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 first year since 2011 that the category is not made up entirely of Best Picture nominees. The following is my Oscars ballot for this category, Best Film Editing:
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road (Margaret Sixel)
2. The Revenant (Stephen Mirrione)
3. The Big Short (Hank Corwin)
4. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey)
5. Spotlight (Tom McArdle)
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