| European Film Award for Best Editor | |
| Presenter: | European Film Academy |
| Year: | 1991 |
| Holder: | Mukharam Kabulova – Unclenching the Fists (2021) |
| Website: | europeanfilmawards.eu |
European Film Award for Best Editor is an award category in the European Film Awards. The European Film Awards are presented annually by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in over ten categories of which the most important is the Film of the year. They are restricted to European cinema and European producers, directors, and actors.
The award was first presented in 1991 being received by Giancarla Simoncelli for Ultrà. A set of nominees was presented in 2005 and from 2010 to 2012, since 2013 only a winner is announced without nominees. Though the award was not given from 2006 to 2009, three editors received nominations for the Award of Excellence.
| Year | Editor(s) | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 (4th) |  Giancarla Simoncelli | Ultrà | |
| 1992 (5th) |  Nelly Quettier | The Lovers on the Bridge | Les Amants du Pont-Neuf |
| Year | Editor(s) | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 (18th) [1] |  Michael Hudecek Nadine Muse | Hidden | Caché |
| Peter Przygodda Oli Weiss | Don't Come Knocking | ||
| Hervé Schneid | A Very Long Engagement | Un long dimanche de fiançailles | |
| 2006 (19th) | No award given | ||
| 2007 (20th) [2] | Nomination for Award of Excellence | ||
 Lucia Zucchetti | The Queen | ||
| 2008 (21st) | Nomination for Award of Excellence | ||
| Laurence Briaud | A Christmas Tale | Un conte de Noël | |
| 2009 (22nd) | Nomination for Award of Excellence | ||
| Francesca Calvelli | Vincere | ||
| Year | Editor(s) | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (23rd) [3] | Luc Barnier Marion Monnier | Carlos | |
 Arik Lahav-Leibovich | Lebanon | לבנון Lvanon | |
| Hervé de Luze | The Ghost Writer | ||
| 2011 (24th) [4] | Tariq Anwar | The King's Speech | |
| Mathilde Bonnefoy | Three | Drei | |
 Molly Malene Stensgaard | Melancholia | ||
| 2012 (25th) [5] | Shame | ||
| Anne Østerud Janus Billeskov Jansen | The Hunt | Jagten | |
| Roberto Perpignani | Caesar Must Die | Cesare deve morire | |
| 2013 (26th) | Cristiano Travaglioli[6] | The Great Beauty | La grande bellezza |
| 2014 (27th) |  Justine Wright[7] | Locke | |
| 2015 (28th) |  Jacek Drosio[8] | Body | Ciało |
| 2016 (29th) |  Anne Østerud[9] Janus Billeskov Jansen | The Commune | 'Kollektivet |
| 2017 (30th) | Robin Campillo[10] | BPM (Beats per Minute) | 120 battements par minute |
| 2018 (31st) | Jarosław Kamiński[11] | Cold War | Zimna wojna |
| 2019 (32nd) | Yorgos Mavropsaridis[12] | The Favourite | |
| Year | Editor(s) | English title | Original title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (33rd) | Maria Fantastica Valmori[13] | Once More Unto the Breach | Il varco | |
| 2021 (34th) | Mukharam Kabulova[14] | Unclenching the Fists | Razzhimaya kulaki / Разжимая кулаки | |
| 2022 (35th) | Özcan Vardar Eytan İpeker | Burning Days | Kurak Günler | |
| 2023 (36th) | Laurent Sénéchal | Anatomy of a Fall | Anatomie d'une chute |