Michael Kahn (film editor)

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Michael Kahn (born December 8, c.1930)[1] is an American film editor known for his frequent collaboration with Steven Spielberg. His first collaboration with Spielberg was for his 1977 film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. He has edited all of Spielberg's subsequent films[2] except for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), which was edited by Carol Littleton. Kahn has received eight Academy Award nominations for Best Film Editing, and has won three times—for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Schindler's List (1993), and Saving Private Ryan (1998), which were all Spielberg-directed films.

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Michael Kahn
Bornc. (1930-12-08) December 8, 1930 (age 94)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationFilm editor
Years active1964–present
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Early life

Kahn was born to a Jewish family in New York City. While his birth year has been reported as 1935, Kahn said in 2015, when asked if he was 80, that his age at that point was "closer to 85."[1]

Career

Kahn has edited digitally since at least Twister (1996), though he continued to edit on film with Spielberg long after most editors had stopped doing so.[3][4] In 2008, Kahn acknowledged that "people find it hard to believe that Steven and I still edit film on a Moviola and a KEM. [But] Steven feels film got us where we are today and he loves the smell of it and feel of it. We started that way and both really enjoy it."[5] George Lucas remarked "Michael Kahn can cut faster on a Moviola than anybody can cut on an Avid."[6] However, since The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011), Kahn has edited Spielberg's films on an Avid machine.[7]

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Filmography

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Year Title Director Notes
1969The ActivistArt Napoleon
1970 Night Slaves Ted Post
1971Touch MeAnthony Spinelli
1972Wild in the SkyWilliam T. Naud
Trouble ManIvan Dixon
RageGeorge C. Scott
1973The Spook Who Sat by the DoorIvan Dixon
1974Black Belt JonesRobert Clouse
Truck TurnerJonathan Kaplan
Golden NeedlesRobert Clouse
Buster and BillieDaniel Petrie
Sidney Sheldon
The Savage Is LooseGeorge C. Scott
1975The Devil's RainRobert Fuest
The Ultimate WarriorRobert Clouse
1976The Return of a Man Called HorseIrvin Kershner
1977Close Encounters of the Third KindSteven SpielbergNominated—Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Editing
1978Eyes of Laura MarsIrvin Kershner
Ice CastlesDonald Wrye
19791941Steven Spielberg
1980Used CarsRobert Zemeckis
1981Raiders of the Lost ArkSteven SpielbergAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Editing
1982PoltergeistTobe Hooper
1983Table for FiveRobert Lieberman
Twilight Zone: The Movie Steven Spielberg Segment: "Kick the Can"
1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomNominated—BAFTA Award for Best Editing
Falling in LoveUlu Grosbard
1985The GooniesRichard Donner
The Color PurpleSteven Spielberg
1986WisdomEmilio Estevez
1987Fatal AttractionAdrian LyneBAFTA Award for Best Editing
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Nominated—ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Empire of the SunSteven SpielbergNominated—Academy Award for Best Film Editing
1988Arthur 2: On the RocksBud Yorkin
1989Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeSteven Spielberg
Always
1990ArachnophobiaFrank Marshall
1991Toy SoldiersDaniel Petrie Jr.
HookSteven Spielberg
1993AliveFrank Marshall
Jurassic ParkSteven Spielberg
Schindler's ListAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
BAFTA Award for Best Editing
1995CasperBrad Silberling
1996TwisterJan de Bont
1997The Lost World: Jurassic ParkSteven Spielberg
AmistadNominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing
1998Saving Private RyanAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
Satellite Award for Best Editing
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Editing
1999The HauntingJan de Bont
2000Reindeer GamesJohn Frankenheimer
2001A.I. Artificial IntelligenceSteven Spielberg
2002Minority Report
Catch Me If You Can
2003Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of LifeJan de Bont
Peter PanP. J. Hogan
2004Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsBrad Silberling
The TerminalSteven Spielberg
2005War of the WorldsNominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing
MunichNominated—Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Nominated—ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
200610 Items or LessBrad Silberling
2008The Spiderwick ChroniclesMark Waters
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullSteven Spielberg
2010Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeMike Newellwith Mick Audsley and Martin Walsh
2011The Adventures of TintinSteven SpielbergNominated—Saturn Award for Best Editing
Nominated— Annie Award for Best Editing in a Feature Production
War HorseNominated—ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Nominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing
2012LincolnNominated—Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Nominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing
2014 Seventh Son Sergei Bodrov
2015Bridge of Spies Steven Spielberg Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Editing
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing
2016The BFGSaturn Award for Best Editing
2017The Postwith Sarah Broshar[8]
Nominated—ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Nominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing
Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
Nominated—San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Editing
Nominated—St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing
2018Ready Player Onewith Sarah Broshar[8]
2021West Side Storywith Sarah Broshar[8]
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing
2022The Fabelmanswith Sarah Broshar[8]
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Awards and nominations

Kahn equaled the record for the most Oscar wins (three) in the Best Film Editing category, shared with Ralph Dawson, Daniel Mandell, and Thelma Schoonmaker. Furthermore, he had eight nominations in that category—a number surpassed only by Schoonmaker. All of Kahn's Oscars came from his work on Spielberg's films, which included Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Schindler's List (1993), and Saving Private Ryan (1998).

He has received six nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, winning for Fatal Attraction (1987) and Schindler's List.

Kahn has been selected for membership in the American Cinema Editors (ACE).[9] In 2011, he received the Career Achievement Award of the American Cinema Editors. At the ceremony, Steven Spielberg said of editing: "this is where filmmaking goes from a craft to an art."[10] In November 2013, Spielberg created the Michael Kahn Endowed Chair in Editing at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in honor of Kahn. The first to be appointed to the position was Norman Hollyn.[11][12]

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