2009 American Cinema Editors' Eddie Awards
2009 ACE Eddie Award nominations: Jan. 13, 2009
2009 ACE Eddie Award winners: Feb. 15, 2009
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Angus Wall & Kirk Baxter
The Dark Knight – Lee Smith, A.C.E.
Frost/Nixon – Mike Hill, A.C.E. & Dan Hanley, A.C.E.
Milk – Elliot Graham
* Slumdog Millionaire – Chris Dickens
FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
In Bruges – Jon Gregory, A.C.E.
Mamma Mia! – Leslie Walker
Tropic Thunder – Greg Hayden
Vicky Cristina Barcelona – Alisa Lepselter
* WALL-E – Stephen Schaffer
DOCUMENTARY
Bush’s War – Steve Audette
Chicago 10 – Stuart Levy, A.C.E.
* Man on Wire – Jinx Godfrey
HALF-HOUR SERIES FOR TELEVISION
* 30 Rock: "Reunion" – Meg Reticker
Entourage: "Playing With Fire" – Jeff Groth
The Office: "Goodbye Toby" – Dean Holland & David Rogers
ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
Boston Legal: "True Love" – Craig Bench
* Breaking Bad: "Pilot" – Lynne Willingham, A.C.E.
Law & Order: SVU: "Authority" – Karen Stern, A.C.E.
ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
Crash: "Los Muertos" – Eric Sears, A.C.E.
* True Blood: "Strange Love" – Michael Ruscio, A.C.E.
The Wire: "More With Less" – Kate Sanford, A.C.E.
MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
Bernard and Doris – Andy Keir
John Adams: Independence – Melanie Oliver
* Recount – Alan Baumgarten, A.C.E.
MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
* 24: Redemption – Scott Powell, A.C.E.
The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice – David J. Siegel, A.C.E.
Lost: "There’s No Place Like Home – Henk Van Eeghen, A.C.E., Robert Florio, A.C.E. Mark J. Goldman, Stephen Semel, A.C.E.
REALITY SERIES
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations: "New Orleans" – Eric Lasby
The Deadliest Catch: "Fresh Blood" – Kelly Coskran & Ed Greene
* Greensburg: "The Tornado" – Leonard Feinstein
Golden Eddie Award: Richard Donner
Career Achievement Awards: Sidney Katz, A.C.E. and Arthur Schmidt
American Cinema Editors Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Costume Designer Guild Awards 2009
Oscar 2009: Best Foreign Language Film Semi-Finalists
Slumdog or TDK for Drama, WALL-E or In Bruges for Comedy. I'm hoping for WALL-E, it'll be nice to continue WALL-E's come-back steak after that laughable Annie snub that has everyone laughing now (hey maybe The Annies should be submitted to the Comedy category for these awards show next year).
Slumdog wil definitaly win.
Slumdog Millionaire will win, though in my view The Dark Knight is a more accomplished and more subtle use of editing to propel the narrative.