American Cinema Editors Awards 1971

Honoration of best film/tv editors

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The 21st American Cinema Editors Awards, which were presented on Saturday, March 13, 1971, at The Century Plaza Hotel, honored the best editors in films and television.^[1]^[2] The award was hosted by actress Martha Raye.^[1]^[3]^[4] Editor and director Elmo Williams won the "ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award" for "outstanding achievements in filmmaking, climaxing a career which began in film editing."^[1]^[5] Actor Lee J. Cobb handed the award to Williams.^[1]

Nominees

The Century Plaza Hotel, the site of the 1971 Eddies.

References:^[2]^[6]^[7]

Best Edited Feature Film	Best Edited Television Program
Patton – Hugh S. Fowler Airport – Stuart Gilmore The Great White Hope – William H. Reynolds MASH* – Danford B. Greene Tora! Tora! Tora! – Inoue Chikaya, Pembroke J. Herring, and James E. Newcom	Medical Center: "Death Grip" – Richard Cahoon Gunsmoke: "Snow Train: Part 1" – Thomas J. McCarthy Storefront Lawyers: "A Man's Castle" – Ira Heymann The Tragedy of the Red Salmon – David Blewitt The Young Lawyers: "The Glass Prison – Joseph Dervin

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.
^ ^a ^b "20th Century Fox Receives 4 of 5 Eddie Nominations". Box Office. 98 (17): 11. February 8, 1971. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ "Editor for 'Patton' Cited". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1971. p. 60. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ "Martha Raye to Emcee Eddie Awards Dinner". The Los Angeles Times. March 2, 1971. p. 57. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ "Golden Eddie Award for Elmo Williams". The Los Angeles Times. March 11, 1971. p. 85. 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.
^ Goodman, Robert M.; McGrath, Patrick (October 2002). Editing Digital Video: The Complete Creative and Technical Guide. New York: McGraw-Hill Education. pp. 287–297. ISBN 9780071406352. Retrieved March 28, 2024.