Meet an “Amazing” Who Is Tops In Her Field—Still

Thelma Schoonmaker, at 80, received her eighth Academy Award nomination for “Best Film Editing,” this time for “The Irishman,” yet another of the Martin Scorsese films she has edited. She's edited all of his films since “Raging Bull” in 1967, for which she received not just a nomination, but an Oscar itself. Her first. She’s totaled three so far.

Thelma relishes the opportunity her work affords her to help shape the final product, to give the movie the “rhythm and pace” that contribute significantly to the overall impact on audiences. Storytelling has changed over the decades, and accordingly, film editors must figure out how to engage movie-goers in new and different ways. Clearly, age has in no way diminished Thelma’s creativity or artistry.

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