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Thelma Schoonmaker

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πŸŽ‚ January 3, 1940 Β· 86πŸ“ Algiers, French Algeria [now Algeria]

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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 threeβ€”for Raging Bull, The A…

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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 threeβ€”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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Thelma Schoonmaker's Filmography

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Dog with a Movie Camera
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Dog with a Movie Camera

2026
Killers of the Flower Moon: A Historic Collaboration
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Killers of the Flower Moon: A Historic Collaboration

2026

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

2024⭐ 5.0
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No Poster

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The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman

2020⭐ 7.0

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At the Video Store
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At the Video Store

2019⭐ 10.0

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Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence
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Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence

2017⭐ 6.0

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Scorsese's GoodFellas
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Scorsese's GoodFellas

2015⭐ 8.3

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No Poster

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Inside Rupert Pupkin

2014

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Optimism and Sheer Will
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Optimism and Sheer Will

2012

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Bad 25
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Bad 25

2012⭐ 7.3

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Thelma Schoonmaker Powell on 'The Red Shoes'
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Thelma Schoonmaker Powell on 'The Red Shoes'

2010

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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010⭐ 6.6

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Edge of Outside
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Edge of Outside

2006⭐ 5.8

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Michael Powell
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Michael Powell

2005
Raging Bull: Inside the Ring
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Raging Bull: Inside the Ring

2005⭐ 9.0

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Raging Bull: Outside the Ring
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Raging Bull: Outside the Ring

2005⭐ 8.0

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Raging Bull: After the Fight
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Raging Bull: After the Fight

2005⭐ 8.0

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The Eye of the Beholder
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The Eye of the Beholder

2005

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Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
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Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

2004⭐ 6.0

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Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours
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Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours

2004⭐ 7.2

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No Poster

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Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing

2004⭐ 7.3

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The Making of 'Cape Fear'
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The Making of 'Cape Fear'

2001⭐ 7.4

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Painting with Light
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Painting with Light

2001

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Glorious Technicolor
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Glorious Technicolor

1998⭐ 6.9

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

1993⭐ 7.0

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The Scorsese Machine
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The Scorsese Machine

1990⭐ 8.0

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Movies Are My Life
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Movies Are My Life

1988⭐ 6.8

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Invisible Women
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Invisible Women

TBA⭐ 10.0

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