywood film industry
awardedFor best film editing of a feature film
outstanding achievement in film editing
awardingOrganizationType professional honorary organization
broadcastNetworkTypical ABC (United States)
categoryType craft category
ceremonyBroadcastOn television
ceremonyFrequency annual
country United States
eligibility films that meet Academy release and length requirements
field film editing
firstAwardedForFilmYear 1934
firstCeremony 7th Academy Awards
firstCeremonyNumber 7
hasCategoryNumbering one of the original craft categories
hasGenderRequirement no
inception 1934
industry film
isIndividualOrTeamAward can be awarded to more than one editor
location Los Angeles
medium feature films
notableFact Best Picture winners are frequently nominated for Best Film Editing
considered one of the most important technical Oscars
officialWebsite https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies
organizer Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
partOf Academy Awards
presentedBy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
presentedInLanguage English
region North America
relatedAward American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards
BAFTA Award for Best Editing
relatedTo Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Sound
scope theatrically released feature-length films
selectionProcess voted on by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
significance major indicator of overall film quality
often associated with Best Picture nominees
status active
trophyName Oscar statuette
typicalVenue Dolby Theatre
votingBody Academy film editors branch (nominations)
all eligible Academy members (winners)

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Barbara McLean ("Academy Award for Best Film Editing for All About Eve")
Barbara McLean ("Academy Award for Best Film Editing for The Song of Bernadette")
Barbara McLean ("Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Twelve O'Clock High")
Barbara McLean ("Academy Award for Best Film Editing for The Razor's Edge")
Barbara McLean ("Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Blood and Sand")
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academyAwardNomination
Barbara McLean ("Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Wilson")
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academyAwardWon
Academy Award for Best Film Editing ("Oscar for Best Film Editing")
alsoKnownAs
Academy film editors branch (nominations)
appliesToAward
Oscar ("Best Film Editing")
awardedFor
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awardNominated
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
awardsPresented
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hasAward
BAFTA Award for Best Editing
isSimilarTo
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nominations
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notableAward
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notableAwardReceived
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oscarNomination
American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards
relatedTo
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won

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