Christopher, Marcia Lucas, George Lucas, Paul Hirsch, 1977)ġ7. “Battleship Potemkin” (Grigori Aleksandrov, Sergei Eisenstein, 1925)ġ5. “The Conversation” (Richard Chew, 1974)ġ3. “JFK” (Pietro Scalia, Joe Hutshing, 1991)ġ0. “Apocalypse Now” (Lisa Fruchtman, Gerald B. “Raging Bull” (Thelma Schoonmaker, 1980)ģ.
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I wonder if he might have appeared a fourth time if the list came out just a little later.Ĭheck out the full list below, of which more than a few might surprise you. Remember how I said to assume the list was up to date? Well, Michael Kahn was up for the Oscar against “Argo” for his work on “ Lincoln.” Did you notice his name among the trio of editors who made the list three times? That’s because he pulled a hat trick with “ Raiders of the Lost Ark” (21st), “ Saving Private Ryan” (24th), and “ Schindler’s List” (37th). Greenberg, Akira Kurosawa, Ray Lovejoy, Craig McKay, Sam O’Steen, Jay Rabinowitz, William Reynolds, Daniel Rezende, Pietro Scalia, Billy Weber, and Peter Zinner.
Allen’s and Schoonmaker’s pictures each span 3 decades.ġ3 editors had two films on the list: Richard Chew, Anne V. In a 3-way tie for the next most mentions (3) are Dede Allen, Michael Kahn and Schoonmaker. George Tomasini is the most cited picture editor, with 4 films on the Best Edited Films list - all with Hitchcock and all within a 6-year period. The guild breaks down the stats further and also provides tallies by director, decade, sound, and music. She’s not the most-cited editor, however. Working with Scorsese, she appears twice more, at #15 (“ Goodfellas”) and #69 (“ Hugo”). Thelma Schoonmaker’s #1 honor, “Raging Bull,” isn’t her only recognition, either. For comparison’s sake, Terrence Malick’s “ The Tree of Life” (2011) is the newest film. That distinction goes to 1924’s “ Sherlock, Jr.” edited by Buster Keaton and Roy B. “Citizen Kane” isn’t the oldest film in the list by far. “ The French Connection” (edited by Gerald B. “ JFK” (edited by Pietro Scalia, Joe Hutshing, 1991)ġ0. “ Bonnie And Clyde” (edited by Dede Allen, 1967)Ħ.
“ All That Jazz” (edited by Alan Heim, 1979)ĥ. “ Apocalypse Now” (edited by Lisa Fruchtman, Gerald B. “ Citizen Kane” (edited by Robert Wise, 1941)ģ. “ Raging Bull” (edited by Thelma Schoonmaker, 1980)Ģ. The Top Ten films according to the guild are as follows:ġ. But let’s assume for now the list is up to date. Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger won for “ Gravity” at last year’s Oscars, and William Goldenberg took home the statue for “ Argo” at the 85th Academy Awards. And granted, the list is over two and a half years old at this point (the votes were collected in 2012), so there’s a chance it might look a little different if it had come out more recently. It’s important to note that titles were chosen based on the strength of both their picture and sound editing. That’s right, in the May-June issue of “Editors Guild Magazine,” guild members weighed in on the 75 best-edited films ever.
Which will it be: “ Whiplash,” “ Boyhood,” “ American Sniper,” “ The Grand Budapest Hotel,” or “ The Imitation Game”? Perhaps a more interesting question is, do you think any of them deserve a spot on the list of the 75 Best Edited Films of All Time, as selected by the Motion Picture Editors Guild? The 87th Academy Awards are barely two weeks away, and on that night, one of five films will win the Oscar for Best Film Editing.