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Thelma Schoonmaker

Editing

Born January 3, 1940 · Algiers, French Algeria [now Algeria]

Also known as Thelma Schoonmaker-Powell

Biography

Thelma Schoonmaker is an American film editor, best known for her collaboration over five decades with director Martin Scorsese. She has received numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and four ACE Eddie Awards. She has been honored with the British Film Institute Fellowship in 1997, the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2014, and the BAFTA Fellowship in 2019.

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Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 2007
  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 2005
  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 1981
  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 2024 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 2020 · nominated
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  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 2012 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 2007 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 2005 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 2003 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 1991 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 1981 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 1971 · nominated

Filmography35 titles

At the Video Store

2019as Self

Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World

1979Editor

GoodFellas

1990Editor

Shutter Island

2010Editor

The Departed

2006Editor

Mr. Scorsese

2025as Self

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013Editor

Casino

1995Editor

Rockshow

1980Editor

Raging Bull

1980Editor

The King of Comedy

1982Editor, Production Supervisor

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

2024Executive Producer

The Irishman

2019Editor

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

2015Thanks

After Hours

1985Editor

Woodstock

1970Assistant Director, Editor

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023Editor

Bad 25

2012as Self

Gangs of New York

2002Editor

Cape Fear

1991Editor

The Right Stuff

2020Consulting Producer

Hugo

2011Editor

The Aviator

2004Editor

The Last Temptation of Christ

1988Editor

Silence

2016Editor

The Age of Innocence

1993Editor

The Color of Money

1986Editor

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010as Self – Interviewee

Bringing Out the Dead

1999Editor

Learning to Drive

2014Editor

New York Stories

1989Editor

Grace of My Heart

1996Editor

Who's That Knocking at My Door

1967Editor

The Snowman

2017Editor

The Concert for New York City

2001Editorial Consultant