Thelma Schoonmaker's biography
Thelma Schoonmaker is 82 years old film editor born at Algeria. She was born on Wednesday 3rd of January 1940. According to year of birth 1940 she belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 3rd of January means she is Capricorn. These people are stable in nature. As the sign lord is “Saturn”, the person will be judgemental in his approach.
She is citizen of United States of America. She received Academy Award for Best Film Editing Raging Bull in 1980
Thelma Schoonmaker's family
Thelma Schoonmaker's ex spouse
Michael Powell
Thelma Schoonmaker and Michael Powell have been together since 1984 for 6 years. He is known as film director. Her ex spouse was born on Saturday 30th of September 1905 in Kent. Her ex spouse died on Monday 19th of February 1990 in Gloucestershire. Michael Powell was 50 years old, when this happened.
Thelma Schoonmaker's schools
We found 3 schools She attended. Complete list of schools: Columbia University, Cornell University, New York University.
Thelma Schoonmaker's career
Her main focus is to be film editor.
Awards and competitions
Thelma Schoonmaker's Awards
- She received award for Academy Award for Best Film Editing for work Raging Bull in 1980
- She received award for Academy Award for Best Film Editing for work The Aviator in 2004
- She received award for Academy Award for Best Film Editing for work The Departed in 2006
Thelma Schoonmaker's Rankings
- 2007 - Ranked #32 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.
Thelma Schoonmaker's Nominations
- She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Film Editing
- She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Film Editing
- She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Film Editing
- She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Film Editing
- She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Film Editing
- She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Film Editing
- She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Film Editing
What Thelma Schoonmaker has done for a first time
- Has edited every single film of Martin Scorsese's since Raging Bull (1980). She also edited Scorsese's first film, Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967).
- When she won her first Best Film Editing Academy Award for Raging Bull (1980), the Oscar was presented to her by Jane Seymour and Richard Pryor (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles / March 31, 1981).
Thelma Schoonmaker's quotes
- I think the women have a particular ability to work with strong directors. They can collaborate. Maybe there's less of an ego battle.
- For me, Raging Bull (1980) is like my baby. It was my first major feature film. It is pure gold - beautifully directed, incredibly well acted, wonderful sound effects - that being my first break in feature film, making it is like my firstborn.
- From MTV on, the speed of editing has increased, and that is now entering into narrative editing. People are not relying on good shots to tell the story, and I don't think you can sustain that kind of cutting for the full length of a film.
- Film schools tell me they have a hard time getting students to watch older films, particularly black and white ones, and it is devastating. That is like throwing away 85 years of the art, when masterpiece after masterpiece were being made.
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Thelma Schoonmaker's body shape
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