James D. Wilcox Explained

James D. Wilcox
Birth Place:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation:	Editor, director
Years Active:	1982–present

James D. Wilcox, ACE, is an American film and television editor and director.^{[1] [2]} He is best known for his work on Thirteen Lives, Hillbilly Elegy, Genius, Roots, and Everybody Hates Chris.^{[3] [4]}

Life and career

James was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and studied mass communications broadcast management at Clark Atlanta University.^[5] He began his editing career in Atlanta, Georgia in 1982. As a producer, he won the Los Angeles Emmy Awards for KCBS-TV's Lip Sync in 1992.^[6] He has worked with directors like Ron Howard, James Cameron, Chris Columbus, Tate Taylor, Mario Van Peebles and Damon Wayans.^{[7] [5]}

James is an member of the peer group executive committee at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and a member of the diversity committee at the Motion Picture Editors Guild and the Directors Guild of America.^{[8] [9]} Variety named him Artisan Elite in 2018.^[10]

Filmography

Year	Title	Contribution	Note
2023	Ahsoka	Editor	2 episodes
2022	Thirteen Lives	Editor	Feature film
2017-2021	Genius	Editor	10 episodes
2020	Hillbilly Elegy	Editor	Feature film
2020	Filthy Rich	Editor	1 episode
2019	Raising Dion	Editor	3 episodes
2018	The Gifted	Editor	1 episode
2017-2018	Gone	Editor	4 episodes
2017	Hand of God	Editor	1 episode
2016	Roots	Editor	1 episode
2015	Heroes Reborn	Editor	2 episodes
2015-2015	Hawaii Five-0	Editor and Director	21 episodes, 1 episode
2006-2012		Editor and Director	38 episodes, 1 episode
2010	Meditation Makeover-Incense & Beads Not Required	Editor	Documentary short
2006	Reno 911!	Editor	1 episode
2006	Behind the Smile	Editor	Feature film
2005-2006	Everybody Hates Chris	Editor	3 episodes
2002-2005	My Wife and Kids	Editor and Director	60 episodes, 1 episode
2002		Editor	Feature film
2001-2002	Dark Angel	Editor	10 episodes
2000	The Lyricist Lounge Show	Editor	TV series
2000	Soul Food	Editor	1 episode
1998	True Stories from Touched by an Angel	Editor and Producer	Documentary
1997-1998	Biography	Editor	2 episodes
1996	Depraved	Editor	Feature film
1996	Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen	Editor	1 episode
1994	Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown	Editor	Documentary

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work	Ref.
2018	Won	American Cinema Editors	Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television	Genius	^[11]
2006	Nominated	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series	My Wife and Kids	^[12]
2005	Nominated	BET Comedy Awards	Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Notes and References

1. Web site: James D. Wilcox and His Editing Journey on 'Hillbilly Elegy'. cinemontage.org. 2022-03-04.
2. Web site: ART OF THE CUT with "Hillbilly Elegy" editor, James D. Wilcox, ACE. provideocoalition.com. 2022-03-04.
3. Web site: Crafts Spotlight: Editing the J.D. Vance Memoir Hillbilly Elegy. btlnews.com. 2022-03-04.
4. Web site: Hillbilly Elegy. theroughcutpod.com. 2022-03-04.
5. Web site: Ep115: How to Be So Thorough You Can't Be Denied - with James Wilcox, ACE. optimizeyourself.me. 2022-03-04.
6. Web site: KCBS, KCAL Top L.A. Emmy Winners : Television: The two stations get the lion's share of news-related awards. 'City View,' Vin Scully also pick up awards at the 44th annual ceremony. Los Angeles Times. 2022-03-04.
7. Web site: Panel Discussion with James Wilcox, ACE and Ron Howard Director. editorsguild.com. 2022-03-04.
8. Web site: APPRENTICESHIP & GROWTH COMMITTEE. editorsguild.com. 2022-03-04.
9. Web site: ACE Active Member Directory. americancinemaeditors.org. 2022-03-04. 2022-01-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20220117045457/https://americancinemaeditors.org/active-member-directory/. dead.
10. Web site: 2018 Artisans Elite Report. variety.com. 2022-03-04.
11. Web site: Eddie Awards 2018. americancinemaeditors.org. 2022-03-04.
12. Web site: 37th Annual Image Awards nominations. variety.com. 2022-03-04.