Thelma Schoonmaker

Thelma Schoonmaker

Thelma Schoonmaker (born January 3, 1940) is an American film editor, best known for her collaboration over five decades with director Martin Scorsese. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and four ACE Eddie Awards. She has been honored with the British Film Institute Fellowship in 1997, the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2014, and the BAFTA Fellowship in 2019. started working with Scorsese on his debut feature film, Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967), and has edited all of his films since Raging Bull (1980). She has received nine nominations for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, winning three—for Raging Bull, The Aviator (2004), and The Departed (2006), both records. She has also been nominated eleven times for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, winning for Raging Bull and Goodfellas (1990).

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Mr. Scorsese

Mr. Scorsese

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Raging Bull: Inside the Ring

Raging Bull: Inside the Ring

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Scorsese's GoodFellas

Scorsese's GoodFellas

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Raging Bull: After the Fight

Raging Bull: After the Fight

8
Raging Bull: Outside the Ring

Raging Bull: Outside the Ring

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The Making of 'Cape Fear'

The Making of 'Cape Fear'

7.3
The Eye of the Beholder

The Eye of the Beholder

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Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours

Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours

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Edge of Outside

Edge of Outside

5.8
At the Video Store

At the Video Store

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Inside Rupert Pupkin

Inside Rupert Pupkin

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Bad 25

Bad 25

7.3
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

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Visions, Dreams and Magic: The Unmade Films of Michael Powell

Visions, Dreams and Magic: The Unmade Films of Michael Powell

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The Scorsese Machine

The Scorsese Machine

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Painting with Light

Painting with Light

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Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

5.5
Glorious Technicolor

Glorious Technicolor

6.7
The Key to Reserva

The Key to Reserva

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Thelma Schoonmaker Powell on 'The Red Shoes'

Thelma Schoonmaker Powell on 'The Red Shoes'

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Optimism and Sheer Will

Optimism and Sheer Will

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Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing

Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing

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The Collaboration Of A Lifetime: Scorsese’s Epic The Irishman

The Collaboration Of A Lifetime: Scorsese’s Epic The Irishman

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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

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Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence

Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence

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Michael Powell

Michael Powell

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