American Cinema Editors Awards 1970

Honoration of best film/tv editors

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The 20th American Cinema Editors Awards, which were presented on Saturday, March 14, 1970, at The Century Plaza Hotel, honored the best editors in films and television.^[1] The award was hosted by radio and television announcer George Fenneman.^[1] Producer and director John Sturges won the "ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award" for "outstanding achievements in filmmaking, climaxing a career which began in film editing.". Film producer Marvin Mirisch handed the award to Sturges.^[1]^[2]^[3] As with the previous year, clips of all the films and television series were showcased before the winners were announced.^[4]

Nominees

The Century Plaza Hotel, the site of the 1970 Eddies.

References:^[1]^[5]^[6]

Best Edited Feature Film	Best Edited Television Program
Hello, Dolly! – William H. Reynolds True Grit – Warren Low Anne of the Thousand Days – Richard Marden Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – John C. Howard and Richard C. Meyer The Secret of Santa Vittoria – Earle Herdan and William A. Lyon	Marcus Welby, M.D: "A Matter of Humanities" – Gene Palmer The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO – John C. Fuller, Igo Kantor, Patrick Kennedy, Frank McKelvey Bonanza: "Dead Wrong" – Danny B. Landres The Ghost & Mrs. Muir: "The Great Power Failure" – Axel Hubert Sr. Hollywood: The Selznick Years – David Blewitt and Graham Lee Mahin The Mystery of Animal Behavior – Peter C. Johnson My World and Welcome to It: "Rally Round the Flag" – Hugh Chaloupka Room 222: "Richie's Story" – Frank P. Keller

Best Edited Feature Film

Best Edited Television Program

Hello, Dolly! – William H. Reynolds
- True Grit – Warren Low
- Anne of the Thousand Days – Richard Marden
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – John C. Howard and Richard C. Meyer
- The Secret of Santa Vittoria – Earle Herdan and William A. Lyon

Marcus Welby, M.D: "A Matter of Humanities" – Gene Palmer
- The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO – John C. Fuller, Igo Kantor, Patrick Kennedy, Frank McKelvey
- Bonanza: "Dead Wrong" – Danny B. Landres
- The Ghost & Mrs. Muir: "The Great Power Failure" – Axel Hubert Sr.
- Hollywood: The Selznick Years – David Blewitt and Graham Lee Mahin
- The Mystery of Animal Behavior – Peter C. Johnson
- My World and Welcome to It: "Rally Round the Flag" – Hugh Chaloupka
- Room 222: "Richie's Story" – Frank P. Keller

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ogilvie, Jack W. (1971). "A.C.E. Calendar of Events". In Smith, Fredrick Y. (ed.). ACE Second Decade Anniversary Book. American Cinema Editors, Inc. pp. 39–45.
^ "Golden Eddie Award". The Los Angeles Times. March 12, 1970. p. 104. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ "Sturges Will Be Presented Golden Eddie". The Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1970. p. 39. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ "'Eddie' Awards Presented". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. March 17, 1970. p. 6. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ "Film Editors Given Eddies". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1970. p. 75. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ Smith, Fredrick Y., ed. (1971). "American Cinema Editors "Eddie" Film Editing Awards Winners and Nominees". ACE Second Decade Anniversary Book. American Cinema Editors, Inc. pp. 65–67.