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The Academy Award for Best Film Editing is presented annually by the Directors Guild of America.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Academy Award for Best Film Editing is presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), not the Directors Guild of America.
The Academy Award for Best Film Editing was first awarded for films released in 1944.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Academy Award for Best Film Editing was first presented for films released in 1934, not 1944.
The name of the Best Film Editing award has remained unchanged since its inception.
Answer: False
Explanation: The name of the Best Film Editing award has not remained unchanged; it has been referred to by different designations, such as the Academy Award for Achievement in Film Editing.
Which organization presents the Academy Award for Best Film Editing?
Answer: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
Explanation: The Academy Award for Best Film Editing is presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
For which year's films was the Academy Award for Best Film Editing first presented?
Answer: 1934
Explanation: The Academy Award for Best Film Editing was first presented for films released in 1934.
Nominations for the Best Film Editing Oscar are determined by a general ballot cast by all academy members.
Answer: False
Explanation: Nominations for the Best Film Editing Oscar are determined by a ballot submitted by the voting members of the academy's Editing Branch, not by a general ballot of all members.
The winner of the Best Film Editing Oscar is selected solely by the members of the Editing Branch.
Answer: False
Explanation: While nominations are determined by the Editing Branch, the winner of the Best Film Editing Oscar is selected through a subsequent ballot cast by all active and life members of the academy.
The BAFTA Award nomination process for Best Editing is identical to the Academy Award process.
Answer: False
Explanation: The BAFTA Award nomination process for Best Editing is the reverse of the Academy Award process; BAFTA nominations are by general ballot, while winners are chosen by the editing chapter, unlike the Academy Awards.
According to the source, how are nominations for the Best Film Editing Oscar primarily determined?
Answer: By a ballot submitted by members of the Editing Branch.
Explanation: Nominations for the Best Film Editing Oscar are determined by a ballot submitted by the voting members of the academy's Editing Branch.
Which statement accurately describes the selection process for the Best Film Editing Oscar winner?
Answer: The winner is chosen by a general ballot of all academy members.
Explanation: After nominations are determined by the Editing Branch, the winner of the Best Film Editing Oscar is selected through a subsequent ballot cast by all active and life members of the academy.
How does the Academy Award nomination process for Best Film Editing contrast with the BAFTA Award process?
Answer: Academy nominations are by the Editing Branch, BAFTA nominations by general ballot.
Explanation: The Academy Award nominations for Best Film Editing are determined by the Editing Branch, while BAFTA Award nominations for Best Editing are determined by a general ballot of academy voters.
What is the process for selecting the finalists for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, as described in the source?
Answer: The Editing Branch votes for ten films, which are then screened to determine the five nominees.
Explanation: The process involves the Editing Branch voting for ten films, which are then screened to determine the five nominees for the Best Film Editing Oscar.
For 33 consecutive years, every film that won Best Picture was also nominated for Best Film Editing.
Answer: True
Explanation: From 1981 to 2013, a period of 33 years, every film that achieved the Best Picture award had also received a nomination for Best Film Editing.
Ralph Dawson, Daniel Mandell, Michael Kahn, and Thelma Schoonmaker are the only editors to have won the Best Film Editing Oscar three times.
Answer: True
Explanation: The four editors who have each won the Best Film Editing Oscar three times are Ralph Dawson, Daniel Mandell, Michael Kahn, and Thelma Schoonmaker.
Walter Murch is recognized for winning Oscars in both sound engineering and film editing for the same film, *Apocalypse Now*.
Answer: False
Explanation: Walter Murch is recognized for winning Oscars in both sound engineering and film editing, but this achievement was for *The English Patient*, not *Apocalypse Now*.
Michael Kahn holds the record for the most nominations for the Best Film Editing Oscar, with nine nominations.
Answer: False
Explanation: Thelma Schoonmaker holds the record for the most nominations for the Best Film Editing Oscar with nine nominations, not Michael Kahn.
Frederic Knudtson and Gerry Hambling have each received six nominations for the Best Film Editing Oscar without securing a win.
Answer: True
Explanation: Frederic Knudtson and Gerry Hambling are noted for having each received six nominations for the Best Film Editing Oscar without achieving a win.
David Brenner is the youngest winner of the Best Film Editing Oscar, receiving it at age 27 for *Born on the Fourth of July*.
Answer: True
Explanation: David Brenner is indeed the youngest recipient of the Best Film Editing Oscar, having received the award at the age of 27 for his work on *Born on the Fourth of July*.
Thelma Schoonmaker is the oldest winner of the Best Film Editing Oscar, winning at age 68 for *Saving Private Ryan*.
Answer: False
Explanation: Michael Kahn is the oldest winner of the Best Film Editing Oscar, receiving the award at age 68 for *Saving Private Ryan*. Thelma Schoonmaker won her third Oscar at age 64 for *The Departed*.
Thelma Schoonmaker was the oldest nominee for the Best Film Editing Oscar in 2023, at the age of 84.
Answer: True
Explanation: Thelma Schoonmaker was indeed the oldest nominee for the Best Film Editing Oscar in 2023, at the age of 84.
What strong correlation existed between the Best Picture and Best Film Editing awards between 1981 and 2013?
Answer: Every Best Picture winner was nominated for Best Film Editing.
Explanation: For 33 consecutive years, from 1981 to 2013, every film that won Best Picture had also been nominated for Best Film Editing.
Who is the only person mentioned in the source to have won Oscars for both sound engineering and film editing?
Answer: Walter Murch
Explanation: Walter Murch is the only individual cited in the source material to have won Academy Awards in both sound engineering and film editing.
Which of these editors holds the record for the most nominations for the Best Film Editing Oscar?
Answer: Thelma Schoonmaker
Explanation: Thelma Schoonmaker holds the record for the most nominations for the Best Film Editing Oscar, with nine nominations.
Which of the following editors has received six nominations for the Best Film Editing Oscar without winning?
Answer: Frederic Knudtson
Explanation: Frederic Knudtson has received six nominations for the Best Film Editing Oscar without securing a win.
Daniel Mandell won his three Best Film Editing Oscars for *The Best Years of Our Lives*, *The Apartment*, and *Ben-Hur*.
Answer: False
Explanation: Daniel Mandell won his three Best Film Editing Oscars for *The Pride of the Yankees*, *The Best Years of Our Lives*, and *The Apartment*. He did not win for *Ben-Hur*.
Michael Kahn won his third Best Film Editing Oscar for *Schindler's List*.
Answer: False
Explanation: Michael Kahn won his third Best Film Editing Oscar for *Saving Private Ryan*. He won his second for *Schindler's List*.
Thelma Schoonmaker won her third Best Film Editing Oscar for *Raging Bull*.
Answer: False
Explanation: Thelma Schoonmaker won her first Best Film Editing Oscar for *Raging Bull*. Her third win was for *The Departed*.
James Cameron, Alfonso Cuarón, and Sean Baker are directors who have won the Best Film Editing Oscar.
Answer: True
Explanation: James Cameron, Alfonso Cuarón, and Sean Baker are indeed directors who have each won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing.
Robert Wise and Hal Ashby are among the former film editors who later became directors with films nominated for Best Film Editing.
Answer: True
Explanation: Robert Wise and Hal Ashby are indeed recognized as former film editors who transitioned into directing, with their directorial works subsequently receiving nominations for Best Film Editing.
Anne V. Coates won the Best Film Editing Oscar for the 1962 epic *Ben-Hur*.
Answer: False
Explanation: Anne V. Coates won the Best Film Editing Oscar for the 1962 epic *Lawrence of Arabia*, not *Ben-Hur*.
Hal Ashby received the Best Film Editing Oscar for *In the Heat of the Night* in 1967.
Answer: True
Explanation: Hal Ashby received the Best Film Editing Oscar for his work on *In the Heat of the Night* in 1967.
Verna Fields won the Best Film Editing Oscar for her work on *Star Wars*.
Answer: False
Explanation: Verna Fields won the Best Film Editing Oscar for her work on *Jaws*, not *Star Wars*.
Arthur Schmidt won the Best Film Editing Oscar twice, for *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* and *JFK*.
Answer: False
Explanation: Arthur Schmidt won the Best Film Editing Oscar for *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* and *Forrest Gump*. He did not win for *JFK*.
Walter Murch won the Best Film Editing Oscar for *The English Patient* in 1996.
Answer: True
Explanation: Walter Murch won the Best Film Editing Oscar for *The English Patient* in 1996.
Conrad Buff IV, James Cameron, and Richard A. Harris shared the Best Film Editing Oscar for *Schindler's List*.
Answer: False
Explanation: Conrad Buff IV, James Cameron, and Richard A. Harris shared the Best Film Editing Oscar for *Titanic*. They did not win for *Schindler's List*.
Zach Staenberg won the Best Film Editing Oscar for the 1999 film *The Matrix*.
Answer: True
Explanation: Zach Staenberg won the Best Film Editing Oscar for his work on the 1999 film *The Matrix*.
Alfonso Cuarón won the Best Film Editing Oscar for *Gravity* in 2013, sharing it with Mark Sanger.
Answer: True
Explanation: Alfonso Cuarón, alongside Mark Sanger, won the Best Film Editing Oscar for *Gravity* in 2013.
Jennifer Lame won the Best Film Editing Oscar for *Oppenheimer* in 2023.
Answer: True
Explanation: Jennifer Lame won the Best Film Editing Oscar for her work on *Oppenheimer* in 2023.
Which of the following editors has won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing exactly three times?
Answer: Michael Kahn
Explanation: Michael Kahn is one of four editors to have won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing exactly three times.
For which film did Daniel Mandell win his third Academy Award for Best Film Editing?
Answer: The Apartment
Explanation: Daniel Mandell won his third Academy Award for Best Film Editing for *The Apartment* (1960).
Thelma Schoonmaker won her three Best Film Editing Oscars for which trio of films?
Answer: Raging Bull, The Aviator, The Departed
Explanation: Thelma Schoonmaker won her three Best Film Editing Oscars for *Raging Bull* (1980), *The Aviator* (2004), and *The Departed* (2006).
Which director won the Best Film Editing Oscar for the 1997 film *Titanic*?
Answer: James Cameron
Explanation: Director James Cameron won the Best Film Editing Oscar for the 1997 film *Titanic*.
Michael Kahn won his third Best Film Editing Oscar for which 1998 film?
Answer: Saving Private Ryan
Explanation: Michael Kahn won his third Best Film Editing Oscar for the 1998 film *Saving Private Ryan*.
Which film editing Oscar did Anne V. Coates win in 1962?
Answer: Lawrence of Arabia
Explanation: Anne V. Coates won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing in 1962 for her work on the film *Lawrence of Arabia*.
Hal C. Kern and James E. Newcom received the Best Film Editing Oscar for which classic 1939 film?
Answer: Gone with the Wind
Explanation: Hal C. Kern and James E. Newcom received the Best Film Editing Oscar for their work on the classic 1939 film *Gone with the Wind*.
The Academy Award for Best Film Editing was presented to Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas, and Richard Chew for which groundbreaking 1977 film?
Answer: Star Wars
Explanation: Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas, and Richard Chew received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the groundbreaking 1977 film *Star Wars*.
For which 1971 crime thriller did Gerald B. Greenberg win the Best Film Editing Oscar?
Answer: The French Connection
Explanation: Gerald B. Greenberg won the Best Film Editing Oscar for the 1971 crime thriller *The French Connection*.
Which editor won the Best Film Editing Oscar for the 1975 blockbuster *Jaws*?
Answer: Verna Fields
Explanation: Verna Fields won the Best Film Editing Oscar for her work on the 1975 blockbuster *Jaws*.
Arthur Schmidt won the Best Film Editing Oscar in 1988 for *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* and again in 1994 for which other film?
Answer: Forrest Gump
Explanation: Arthur Schmidt won the Best Film Editing Oscar in 1988 for *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* and again in 1994 for *Forrest Gump*.
Walter Murch won his Best Film Editing Oscar for which 1996 film?
Answer: The English Patient
Explanation: Walter Murch won his Best Film Editing Oscar for the 1996 film *The English Patient*.
Which film editing Oscar did Jim Clark win in 1984 for his work on a powerful historical drama?
Answer: The Killing Fields
Explanation: Jim Clark won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing in 1984 for his work on the powerful historical drama *The Killing Fields*.
Who won the Best Film Editing Oscar for the 2010 film *The Social Network*?
Answer: Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
Explanation: Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter won the Best Film Editing Oscar for the 2010 film *The Social Network*.
Margaret Sixel won the Best Film Editing Oscar for which 2015 post-apocalyptic action film?
Answer: Mad Max: Fury Road
Explanation: Margaret Sixel won the Best Film Editing Oscar for the 2015 post-apocalyptic action film *Mad Max: Fury Road*.
Which editor won the Best Film Editing Oscar for the 2017 war film *Dunkirk*?
Answer: Lee Smith
Explanation: Lee Smith won the Best Film Editing Oscar for the 2017 war film *Dunkirk*.
Who won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the 2024 film *Anora*?
Answer: Sean Baker
Explanation: Sean Baker won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the 2024 film *Anora*.
Only editors credited 'below the line' are eligible to receive the Best Film Editing Oscar.
Answer: False
Explanation: Eligibility for the Best Film Editing Oscar is restricted to principal editor(s) credited 'above the line'; those credited 'below the line' are not eligible.
Who is eligible to be named on the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, according to the source?
Answer: Only the principal editor(s) credited 'above the line'.
Explanation: Only the principal editor(s) credited 'above the line' in a film's credits are eligible to be named on the Academy Award for Best Film Editing.
The yellow background color in the 'Winners and Nominees' tables signifies what?
Answer: The film won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing.
Explanation: The yellow background color in the 'Winners and Nominees' tables signifies that the film was the winner of the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for that year.