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"The Social Network" editors, Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter, won the Ace Eddie Award for Best Edited Dramatic Feature at the 61st Annual Ace Eddie Awards. The David Fincher film beat "Black Swan," "The Fighter," "Inception," and "The King's Speech." We'll see if "The Social Network" will beat those movies (except for "Inception" which was not nominated in favor of "127 Hours") at the upcoming 83rd Academy Awards.

In the feature category for Musical or Comedy, Chris Lebenzon of "Alice in Wonderland" took home the trophy, winning over "Easy A," "The Kids Are All Right," "Made in Dagenham," and "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World."

In the Best Edited Animated Featuer Film category, surprise, surprise, "Toy Story 3" won over "How to Train Your Dragon" and "Despicable Me."

Tom Fulford & Chris King of "Exit Through the Gift Shop" won for Best Edited Documentary beating "Inside Job" and "Waiting for Superman."

The 61st Annual...

Another feather is now in the cap of David Fincher's The Social Network and this is a big one as the American Cinema Editors have awarded it and its editing team, consisting of Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall, top honors in the drama category. Network beat out fellow nominees Black Swan (Andrew Weisblum), The Fighter (Pamela Martin), Inception (Lee Smith) and The King's Speech (Tariq Anwar). As for the Oscar nominations, by comparison, the only difference in nominees is 127 Hours was nominated rather than Inception.

The Eddie nominees were announced on January 14, and back then I wrote, "If Network gets the win we can pretty much close the door on the Oscars." I also mentioned the notable statistic that six out of the last ten winners of the Eddie in the Best Feature Film (Dramatic) category have gone on to win Oscar's Best Picture. On top of that, the...

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The American Cinema Editors announced their nominees for the 61st Annual Ace Eddie Awards today. The awards ceremony will be held Feb. 19. Among the nominated films are Black Swan, The King’s Speech, Inception, The Social Network, The Kids Are All Right, How To Train Your Dragon, and Toy Story 3. The nominees are:

Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):

Black Swan — Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.

The Fighter — Pamela Martin

Inception — Lee Smith, A.C.E.

The King’s Speech — Tariq Anwar

The Social Network — Angus Wall, A.C.E., & Kirk Baxter

Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy Or Musical...

The American Cinema Editors on Friday announced the nominees for the 2011 Ace Eddie Awards, with many of the primary Oscar favorites to again duke it out in the feature-film categories.

Awards will be handed out on Saturday, Feb. 19, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

A complete list of nominees follows.

Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):

“Black Swan,” Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.

“The Fighter,” Pamela Martin

“Inception,” Lee Smith, A.C.E.

“The King’s Speech,” Tariq Anwar

“The Social Network,” Angus Wall, A.C.E. and Kirk Baxter

Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy Or Musical):

“Alice in Wonderland,” Chris Lebenzon, A.C.E.

“Easy A,” Susan Littenberg

“The Kids Are All Right,” Jeffrey M. Werner

“Made in Dagenham,” Michael Parker

“Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World,” Jonathan Amos and Paul Machliss

Best Edited Animated Feature Film:

“Despicable Me,” Gregory Perler and Pam Ziegenhagen

“How To Train Your Dragon,” Maryann Brandon,...

hollywoodnews.com: The American Cinema Editors announced the nominees for the 61st annualL Ace Eddie awards. They recognize the best editing of the year.

Ace, the American Cinema Editors, is an honorary society of motion picture editors founded in 1950. Film editors are voted into membership on the basis of their professional achievements, their dedication to the education of others and their commitment to the craft of editing.

Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):

Black Swan

Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.

The Fighter

Pamela Martin

Inception

Lee Smith, A.C.E.

The King’s Speech

Tariq Anwar

The Social Network

Angus Wall, A.C.E. & Kirk Baxter

Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy Or Musical):

Alice in Wonderland

Chris Lebenzon, A.C.E.

Easy A

Susan Littenberg

The Kids Are All Right

Jeffrey M. Werner

Made In Dagenham

Michael Parker

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Jonathan Amos & Paul Machliss

Best Edited...

Front-runner for most overlooked/under-appreciated category of filmmaking is editing. A well-edited film goes unnoticed amongst the majority of filmgoers (Black Swan, How To Train Your Dragon), while sometimes the game-changing editing sticks out (Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, The Social Network), and then poor editing can further ruin a stinker (Iron Man 2, The Last Airbender).

Along with the Oscar nominations, each year the American Cinema Editors (Ace) aim to reward the best editing with the Ace Eddie Awards. Deadline notes that Christopher Nolan will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award and that “no film has won Best Picture at the Oscars without also having received at least a Best Editing nomination since Ordinary People in 1981.” This year, the nominees have been revealed and you can see them below.

Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):

Black Swan

Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.

The Fighter

Pamela Martin

Inception

Lee Smith,...

Recent winners of the American Cinema Editors (Ace) Eddie Awards for best film editing have gone to The Hurt Locker, Slumdog Millionaire, The Departed, Crash, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Chicago and Gladiator. I think you get my drift, but if not six out of the last ten films to win the Eddie in the Best Feature Film (Dramatic) category have gone on to win Oscar's Best Picture and I think we can call it seven out of eleven at this point as it doesn't really matter what film you believe is going to win Best Picture, it's likely among this group.

I woke up this morning to a massive email chain from Oscar bloggers including those from Awards Daily, ComingSoon.net, The Film Experience, In Contention and Cinematical, all of which were discussing the absence of Joel and Ethan Coen's pseudonym Roderick Jaynes...

Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic): Black Swan, Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E. The Fighter, Pamela Martin Inception, Lee Smith, A.C.E. The King’s Speech, Tariq Anwar The Social Network,...

Universal City, CA, Jan. 14 –American Cinema Editors (Ace) today announced nominations for the 61st Annual Ace Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing in nine categories of film, television and documentaries. Winners will be revealed during Ace’s 61st annual black-tie awards ceremony on Saturday, February 19, 2011 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Christopher Nolan will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award. Two Career Achievement honorees will be announced next week. The Ace Eddie Awards is considered an integral precursor to the Oscars®. No film has won Best Picture at the Oscars without also having received at least a Best Editing nomination since Ordinary People in 1981. Since the Ace membership boasts a very high crossover within its membership of Academy members, it is considered a very accurate bellwether for the eventual Oscar outcome.: Nominees For 61st Annual Ace Eddie Awards Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic): Black Swan Andrew Weisblum,...