Andy Jurgensen is an American film editor, best known for his collaborations with director Paul Thomas Anderson. [1] Jurgensen's editing credits include Licorice Pizza (2021) and One Battle After Another (2025), which earned Jurgensen nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and two Critics' Choice Awards.
Jurgensen graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2004. Jurgensen began working as a post-production assistant after college, and met Paul Thomas Anderson while serving as an assistant editor for Inherent Vice (2014). Jurgensen was made an associate editor for Phantom Thread (2017), and then primary editor for Licorice Pizza (2021). [2] For Licorice Pizza, Jurgensen earned nominations for the BAFTA Award and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing. [3] [4]
Jurgensen worked closely with Anderson during the production and post-production of One Battle After Another (2025), a black comedy action thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio, shot by Michael Bauman on VistaVision cameras. [2] [5] [6] The film's editing was critically praised, particularly that of the film's climactic car chase. [7] [8] Jurgensen was once again nominated for the BAFTA [9] and Critics' Choice Award, [10] and was nominated for an Academy Award for the first time. [11]