American Cinema Editors (ACE) have announced the ceremony date, venue and full voting timeline for the 75th Annual ACE Eddie Awards, recognizing outstanding editing in 13 categories of film and television. To be eligible to compete in the television categories, projects must have aired between January 1 – November 1, 2024. To be eligible to compete in the film categories, projects must have been released in theaters between January 1 – December 31, 2024. The ACE Eddie Awards, presented by American Cinema Editors, will be held Saturday, January 18, 2025 at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles.
“We’re thrilled to honor the year’s finest editing and mark our 75th anniversary with the entire industry,” said ACE Executive Director Jenni McCormick. “As the third oldest awards show in Hollywood history, right after the Oscars® and the Golden Globes®, we’ve been celebrating the best and brightest in our industry for 75 years. Our organization continues to grow and thrive, even while navigating challenges like the pandemic and strikes, because of the incredible community that our members have created. We’re looking forward to the future and the next 75.”
Three special honors will be handed out at the ACE Eddie Awards ceremony including two Career Achievement recipients, presented to film editors of outstanding merit, and the Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year honor, presented to a filmmaker who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. Honorary award recipients will be announced later this year. The winner of the Anne V. Coates Student Editing Competition will also be announced that evening.
Submissions for the ACE Eddie Awards open October 1 and close on November 1 at 5pm PT. ACE is thrilled to once again partner with Indee Secure Screening Rooms to help make all submissions available for online viewing by uploading to the ACE app.
For more information on the updated prices, including the early bird submission process, visit the ACE website at https://americancinemaeditors.org.
Key dates for the 75th Annual ACE Eddie Awards
- Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | Submissions for Nominations Begins
- Friday, October 25, 2024 | EarlyBird Price Deadline ($250)
- Friday, November 1, 2024 (5pm PT) | Submissions for Nominations Ends
- Monday, November 18, 2024 | Nomination Ballots Sent
- Monday, December 9, 2024 (5pm PT) | Nomination Ballots Due
- Monday, December 11, 2024 | Nominations Announced
- Monday, December 16, 2024 | Final Ballots Sent
- Friday, December 20, 2024 | Deadline for Advertising
- Saturday, January 4, 2025 | Blue Ribbon Screenings
- Wednesday, January 8, 2025 | Final Ballots Due
- Thursday, January 16, 2025 | Nominee Cocktail Party
- Saturday, January 18, 2025 | ACE Eddie Awards presented
About American Cinema Editors
AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS (ACE) is an honorary society of motion picture editors founded in 1950. Film editors are voted into membership on the basis of their professional achievements, their dedication to the education of others and their commitment to the craft of editing.
The objectives and purposes of the AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS are to advance the art and science of the editing profession; to increase the entertainment value of motion pictures by attaining artistic preeminence and scientific achievement in the creative art of editing; to bring into close alliance those editors who desire to advance the prestige and dignity of the editing profession.
ACE produces several annual events including EditFest Global (an international editing festival), Invisible Art/Visible Artists (the annual panel of Oscar® nominated editors), and the ACE Eddie Awards, now in its 75th year, recognizing outstanding editing in 13 categories of film, television and documentaries. The organization publishes a quarterly magazine, CinemaEditor, highlighting the art, craft and business of editing and editors.
