2025 ACE Eddie Awards Nominees Include ‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘Wicked,’ ‘Dune: Part 2’

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The 2025 ACE Eddie Award nominations are here, recognizing outstanding editing in 14 categories across film, TV, and documentaries. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

Among the nominees are buzzy titles including “Emilia Pérez,” “Anora,” “Wicked,” and “the Substance,” while TV faves including “Baby Reindeer,” “Nobody Wants This,” and “The Bear” also made the cut.

As previously announced, the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award will go to “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu for distinguished achievement in the art and business of film, while career achievement awards go to film editors Maysie Hoy, ACE, and Paul Hirsch, ACE.

Peter Baxter (President, Slamdance and Indies Awards Co-Founder), Taylor Miller (Slamdance Festival Director and Unstoppable Co-Founder), Nic Novicki (Comedian), Paul Rachman (Slamdance and Indies Awards Co-Founder), Ben Umstead (Indie Awards Manager and Co-Founder)

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Below is the full list of 2025 ACE Eddie Awards nominees. 

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (Drama, Theatrical)

Civil War
Jake Roberts, ACE
Conclave
Nick Emerson
Dune: Part Two
Joe Walker, ACE
Emilia Pérez
Juliette Welfling
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 
Eliot Knapman, Margaret Sixel, ACE

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (Comedy, Theatrical)

Anora
Sean Baker
Challengers
Marco Costa
A Real Pain
Robert Nassau
The Substance
Coralie Fargeat, Jérôme Eltabet, Valentin Féron
Wicked
Myron Kerstein, ACE

BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Flow
Gints Zilbalodis
Inside Out 2
Maurissa Horwitz
Moana 2
Jeremy Milton, ACE, Michael Louis Hill
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Dan Hembery
The Wild Robot
Mary Blee

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Beatles ’64
Mariah Rehmet, ACE
Jim Henson Idea Man
Sierra Neal, Paul Crowder, ACE
Her Name was Moviola
Howard Berry
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Otto Burnham
Will & Harper
Monique Zavistovski, ACE

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES

Chimp Crazy (102 – Gone Ape)
Evan Wise, ACE, Charles Divak, ACE, Adrienne Gits, ACE, Doug Abel, ACE
The Jinx – Part Two (203 – Saving My Tears Until It’s Official)
Richard Hankin, ACE, Charles Olivier
Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV (102 – Hidden in Plain Sight)
Daphne Gómez-Mena, Jane Jo, ACE
STEVE! (Martin) a Documentary in 2 Pieces (101 – Then)
Alan Lowe
STEVE! (Martin) a Documentary in 2 Pieces (102 – Now)
Jeff Malmberg, ACE, Aaron I. Naar

BEST EDITED MULTI-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES

Frasier (207 – My Brilliant Sister)
Russell Griffin, ACE
Poppa’s House (102 – Sleepover)
Angel Gamboa Bryant, ACE
The Upshaws (506 – Do I)
Angel Gamboa Bryant, ACE, Brian LeCoz

BEST EDITED SINGLE CAMERA COMEDY SERIES

The Bear (301 – Tomorrow)
Joanna Naugle, ACE
Curb Your Enthusiasm (1206 – The Gettysburg Address)
Steven Rasch, ACE
Nobody Wants This (101 – Pilot)
Maura Corey, ACE
Only Murders in the Building (410 – My Best Friend’s Wedding)
Shelly Westerman, ACE, Payton Koch
What We Do in the Shadows (603 – Sleep Hypnosis)
Liza Cardinale, ACE, Dane McMaster, ACE

BEST EDITED DRAMA SERIES

3 Body Problem (105 – Judgment Day)
Michael Ruscio, ACE
Fallout (101 – The End)
Ali Comperchio
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (101 – First Date)
Kyle Reiter, ACE, Isaac Hagy, ACE
Shogun (110 – A Dream of A Dream)
Maria Gonzales, ACE, Aika Miyake
Slow Horses (401 – Identity Theft)
Robert Frost

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (NON-THEATRICAL)

Am I OK?
Kayla M. Emter, ACE, Glen Scantlebury, ACE
Road House
Doc Crotzer, ACE
Unfrosted
Evan Henke, ACE

BEST EDITED LIMITED SERIES

Baby Reindeer (104 – Episode 4)
Peter H. Oliver, Benjamin Gerstein
Disclaimer (105 – V)
Adam Gough, ACE, BFE
Fargo (510 – Bisquik)
Regis Kimble
The Penguin (101 – After Hours)
Henk van Eeghen, ACE
Ripley (105 – V Lucio)
Joshua Raymond Lee, David O. Rogers

BEST EDITED NON-SCRIPTED SERIES

Conan O’Brien Must Go (104 – Ireland)
Matthew Shaw, Brad Roelandt
Couples Therapy (401)
Ryan Loeffler, Eileen Meyer
Welcome to Wrexham (305 – Temporary)
Tim Wilsbach, ACE, Steve Welch, ACE, Michael Brown, Michael Oliver, Tim Roche, Matt Wafaie, Jenny Krochmal

BEST EDITED VARIETY TALK/SKETCH SHOW OR SPECIAL

Ali Wong: Single Lady
Sean Hubbert
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. (104 – Paranormal)
Kelly Lyon, ACE, Sean McIlraith, Ryan McIlraith
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (1103 – Boeing)
Anthony Miale, ACE

BEST EDITED ANIMATED SERIES

Bob’s Burgers (1413 – Butt, Sweat, and Fears)
Stephanie Earley, ACE, Jeremy Reuben, ACE
The Simpsons (3514 – Night of the Living Wage)
Don Barrozo
X-Men ’97 (105 – Remember It)
Michelle McMillan

ANNE V. COATES AWARD FOR STUDENT EDITING

To Be Announced

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