The Eddie Awards — named after the sound a film editor makes when spooling tape through the old Moviola machine — are the definitive peer recognition in film and television editing. American Cinema Editors membership is by invitation, and the ACE initials beside an editor’s name are a mark of professional distinction. The annual awards cover the full range of editing craft: feature drama, comedy, animation, documentary, drama series, comedy series, limited series, and reality programming — making them the most comprehensive editing award in existence.
About the ACE Eddie: Like the ASC Award, the Eddie is peer-voted — only ACE members cast ballots. This makes it the editing community’s own gold standard, distinct from and often more meaningful than the Oscar for Best Film Editing, which is voted on by the broader Academy membership. The Eddie and the Oscar frequently align in the drama category, but the ACE’s separate comedy, animation, and documentary categories surface recognition that the Oscar’s single category cannot provide.
The ACE’s flagship category, covering dramatic feature editing. Oscar alignment and divergence noted where significant.
| Year | Editor(s) | Film | Oscar? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Matt Villa ACE & Jonathan Redmond ACE | Anora | Oscar: The Brutalist |
| 2024 | Jen Lame ACE | Oppenheimer | ACE + Oscar |
| 2023 | Monika Willi | All Quiet on the Western Front | ACE + Oscar |
| 2022 | Joe Walker ACE | Dune | ACE + Oscar |
| 2021 | Yorgos Lamprinos ACE | The Father | ACE + Oscar |
| 2020 | Michael McCusker & Andrew Buckland ACE | Ford v Ferrari | ACE + Oscar |
| 2019 | John Ottman ACE | Bohemian Rhapsody | Oscar: Green Book (Patrick J. Don Vito) |
| 2018 | Lee Smith ACE | Dunkirk | ACE + Oscar |
| 2017 | Blu Murray ACE | Hacksaw Ridge | Oscar: Tom Cross (La La Land) |
| 2016 | Margaret Sixel ACE | Mad Max: Fury Road | ACE + Oscar |
| 2015 | Tom Cross ACE | Whiplash | ACE + Oscar |
| 2014 | Alfonso Cuarón & Mark Sanger | Gravity | ACE + Oscar |
| 2013 | William Goldenberg ACE | Zero Dark Thirty | Oscar: Argo (William Goldenberg) — same editor, different film |
| 2012 | Kirk Baxter ACE & Angus Wall ACE | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Oscar: The Artist (Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius) |
| 2011 | Kirk Baxter ACE & Angus Wall ACE | The Social Network | ACE + Oscar |
| 2010 | Chris Innis ACE & Bob Murawski ACE | The Hurt Locker | ACE + Oscar |
The television drama editing award — one of the most contested in the era of prestige streaming.
| Year | Editor(s) | Series & Episode |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Multiple editors | Shōgun |
| 2024 | Ken Eluto ACE | Succession — “Connor’s Wedding” |
| 2023 | Kelley Dixon ACE | Better Call Saul |
| 2022 | John Bloom ACE & Melissa Lawson Cheung ACE | Succession — “All the Bells Say” |
| 2021 | Tim Porter ACE | The Crown — “Favourites” |
| 2020 | Fabian Wagner | Game of Thrones — “The Long Night” |
| 2019 | Kelley Dixon ACE | Breaking Bad — “Ozymandias” |
| Year | Editor(s) | Series |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Various | The Bear |
| 2024 | Adam Epstein ACE & Joanna Naugle ACE | The Bear — “Fishes” |
| 2023 | Christopher Donaldson ACE | Hacks |
| 2022 | Various | Ted Lasso |
| 2021 | Various | Ted Lasso |
| Year | Editor(s) | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Various | Ripley |
| 2024 | Various | Beef |
| 2023 | Various | The White Lotus (Season 2) |
| 2022 | Various | The White Lotus (Season 1) |
| 2021 | Various | The Queen’s Gambit |
| 2020 | Various | Chernobyl |
| Year | Editor(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nick Houy ACE | A Real Pain |
| 2024 | Matt Villa ACE & Jonathan Redmond ACE | Poor Things |
| 2023 | Paul Rogers | Everything Everywhere All at Once |
| 2022 | Monika Willi | Being the Ricardos |
| 2021 | Frédéric Thoraval | Promising Young Woman |