Michael Kahn
Birth Name:
Michael Kahn
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Editor, Editorial department, Producer, Cinematographer
Fast Facts
- Honored by the Association of American Cinema Editors with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011
- Before becoming an editor, he worked in a mailroom
- Got his start in editing by working on the sereis "Hogan's Heroes․"
- Quote: "When I’m through with a movie I try to forget it․ I don’t want to carry any baggage with me from the previous movie․ It’s like every time I start a movie, I’m a beginner․ It’s like the first time I’m editing and it’s all new and exciting․"
- Often collaborates with Steven Spielberg on projects
- Is the first person to be nominated eight times for the Academy Award for Best Editing
- Once worked as a producer of commercials for an advertising agency
- One of the few film editors who continued to edit actual film after digital editing became more prominent
Awards
- 1976Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming for a Special:Winner
- 1977Eddie - Best Edited Television Special:Winner
- 1978Oscar - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 1978Eddie - Best Edited Feature Film:Nominated
- 1979BAFTA Film Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 1982Oscar - Best Film Editing:Winner
- 1982Eddie - Best Edited Feature Film:Winner
- 1982BAFTA Film Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 1985BAFTA Film Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 1988Oscar - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 1988Oscar - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 1988Eddie - Best Edited Feature Film:Nominated
- 1989BAFTA Film Award - Best Editing:Winner
- 1993ACCA - Best Film Editing:Winner
- 1993ACCA - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 1994Oscar - Best Film Editing:Winner
- 1994Eddie - Best Edited Feature Film:Winner
- 1994BAFTA Film Award - Best Editing:Winner
- 1997OFTA Film Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 1998ACCA - Best Film Editing:Winner
- 1998OFTA Film Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 1998Golden Satellite Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 1999Oscar - Best Film Editing:Winner
- 1999Eddie - Best Edited Feature Film:Winner
- 1999BAFTA Film Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 1999OFTA Film Award - Best Film Editing:Winner
- 1999OFCS Award - Best Editing:Winner
- 1999Golden Satellite Award - Best Film Editing:Winner
- 2003Eddie - Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic:Nominated
- 2003Gold Derby Film Award - Film Editing:Nominated
- 2003INOCA - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2003OFTA Film Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2003OFCS Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2003PFCS Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2005ACCA - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2005Satellite Award - Outstanding Film Editing:Nominated
- 2006Oscar - Best Achievement in Film Editing:Nominated
- 2006Eddie - Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic:Nominated
- 2006INOCA - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2006IOMA - Best Editing (Miglior montaggio):Nominated
- 2006OFTA Film Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2006OFCS Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2011Satellite Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2012Saturn Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2012Eddie - Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic:Nominated
- 2012Eddie - Best Edited Animated Feature Film:Nominated
- 2012Annie - Editing in a Feature Production:Nominated
- 2012ACCA - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2012Critics Choice Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2012IOFCP Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2013Oscar - Best Achievement in Film Editing:Nominated
- 2013Eddie - Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic:Nominated
- 2013Critics Choice Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2013Gold Derby Film Award - Film Editing:Nominated
- 2013OFTA Film Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2014Felix - Best Film Editing:Winner
- 2015SDFCS Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2016BAFTA Film Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2016Satellite Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2017Saturn Award - Best Editing:Winner
- 2017LAOFCS Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2017PFCS Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2017SDFCS Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2017SFFCC Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2017SLFCA Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2018Felix - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2018Eddie - Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic:Nominated
- 2018Critics Choice Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2021CFCA Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2021Sierra Award - Best Film Editing:Winner
- 2021NMFC Award - Best Editing:Winner
- 2021SLFCA Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2021UFCA Award - Best Film Editing:Winner
- 2022EDA Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2022AFCA Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2022CIC Award - Best Editing:Winner
- 2022COFCA Award - Best Film Editing:Winner
- 2022Critics Choice Award - Best Editing:Winner
- 2022Gold Derby Film Award - Film Editing:Nominated
- 2022HFCS Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2022IFJA Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2022LEJA Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2022MNFCA Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2022NCFCA Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2022NDFS Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2022OFTA Film Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2022OFCS Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2022SFBAFCC Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2022SFCS Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2022WAFCA Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2023CinEuphoria - Best Editing - International Competition:Nominated
- 2023COFCA Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2023LEJA Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2023OFTA Film Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2023OFCS Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2023SDFCS Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2023Satellite Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated