The 75th ACE Eddie Awards took place at UCLA’s Royce Hall on Friday evening, celebrating the best in film and television editing. Notable wins included “Emilia Pérez” and “Wicked”, highlighting the outstanding contributions to the film industry. This year’s ceremony was postponed from its original January date due to wildfires affecting the L.A. metro area.
Juliette Welfling’s editing for “Emilia Pérez” and Myron Kerstein’s work on “Wicked” stood out, especially in contrast to the 97th Academy Awards, where Sean Baker claimed the Oscar for Best Film Editing for “Anora” on March 2. Last year, films like “Oppenheimer” and “The Holdovers” were recognized, with “Oppenheimer” ultimately winning the Oscar. Historically, two-thirds of ACE feature-film winners have also received the Oscar for Best Film Editing. Since the ACE split its top film award into separate drama and comedy or musical categories 25 years ago, the drama winner has secured the Oscar 14 times, while the comedy/musical winner has done so twice.
In the animated feature category, “The Wild Robot” earned the Eddie, awarded to Mary Blee. Michelle McMillan won for her editing work on the TV series “X-Men ’97”. In nonfiction, Monique Zavistovski won for “Will & Harper”, while the team of Evan Wise, Charles Divak, Adrienne Gits, and Doug Abel triumphed for the TV series “Chimp Crazy”.
The ceremony also recognized various TV winners, including Maria Gonzales and Aika Miyake for “Shōgun”, Peter H. Oliver and Benjamin Gerstein for “Baby Reindeer”, and Russell Griffin for “Frasier”. Additional winners included Liza Cardinale and Dane McMaster for “What We Do in the Shadows”, and Doc Crotzer for “Roadhouse”, along with a large team for “Welcome to Wrexham”.
Special awards were presented to “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu, named Filmmaker of the Year, along with film editors Maysie Hoy and Paul Hirsch for Career Achievement.
The complete list of winners at the ACE Eddie Awards is as follows:
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (Drama, Theatrical)
“Emilia Pérez,” Juliette Welfling
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (Comedy, Theatrical)
“Wicked,” Myron Kerstein, ACE
BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
“The Wild Robot,” Mary Blee
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“Will & Harper,” Monique Zavistovski, ACE
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES
“Chimp Crazy” (102 – Gone Ape)
Evan Wise, ACE
Charles Divak, ACE
Adrienne Gits, ACE
Doug Abel, ACE
BEST EDITED MULTI-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
“Frasier” (207 – My Brilliant Sister)
Russell Griffin, ACE
BEST EDITED SINGLE CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
“What We Do in the Shadows” (603 – Sleep Hypnosis)
Liza Cardinale, ACE
Dane McMaster, ACE
BEST EDITED DRAMA SERIES
“Shōgun” (110 – A Dream of A Dream)
Maria Gonzales, ACE
Aika Miyake
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (NON-THEATRICAL)
“Road House”
Doc Crotzer, ACE
BEST EDITED LIMITED SERIES
“Baby Reindeer” (104 – Episode 4)
Peter H. Oliver
Benjamin Gerstein
BEST EDITED NON-SCRIPTED SERIES
“Welcome to Wrexham” (305 – Temporary)
Tim Wilsbach, ACE
Steve Welch, ACE
Michael Brown
Michael Oliver
Tim Roche
Matt Wafaie
Jenny Krochmal
Mohamed el Manasterly
BEST EDITED VARIETY TALK/SKETCH SHOW OR SPECIAL
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (1103 – Boeing)
Anthony Miale, ACE
BEST EDITED ANIMATED SERIES
“X-Men ’97” (105 – Remember It)
Michelle McMillan
The event coverage can be found at the TheWrap.
