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MillimeterThe Aviator Flies High and Ray Makes Music Taking Top Prizes at the 55th Annual ACE Eddie Awards Presented by American Cinema Editors
Feb 22, 2005 11:55 AM
The Aviator (edited by Thelma Schoonmacher, A.C.E.) and Ray (edited by Paul Hirsch, A.C.E.) took top film honors at the 55th Annual ACE Eddie Awards (www.americancinemaeditors.com) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for Best Edited Feature Film/Drama and Best Edited Feature Film/Musical or Comedy respectively. Television winners included Sex and the City for Best Edited Half-Hour Series for Television, Boston Legal for Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television, Something the Lord Made for Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television, and Redemption for Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Commercial Television. Riding Giants took home the Best Edited Documentary honor. The ACE Eddie Awards, presented by American Cinema Editors, recognizes outstanding editing in seven categories of film, television and documentary.
Filmmaker James L. Brooks received the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year honor presented to him by Greg Kinnear. Jay Mohr served as the evening's host.
Lifetime Career Achievement Awards went to industry veterans David Blewitt, A.C.E. and Jim Clark. Their careers were highlighted with clip reels and praise from friends and colleagues during the affair. The evening was presided over by President of American Cinema Editors, Alan Heim, A.C.E.
Presenters included Oscar nominee Alexander Payne, who co-presented the ACE Student Editing award with wife and star of Sideways, Sandra Oh). Payne entered the Student Editing competition himself when he was in film school. Other presenters included Penny Marshall, DGA President Michael Apted, Nick Cassavetes, Teri Polo (Meet the Fockers), Cloris Leachman, Ed Asner, Dominique Swain, Ben Foster & Emile Hirsch (all starring in the upcoming Nick Cassavetes film Alpha Dog) Nancy Sinatra, Ricardo Chavira and Steven Culp (Desperate Housewives), and Nancy Cartwright (voice of Bart Simpson).
Guests celebrating the achievement of film editors at the ACE Eddie Awards included Oscar nominees Taylor Hackford (Director, Ray)and Jim Taylor (co-writer, Sideways), among many others.
A full list of winners follows:
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):
The Aviator
Thelma Schoonmacher, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL):
Ray
Paul Hirsch, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
Something The Lord Made
Michael Brown, A.C.E
BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR TELEVISION:
Boston Legal: "Hired Guns"
Philip Neel, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY:
Riding Giants
Paul Crowder
BEST EDITED HALF-HOUR SERIES FOR TELEVISION:
Sex and the City: "American Girl in Paris — Part 2"
Michael Berenbaum, A.C.E. & Wendey Stanzler, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
Redemption
Terilyn A. Shropshire, A.C.E.
BEST STUDENT EDITING
Michael Darrow, American Film Institute
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