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Lee Smith

Editing
65 years oldSydney, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Lee Smith, ACE (born June 10, 1960), is an Australian film editor who has worked in the film industry since the 1980s. He began his film career as a sound editor before establishing himself as an editor. His breakthrough came when he began collaborating with director Peter Weir. Smith is best known for his work on several of Christopher Nolan's films, including Batman Begins (2005), The Prestige (2006), The Dark Knight (2008), Inception (2010), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Interstellar (2014) and Dunkirk (2017), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lee Smith (film editor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Details

Born
June 10, 1960
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known For
Editing

Movies (46)

The Unholy Trinity
6.4

The Unholy Trinity

Editor (Editing)

2025

Better Man
7.6

Better Man

Editor (Editing)

2024

Argylle
6.0

Argylle

Editor (Editing)

2024

Empire of Light
6.6

Empire of Light

Editor (Editing)

2022

The 355
6.0

The 355

Editor (Editing)

2022

1917
8.0

1917

Editor (Editing)

2019

Dark Phoenix
6.0

Dark Phoenix

Editor (Editing)

2019

Dunkirk
7.5

Dunkirk

Editor (Editing)

2017

Spectre
6.6

Spectre

Editor (Editing)

2015

Inside 'Interstellar'
6.9

Inside 'Interstellar'

as Self - Editor

2015

Interstellar
8.5

Interstellar

Editor (Editing)

2014

Ender's Game
6.6

Ender's Game

Editor (Editing)

2013

Elysium
6.5

Elysium

Editor (Editing)

2013

Ending the Knight
7.2

Ending the Knight

as Self

2012

The Dark Knight Rises
7.8

The Dark Knight Rises

Editor (Editing)

2012

X-Men: First Class
7.3

X-Men: First Class

Editor (Editing)

2011

The Way Back
7.0

The Way Back

Editor (Editing)

2010

Inception
8.4

Inception

Editor (Editing)

2010

The Dark Knight
8.5

The Dark Knight

Editor (Editing)

2008

Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene
7.0

Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene

as Self

2008

The Prestige
8.2

The Prestige

Editor (Editing)

2006

Batman Begins
7.7

Batman Begins

Editor (Editing)

2005

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
7.2

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Editor (Editing)

2003

The Rage in Placid Lake
6.4

The Rage in Placid Lake

Editor (Editing)

2003

Buffalo Soldiers
6.3

Buffalo Soldiers

Editor (Editing)

2002

Black and White
5.9

Black and White

Editor (Editing)

2002

Risk
4.5

Risk

Sound Designer (Sound)

2001

Holy Smoke
5.7

Holy Smoke

Sound Designer (Sound)

1999

Two Hands
6.6

Two Hands

Editor (Editing)

1999

The Truman Show
8.1

The Truman Show

Editor (Editing)

1998

Joey
5.5

Joey

Editor (Editing)

1997

Lilian's Story
4.4

Lilian's Story

Editor (Editing)

1996

Little Women
7.3

Little Women

Sound Designer (Sound)

1994

Fearless
6.9

Fearless

Editor (Editing)

1993

The Piano
7.4

The Piano

Sound Designer (Sound)

1993

Lorenzo's Oil
7.1

Lorenzo's Oil

Sound Designer (Sound)

1992

Blinky Bill
5.7

Blinky Bill

Editor (Editing)

1992

Turtle Beach
4.9

Turtle Beach

Editor (Editing)

1992

RoboCop 2
6.0

RoboCop 2

Editor (Editing)

1990

Communion
5.3

Communion

Editor (Editing)

1989

Dead Calm
6.6

Dead Calm

Sound Designer (Sound)

1989

Howling III: The Marsupials
4.6

Howling III: The Marsupials

Sound Editor (Sound)

1987

Dead End Drive-In
5.6

Dead End Drive-In

Editor (Editing)

1986

Burke & Wills
4.5

Burke & Wills

Sound Effects Editor (Sound)

1985

Crosstalk
4.7

Crosstalk

Assistant Editor (Editing)

1982

The Chain Reaction
5.5

The Chain Reaction

Additional Sound Re-Recordist (Sound)

1980

TV Shows (1)