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Thelma Schoonmaker
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- Producer
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In short · Editing since 1967, 7 decades active, 37 credits, 3 Academy Award wins.
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- Award win
Academy Awards — Oscar — Film Editing
- Award win
Academy Awards — Oscar — Film Editing
- Award win
Academy Awards — Oscar — Film Editing
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31 credits
Killers of the Flower Moon(2023)
Editor
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The Irishman(2019)
Editor
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The Snowman(2017)
Editor
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Silence(2016)
Editor
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Bombay Velvet(2015)
Editor
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Learning to Drive(2014)
Editor
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The Wolf of Wall Street(2013)
Editor
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Hugo(2011)
Editor
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Shutter Island(2010)
Editor
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The Departed(2006)
Editor
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The Aviator(2004)
Editor
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Gangs of New York(2002)
Editor
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My Voyage to Italy(1999)
Editor
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Bringing Out the Dead(1999)
Editor
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Kundun(1997)
Editor
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Grace of My Heart(1996)
Editor
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Casino(1995)
Editor
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Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory(1995)
Editor
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The Age of Innocence(1993)
Editor
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Cape Fear(1991)
Editor
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Made in Milan(1990)
Editor
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GoodFellas(1990)
Editor
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New York Stories(1989)
Editor
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The Last Temptation of Christ(1988)
Editor
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The Color of Money(1986)
Editor
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After Hours(1985)
Editor
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The King of Comedy(1982)
Editor
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Raging Bull(1980)
Editor
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Woodstock(1970)
Editor
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The Virgin President(1968)
Editor
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Awards & Nominations
3 wins · 6 nominationsAcademy Awards
- Nom2023Oscar — Film Editing
- Nom2019Oscar — Film Editing
- Nom2011Oscar — Film Editing
- Won2006Oscar — Film Editing
- Won2004Oscar — Film Editing
- Nom2002Oscar — Film Editing
- Nom1990Oscar — Film Editing
- Won1980Oscar — Film Editing
- Nom1970Oscar — Film Editing
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- Mr. ScorseseSelf - Editor · 2025
- On the RocSelf · 2025
- Scorsese's GoodfellasSelf · 2015
- Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffSelf - Interviewee · 2010
- Filming for Your Life: Making 'After Hours'Self - Editor · 2004
- The Making of 'Cape Fear'Self · 2001
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