William Goldenberg
William Goldenberg (born November 2, 1959) is an American film editor and director. He has more than twenty film and television credits since 1992. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the film Argo (2012), and has been nominated for The Insider (1999), Seabiscuit (2003), Zero Dark Thirty (2012) and The Imitation Game (2014).
William Goldenberg
- Name
- William Goldenberg
- Born
- 2 November 1959
- Birthplace
- United States
- Occupation
- Film editor
- Nationality
- United States.
- Education
- Northeast High School.
- Honours
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing.
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William Goldenberg (born November 2, 1959) is an American film editor and director. He has more than twenty film and television credits since 1992. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the film Argo (2012), and has been nominated for The Insider (1999), Seabiscuit (2003), Zero Dark Thirty (2012) and The Imitation Game (2014).
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William Goldenberg (born 1959) is a film director, film editor and television editor, of American nationality. The film director was born in United States. William Goldenberg was educated at Northeast High School. Honours include Academy Award for Best Film Editing.
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He has also received nominations for nine other editing-related awards. Goldenberg has had extended, notable collaborations with directors Michael Mann and Ben Affleck. Goldenberg has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors. He made his directorial debut with Unstoppable (2024).
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• Name — William Goldenberg • Born — 2 November 1959 • Birthplace — United States • Occupation — Film editor
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Editor • Year — Title — Director — Notes • 1993 — Alive — Frank Marshall • 1994 — The Puppet Masters — Stuart Orme • 1995 — Heat — Michael Mann • Body Language — Tom Berenger — TV movie • Citizen X — Chris Gerolmo • 1996 — The Long Kiss Goodnight — Renny Harlin • 1998 — Pleasantville — Gary Ross • 1999 — The Insider — Michael Mann • 2000 — Coyote Ugly — David McNally • 2001 — Ali — Michael Mann • 2003 — Kangaroo Jack — David McNally • Seabiscuit — Gary Ross • 2004 — National Treasure — Jon Turteltaub • 2005 — Domino — Tony Scott • 2006 — Miami Vice — Michael Mann • 2007 — National Treasure: Book of Secrets — Jon Turteltaub • Gone Baby Gone — Ben Affleck • 2009 — Confessions of a Shopaholic — P.J. Hogan • 2010 — The Sorcerer's Apprentice — Jon Turteltaub • 2011 — Transformers: Dark of the Moon — Michael Bay • 2012 — Argo — Ben Affleck • Zero Dark Thirty — Kathryn Bigelow • 2014 — Transformers: Age of Extinction — Michael Bay • The Imitation Game — Morten Tyldum • Unbroken — Angelina Jolie • 2015 — Concussion — Peter Landesman • 2016 — Live by Night — Ben Affleck • 2017 — Detroit — Kathryn Bigelow • 2018 — 22 July — Paul Greengrass • 2019 — 6 Underground — Michael Bay • 2020 — News of the World — Paul Greengrass • 2022 — The Outfit — Graham Moore • 2023 — Air — Ben Affleck • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts — Steven Caple Jr. • 2025 — The Lost Bus — Paul Greengrass — Also co-producer • 2026 — The Uprising — Post-production Director • Year — Title — Notes • 2024 — Unstoppable — Directorial debut Other credits • Year — Title — Notes • 2024 — The Greatest Love Story Never Told — Special thanks
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• Year — Title — Award/Nomination • 1995 — Citizen X — Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Single Camera Production • 1998 — Pleasantville — Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing • 1999 — The Insider — Nominated—Academy Award for Best Film Editing Nominated—ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing • 2003 — Seabiscuit — Nominated—Academy Award for Best Film Editing Nominated—ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing • 2006 — Miami Vice — Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing • 2012 — Argo — Academy Award for Best Film Editing ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic BAFTA Award for Best Editing San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film Editing Nominated—Boston Society of Film Critics Awards for Best Editing Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Awards for Best Editing Nominated—Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing • Zero Dark Thirty — Boston Society of Film Critics Awards for Best Editing Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing Chicago Film Critics Association Awards for Best Editing Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing Nominated—Academy Award for Best Film Editing Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Editing Nominated—Critics' Choice Award for Best Editing Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing • 2014 — The Imitation Game — Nominated—Academy Award for Best Film Editing Nominated—ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Editing Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing • Unbroken — Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Editing
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