It’s always hard to predict the final five nominees for Best Film Editing. The nominations for the biggest editing precursor prize from American Cinema Editors aren’t announced until after the Oscar nominations are revealed, so it’s rather difficult to know which way the wind is blowing here. But, as usual, expect to see this category dominated by Best Picture contenders. Last year, all five nominees were up for the Academy’s big prize. The previous year, it was four of the five.
With the critics groups who do award a prize for film editing, Jennifer Lame (Oppenheimer) is dominating with almost a dozen wins so far. Her main rival seems to be three-time Oscar winner Thelma Schoonmaker (Killers of the Flower Moon), so this one is shaping up as a tight race between the two female editors.
BEST FILM EDITING PREDICTIONS:
1. Oppenheimer – Jennifer Lame (Universal Pictures) – CCA
2. Killers of the Flower Moon – Thelma Schoonmaker (Paramount Pictures / Apple Original Films) – CCA
3. Poor Things – Yorgos Mavropsaridis (Searchlight Pictures) – CCA
4. The Holdovers – Kevin Tent (Focus Features)
5. Barbie – Nick Houy (Warner Bros.) – CCA
IN CONTENTION:
Air – William Goldenberg (Amazon MGM Studios) – CCA
American Fiction – Hilda Rasula (Amazon MGM Studios / Orion)
Anatomy of a Fall – Laurent Sénéchal (NEON)
The Color Purple – Jon Poll (Warner Bros.)
Ferrari – Pietro Scalia (NEON)
Maestro – Michelle Tesoro (Netflix) – CCA
Napoleon – Claire Simpson and Sam Restivo (Sony Pictures / Apple Original Films)
Society of the Snow – Jaume Marti (Netflix)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Michael Andrews (Sony Pictures)
The Zone of Interest – Paul Watts (A24)