The American Cinema Editors will present Thelma Schoonmaker and Janet Ashikaga with Career Achievement awards during the ACE Eddie Awards, Deadline writes. The event will be held in Beverly Hills on January 27.
Schoonmaker has worked with Martin Scorsese as an editor since 1967. Her collaborations with Scorsese have led Schoonmaker to seven Oscar nods, and three wins (for “Raging Bull,” “The Aviator,” and “The Departed”). Schoonmaker’s most recent editing credits include Scorsese’s “Silence,” “Bombay Velvet,” and “Learning to Drive.”
Ashikaga has been nominated for 10 Emmys, and has won four times for her work on “Seinfeld,” “My Name Is Earl,” “Sports Night,” and “The West Wing.” She has also edited episodes of “Frasier,” “Medium,” and “Franklin & Bash.”
Women accounted for just 17 percent of the editors who worked on the top 250 highest-grossing films of 2016.
“Janet Ashikaga and Thelma Schoonmaker have helped create some of the most iconic films and television programs in entertainment,” the ACE Board of Directors announced in a press release. “[W]e are thrilled to honor them with Career Achievement awards for their indelible contributions to the craft and community of film editing.”
