John Gilbert is a New Zealand film editor. Gilbert has edited 28 feature films as well as television shows and short films. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, among several honors, for Mel Gibson's war drama Hacksaw Ridge (2016). Gilbert had earlier received various accolades for his work on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), including the Satellite Award for Best Editing and nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and an ACE Eddie Award.
John Gilbert's first position in film was with Government filmmaking body The National Film Unit, in his native New Zealand. Gilbert was taking a break from history and anthropology studies at the time, but never returned to university, moving on to Television New Zealand, where he worked as an assistant editor and editor. Gilbert also spent time freelancing as a sound editor."The Lord of the Rings Film Trilogy Production Notes", webpage of the Houghton-Mifflin company archived at Webcite from this original URL 12 May 2008.
Gilbert's first credit as an editor on a full-length feature was for the film Crush (1992), which was invited to the Cannes Film Festival. Gilbert received a "Best Editing" award from the New Zealand Film and Television Awards for comedy drama film Via Satellite (1998). He received a New Zealand Screen Award for editing The World's Fastest Indian (2005) and reunited with Mel Gibson on the historical drama The Professor and the Madman.
Gilbert has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors."American Cinema Editors > Members", webpage archived by WebCite from this original URL on 4 March 2008.
Selected filmography (editor) Short film Year Title Director1989The Lounge BarDon McGlashanHarry Sinclair1996SirenCharles Bracewell2004Kerosene CreekMichael Bennett
Feature film Year Title Director1992CrushAlison Maclean1993Jack Be NimbleGarth Maxwell1994LoadedAnna Campion1996Chicken1997AberrationTim Boxell1998Via SatelliteAnthony McCarten1999Punitive DamageAnnie Goldson2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingPeter Jackson2003Perfect StrangersGaylene Preston2005The World's Fastest IndianRoger Donaldson2007Bridge to TerabithiaGábor Csupó2008Show of HandsAnthony McCartenThe Bank JobRoger Donaldson2009BandslamTodd Graff2010MatarikiMichael Bennett2011Killer EliteGary McKendry2014The November ManRoger Donaldson2016Hacksaw RidgeMel Gibson2018AdriftBaltasar Kormákur2022The 355Simon KinbergThe King's DaughterSean McNamara2024DamselJuan Carlos Fresnadillo
Awards and nominations Year Title Award/Nomination1998Via SatelliteNokia New Zealand Film & TV Award for Best Editing2001The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the RingSatellite Award for Best EditingNominated — Academy Award for Best Film EditingNominated — ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film – DramaticNominated — BAFTA Award for Best EditingNominated — Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Film Editing2016Hacksaw RidgeAACTA Award for Best EditingAcademy Award for Best Film EditingBAFTA Award for Best EditingHollywood Editor AwardSatellite Award for Best Editing2nd place — Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Editing2nd place — SLFCA Award for Best EditingNominated — ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film – DramaticNominated — Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best EditingNominated — Gold Derby Award for Best Film EditingNominated — Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Film Editing
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