Saturn Award for Best Editing
| Saturn Award for Best Editing | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best editing of the year for a genre film |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films |
| First awarded | 1977 |
| Currently held by | Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2016) |
| Official website |
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The Saturn Award for Best Editing (originally Saturn Award for Outstanding Editing) is one of the annual awards given by the American Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film-specialized awards to reward science fiction, fantasy, and horror achievements (the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation is the oldest award for science fiction and fantasy films), included the category for the first time at the 5th Saturn Awards, for the 1977 film year.[1]
The Award was deleted after being awarded again in 1978, but was reactivated at the 38th Saturn Awards in 2011. Paul Hirsch, who won the award a first time in 1977 for Star Wars, won it again 34 years later for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.[2]
Notes:
"†" means that the film won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing.
"‡" means that the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing.
Winners and nominees
1970s
| Year | Editor(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 (5th) |
Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas and Richard Chew | Star Wars † |
| 1978 (6th) |
Joe Dante and Mark Goldblatt | Piranha |