Jennifer Lame

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Jennifer Lame
Born1981or1982(age 42–43)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
OccupationFilm editor
Years active2005–present
Notable work
SpouseCraig Shilowich (m. 2014)

Jennifer Lame (born 1981/1982) [1] is an American film editor. She is known for her work on Manchester by the Sea , Hereditary , Tenet , Black Panther: Wakanda Forever , and the films of Noah Baumbach. In 2023, Lame edited Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer , for which she won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. She is a native to Narberth, Pennsylvania and is married to film producer Craig Shilowich. [2]

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Early life

Jennifer Lame was born in 1981 or 1982 in Philadelphia. [1] Her father is Tony Lame, a former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer as well as KYW-TV. She attended Episcopal Academy and, in 2004, graduated from Wesleyan University. [1] [3]

Career

Lame started editing films with Price Check . [4] She has become a recurring collaborator on Noah Baumbach's films including Frances Ha , [5] While We're Young , [6] Mistress America , [7] The Meyerowitz Stories , [8] and Marriage Story . [9] She also edited Paper Towns , [10] Manchester by the Sea , [11] Tyrel , [12] Hereditary , [13] Midsommar , [14] Tenet , [15] Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, [16] and Oppenheimer . [17] Just before winning her first Oscar, she was named Time's "Person of the Week" for her role as a prominent female editor. [18]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorNotesRefs
2007 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Sidney Lumet Apprentice [4]
Reservation Road Terry George Apprentice [4]
2009 Sorry, Thanks Dia Sokol Savage Assistant [4]
The Lovely Bones Peter Jackson Second assistant [5]
2011 Almost Perfect Bertha Bay-Sa Pan Assistant [4]
2012 Price Check Michael Walker [4]
Frances Ha Noah Baumbach First collaboration with Noah Baumbach [5]
2014 While We're Young Second collaboration with Noah Baumbach [6]
2015 Paper Towns Jake Schreier With Jacob Craycroft [10]
Mistress America Noah BaumbachThird collaboration with Noah Baumbach [7]
2016 De Palma Noah Baumbach
Jake Paltrow
Additional editor
Fourth collaboration with Noah Baumbach
[7]
Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan Nominated - American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Editing
Nominated - Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Editing
[11] [19] [20]
2017 The Meyerowitz Stories Noah BaumbachFifth collaboration with Noah Baumbach [8]
2018 Tyrel Sebastián Silva [12]
Hereditary Ari Aster First collaboration with Ari Aster [13]
2019 Midsommar Additional editor
Second collaboration with Ari Aster
[14]
Marriage Story Noah BaumbachSixth collaboration with Noah Baumbach
Nominated - American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Editing
Nominated - San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
Nominated - St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Editing
[9]
2020 Tenet Christopher Nolan First collaboration with Christopher Nolan
Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing
Nominated - Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing
Nominated - London Film Critics Circle Awards 2020 – Technical Achievement of the Year
Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
Nominated - San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
Nominated - San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards 2020 for Best Editing
Won - Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2020 for Best Editing
Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Editing
[21] [22]
2021 Judas and the Black Messiah Shaka King Additional editor [23]
2022 Blonde Andrew Dominik Additional editor [24]
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Ryan Coogler Nominated - Black Reel Awards for Outstanding Editing [16] [25]
2023 Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan Second collaboration with Christopher Nolan

Won - Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Won - American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Won - Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Editing
Won - BAFTA Award for Best Editing
Won - Boston Online Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing
Won - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing
Won - Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing
Won - HPA Award for Outstanding Editing – Feature Film
Won - Indiana Film Journalists Association Award for Best Editing
Won - Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Film Editing
Won - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
Won - Saturn Award for Best Editing
Won - St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing
Won - Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing
Nominated - Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Editing
Nominated - Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Editing
Nominated - San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
Nominated - Astra Film and Creative Award for Best Editing
Pending - Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Editing

[17] [26]
Postcard from Earth Darren Aronofsky Documentary [26]

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotesRefs
2005 The Simple Life Jeff FisherDigitizer
Episode: "Mortuary"
[4]
2008 Brotherhood VariousAssistant
5 episodes
[4]
2009 The Philanthropist VariousAssistant
7 episodes
[4]
2010 Rubicon VariousAssistant
5 episodes
[4]
2011 30 Rock Tricia Brock Assistant
Episode: "Mrs. Donaghy"
[4]
2012 Smash Michael Mayer Assistant
Episode: "Pilot"
[4]

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