Kevin Tent is an American film editor and director. Tent has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors (ACE) and serves as President of the board. [1] He is best known for his longstanding collaboration with Alexander Payne, having edited every feature film Payne has directed as of 2023 [update] . [2] For his work on Payne's films, Tent has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Editing for his works in The Descendants and The Holdovers . Tent also won an ACE Eddie award for first film and received three other ACE Eddie Award nominations for Election , Sideways and About Schmidt . [3] In addition to his career in editing, Tent also co-directed two films, Ultra Warrior (1990) and Blackbelt II (1993), and directed the 2017 film Crash Pad . [4] [5]
Tent's early life was spent near Buffalo, New York. [6] He began his career editing educational films, then moved into the world of low-budget horror films, working on several projects with legendary producer Roger Corman. [7] Tent has since gone on to edit many high-profile films.