Saturn Award for Best Editing explained
The Saturn Award for Best Editing (originally Saturn Award for Outstanding Editing) is one of the annual awards given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film-specialized awards to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film (the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation is the oldest award for science fiction and fantasy films), included the category for the first time at the 5th Saturn Awards.[1]
The award was discontinued after being awarded again at the following ceremony, but was reactivated for the 38th ceremony in 2012. Paul Hirsch, who won the inaugural award for Star Wars (1977), sharing the award with Marcia Lucas and Richard Chew, won it again thirty-four years later for (2011);[1] he is currently the only editor to have won it twice.[2]
Winners and nominees
1970s
2010s
| Year | Editor(s) | Film |
|---|
2011
(38th)
[3] | Paul Hirsch | |
| Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey | Super 8 |
| Mark Day | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 |
| Michael Kahn | The Adventures of Tintin |
| Thelma Schoonmaker | Hugo |
| Christian Wagner, Fred Raskin, and Kelly Matsumoto | Fast Five |
2012
(39th)
[4] | Alexander Berner | Cloud Atlas |
| Stuart Baird and Kate Baird | Skyfall |
| Bob Ducsay | Looper |
| Jeffrey Ford and Lisa Lassek | The Avengers |
| John Gilroy | The Bourne Legacy |
| Tim Squyres | Life of Pi |
2013
(40th)
[5] | Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger | Gravity |
| Peter Amundson and John Gilroy | Pacific Rim |
| Alan Edward Bell | |
| Mark Day | About Time |
| Daniel P. Hanley and Mike Hill | Rush |
| Christian Wagner, Kelly Matsumoto, and Dylan Highsmith | Fast & Furious 6 |
2014
(41st)
[6] | James Herbert and Laura Jennings | Edge of Tomorrow |
| Jeffrey Ford and Matthew Schmidt | |
| William Goldenberg and Tim Squyres | Unbroken |
| John Ottman | |
| Fred Raskin, Hughes Winborne, and Craig Wood | Guardians of the Galaxy |
| Lee Smith | Interstellar |
2015
(42nd)
[7] | Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey | |
| Eddie Hamilton and Jon Harris | |
| Dan Lebental and Colby Parker, Jr. | Ant-Man |
| Margaret Sixel | |
| Kevin Stitt | Jurassic World |
| Christian Wagner, Dylan Highsmith, Kirk Morri, and Leigh Folsom Boyd | Furious 7 |
2016
(43rd)
[8] | Michael Kahn | The BFG |
| Jeffrey Ford and Matthew Schmidt | |
| John Gilroy, Colin Goudie, and Jabez Olssen | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story |
| Stefan Grube | 10 Cloverfield Lane |
| Mark Livolsi | The Jungle Book |
| Joe Walker | Arrival |
2017
(44th)
[9] | Bob Ducsay | |
| Debbie Berman and Michael P. Shawver | Black Panther |
| Michael McCusker and Dirk Westervelt | Logan |
| Gregory Plotkin | Get Out |
| Paul Rubell and Christian Wagner | The Fate of the Furious |
| Sidney Wolinsky | The Shape of Water |
2018/2019
(45th)
[10] | Jeffrey Ford and Matthew Schmidt | |
| James Herbert | Aladdin |
| Nicholas Monsour | Us |
| Kirk Morri | Aquaman |
| Evan Schiff | |
| Christopher Tellefsen | A Quiet Place |
2019/2020
(46th)
[11] | Bob Ducsay | Knives Out |
| Maryann Brandon and Stefan Grube | |
| Mike Flanagan | Doctor Sleep |
| Yang Jin-mo | Parasite |
| Jennifer Lame | Tenet |
| Fred Raskin | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | |
2020s
| Year | Editor(s) | Film |
|---|
2021/2022
(50th)
[12] | Eddie Hamilton | |
| Jeffrey Ford and Leigh Folsom Boyd | |
| William Hoy and Tyler Nelson | The Batman |
| Cam McLauchlin | Nightmare Alley |
| Nicholas Monsour | Nope |
| Paul Rogers | Everything Everywhere All at Once |
| Pietro Scalia, Doug Brandt, and Calvin Wimmer | Ambulance |
2022/2023
(51st)
[13] | Jennifer Lame | Oppenheimer |
| Stephen Rivkin, David Brenner, John Refoua, and James Cameron | |
| Dylan Highsmith, Kelly Matsumoto, Corbin Mehl, and Laura Yanovich | Fast X |
| Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker, and Dirk Westervelt | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny |
| Nathan Orloff | |
| Eddie Hamilton | |
|
Multiple nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- Maryann Brandon
- Bob Ducsay
- John Gilroy
- Eddie Hamilton
- Dylan Highsmith
- Kelly Matsumoto
- Fred Raskin
- Matthew Schmidt
- 2 nominations
- Leigh Folsom Boyd
- Mark Day
- Stefan Grube
- James Herbert
- Michael Kahn
- Jennifer Lame
- Mary Jo Markey
- Michael McCusker
- Nicholas Monsour
- Kirk Morri
- Tim Squyres
- Dirk Westervelt
Multiple wins
- 2 wins
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Meet "Star Wars" Editor Paul Hirsch . Montclair State University.
- Web site: Paul Hirsch on 'Star Wars': Thinking We Were Making a Film for Kids, We Made a Film for the Kid in All of Us . Cinephilia & Beyond.
- Web site: 38th Annual Saturn Award Winners Include Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Super 8, Breaking Bad and Fringe as Frontrunners . Trumbore . Dave . . July 26, 2012 . July 26, 2012.
- Web site: Saturn Awards: 'Avengers,' 'Breaking Bad' lead sci-fi-fantasy-horror pack . Cohen . David S. . . June 26, 2013 . June 26, 2013.
- Web site: Saturn Awards: A Genre Reunion and More Gold for 'Gravity' . Cohen . David S. . . June 27, 2014 . June 27, 2014.
- Web site: 'Guardians of the Galaxy,' 'The Walking Dead,' 'Interstellar' Shine at Saturn Awards . Cohen . David S. . . June 26, 2015 . June 26, 2015.
- Web site: The Force Awakens Rings Up Eight Saturn Awards . Cohen . David S. . . June 23, 2016 . June 23, 2016.
- Web site: Marvel, Star Wars, The Walking Dead win big at 2017 Saturn Awards . Siegel . Lucas . . June 29, 2017 . June 29, 2017.
- Web site: 'Black Panther' Reigns at Saturn Awards, 'Better Call Saul' and 'Twin Peaks' Top TV Field . McNary . Dave . . June 27, 2018 . June 27, 2018.
- Web site: 'Game of Thrones,' 'Avengers' Win Big at 45th Annual Saturn Awards . Fowler . Brandi . . September 14, 2019 . September 14, 2019.
- Web site: Saturn Awards Nominations: 'Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker', 'Tenet', 'Walking Dead', 'Outlander' Lead List . Hipes . Patrick . . March 4, 2021 . March 4, 2021.
- Web site: Saturn Awards Nominations: 'The Batman', 'Nightmare Alley', 'Spider-Man', 'Better Call Saul' Top List . Tinoco . Armando . . August 12, 2022 . August 12, 2022.
- Web site: 'Avatar: The Way of Water', 'Oppenheimer', 'Star Trek' Series Lead Nominations for Genre-Focused Saturn Awards . Hipes . Patrick . . December 6, 2023 . January 5, 2024.
