Thelma Schoonmaker

Personal Info

Known For Editor

Gender Female

Birthday 1940-01-03 (84 years old)

Place of Birth Algiers, French Algeria [now Algeria]

Also Known As Thelma Schoonmaker-Powell

Thelma Schoonmaker

Biography

Thelma Schoonmaker (born January 3, 1940) is an American film editor, best known for her collaboration over five decades with director Martin Scorsese. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and four ACE Eddie Awards. She has been honored with the British Film Institute Fellowship in 1997, the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2014, and the BAFTA Fellowship in 2019. started working with Scorsese on his debut feature film, Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967), and has edited all of his films since Raging Bull (1980). She has received nine nominations for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, winning three—for Raging Bull, The Aviator (2004), and The Departed (2006), both records. She has also been nominated eleven times for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, winning for Raging Bull and Goodfellas (1990).

Known For

Editor

2019
The Irishman

as Editor

2017
The Snowman

as Editor

2016
Silence

as Editor

2015
Bombay Velvet

as Editor

2014
2011
Hugo

as Editor

2010
Shutter Island

as Editor

2007
2006
The Departed

as Editor

2004
The Aviator

as Editor

2002
2001
The Neighborhood

as Editorial Consultant

1999
1999
1997
Kundun

as Editor

1996
1995
Casino

as Editor

1993
1991
Cape Fear

as Editor

1990
GoodFellas

as Editor

1990
Made in Milan

as Editor

1989
1986
1985
After Hours

as Editor

1982
1980
Raging Bull

as Editor

1980
Rockshow

as Editor

1979
1970
Woodstock

as Editor

1970
Street Scenes

as Editor

1968

Producer

2020
The Right Stuff

as Consulting Producer

1982
The King of Comedy

as Production Supervisor

Director

1970
Woodstock

as Assistant Director