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Chris Lebenzon

Editing

Born October 29, 1953 · Redwood City, California, USA

Also known as Christopher Lebenzon

Biography

Christopher John Lebenzon is an American film editor with more than 50 film credits dating from 1981. The films he has edited have grossed over $10 billion worldwide. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the films Top Gun (1986) and Crimson Tide (1995). He is a member of the American Cinema Editors (A.C.E.). He has been nominated six times, having won the Eddie Award for his work on Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Alice in Wonderland (2010). He is noted particularly for working with directors Michael Bay and Tony Scott. He has collaborated with Tim Burton for over 25 years. In addition to editing, he has also served as an executive producer on Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Dark Shadows (2012). Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Lebenzon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 1996 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 1987 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Top Gun: Maverick

2022Additional Editing

Big Fish

2003Editor

Corpse Bride

2005Editor

Ed Wood

1994Editor

Side by Side

2012as Self

Radio

2003Editor

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2007Editor

Sleepy Hollow

1999Editor

Crimson Tide

1995Editor

Midnight Run

1988Editor

Maleficent

2014Editor

Enemy of the State

1998Editor

Top Gun

1986Editor

Frankenweenie

2012Editor

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005Editor

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

2004as Self

Ghosted

2023Editor

Uncharted

2022Editor

Deja Vu

2006Editor

Pearl Harbor

2001Editor

Batman Returns

1992Editor

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

2016Editor

Armageddon

1998Editor

Con Air

1997Editor

Disenchanted

2022Editor

Play Dirty

2025Editor

Dolittle

2020Editor

Dumbo

2019Editor

Unstoppable

2010Editor

Alice in Wonderland

2010Editor, Executive Producer

Gone in 60 Seconds

2000Editor

Revenge

1990Editor

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987Editor

Weird Science

1985Editor

The Taking of Pelham 123

2009Editor

Mars Attacks!

1996Editor

Days of Thunder

1990Editor

Geostorm

2017Editor

Dark Shadows

2012Editor, Executive Producer

The Last Witch Hunter

2015Editor

xXx

2002Editor

One from the Heart

1981First Assistant Editor

Wolfen

1981Editor

Man of the House

2005Editor

Planet of the Apes

2001Editor

A Breed Apart

1984Editor

God Told Me To

1976Editor

Hudson Hawk

1991Editor

Weeds

1987Editor

Eragon

2006Editor