The Oscar for Best Film Editing is awarded to a particular film for the finest post-production digital editing. The award is presented to the film’s principal editor(s). This is the sixth consecutive year that the category is made up entirely of Best Picture nominees. The following is my Oscars ballot for this category, Best Film Editing:
WINNER: Whiplash (Tom Cross)
- American Sniper (Joel Cox & Gary D. Roach)
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (Barney Pilling)
- Boyhood (Sandra Adair)
- The Imitation Game (William Goldenberg)
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