The American Cinema Editors have nominated three science fiction films -- "Avatar," "District 9" and "Star Trek" -- for their top dramatic film category at the 60th ACE Eddie Awards, along with "Up in the Air" and "The Hurt Locker."
In the comedy or musical category, the nominees are "(500) Days of Summer," "The Hangover," "Julie & Julia," "A Serious Man" and "It's Complicated." "Coraline," "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and "Up" were the three nominees in the animated feature category.
The absence of "Inglourious Basterds" from the dramatic film category is perhaps the biggest surprise of the nominations, which certainly strengthened the hands of "District 9" and "Star Trek" as legitimate Oscar Best Picture contenders. "Nine" and "Invictus" continue their poor showing with the guilds.
The Oscar Best Picture winner is almost invariably a prior Eddie nominee, and often an Eddie winner.
The press release announcing the nominations:
AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS (ACE) ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR 60TH ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS RECOGNIZING THE BEST EDITING OF THE YEAR IN FILM, TELEVISION AND DOCUMENTARIES
Universal City, CA, Jan. 12 –American Cinema Editors (ACE) today announced nominations for the 60th Annual ACE Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing in nine categories of film, television and documentaries. Winners will be revealed during ACE’s 60th annual black-tie awards ceremony on Sunday, February 14, 2010 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. As previously announced, Avid will receive ACE’s first-ever Technical Excellence Award at the ceremony. Two Career Achievement honorees and ACE’s Golden Eddie honoree will be announced next week.
The nominees for the 60th Annual ACE Eddie Awards are:
NOMINEES FOR 60TH ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):
Avatar
Stephen Rivkin, A.C.E., John Refua, A.C.E., & James Cameron, A.C.E.
District 9
Julian Clarke
The Hurt Locker
Bob Murawski & Chris Innis
Star Trek
Maryann Brandon, A.C.E., & Mary Jo Markey, A.C.E.
Up in the Air
Dana Glauberman, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL):
(500) Days of Summer
Alan Edward Bell
The Hangover
Debra Neil-Fisher, A.C.E.
Julie & Julia
Richard Marks, A.C.E.
A Serious Man
Roderick Jaynes
It’s Complicated
Joe Hutshing , A.C.E., & David Moritz
BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
Coraline
Christopher Murrie & Ronald Sanders
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Andrew Weisblum
UP
Kevin Nolting
BEST EDITED HALF-HOUR SERIES FOR TELEVISION:
30 Rock: “Apollo Apollo”
Ken Eluto, A.C.E.
Curb Your Enthusiasm: “The Bare Midriff”
Steven Rasch, A.C.E.
Entourage: “The Sorkin Notes”
Steven Sprung, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION: (First time with 5 Nominees)
24: “8 p.m.-9 p.m.”
Leon Ortiz Gil, A.C.E.
Breaking Bad: “ABQ”
Lynne Willingham, A.C.E.
ER: “And in the End”
Randy Jon Morgan, A.C.E., & Jacque Toberen
Law & Order: SVU: “Hardwired”
Karen Stern, A.C.E.
Lost: “The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham”
Christopher Nelson, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
Dexter: “Living the Dream”
Stewart Schill
Dexter: “Remains to be Seen”
Louis Cioffi
True Blood: “Hard-Hearted Hannah”
Louise Innes
BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR TELEVISION:
Grey Gardens
Alan Heim, A.C.E.,
