Thelma Schoonmaker

Award won Role or nomination

1. 1940 age 0

   Born

2. 1980 age 40

   CreditRaging Bullfilm editor

3. 1982 age 42

   CreditThe King of Comedyfilm editor

4. 1985 age 45

   CreditAfter Hoursfilm editor

5. 1986 age 46

   CreditThe Color of Moneyfilm editor

6. 1988 age 48

   CreditThe Last Temptation of Christfilm editor

7. 1990 age 50

   CreditGoodfellasfilm editor

8. 1991 age 51

   CreditCape Fearfilm editor

9. 1993 age 53

   CreditThe Age of Innocencefilm editor

10. 1995 age 55

    CreditCasinofilm editor

11. 1997 age 57

    CreditKundunfilm editor

12. 1999 age 59

    CreditBringing Out the Deadfilm editor

13. 2002 age 62

    CreditGangs of New Yorkfilm editor

14. 2004 age 64

    CreditThe Aviatorfilm editor

15. 2006 age 66

    CreditThe Departedfilm editor

16. 2010 age 70

    CreditShutter Islandfilm editor

17. 2011 age 71

    CreditHugofilm editor

18. 2013 age 73

    CreditThe Wolf of Wall Streetfilm editor

19. 2016 age 76

    CreditSilencefilm editor

20. 2019 age 79

    CreditThe Irishmanfilm editor

21. 2023 age 83

    CreditKillers of the Flower Moonfilm editor

• MSMartin Scorsese20 titles
• DFDante Ferretti10 titles
• BFBarbara De Fina9 titles
• HSHoward Shore7 titles
• RNRobert De Niro7 titles
• MBMichael Ballhaus7 titles
• LDLeonardo DiCaprio6 titles
• RRRobert Richardson5 titles
• SPSandy Powell5 titles
• PHPaul Herman5 titles

• Spouse

  • MPMichael Powell

Nothing recorded for: Partner, Parents, Children, Siblings, Influenced by, Studied under, Taught.

• You get to contribute so significantly in the editing room because you shape the movie and the performances," she says. "You help the director bring all the hard work of those who made the film to fruition. You give their work rhythm and pace and sometimes adjust the structure to make the film work – to make it start to flow up there on the screen. And then it's very rewarding after a year's work to see people react to what you've done in the theater.

  Thelma Schoonmaker, CC BY-SA 4.0

• Editing is a lot about patience and discipline and just banging away at something, turning off the machine and going home at night because you're frustrated and depressed, and then coming back in the morning to try again.

  Thelma Schoonmaker, CC BY-SA 4.0

• Ah, but they aren't violent until I've edited them.

  Thelma Schoonmaker, CC BY-SA 4.0

• I think Marty's use of violence is very valid. He never uses it gratuitously, he always makes a very strong point….if you're going to show violence and it's done with conviction the way Marty does it then it is correct.

  Thelma Schoonmaker, CC BY-SA 4.0

• When you're a film-maker you become addicted, your family suffers, your friends suffer, to say nothing of what's going on on the set. It's an incredible way to show the impulse to view. Directors are constantly looking.

  Thelma Schoonmaker, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nationalities

United States

Languages

English

Years active

1966–

Education

Columbia University, Cornell University, New York University, Ridgewood High School