OUTSTANDING FILM EDITING

Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy & Crispin Struthers for American Hustle

Alfonso Cuarón & Mark Sanger for Gravity

Jeff Buchanan & Eric Zumbrunnen for Her

Nicolas De Toth for Stoker

Joe Walker for 12 Years a Slave

AND THE WINNER IS:

JOE WALKER FOR 12 YEARS A SLAVE

This is the first win and third nomination for Joe Walker. He was previously nominated for editing Hunger (2008) & Shame (2011).

While 12 Years a Slave is my favourite film editing of the year it was in quite a competition between it and the runner up Gravity. Both could not be completely different films with one set in space and the other set in the south on Earth. The films do share in common that the directors like to have scenes that are long continuos takes. The past of America is captured quite beautifully from the great landscapes to the inner horror that was once present in these plantations. When the film features long takes they really show the tragedy of the story in all it’s dark colours.