AACTA Award for Best Editing

Country| Australia
Presented by| Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)
First award| 1967
Currently held by| Martin Connor, Lee Smith, Spencer Susser, Jeff Groth, and Patrick Correll, Better Man (2024)
Website| http://www.aacta.org

The AACTA Award for Best Editing is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television."[1] The award is presented at the annual AACTA Awards, which hand out accolades for achievements in feature film, television, documentaries and short films.[2] From 1976 to 2010, the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the Academy's parent organisation, at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (known as the AFI Awards).[3] When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011, it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards, with the current award being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Editing.[3]

Best Cinematography was first presented in 1976 with the winner being chosen by the Film Editors Guild of Australia (FEGA). The award is presented to the editor of a film that is Australian-made, or with a significant amount of Australian content. William M. Anderson and Jill Bilcock have won the award four times each, more than any other editor.[citation needed]

## Winners and nominees

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Year  | Film  | Editor(s)

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1960s
1967 | Cardin in Australia | N/A
1968 | The Change at Groote | Stefan Sargent
1969 | And Then There Was Glass | Peter Tammer
1970s
1970 | Big Island | Rod Adamson
1971/2 | N/A | N/A
1973 | One Hundred a Day | David Stiven
1974/5 | N/A | N/A
1976 | End Play | Edward McQueen-Mason
Caddie | Tim Wellburn
The Devil's Playground | Brian Kavanagh
Promised Woman | David Stiven
1977 | Don's Party | William M. Anderson
Deathcheaters | Ron Williams
The Fourth Wish | Gerard Turney-Smith
Oz | Les Luxford
1978 | Newsfront | John Scott
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith | Brian Kavanagh
The Last Wave | Max Lemon
Patrick | Edward McQueen-Mason
1979 | Mad Max | Cliff Hayes, Tony Paterson
Money Movers | William M. Anderson
My Brilliant Career | Nicholas Beauman
The Odd Angry Shot | Brian Kavanagh
1980s
1980 | Breaker Morant | William M. Anderson
The Chain Reaction | Tim Wellburn
Harlequin | Adrian Carr
Stir | Henry Dangar
1981 | Gallipoli | William M. Anderson
Fatty Finn | Robert Gibson
Hoodwink | Nicholas Beauman
Roadgames | Edward McQueen-Mason
1982 | Mad Max 2 | Michael Balson, George Miller, Christopher Plowright, David Stiven, Tim Wellburn
Heatwave | John Scott
Monkey Grip | David Huggett
Next of Kin | Max Lemon
1983 | Phar Lap | Tony Paterson
Careful, He Might Hear You | Richard Francis-Bruce
Undercover | Tim Wellburn
The Year of Living Dangerously | William M. Anderson
1984 | Razorback | William M. Anderson
BMX Bandits | Alan Lake
My First Wife | Tim Lewis
Strikebound | Jill Bilcock
1985 | Frog Dreaming | Brian Kavanagh
Bliss | Wayne LeClos
The Coca-Cola Kid | John Scott
Rebel | Michael Honey
1986 | Malcolm | Ken Sallows
The Fringe Dwellers | Tim Wellburn
Playing Beatie Bow | Andrew Prowse
Short Changed | Richard Francis-Bruce
1987 | Ground Zero | David Pulbrook
Bullseye | Richard Francis-Bruce
The Umbrella Woman | John Scott
The Year My Voice Broke | Neil Thumpston
1988 | The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey | John Scott
Boulevard of Broken Dreams | Philip Reid
The Dreaming | Suresh Ayyar
Grievous Bodily Harm | Marc van Buuren
1989 | Dead Calm | Richard Francis-Bruce
Evil Angels | Jill Bilcock
Ghosts… of the Civil Dead | Stewart Young
Island | John Scott
1990s
1990 | Flirting | Robert Gibson
The Crossing | Henry Dangar
Golden Braid | Russell Hurley
Two Brothers Running | Robert Gibson
1991 | Proof | Ken Sallows
Dingo | Suresh Ayyar
Spotswood | Nicholas Beauman
Waiting | Michael Honey
1992 | Strictly Ballroom | Jill Bilcock
Black Robe | Tim Wellburn
The Last Days of Chez Nous | Nicholas Beauman
Romper Stomper | Bill Murphy
1993 | The Piano | Veronika Jenet
The Custodian | Michael Honey
Map of the Human Heart | John Scott, George Akers
Resistance | Stewart Young
1994 | Bad Boy Bubby | Suresh Ayyar
Body Melt | Bill Murphy
Muriel's Wedding | Jill Bilcock
The Sum of Us | Frans Vandenburg
1995 | Angel Baby | Dany Cooper
Hotel Sorrento | David Pulbrook
Mushrooms | Henry Dangar
Vacant Possession | Veronika Jenet
1996 | Shine | Pip Karmel
Cosi | Nicholas Beauman
Life | Bill Murphy
Love and Other Catastrophes | Ken Sallows
1997 | Kiss or Kill | Henry Dangar
Idiot Box | Mark Perry
Thank God He Met Lizzie | Suresh Ayyar
The Well | Dany Cooper
1998 | Head On | Jill Bilcock
The Boys | Nick Meyers
The Interview | Suresh Ayyar
Radiance | James Bradley
1999 | Two Hands | Lee Smith
Fresh Air | Suresh Ayyar
Praise | Alexandre de Franceschi
Siam Sunset | Nicholas Beauman
2000s
2000 | Looking for Alibrandi | Martin Connor
Bootmen | Jane Moran
Chopper | Ken Sallows
Me Myself I | Denise Haratzis
2001 | Moulin Rouge! | Jill Bilcock
Lantana | Karl Sodersten
La Spagnola | Alexandre De Franceshi
Yolngu Boy | Ken Sallows
2002 | Walking on Water | Reva Childs
Dirty Deeds | Mark Perry
Rabbit-Proof Fence | Veronika Jenet, John Scott
The Tracker | Tania Nehme
2003 | Japanese Story | Jill Bilcock
Alexandra's Project | Tania Nehme
Gettin' Square | Ken Sallows
Ned Kelly | Jon Gregory
2004 | Somersault | Scott Gray
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories | Tania Nehme
One Perfect Day | Gary Woodyard
Tom White | Ken Sallows
2005
(47th) | Little Fish | Alexandre de Franceschi, John Scott
Look Both Ways | Denise Haratzis
The Proposition | Jon Gregory
Wolf Creek | Jason Ballantine
2006
(48th) | Ten Canoes | Tania Nehme
Candy | Dany Cooper
Kenny | Clayton Jacobson, Sean Lander
Suburban Mayhem | Stephen Evans
2007
(49th) | The Home Song Stories | Denise Haratzis
Clubland | Scott Gray
Noise | Geoff Hitchins
Romulus, My Father | Suresh Ayyar
2008
(50th) | The Black Balloon | Veronika Jenet
Black Water | Rodrigo Balart
The Jammed | Anne Carter, Maryjeanne Watt
Unfinished Sky | Suresh Ayyar
2009
(51st) | Balibo | Nick Meyers
Blessed | Jill Bilcock
Mao's Last Dancer | Mark Warner
Samson and Delilah | Roland Gallois
2010s
2010
(52nd) | Animal Kingdom | Luke Doolan
Beneath Hill 60 | Dany Cooper
Bright Star | Alexandre de Franceschi
Tomorrow, When the War Began | Marcus D'Arcy
AACTA Awards
2011
(1st) | Snowtown | Veronika Jenet
Oranges and Sunshine | Dany Cooper
Red Dog | Jill Bilcock
Wasted on the Young | Leanne Cole
2012
(2nd) | The Sapphires | Dany Cooper
Burning Man | Martin Connor
Wish You Were Here | Jason Ballantine
X: Night of Vengeance | Cindy Clarkson
2013
(3rd) | The Great Gatsby | Matt Villa, Jason Ballantine, Jonathan Redmond
Mystery Road | Ivan Sen
The Rocket | Nick Meyers
The Turning | The Turning Ensemble
2014
(4th) | Predestination | Matt Villa
52 Tuesdays | Bryan Mason
The Babadook | Simon Njoo
The Water Diviner | Matt Villa
2015
(5th) [4] | Mad Max: Fury Road | Margaret Sixel
Cut Snake | Andy Canny
The Dressmaker | Jill Bilcock
Holding the Man | Dany Cooper
2016
(6th) | Hacksaw Ridge | John Gilbert
The Daughter | Veronika Jenet
Girl Asleep | Karryn de Cinque
Goldstone | Ivan Sen
2017
(7th) | Lion | Alexandre de Franceschi
Australia Day | Nick Meyers
Berlin Syndrome | Jack Hutchings
Hounds of Love | Merlin Eden
2018
(8th) | Sweet Country | Nick Meyers
Breath | Dany Cooper
Ladies in Black | Mark Warner
Upgrade | Andy Canny
2019
(9th) | Hotel Mumbai | Peter McNulty, Anthony Maras
Judy and Punch | Dany Cooper
The King | Peter Sciberras
The Nightingale | Simon Njoo
2020s
2020
(10th) | The Invisible Man | Andy Canny
Babyteeth | Steve Evans
I Am Woman | Dany Cooper
True History of the Kelly Gang | Nick Fenton
Undertow | Julie-Anne De Ruvo, Nick Meyers
2021
(11th) | Nitram | Nick Fento
The Dry | Alexandre de Franceschi, Nick Meyers
Friends and Strangers | James Vaughan
High Ground | Jill Bilcock, Karryn de Cinque, Hayley Miro Browne
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | Matt Villa
2022
(12th) | Elvis | Matt Villa, Jonathan Redmond
Blaze | Dany Cooper
Nude Tuesday | Nick Meyers
The Stranger | Simon Njoo
Three Thousand Years of Longing | Margaret Sixel
2023
(13th) | Talk to Me | Geoff Lamb
Carmen | Dany Cooper
The New Boy | Nick Meyers
Scarygirl | Michelle McGilvray, Matt Villa, Courtney Teixera
Sweet As | Katie Flaxman
2024
(14th) | Better Man | Martin Connor, Lee Smith, Spencer Susser, Jeff Groth, Patrick Correll
Force of Nature: The Dry 2 | Alexandre de Franceschi, Maria Papoutsis
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Eliot Knapman, Margaret Sixel
Late Night with the Devil | Colin Cairnes, Cameron Cairnes
Memoir of a Snail | Bill Murphy

## See also

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* Australian Screen Editors

## References

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1. ^ "AACTA – The Academy". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
2. ^ "AACTA – The Academy – The Awards". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.
3. ^ a b "AACTA – The Academy – Background". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
4. ^ "Winners & Nominees".

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