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.

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Academy Award for Best Film Editing canonical 383
Oscar for Best Film Editing 6
Best Film Editing 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Academy Award
editing award
film award
administeredBy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
surface form: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors
alsoKnownAs Best Editing
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
surface form: Oscar for Best Film Editing
associatedWith Hollywood
surface form: Hollywood film industry
awardedFor best film editing of a feature film
outstanding achievement in film editing
awardingOrganizationType professional honorary organization
broadcastNetworkTypical American Broadcasting Company
surface form: ABC (United States)
categoryType craft category
ceremonyBroadcastOn television
ceremonyFrequency annual
country United States of America
surface form: 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 Award
surface form: 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
surface form: Oscar statuette
typicalVenue Dolby Theatre
votingBody Academy film editors branch (nominations)
all eligible Academy members (winners)

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