It's a Tie! Babel and The Departed Win Best Edited Feature/Drama at the 57th Annual ACE Eddie Awards

For only the second time in the 57-year history of the ACE Eddie Awards, two films have tied for Best Edited Feature Film (Drama). “Babel” and “The Departed” shared top honors at the packed ceremony inside the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. “Babel” was edited by Stephen Mirrione, A.C.E. and Douglas Crise, while “The Departed” was edited by Thelma Schoonmaker, A.C.E. The last time two films tied in a feature category was 1989 when “Rain Man” (edited by Stu Linder) tied with “Mississippi Burning” (edited by Gerry Hambling). The Best Edited Feature Film/Comedy or Musical winner was Virginia Katz, A.C.E. for her work on “Dreamgirls.” “An Inconvenient Truth” edited by Jay Cassidy, A.C.E. and Dan Sweitlik, took Best Edited Documentary honors.

Television winners included “The Office,” “The Wire,” “Friday Night Lights,” Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act, Part 1” and “The Path to 9/11: Part 2”

The Student Editing Competition winner was Alex Lamb of Chapman University beating out hundreds of competitors from film schools and universities around the country.

The ACE Eddie Awards, presented by American Cinema Editors, recognizes outstanding editing in eight categories of film, television and documentaries.

Academy Award® winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino received the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year honor presented to him by Daryl Hannah. Julia Sweeneyserved as the evenings M.C.

Lifetime Career Achievement Awards went to industry veterans John Soh, A.C.E. and Frank Urioste, A.C.E. Their prolific careers were highlighted with clip reels and praise from friends and colleagues during the affair. The evening was presided over by President of American Cinema Editors, Alan Heim, A.C.E.

Presenters included a long line of friends and colleagues paying tribute to the evening''s honorees and nominees including the Oscar® nominated director of “Babel” Alejandro González Iñárritu, Rosario Dawson, legendary filmmaker Walter Mirsch, Michael Madsen, Jenna Fisher & Angela Kinsey from “The Office,” Kate Walsh & Justin Chambers from “Grey''s Anatomy,” Vanessa Ferlito & Sydney T. Poitier from the upcoming “Grindhouse,” Gregory Itzin from “24” and editor Mark Helfrich, A.C.E. (“X Men: The Last Stand”).

A full list of winners follows:

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):

BABEL

Stephen Mirrione, A.C.E. & Douglas Crise

-TIED WITH-

THE DEPARTED

Thelma Schoonmaker, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL):


DREAMGIRLS


Virginia Katz, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY:


AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH


Jay Cassidy, A.C.E. & Dan Sweitlik

BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:


PRIME SUSPECT 7: THE FINAL ACT, PART ONE

Trevor Waite

BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:


FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: “PILOT”

Conrad Gonzalez, A.C.E., Keith Henderson & Stephen Michael

BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:


THE WIRE: “BOYS OF SUMMER”


Kate Sanford

BEST EDITED HALF-HOUR SERIES FOR TELEVISION:


THE OFFICE: “CASINO NIGHT”


Dean Holland & David Rogers

BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:


THE PATH TO 9/11: PART TWO


Geoffrey Rowland, A.C.E., Eric Sears, A.C.E., Bryan Horne, David Handman, A.C.E. & Mitchell Danton

STUDENT COMPETITION WINNER


Alex Lamb, Chapman University

AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS

American Cinema Editors (ACE) 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. The objectives and purposes of the American Cinema Editors are to advance the art and science of the editing profession; to increase the entertainment value of motion pictures by attaining artistic pre-eminence and scientific achievement in the creative art of editing; to bring into close alliance those editors who desire to advance the prestige and dignity of the editing profession.

The ACE Eddie Awards, now in its 57th year, is the third oldest entertainment awards show tradition in Hollywood, preceded by the Oscars and the Golden Globes.

For additional information on ACE and the ACE Eddie Awards, please visit the ACE website at www.americancinemaeditors.com. Photos available upon request.

NOMINEES FOR 57TH ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):


Babel


Stephen Mirrione, A.C.E. & Douglas Crise


Casino Royal


Stuart Baird, A.C.E.


The Departed


Thelma Schoonmaker, A.C.E.


The Queen


Lucia Zucchetti


United 93


Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse, A.C.E. & Richard Pearson

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL):


The Devil Wears Prada


Mark Livolsi, A.C.E.


Dreamgirls


Virginia Katz, A.C.E.


Little Miss Sunshine


Pamela Martin


Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man''s Chest


Craig Wood & Stephen Rivkin, A.C.E.


Thank You for Smoking


Dana E. Glauberman

BEST EDITED HALF-HOUR SERIES FOR TELEVISION:


Entourage: “Sorry Ari”


Jonathan Corn


My Name Is Earl: “Number One”


Lance Luckey


The Office: “Casino Night”

Dean Holland & David Rogers

BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:


24: “7pm to 8pm”

Leon Ortiz-Gil, A.C.E.


Friday Night Lights: “Pilot”


Conrad Gonzalez, A.C.E., Keith Henderson & Stephen Michael


Grey''s Anatomy: “It''s the End of the World”

Edward Ornelas

BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:


Deadwood: “Tell Your God to Ready for Blood”


Stephen Mark, A.C.E.


The Sopranos: “Members Only”


Sidney Wolinsky, A.C.E.


The Wire: “Boys of Summer”


Kate Sanford

BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:


Elizabeth 1, part one


Beverley Mills


Mrs. Harris


Curtiss Clayton & Lee Percy, A.C.E.


Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act, part one


Trevor Waite

BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:


Lost: Live Together, Die Alone


Sue Blainey, Sarah Boyd & Stephen Semel, A.C.E.


The Path to 9/11, part two


Geoffrey Rowland, A.C.E., Eric Sears, A.C.E., Bryan Horne, David Handman,


A.C.E. & Mitchell Danton


The Ron Clark Story


Heather Persons

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY:


An Inconvenient Truth


Jay Cassidy, A.C.E. & Dan Swietlik


Baghdad ER


Patrick McMahon, A.C.E. & Carrie Goldman


When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, part one


Samuel D. Pollard