Oscar statuette ©AMPAS


Winners Only by Category:
Film Editing

Listed below are the Academy Award winners in the category of Film Editing (non-winning nominations have been omitted from this list). Click on the name of a film or person in the list to display more information about that film or person. Or, click on a category in the column on the right to display the winners in that category.

1934  (7th)

Winner markerEskimo, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Conrad Nervig.

1935  (8th)

Winner markerA Midsummer Night’s Dream, Warner Bros. Ralph Dawson.

1936  (9th)

Winner markerAnthony Adverse, Warner Bros. Ralph Dawson.

1937  (10th)

Winner markerLost Horizon, Columbia. Gene Havlick and Gene Milford.

1938  (11th)

Winner markerThe Adventures of Robin Hood, Warner Bros.-First National. Ralph Dawson.

1939  (12th)

Winner markerGone with the Wind, Selznick International Pictures; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Hal C. Kern and James E. Newcom.

1940  (13th)

Winner markerNorth West Mounted Police, Paramount. Anne Bauchens.

1941  (14th)

Winner markerSergeant York, Warner Bros. William Holmes.

1942  (15th)

Winner markerThe Pride of the Yankees, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Daniel Mandell.

1943  (16th)

Winner markerAir Force, Warner Bros. George Amy.

1944  (17th)

Winner markerWilson, 20th Century-Fox. Barbara McLean.

1945  (18th)

Winner markerNational Velvet, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Robert J. Kern.

1946  (19th)

Winner markerThe Best Years of Our Lives, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Daniel Mandell.

1947  (20th)

Winner markerBody and Soul, Enterprise Productions; United Artists. Francis Lyon and Robert Parrish.

1948  (21st)

Winner markerThe Naked City, Mark Hellinger Productions; Universal-International. Paul Weatherwax.

1949  (22nd)

Winner markerChampion, Screen Plays Corporation; United Artists. Harry Gerstad.

1950  (23rd)

Winner markerKing Solomon’s Mines, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Ralph E. Winters and Conrad A. Nervig.

1951  (24th)

Winner markerA Place in the Sun, Paramount. William Hornbeck.

1952  (25th)

Winner markerHigh Noon, Stanley Kramer Productions; United Artists. Elmo Williams and Harry Gerstad.

1953  (26th)

Winner markerFrom Here to Eternity, Columbia. William Lyon.

1954  (27th)

Winner markerOn the Waterfront, Horizon-American Corporation; Columbia. Gene Milford.

1955  (28th)

Winner markerPicnic, Columbia. Charles Nelson and William A. Lyon.

1956  (29th)

Winner markerAround the World in 80 Days, The Michael Todd Co., Inc.; United Artists. Gene Ruggiero and Paul Weatherwax.

1957  (30th)

Winner markerThe Bridge on the River Kwai, A Horizon Pictures Production; Columbia. (UK, USA) Peter Taylor.

1958  (31st)

Winner markerGigi, Arthur Freed Productions, Inc.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Adrienne Fazan.

1959  (32nd)

Winner markerBen-Hur, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Ralph E. Winters and John D. Dunning.

1960  (33rd)

Winner markerThe Apartment, The Mirisch Company, Inc.; United Artists. Daniel Mandell.

1961  (34th)

Winner markerWest Side Story, Mirisch Pictures, Inc. and B and P Enterprises, Inc.; United Artists. Thomas Stanford.

1962  (35th)

Winner markerLawrence of Arabia, Horizon Pictures (G.B.), Ltd.-Sam Spiegel-David Lean Production; Columbia. (UK) Anne Coates.

1963  (36th)

Winner markerHow the West Was Won, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer & Cinerama; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Harold F. Kress.

1964  (37th)

Winner markerMary Poppins, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista. Cotton Warburton.

1965  (38th)

Winner markerThe Sound of Music, Argyle Enterprises Production; 20th Century-Fox. William Reynolds.

1966  (39th)

Winner markerGrand Prix, Douglas-Lewis-John Frankenheimer-Cherokee Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Fredric Steinkamp, Henry Berman, Stewart Linder and Frank Santillo.

1967  (40th)

Winner markerIn the Heat of the Night, Mirisch Corporation Production; United Artists. Hal Ashby.

1968  (41st)

Winner markerBullitt, Solar Production; Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. Frank P. Keller.

1969  (42nd)

Winner markerZ, Reggane Films-O.N.C.I.C. Production; Cinema V Distributing. (France, Algeria) Françoise Bonnot.

1970  (43rd)

Winner markerPatton, 20th Century-Fox. Hugh S. Fowler.

1971  (44th)

Winner markerThe French Connection, Philip D’Antoni Production in association with Schine-Moore Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Jerry Greenberg.

1972  (45th)

Winner markerCabaret, ABC Pictures Production; Allied Artists. David Bretherton.

1973  (46th)

Winner markerThe Sting, Universal-Bill/Phillips-George Roy Hill Film Production; Zanuck/Brown Presentation; Universal. William Reynolds.

1974  (47th)

Winner markerThe Towering Inferno, Irwin Allen Production; 20th Century-Fox/Warner Bros. Harold F. Kress and Carl Kress.

1975  (48th)

Winner markerJaws, Universal-Zanuck/Brown Production; Universal. Verna Fields.

1976  (49th)

Winner markerRocky, Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler Production; United Artists. Richard Halsey and Scott Conrad.

1977  (50th)

Winner markerStar Wars, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; 20th Century-Fox. Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas and Richard Chew.

1978  (51st)

Winner markerThe Deer Hunter, EMI Films/Michael Cimino Film Production; Universal. Peter Zinner.

1979  (52nd)

Winner markerAll That Jazz, Columbia/20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox. Alan Heim.

1980  (53rd)

Winner markerRaging Bull, Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler Production; United Artists. Thelma Schoonmaker.

1981  (54th)

Winner markerRaiders of the Lost Ark, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; Paramount. Michael Kahn.

1982  (55th)

Winner markerGandhi, Indo-British Film Production; Columbia. (UK, India) John Bloom.

1983  (56th)

Winner markerThe Right Stuff, Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler Production; The Ladd Company through Warner Bros. Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Stephen A. Rotter, Douglas Stewart and Tom Rolf.

1984  (57th)

Winner markerThe Killing Fields, Enigma Productions Limited; Warner Bros. (UK) Jim Clark.

1985  (58th)

Winner markerWitness, Edward S. Feldman Production; Paramount. Thom Noble.

1986  (59th)

Winner markerPlatoon, Hemdale Film Production; Orion. (USA, UK) Claire Simpson.

1987  (60th)

Winner markerThe Last Emperor, Hemdale Film Production; Columbia. (UK, Italy, China, France) Gabriella Cristiani.

1988  (61st)

Winner markerWho Framed Roger Rabbit, Amblin Entertainment and Touchstone Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Arthur Schmidt.

1989  (62nd)

Winner markerBorn on the Fourth of July, A. Kitman Ho & Ixtlan Production; Universal. David Brenner and Joe Hutshing.

1990  (63rd)

Winner markerDances with Wolves, Tig Production; Orion. (USA, UK) Neil Travis.

1991  (64th)

Winner markerJFK, Camelot Production; Warner Bros. (France, USA) Joe Hutshing and Pietro Scalia.

1992  (65th)

Winner markerUnforgiven, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. Joel Cox.

1993  (66th)

Winner markerSchindler’s List, Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment Production; Universal. Michael Kahn.

1994  (67th)

Winner markerForrest Gump, Steve Tisch/Wendy Finerman Production; Paramount. Arthur Schmidt.

1995  (68th)

Winner markerApollo 13, Imagine Entertainment and Universal Pictures Production; Universal. Mike Hill and Dan Hanley.

1996  (69th)

Winner markerThe English Patient, Tiger Moth Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK) Walter Murch.

1997  (70th)

Winner markerTitanic, Lightstorm Entertainment Production; 20th Century Fox and Paramount. Conrad Buff, James Cameron and Richard A. Harris.

1998  (71st)

Winner markerSaving Private Ryan, Amblin Entertainment Production in association with Mutual Film Company; DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures. Michael Kahn.

1999  (72nd)

Winner markerThe Matrix, Matrix Films Pty Ltd. Production; Warner Bros. Zach Staenberg.

2000  (73rd)

Winner markerTraffic, Bedford Falls/Laura Bickford Production; USA Films. (USA, Mexico, Germany) Stephen Mirrione.

2001  (74th)

Winner markerBlack Hawk Down, Revolution Studios Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, UK) Pietro Scalia.

2002  (75th)

Winner markerChicago, Producer Circle Co., Zadan/Meron Production; Miramax. (USA, Germany, Canada) Martin Walsh.

2003  (76th)

Winner markerThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Wingnut Films Production; New Line. (New Zealand, USA) Jamie Selkirk.

2004  (77th)

Winner markerThe Aviator, Forward Pass/Appian Way/IMF Production; Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros. (Germany, USA) Thelma Schoonmaker.

2005  (78th)

Winner markerCrash, Bob Yari/DEJ/BlackFriar’s Bridge/Harris Company/ApolloProscreen GmbH & Co./Bull’s Eye Entertainment Production; Lions Gate Films. (USA, Germany) Hughes Winborne.

2006  (79th)

Winner markerThe Departed, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros. Thelma Schoonmaker.

2007  (80th)

Winner markerThe Bourne Ultimatum, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. (USA, Germany, France, Spain) Christopher Rouse.

2008  (81st)

Winner markerSlumdog Millionaire, Celador Films Production; Fox Searchlight. (UK, India) Chris Dickens.

2009  (82nd)

Winner markerThe Hurt Locker, Voltage Pictures Production; Summit Entertainment. Bob Murawski and Chris Innis.

2010  (83rd)

Winner markerThe Social Network, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter.

2011  (84th)

Winner markerThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, Sweden, Norway) Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall.

2012  (85th)

Winner markerArgo, Stage 16 Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) William Goldenberg.

2013  (86th)

Winner markerGravity, A Warner Bros. UK Services Limited Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger.

2014  (87th)

Winner markerWhiplash, a Blumhouse Productions/Right of Way Films/Bold Films Production; Sony Pictures Classics. Tom Cross.

2015  (88th)

Winner markerMad Max: Fury Road, a Village Roadshow/Kennedy Miller Mitchell Production; Warner Bros. (Australia, USA, South Africa) Margaret Sixel.

2016  (89th)

Winner markerHacksaw Ridge, A Pandemonium Films/Permut Productions/Vendian Entertainment/Kylin Pictures production; Summit Entertainment. (Australia, USA) John Gilbert.

2017  (90th)

Winner markerDunkirk, A Syncopy Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (UK, Netherlands, France, USA) Lee Smith.

2018  (91st)

Winner markerBohemian Rhapsody, A 20th Century Fox and Regency Enterprises Production; 20th Century Fox. (UK, USA) John Ottman.

2019  (92nd)

Winner markerFord v Ferrari, A 20th Century Fox Production; Walt Disney. (USA, France) Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland.

2020  (93rd)

Winner markerSound of Metal, A Caviar/Flat 7 Production; Amazon Studios. Mikkel E. G. Nielsen.

2021  (94th)

Winner markerDune, A Legendary Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (Canada, USA) Joe Walker.

2022  (95th)

Winner markerEverything Everywhere All at Once, Hot Dog Hands Prod.; A24. Paul Rogers.

2023  (96th)

Winner markerOppenheimer, Universal Pictures/Syncopy/Atlas Entertainment Production; Universal. (USA, UK) Jennifer Lame.