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John Gilbert Biography

Birth Name:John Gilbert

Profession Editor, Editorial department, Sound department, Writer, Producer, Assistant director

Fast Facts

  • Gained widespread acclaim as an editor for "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings", for which he won a Satellite Award
  • In 2002, he was nominated for a Phoenix Film Critics Society Award
  • In 2006, he won the New Zealand Screen Award for Best Achievement in Editing
  • Won the 1999 New Zealand Film and TV Award for Best Editing
  • First started working as an editor with The National Film Unit
  • Eventually worked his way up to a position with New Zealand's governmental filmmaking association, The National Film Unit, where he would work on restoring historical films for cultural use
  • Has served as a member of the American Cinema Editors society

Awards

  • 1999Film Award-Best Editing: winner
  • 2001ACCA-Best Film Editing: nominated
  • 2002Oscar-Best Film Editing: nominated
  • 2002Eddie-Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic: nominated
  • 2002BAFTA Film Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2002Sierra Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2002OFTA Film Award-Best Film Editing: nominated
  • 2002PFCS Award-Best Film Editing: nominated
  • 2002Golden Satellite Award-Best Film Editing: winner
  • 2005New Zealand Screen Award-Achievement in Editing: nominated
  • 2006New Zealand Screen Award-Best Achievement in Editing: winner
  • 2016AACTA Award-Best Editing: winner
  • 2016ACCA-Best Film Editing: nominated
  • 2016BSFC Award-Best Film Editing: nominated
  • 2016Capri Editor Award-: winner
  • 2016Critics Choice Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2016Hollywood Film Award-Editor of the Year: winner
  • 2016Sierra Award-Best Film Editing: nominated
  • 2016PFCS Award-Best Film Editing: winner
  • 2016SLFCA Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2017Oscar-Best Achievement in Film Editing: winner
  • 2017Eddie-Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic: nominated
  • 2017BAFTA Film Award-Best Editing: winner
  • 2017COFCA Award-Best Film Editing: nominated
  • 2017FCCA Award-Best Editor: winner
  • 2017Gold Derby Film Award-Film Editing: nominated
  • 2017HFCS Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2017OFTA Film Award-Best Film Editing: nominated
  • 2017Satellite Award-Best Film Editing: winner