2026 ACE Eddie Awards: Celebrating Excellence in Film and Television Editing
The 76th annual ACE Eddie Awards are taking place tonight at UCLA's Royce Hall, and the winners are being announced as they are revealed. The nominees for Best Edited Feature Film (Drama, Theatrical) include F1, Hamnet, Sentimental Value, Sinners, and Weapons. In the Feature Film (Comedy, Theatrical) category, Bugonia, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, and Wicked: For Good are competing. The Eddie winner for theatrical drama has often predicted the Academy Award for Best Editing, with recent exceptions like Oppenheimer. The 2025 Eddies honored Wicked and Emilia Pérez, with Sean Baker winning the Oscar for Best Film Editing.
The winners of the 2026 ACE Eddie Awards announced so far include Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special for Best Edited Variety Talk/Sketch Show or Special, The Perfect Neighbor for Best Edited Documentary Feature, Pee-wee as Himself – Part One for Best Edited Documentary Series, and Luis Barragan from California State University, Fullerton for the Anne V. Coates Award for Student Editing. The Best Edited Feature Film (Drama, Theatrical) winners are F1, Hamnet, Sentimental Value, Sinners, and Weapons, while Bugonia, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, and Wicked: For Good won in the Comedy category. Other winners include The Bad Guys 2, KPop Demon Hunters, and Zootopia 2 for Best Edited Animated Feature Film.
In the television categories, winners include Frasier, Mid-Century Modern, The Upshaws, The Bear, The Chair Company, Hacks, Only Murders in the Building, The Studio, Andor, The Pitt, Pluribus, Severance, The Gorge, Mountainhead, The Thursday Murder Club, A Winter's Song, The Beast in Me, Black Mirror, Death by Lightning, Dying for Sex, and The Penguin. Additionally, Conan O'Brien Must Go, Love on the Spectrum, and The Traitors won in the non-scripted series category, while Bob's Burgers, Love, Death + Robots, and South Park were recognized in the animated series category. The Best Edited Short winners include All The Empty Rooms, The Final Copy of Ilon Specht, Gyopo, The Second, and Technicians.
In conclusion, the 2026 ACE Eddie Awards celebrated outstanding achievements in film and television editing across various categories, recognizing the talent and creativity of editors in the industry.