Best Film Editing
Photo depicts Oscar® winners from 2019-2023. Photo depicts Oscar® winners from 2019-2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images; Gilbert Flores/Variety; AMPAS/Reuters; Getty Images
Gender
Women comprised 15% of all 585 nominees for Best Film Editing.* These 85 nominations began in 1935 with Anne Bauchens’ nod for Cleopatra. In 1976, 1999, and 2016 three women were nominated in the category– in 2016 this meant that the category reached gender parity.
85%
of nominees were men
15%
of nominees were women
only two women of color have been nominated in this category
A total of 16 women have won this award. Only 2 women of color have been nominated in this category: Joi McMillon (2017) and Chloé Zhao (2021). Neither have won.
Notably, the most-nominated person in this category is a woman: Thelma Schoonmaker, who has 9 nominations, including one in 2024. The most-nominated man (Michael Kahn) has 8 nominations from 1978 to 2013.