Tom McArdle

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Tom McArdle
Occupation Film Editor
Years active1992–present

Tom McArdle is an American film editor. He is best known as the editor for the films written and directed by Tom McCarthy, including The Station Agent (2003), The Visitor (2007), Win Win (2011) and Stillwater (2021). McArdle's collaboration with McCarthy on the film Spotlight (2015), earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing at the 88th Academy Awards [1] [2] [3] and also won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing. [4]

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Other notable films McArdle has edited include Marshall (2017), In a World... (2013) and Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020). He joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2016. A graduate of Dartmouth College, [5] [ circular reference ] McArdle grew up in Garden City, New York. In 1987, McArdle was ranked 4th among US high-schoolers in the 3200 meter run with a time of 8:55.2. [6] He currently holds the Nassau County (Section 8) indoor record for the 3200 meter run with a time of 9:02.5 [7] from 1987.

Filmography

As an editor

Other credits

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryTypeNominated work
2016 Academy Awards Best Film Editing Nominated Spotlight
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Film EditingNominated
Critics' Choice Awards Best Editing Nominated
Central Ohio Film Critics AssociationBest EditingNominated
Gold Derby AwardsBest EditingNominated
Independent Spirit Awards Best Editing Won
HPA Award Best Editing Nominated
Online Film & Television AssociationBest Film EditingNominated
2015Awards Circuit Community AwardsBest Film EditingRunner-up
Boston Society of Film Critics Best Film EditingRunner-up
Indiewire Critics Poll AwardBest Editing3rd place
Phoenix Film Critics SocietyBest Film EditingNominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Best EditingNominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Best EditingNominated
1998Williamsburg Brooklyn Film FestivalBest EditingWonParanoia

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References

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  2. "On the Reserved and Refined Crafts of 'Spotlight'". Variety . Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  3. "'Spotlight' Editor Tom McArdle On Reteaming With Tom McCarthy & His Traditional Working Style - AwardsLine". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  4. Independent Spirit Awards: The complete winners list
  5. List of Dartmouth College Alumni
  6. Track and Field News 1987
  7. INDOOR Track & Field Records - by Section, CHSAA & PSAL