Anne and I will be briefly previewing the American Cinema Editors and Cinema Audio Society awards in tomorrow’s Oscar Talk, and maybe a little Motion Picture Sound Editors thrown in to boot. All three will be announcing winners this weekend, while members of the Costume Designers Guild will put a bow on the guild season Tuesday night when they present their awards.
So, let’s start with the editors. It’s one of the oldest industry organizations, going all the way back to 1961, and this year marks its 50th anniversary. In that 50 year existence, the Society has awarded the eventual Oscar winner for Best Film Editing 35 times.
Additionally, 20 times their choice was also reflected in the Academy’s selection of Best Picture of the year (including four instances where the Society awarded a film that did not win Best Film Editing at the Oscars but still won Best Picture).