After directing, acting, and writing, the most important precursor for a Best Picture contender to have is an editing citation and there’s no organization more in tune with that than the American Cinema Editors. Of the major Best Picture Oscar contenders, the most notably absent here are The Father, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, One Night in Miami, Da 5 Bloods, and News of the World. Everyone else is represented here.

The Awards

Best Drama Editing

Mank
Minari
Nomadland
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Comedy/Musical Editing

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
I Care a Lot
On the Rocks
Palm Springs
Promising Young Woman

Best Animation Editing

The Croods: A New Age
Onward
Over the Moon
Soul
Wolfwalkers

Best Documentary Editing

All In: The Fight for Democracy
Dick Johnson Is Dead
The Dissident
My Octopus Teacher
The Social Dilemma

American Cinema Editors Data

Year Founded: October 26, 1950
First Awards: 1961 (59)