American Cinema Editors Awards 2026

76th ACE Eddie Awards
Presented byAmerican Cinema Editors
DateFebruary 27, 2026
SiteRoyce Hall,
Los Angeles, California
Highlights
Best Film: DramaSinners
Best Film: ComedyOne Battle After Another

The 76th American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards were presented on February 27, 2026, at the Royce Hall in Los Angeles, honoring the best editors in film and television of 2025. The nominees were announced on January 27, 2026.[1] To be eligible, films must have been released in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2025, while television series must have aired between November 2, 2024, to December 31, 2025.[2]

Filmmaker Ang Lee received the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award. Kim Larson, managing director and head of YouTube's Creator and Gaming team, will be accepting YouTube's ACE Visionary Award, while film editors Arthur Forney and Robert Leighton received career achievement honors.[3]

Winners and nominees

Winners and nominees are listed in alphabetical order.[4] Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.

Film

Best Edited Feature Film (Drama, Theatrical) Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy, Theatrical)
Best Edited Documentary Feature (Theatrical) Best Edited Animated Feature Film
(Theatrical or Non-Theatrical)
Best Edited Feature Film (Non-Theatrical)

Television

Best Edited Drama Series Best Edited Single-Camera Comedy Series
Best Edited Multi-Camera Comedy Series Best Edited Limited Series
Best Edited Documentary Series Best Edited Non-Scripted Series
Best Edited Variety Talk/Sketch Show or Special Best Edited Animated Series

Others

Best Edited Short Anne V. Coates Award for Student Editing
  • All the Empty Rooms – Erin Casper, Stephen Maing, and Jeremy Medoff
    • The Final Copy of Ilon Specht – Tim Johnson and Mónica Salazar
    • Gyopo – Mengyao Mia Zhang
    • The Second – Tony Zhou
    • Technicians – Lindsay Armstrong

Honorary award

Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year

Visionary Award

  • Kim Larson

References

  1. ^ Pedersen, Erik (January 27, 2026). "ACE Eddie Awards Nominations: 'Sinners', 'One Battle', 'F1', 'Weapons', 'Wicked: For Good' & More". Deadline. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  2. ^ Pedersen, Erik (June 17, 2025). "ACE Eddie Awards 2026 Date, Venue & Voting Timeline Set". Deadline. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  3. ^ Verhoeven, Beatrice (January 27, 2026). "'Weapons,' 'Wicked: For Good' Among 2026 ACE Eddie Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  4. ^ "76TH ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS". American Cinema Editors. January 27, 2026. Archived from the original on February 3, 2026. Retrieved February 3, 2026.