Winners announced at 76th Annual ACE Eddie Awards
March 1, 2026

Winners announced at 76th Annual ACE Eddie Awards

LOS ANGELES - American Cinema Editors held its 76th Annual ACE Eddie Awards on Friday night, recognizing outstanding editing in 14 categories of film, television, documentaries, shorts and digital content. Two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Ang Lee was presented with the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, which recognizes a filmmaker who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. 

Kim Larson, managing director and head of YouTube’s Creator and Gaming team, accepted YouTube’s ACE Visionary Award, while Emmy-winning editor/director Arthur Forney, ACE, and Oscar-nominated editor Robert Leighton received ACE Career Achievement awards. 

Actor and comedian Asif Ali hosted the 76th Annual ACE Eddie Awards, which were held at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

The following is a full list of winners:
 
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (Drama, Theatrical):
Sinners - Michael P. Shawver 

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (Comedy, Theatrical):
One Battle After Another - Andy Jurgensen
 
BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
KPop Demon Hunters - Nathan Schauf
 
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
The Perfect Neighbor - Viridiana Lieberman 
 
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Pee-wee as Himself – Part One - Damian Rodriguez
 
BEST EDITED MULTI-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES:
Frasier (Murder Most Finch) - Russell Griffin, ACE
 
BEST EDITED SINGLE CAMERA COMEDY SERIES:
The Studio (The Promotion) - Eric Kissack, ACE
 
BEST EDITED DRAMA SERIES:
The Pitt (6pm) - Mark Strand, ACE
 
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (NON-THEATRICAL):
A Winter’s Song - Yvette M. Amirian, ACE 
 
BEST EDITED LIMITED SERIES:
The Penguin (A Great or Little Thing) - Henk van Eeghen, ACE
 
BEST EDITED REALITY SERIES:
Conan O’Brien Must Go (Austria) - Matthew Shaw, ACE; Brad Roelandt
 
BEST EDITED VARIETY TALK/SKETCH SHOW OR SPECIAL:
Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special - Paul Del Gesso; Christopher Salerno; Ryan Spears; Sean Mcilraith, ACE; Ryan Mcilraith; Daniel Garcia 
 
BEST EDITED ANIMATED SERIES:
South Park (Twisted Christian) - David List, Nate Pellettieri
 
BEST EDITED SHORT:
All The Empty Rooms - Erin Casper, ACE; Stephen Maing; Jeremy Medoff

ANNE V. COATES AWARD FOR STUDENT EDITING:
Luis Barragan – California State University, Fullerton