Jeff Groth (film editor)

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Jeff Groth
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Jeff Groth is an American film editor. He has worked with Todd Phillips on The Hangover Part III , War Dogs , and Joker . [1] His work on Joker earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing at the 92nd Academy Awards. [2]

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Groth also edited the films Project X and The Wedding Ringer , and worked on episodes of the television series Entourage , Community , and Ballers . [3]

Filmography

YearFilmNotes
2008Man Maid
2012 Project X
2013 The Hangover Part III Co-edited with Debra Neil-Fisher
2015 The Wedding Ringer
Entourage
2016 War Dogs
Office Christmas Party Co-edited with Evan Henke
2019 Joker
2021 Cherry
2022 The Gray Man Co-edited with Pietro Scalia
2024 Joker: Folie à Deux

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References

  1. "Joker: Behind The Scenes With Editor Jeff Groth". Filmsupply. 3 October 2019.
  2. Chitwood, Adam (20 January 2020). "'Joker' Editor on Ambiguity, That Ending, and Piecing Together Joaquin Phoenix's Performance". Collider.
  3. "ART OF THE CUT with "JOKER" editor, Jeff Groth". ProVideoCoalition. 8 October 2019.