Thelma Schoonmaker
Biography
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 three—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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Movies (47)
Visions, Dreams and Magic: The Unmade Films of Michael Powell
2024
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Executive Producer (Production)
2024
"Echoes of the Soil": The Unsung Stars of Gone to Earth
Thanks (Crew)
2023
Killers of the Flower Moon
Editor (Editing)
2023
The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman
as Self
2020
The Irishman
Editor (Editing)
2019
At the Video Store
as Self
2019
The Snowman
Editor (Editing)
2017
Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence
as Self
2017
Silence
Editor (Editing)
2016
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Thanks (Crew)
2015
Bombay Velvet
Editor (Editing)
2015
Scorsese's GoodFellas
as Self
2015
Learning to Drive
Editor (Editing)
2014
Inside Rupert Pupkin
as Self
2014
The Wolf of Wall Street
Editor (Editing)
2013
Rockshow
Editor (Editing)
2013
Bad 25
as Self
2012
Optimism and Sheer Will
as Self
2012
Hugo
Editor (Editing)
2011
Thelma Schoonmaker Powell on 'The Red Shoes'
as Self
2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Self – Interviewee
2010
Shutter Island
Editor (Editing)
2010
The Key to Reserva
as Self (uncredited)
2007
The Departed
Editor (Editing)
2006
Edge of Outside
as Self
2006
Michael Powell
2005
Raging Bull: Inside the Ring
as Self
2005
Raging Bull: After the Fight
as Self
2005
Raging Bull: Outside the Ring
as Self
2005
The Eye of the Beholder
as Self
2005
The Aviator
Editor (Editing)
2004
Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours
as Self - Editor
2004
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
as Self
2004
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
as Self
2004
Gangs of New York
Editor (Editing)
2002
The Neighborhood
Editorial Consultant (Editing)
2001
The Concert for New York City
Editorial Consultant (Editing)
2001
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
as Self
2001
Painting with Light
as Self
2001
Bringing Out the Dead
Editor (Editing)
1999
My Voyage to Italy
Editor (Editing)
1999
Glorious Technicolor
as Self
1998
Kundun
Editor (Editing)
1997
Grace of My Heart
Editor (Editing)
1996
Casino
Editor (Editing)
1995
The Age of Innocence
Editor (Editing)
1993
