'Oscar for Best Film Editing' was presented for the first time in the year 1934. The name of the award under this category has undergone changes occasionally. For instance, for the year 2008, the award will be known as 'Academy Award for Achievement in Film Editing'.
The nominees for this category are determined by a ballot of the members of the Editing Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). For 2008, the editing branch comprised of 223 members.
This award is given to only the principal, "above the line" editors and not additional editors, supervising editors, etc. Go through the list of the winners in the category of 'Academy Award for Best Film Editing'.
Oscar Award for Best Film Editing
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Year
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Film
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Winner
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2009
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Slumdog Millionaire
|
Chris Dickens
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2008
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The Bourne Ultimatum
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Christopher Rouse
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2007
|
The Departed
|
Thelma Schoonmaker
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2006
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Crash
|
Hughes Winborne
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2005
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The Aviator
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Thelma Schoonmaker
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2004
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
|
Jamie Selkirk
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2003
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Chicago
|
Martin Walsh
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2002
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Black Hawk Down
|
Pietro Scalia
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2001
|
Traffic
|
Stephen Mirrione
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2000
|
The Matrix
|
Zach Staenberg
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1999
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Saving Private Ryan
|
Michael Kahn
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1998
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Titanic
|
Conrad Buff, James Cameron, Richard A. Harris
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1997
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The English Patient
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Walter Murch
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1996
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Apollo 13
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Mike Hill, Daniel P. Hanley
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1995
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Forrest Gump
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Arthur Schmidt
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1994
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Schindler's List
|
Michael Kahn
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1993
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Unforgiven
|
Joel Cox
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1992
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JFK
|
Joe Hutshing, Pietro Scalia
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1991
|
Dances with Wolves
|
Neil Travis
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