James D. Wilcox

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James D. Wilcox
Born
Occupation(s)Editor, director
Years active1982–present

James D. Wilcox, ACE, is an American film and television editor and director. [1] [2] He is best known for his work on Thirteen Lives , Hillbilly Elegy , Genius , Roots , CSI: Miami and Everybody Hates Chris . [3] [4]

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Life and career

James was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and studied mass communications broadcast management at Clark Atlanta University. [5] He began his editing career in Atlanta, Georgia in 1982. As a producer, he won the Los Angeles Emmy Awards for KCBS-TV's Lip Sync in 1992. [6] He has worked with directors like Ron Howard, James Cameron, Chris Columbus, Tate Taylor, Mario Van Peebles and Damon Wayans. [7] [5]

James is a member of the peer group executive committee at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and a member of the diversity committee at the Motion Picture Editors Guild and the Directors Guild of America. [8] [9] Variety named him Artisan Elite in 2018. [10]

Filmography

YearTitleContributionNote
2023 Ahsoka Editor2 episodes
2022 Thirteen Lives EditorFeature film
2017-2021 Genius Editor10 episodes
2020 Hillbilly Elegy EditorFeature film
2020 Filthy Rich Editor1 episode
2019 Raising Dion Editor3 episodes
2018 The Gifted Editor1 episode
2017-2018 Gone Editor4 episodes
2017 Hand of God Editor1 episode
2016 Roots Editor1 episode
2015 Heroes Reborn Editor2 episodes
2015-2015 Hawaii Five-0 Editor and Director21 episodes, 1 episode
2006-2012 CSI: Miami Editor and Director38 episodes, 1 episode
2010Meditation Makeover-Incense & Beads Not Required EditorDocumentary short
2006 Reno 911! Editor1 episode
2006Behind the SmileEditorFeature film
2005-2006 Everybody Hates Chris Editor3 episodes
2002-2005 My Wife and Kids Editor and Director60 episodes, 1 episode
2002 Play'd: A Hip Hop Story EditorFeature film
2001-2002 Dark Angel Editor10 episodes
2000 The Lyricist Lounge Show EditorTV series
2000 Soul Food Editor1 episode
1998True Stories from Touched by an AngelEditor and ProducerDocumentary
1997-1998 Biography Editor2 episodes
1996DepravedEditorFeature film
1996Sex, Censorship and the Silver ScreenEditor1 episode
1994Science Fiction: A Journey Into the UnknownEditorDocumentary

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2018Won American Cinema Editors Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television Genius [11]
2006Nominated NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series My Wife and Kids [12]
2005NominatedBET Comedy AwardsOutstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

References

  1. "James D. Wilcox and His Editing Journey on 'Hillbilly Elegy'". cinemontage.org. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  2. "ART OF THE CUT with "Hillbilly Elegy" editor, James D. Wilcox, ACE". provideocoalition.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  3. "Crafts Spotlight: Editing the J.D. Vance Memoir Hillbilly Elegy". btlnews.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  4. "Hillbilly Elegy". theroughcutpod.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  5. 1 2 "Ep115: How to Be So Thorough You Can't Be Denied - with James Wilcox, ACE". optimizeyourself.me. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  6. "KCBS, KCAL Top L.A. Emmy Winners : Television: The two stations get the lion's share of news-related awards. 'City View,' Vin Scully also pick up awards at the 44th annual ceremony". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  7. "Panel Discussion with James Wilcox, ACE and Ron Howard Director". editorsguild.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  8. "APPRENTICESHIP & GROWTH COMMITTEE". editorsguild.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  9. "ACE Active Member Directory". americancinemaeditors.org. Archived from the original on 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  10. "2018 Artisans Elite Report". variety.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  11. "Eddie Awards 2018". americancinemaeditors.org. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  12. "37th Annual Image Awards nominations". variety.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.