Argo, Lincoln, And Life Of Pi Score ACE Editing Nominations

Individual guilds often help paint the picture of which films are going to emerge triumphant on Oscar night. Case in point, the movie that takes home the top award at the 63rd Annual ACE Eddie Awards honoring achievements in editing likely have to be considered the frontrunner for the Academy Awards.

Nominees for the Feature Film (Dramatic) Eddie Award include Argo, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Skyfall and Zero Dark Thirty. They also break down categories for Comedy or Musical, Documentary and Animated Feature Film. Nine categories of film, television and documentaries in all are singled out. Winners will be announced during a black-tie awards ceremony hosted by David Cross on Saturday, Feb. 16.

Next week ACE is expected to announce the Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year honoree and two Career Achievement honorees. In the meantime, the complete list of ACE Eddie film nominees can be found below:

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):

Argo
William Goldenberg, A.C.E.

Life of Pi
Tim Squyres, A.C.E.

Lincoln
Michael Kahn, A.C.E.

Skyfall
Stuart Baird, A.C.E.

Zero Dark Thirty
Dylan Tichenor, A.C.E. and William Goldenberg, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL):

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Chris Gill

Les Misérables
Melanie Ann Oliver & Chris Dickens, A.C.E.

Moonrise Kingdom
Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.

Silver Linings Playbook
Jay Cassidy, A.C.E. & Crispin Struthers

Ted
Jeff Freeman, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:

Brave
Nicolas C. Smith, A.C.E.

Frankenweenie
Chris Lebenzon, A.C.E. & Mark Solomon

Rise of the Guardians
Joyce Arrastia

Wreck-It Ralph
Tim Mertens

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE):

Samsara
Ron Fricke & Mark Magidson

Searching for Sugar Man
Malik Bendjelloul

West of Memphis
Billy McMillin