The Editors Have Spoken
The nominees:
Drama:
"Babel," Stephen Mirrione, Douglas Crise
"Casino Royale," Stuart Baird
"The Departed," Thelma Schoonmaker
"The Queen," Lucia Zuccheti
"United 93," Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse, Richard Pearson
Comedy/Musical:
"The Devil Wears Prada," Mark Livolsi
"Dreamgirls," Virginia Katz
"Little Miss Sunshine," Pamela Martin
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," Craig Wood, Stephen Rivkin
"Thank You for Smoking," Dan Glauberman
Documentary:
"An Inconvenient Truth," Jay Cassidy, Dan Swietlik
"Baghdad ER," Patrick McMahon, Carrie Goldman
"When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, Part One," Samuel D. Pollard
I went 4/5 in each category, so not too shabby. Biggest thing: both Clint Eastwood war films get shut out. The deal has been sealed. The guilds either haven't seen "Letters from Iwo Jima" or, if they have, perhaps they are just canceling each other out in the tech fields. But Joel Cox missing here, for WAR films...wow.
Another big boost for "United 93" as the film's real shining mark has been recognized. But the big shocker has to be Stuart Baird sliding in for "Casino Royale," the film's second guild mention in as many days following hte Costume Designers Guild citing Lindy Hemming's threads. Perhaps that can translate to Oscar. It's one hell of a ride and, to my mind, the best Bond film ever made. The film has also become an interesting critical darling this season.
The only other intriguing inclusion is Dan Glauberman's work on "Thank You for Smoking," deserving indeed and emblematic of making a comedy funnier through the editing. As with "United 93," two guild mentions in as many days for Jason Reitman's biting satire.
All the Best Picture frontrunners are again present and accounted for here, so things still look like smooth sailing for all involved. None of said films has swept the guilds, given that the ASC left all Best Pic frontrunners off the list yesterday, but so far, "Babel" and "Little Miss Sunshine" have taken down mentions in all other fields.
One final note here. I'm very happy to see the best non-theatrical film of the year get a mention in the documentary category, Spike Lee's riveting "When the Levees Broke." It is and remains a rather definitive piece of filmmaking.
Check back in a matter of hours for the BAFTA nominations announcement.
(Full ACE press release after the jump.)
NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR 57TH ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS RECOGNIZING THE BEST EDITING OF THE YEAR IN FILM, TV AND DOCS
Universal City, CA, Jan. 12 – The American Cinema Editors (ACE) today announced nominations for the 57th Annual ACE Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing in eight categories of film, television and documentaries. Winners will be revealed during ACE’s 57th annual black-tie awards ceremony on Sunday, February 18, 2007 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Nominees, as announced by the ACE Board of Directors, are as follows:
"Babel"
Stephen Mirrione, A.C.E. & Douglas Crise
"Casino Royale"
Stuart Baird, A.C.E.
"The Departed"
Thelma Schoonmaker, A.C.E.
"The Queen"
Lucia Zuccheti
"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 Glauberman
BEST EDITED HALF-HOUR SERIES FOR TELEVISION
"Entourage": Sorry Ari
John 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 & Steve 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 I," part one
Beverly 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
Comments
Actually, The Queen missed Ensemble at SAG, so LMS and Babel are the only ones to score everywhere sans ASC. Crazy.
And I think Casino Royale could get in. The Editing Branch has shown plenty of love for action flicks in the past (Collateral, Black Hawk Down, The Matrix, Air Force One, to name the most recent examples), so with the "Best Bond Ever" buzz (Richly deserved) I think it can beat out The Queen for the nom. So:
Babel
Casino Royale
The Departed
Dreamgirls
United 93
Posted by: Positive Jon![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.incontention.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| January 11, 2007 09:44 PM
Nah, I dont think there's much to Royale here, but could be wrong.
Posted by: Kristopher Tapley![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.incontention.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| January 11, 2007 09:55 PM
BAFTA cited the five Drama nominees from here. I think they'll be battling it out with "Dreamgirls" for the Oscar nods and I too suspect "Royale" just may knock off "The Queen" for the last slot.
After all this BAFTA, top ten list and guild love (ADG likely to join), I strongly suspect we're looking at at least one nod for this Bond film. This could be it.
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| January 12, 2007 05:07 AM