Jennifer Lame

Not to be confused with Jenny Lamy or Jennifer James.

Jennifer Lame (born 1981/1982)^[1] is an American film editor. She is known for her work on Manchester by the Sea, Hereditary, Tenet, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and the films of Noah Baumbach. In 2023, Lame edited Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. She is a native to Narberth, Pennsylvania and is married to film producer Craig Shilowich.^[2]

Jennifer Lame
Born	1981 or 1982 (age 42–43) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupation	Film editor
Years active	2005–present
Notable work	Manchester by the Sea Hereditary Tenet Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Oppenheimer
Spouse	Craig Shilowich (m. 2014)

Early life

Jennifer Lame was born in 1981 or 1982 in Philadelphia.^[1] Her father is Tony Lame, a former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer as well as KYW-TV. She attended Episcopal Academy and, in 2004, graduated from Wesleyan University.^[1][3]

Career

Lame started editing films with Price Check.^[4] She has become a recurring collaborator on Noah Baumbach's films including Frances Ha,^[5] While We're Young,^[6] Mistress America,^[7] The Meyerowitz Stories,^[8] and Marriage Story.^[9] She also edited Paper Towns,^[10] Manchester by the Sea,^[11] Tyrel,^[12] Hereditary,^[13] Midsommar,^[14] Tenet,^[15] Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,^[16] and Oppenheimer.^[17] Just before winning her first Oscar, she was named Time's "Person of the Week" for her role as a prominent female editor.^[18]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Notes	Refs
2007	Before the Devil Knows You're Dead	Sidney Lumet	Apprentice	[4]
	Reservation Road	Terry George	Apprentice	[4]
2009	Sorry, Thanks	Dia Sokol Savage	Assistant	[4]
	The Lovely Bones	Peter Jackson	Second assistant	[5]
2011	Almost Perfect	Bertha Bay-Sa Pan	Assistant	[4]
2012	Price Check	Michael Walker		[4]
	Frances Ha	Noah Baumbach	First collaboration with Noah Baumbach	[5]
2014	While We're Young		Second collaboration with Noah Baumbach	[6]
2015	Paper Towns	Jake Schreier	With Jacob Craycroft	[10]
	Mistress America	Noah Baumbach	Third collaboration with Noah Baumbach	[7]
2016	De Palma	Noah Baumbach Jake Paltrow	Additional editor Fourth collaboration with Noah Baumbach	[7]
	Manchester by the Sea	Kenneth Lonergan	Nominated - American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Editing Nominated - Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Editing	[11][19][20]
2017	The Meyerowitz Stories	Noah Baumbach	Fifth collaboration with Noah Baumbach	[8]
2018	Tyrel	Sebastián Silva		[12]
	Hereditary	Ari Aster	First collaboration with Ari Aster	[13]
2019	Midsommar		Additional editor Second collaboration with Ari Aster	[14]
	Marriage Story	Noah Baumbach	Sixth collaboration with Noah Baumbach Nominated - American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Editing Nominated - San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing Nominated - St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Editing	[9]
2020	Tenet	Christopher Nolan	First collaboration with Christopher Nolan Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing Nominated - Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing Nominated - London Film Critics Circle Awards 2020 – Technical Achievement of the Year Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing Nominated - San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing Nominated - San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards 2020 for Best Editing Won - Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2020 for Best Editing Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Editing	[21][22]
2021	Judas and the Black Messiah	Shaka King	Additional editor	[23]
2022	Blonde	Andrew Dominik	Additional editor	[24]
	Black Panther: Wakanda Forever	Ryan Coogler	Nominated - Black Reel Awards for Outstanding Editing	[16][25]
2023	Oppenheimer	Christopher Nolan	Second collaboration with Christopher Nolan Won - Academy Award for Best Film Editing Won - American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic Won - Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Editing Won - BAFTA Award for Best Editing Won - Boston Online Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing Won - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing Won - Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing Won - HPA Award for Outstanding Editing – Feature Film Won - Indiana Film Journalists Association Award for Best Editing Won - Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Film Editing Won - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing Won - Saturn Award for Best Editing Won - St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing Won - Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing Nominated - Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Editing Nominated - Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Editing Nominated - San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing Nominated - Astra Film and Creative Award for Best Editing Pending - Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Editing	[17][26]
	Postcard from Earth	Darren Aronofsky	Documentary	[26]

Television

Year	Title	Director	Notes	Refs
2005	The Simple Life	Jeff Fisher	Digitizer Episode: "Mortuary"	[4]
2008	Brotherhood	Various	Assistant 5 episodes	[4]
2009	The Philanthropist	Various	Assistant 7 episodes	[4]
2010	Rubicon	Various	Assistant 5 episodes	[4]
2011	30 Rock	Tricia Brock	Assistant Episode: "Mrs. Donaghy"	[4]
2012	Smash	Michael Mayer	Assistant Episode: "Pilot"	[4]

References

1. Rea, Steven (May 24, 2013). "Jennifer Lame's hands all over 'Frances Ha'". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. W07. Retrieved March 11, 2024. Lame, 31, has been passionate about film since she was a kid.
2. Rea, Steven (October 21, 2016). "In 'Christine,' South Jersey screenwriter tackles TV news tragedy". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
3. Plake, Randi Alexandra (December 7, 2016). "Lame '04 Discusses Film Editing Manchester by the Sea". The Wesleyan Connection. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
4. Hullfish, Steve (January 11, 2017). "'Art of the Cut' with Manchester by the Sea's Jennifer Lame". Pro Video Coalition. Archived from the original on January 12, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
5. Rea, Steven (May 22, 2013). "Jennifer Lame's hands all over 'Frances Ha'". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
6. Frontiero, Nathan (May 28, 2015). "Movie Review: While We're Young". Movie Fail. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
7. Foundas, Scott (January 25, 2015). "Film Review: 'Mistress America'". Variety. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
8. McCarthy, Todd (May 21, 2017). "'The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
9. Gleiberman, Owen (August 29, 2019). "Venice Film Review: 'Marriage Story'". Variety. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
10. Grierson, Tim (July 4, 2015). "'Paper Towns': Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
11. Erbland, Kate (November 17, 2016). "'Manchester By the Sea': How Editor Jennifer Lame Shaped Kenneth Longeran's Film". IndieWire. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
12. Harvey, Dennis (January 21, 2018). "Film Review: 'Tyrel'". Variety. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
13. Kit, Borys (April 5, 2019). "Christopher Nolan Taps 'Hereditary' Editor Jennifer Lame for His New Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
14. Singer, Matt (June 25, 2019). "'Midsommar' Review: The Horrors of Relationships, And Also Bizarre Pagan Rituals". ScreenCrush. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
15. Lawrence, Gregory (August 10, 2020). "Christopher Nolan Warned 'Tenet' Editor It Might Be "The Hardest Movie Ever" to Cut". Collider. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
16. Nebens, Richard (September 27, 2022). "New Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Standee Celebrates 9 Main Characters". The Direct. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
17. Kroll, Justin (October 8, 2021). "Cillian Murphy Confirmed to Star As J. Robert Oppenheimer In Christopher Nolan's Next Film At Universal, Film Will Bow in July 2023". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
18. Alter, Charlotte (March 8, 2024). "'Oppenheimer' Film Editor Jennifer Lame on Working With Chris Nolan". Time. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
19. Sheehan, Paul (January 3, 2017). "ACE Eddie Awards 2017: Full list of nominations includes Oscar frontrunner 'La La Land'". Gold Derby. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
20. Ritman, Alex (January 9, 2017). "BAFTA Awards: 'La La Land' Leads Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
21. Sharf, Zack (August 10, 2020). "How 'Hereditary' and Noah Baumbach Editor Jennifer Lame Got Over Her 'Tenet' Intimidation". IndieWire. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
22. Bankhurst, Adam (May 22, 2019). "Christopher Nolan Begins Filming New Espionage Action Movie, 'Tenet'". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
23. Pennington, Adrian (February 9, 2021). "Behind the Scenes: Judas and the Black Messiah". IBC. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
24. Bergeson, Samantha (February 11, 2022). "Andrew Dominik Shuts Down 'Horsesh*t' 'Blonde' NC-17 Rumors for Ana de Armas' Marilyn Monroe Film". IndieWire. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
25. Anderson, Erik (December 15, 2022). "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Woman King lead 2023 Black Reel Awards nominations". AwardsWatch. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
26. Giardina, Carolyn (December 19, 2023). "Creative Fusion on an Extra-Large Scale: Jennifer Lame on Editing 'Oppenheimer' and 'Postcard From Earth'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 12, 2024.

External links

• Jennifer Lame at IMDb