Variety apparently broke the embargo so we can announce the Ace Eddie nominees. From incontention:
Drama
Avatar-Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron
The Hurt Locker-Bob Murawski & Chris Innis
Up in the Air-Dana Glauberman
District 9-Julian Clarke
Star Trek-Maryann Brandon & Mary Jo Markey
Comedy:
The Hangover-Debra Neil-Fisher
Julie & Julia-Richard Marks
It’s Complicated-Joe Hutshing, David Moritz
A Serious Man-Roderick Jaynes (Joel and Ethan Coen)
500 Days of Summer-Alan Edward Bell
Animated:
Coraline-Christopher Murrie & Ronald Sanders
Fantastic Mr. Fox-Andrew Weisblum
UP-Kevin Nolting
Documentary:
The Cove-Geoffrey Richman
Food, Inc.-Kim Roberts
This Is It-Don Brochu
Charts/history after the cut. As we said previously, it’s crucial to get an Eddie nod in order to WIN Best Pic. The Sci Fi three look to be unstoppable for Best Pic nods.
Won ACE | Won
Oscar for editing+ indicates also went on to win Best
Picture at the Oscars* indicates nominated for Best Picture
2009
Slumdog Millionaire Slumdog Millionaire+ Milk Milk* Benjamin Button Benjamin Button* Frost/Nixon Frost/Nixon* The Dark Knight The Dark Knight Wall-E In Bruges Mamma Mia! Tropic Thunder Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2007
The Bourne Ultimatum The Bourne Ultimatum Into the Wild Into the Wild Michael Clayton* Diving Bell No Country for Old Men+ No Country for Old Men+ There Will Be Blood* There Will Be Blood* Hairspray Juno* Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End Ratatouille Sweeney Todd 2006
Babel* Babel* Casino Royale Children of Men The Departed+ The Departed+ The Queen* Blood Diamond United 93 United 93 Thank You for Smoking The Devil Wears Prada Dreamgirls Little Miss Sunshine* Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 2005
Brokeback Mountain* Cinderella Man The Constant Gardener The Constant Gardener Crash+ Crash+ Good Night, and Good Luck* Munich* Munich* Charlie and The Chocolate Factory The Family Stone Pride & Prejudice Wedding Crashers Walk the Line Walk the Line
2004
Collateral Collateral Finding Neverland* Finding Neverland* Kill Bill Vol. 2 Kinsey Million Dollar Baby+ Million Dollar Baby+ The Aviator * The Aviator* De-Lovely Eternal Sunshine The Incredibles Ray* Ray* Sideways* 2003
Cold Mountain Cold Mountain Master and Commander* Master and Commander* Mystic River* City of God The Return of the King+ The Return of the King+ Seabiscuit* Seabiscuit* (COMEDY OR MUSICAL): Bend It Like Beckham Finding Nemo Lost in Translation* Pirates of the Caribbean School of Rock 2002
The Hours* The Hours* Gangs of New York* Gangs of New York* About Schmidt The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Lord of the Rings: Two Towers * Minority Report The Pianist* (COMEDY OR MUSICAL): About a Boy Adaptation My Big Fat Greek Wedding Chicago+ Chicago+ Punch-Drunk Love 2001
A Beautiful Mind + A Beautiful Mind+ Black
Hawk DownBlack
Hawk DownHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s
StoneThe Lord of the Rings: The
Fellowship of the Ring*Lord of the Rings* Memento Memento (COMEDY
OR MUSICAL):Gosford Park * Amélie Monsters, Inc. Moulin
Rouge! *Moulin Rouge* The Royal Tenenbaums Shrek 2000
Billy Elliot Wonder Boys Cast Away Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon* Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon* Gladiator+ Gladiator+ Traffic* Traffic* Film Editing – Musical or Comedy Almost Famous Almost Famous Best In Show Chocolat * O Brother, Where Art Thou? Shanghai Noon 1999
American Beauty + American Beauty* The Insider* The Insider* The Matrix The Matrix The Sixth Sense * The Sixth Sense* The Talented Mr. Ripley The Cider House Rules* Film Editing – Musical or Comedy Analyze This Being John Malkovich Election Man On the Moon Run Lola Run 1998
Out Of Sight Out Of Sight Shakespeare In Love + Shakespeare In Love+ The Thin Red Line * The Thin Red Line* Saving Private
Ryan *Saving Private
Ryan*The Horse Whisperer Life Is Beautiful* 1997
Air Force One Air Force One As Good As It Gets * As Good As It Gets* Good Will Hunting * Good Will Hunting* L. A. Confidential * L. A. Confidential* Titanic+ Titanic+ 1996
The English Patient+ The English Patient+ Evita Evita Fargo * Fargo* Shine * Shine* The Rock Jerry Maguire* 1995
Braveheart+ Braveheart+ Apollo 13 * Apollo 13* Crimson Tide Crimson Tide The Usual Suspects Babe* Casino Se7en Comprehensive Chart:
Won ACE | Won Oscar
*Nominated for Best Picture
+Won Best Picture
-Won ACE/Oscar for editing but not nominated
for Best PicCheck out the seven year
streak from 1990 on.
2005: Crash/Walk the Line Crash+ 2004: The Aviator/Ray* The Aviator* 2003: Return of the King/Pirates of the Caribbean Return of the King+ 2002: Gangs of New York*/Chicago Chicago+ 2001: Black Hawk Down/Moulin Rouge* Black Hawk Down– 2000: Gladiator/Almost Famous Traffic* 1999: The
Matrix/Being John MalkovichThe Matrix- 1998: Saving
Private RyanSaving Private
Ryan*1997: Titanic Titanic+ 1996: The English Patient The English Patient+ 1995: Braveheart Braveheart+ 1994: Forrest Gump Forrest Gump+ 1993: Schindler’s List
Schindler’s List+ 1991: Unforgiven Unforgiven+ 1990: Dances With Wolves Dances With Wolves+ 1989: Glory– Born on the Fourth of July* 1988: Mississippi Burning* Who Framed Roger Rabbit- 1987: The
Last EmperorThe
Last Emperor+1986: Platoon Platoon+ 1985: Witness Witness* 1984: Amadeus+ The Killing Fields* 1983: War Games- The Right Stuff* 1982: Gandhi Gandhi+ 1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark Raiders of the Lost Ark* 1980: Raging Bull Raging Bull* 1979: All That Jazz All That Jazz* 1978: The Deer Hunter+ The Deer Hunter+ 1977: The Turning Point+ Star Wars* 1976: Rocky Rocky+ 1975: Jaws Jaws* 1974: The Longest Yard- Towering Inferno* 1973: The Sting The Sting+ 1972: Cabaret Cabaret* 1971: Summer of ’42- French Connection+ 1970: Patton+ Patton+ 1969: Hello Dolly* Z* 1968: Bullit- Bullit- 1967: The Dirty Dozen- In the Heat of the Night+ 1966: Fantastic Voyage- Grand Prix- 1965: Sound of Music Sound of Music+ 1964: Mary Poppins Mary Poppins* 1963: How the West Was Won How the West Was Won* 1962: The Longest Day Lawrence of Arabia+ 1961: The Parent Trap West Side Story+