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There are numerous categories involved with the Academy Awards, and while there are the bigger categories such as best picture, best actor, best actress, etc., there are other categories that are important to the film making process. One such category is film editing, without which a film would not at all look coherent. So we will now be going through the list of nominees for the film editing category.

First up on the list of nominees for Best Film Editing is Ford v. Ferrari, and more specifically Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland. Ford v. Ferrari sees visionary auto designer Carroll Shelby and race car driver Ken Miles teaming up to build a high-performance race car for the Ford Motor Company, hoping to defy the odds and defeat the dominant Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans. Without proper film editing, we wouldn’t experience moments in the film the way we were intended to and the nature of the film would be lost.

Next on the list, we have The Irishman which has been nominated for a good amount of awards other than just this one. The head of the editing being Thelma Schoonmaker who was responsible for it being on the list. The Irishman sees World War II vet Frank Sheeran reflecting on his life as a hustler and mob hitman, working alongside many notorious figures, including Jimmy Hoffa, the subject of one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history.

Following that we have Jojo Rabbit, and more specifically we have Tom Eagles to thank for it. Jojo Rabbit shows us, during WWII, a lonely German boy’s world turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism. Without the editing on this one a lot of the comedy in the film could have been lost and it wouldn’t look right.

Then, we have Jeff Groth for his film editing work on the movie Joker. Joker is done so well that it, like The Irishman, is nominated for a large number of awards. In Gotham’s fractured society, a young man longs to be a stand-up comic, but finds the joke is always on him. Caught in a cycle of apathy, cruelty and ultimately, betrayal, the comedian makes one bad decision after another, bringing about a chain reaction of escalating events.

Finally, we have Yang Jinmo, for his work with the editing on the movie Parasite. Greed, class discrimination and a mysterious interloper threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan. Parasite was a surprise hit and the editing of the film definitely contributed to how well it did.

We have also covered the nominees for categories such as Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Animated Feature, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Documentary Feature, and Best Documentary Short.