
Thelma Schoonmaker
- Date of Birth: 1940-01-03
- Place of Birth: Algiers, French Algeria [now Algeria]
Biography
Thelma Schoonmaker (born January 3, 1940) is an American film editor, best known for her collaboration over five decades with director Martin Scorsese. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, incl... Thelma Schoonmaker (born January 3, 1940) is an American film editor, best known for her collaboration over five decades with director Martin Scorsese. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and four ACE Eddie Awards. She has been honored with the British Film Institute Fellowship in 1997, the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2014, and the BAFTA Fellowship in 2019. started working with Scorsese on his debut feature film, Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967), and has edited all of his films since Raging Bull (1980). She has received nine nominations for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, winning three—for Raging Bull, The Aviator (2004), and The Departed (2006), both records. She has also been nominated eleven times for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, winning for Raging Bull and Goodfellas (1990).

The Scorsese Machine
Documentary • 1990 January

The Collaboration Of A Lifetime: Scorsese’s Epic The Irishman
Documentary • 2020 January

Glorious Technicolor
Documentary, TV Movie • 1998 December

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Documentary • 2010 May

Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence
Documentary • 2017 March

Edge of Outside
Documentary • 2006 June

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Documentary • 1993 September

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
Documentary • 2004 August

Painting with Light
Documentary • 2001 January

Optimism and Sheer Will
Documentary • 2012 November