Tom Cross (film editor)

Tom Cross is an American television and film editor.

Tom Cross
Born
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
OccupationFilm editor

He is known for his collaborations with Damien Chazelle including Whiplash (2014) for which he won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing as well as La La Land (2016), and First Man (2018). He is also known for his work on David O. Russell's Joy (2015), the musical The Greatest Showman (2016), Scott Cooper's Hostiles (2017), and Cary Joji Fukunaga's No Time to Die (2021).

Career

He began his career in 1997 as an assistant editor, contributing to such diverse projects as We Own the Night (2007), Crazy Heart (2009), The Switch (2010) and the Primetime Emmy Award-winning drama series Deadwood. He came to worldwide prominence in 2015 when he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing, BAFTA Award for Best Editing,[1] and Academy Award for Best Editing (among other honors) for his work on the acclaimed film Whiplash (2014).[2] and reunited with writer/director Damien Chazelle on the musical romantic comedy La La Land (2016).[3]

Influences

He has cited The Wild Bunch (1969) and The French Connection (1971) as influences.[4]

Personal life

He is the son of Lah and Jim Cross. His mother is from Vietnam.[5]

Filmography
Year Film Director Notes
2010 The Space Between Travis Fine
2012 Any Day Now
2014 Whiplash Damien Chazelle
Time Lapse Bradley D. King
2015 The Driftless Area Zachary Slusser
Joy David O. Russell Co-edited with Alan Baumgarten,
Christopher Tellefsen and Jay Cassidy
2016 La La Land Damien Chazelle
2017 Hostiles Scott Cooper
The Greatest Showman Michael Gracey Co-edited with Joe Hutshing, Jon Poll,
Michael McCusker, Robert Duffy and Spencer Susser
2018 First Man Damien Chazelle
2021 No Time to Die Cary Joji Fukunaga Co-edited with Elliot Graham
2022 Babylon Damien Chazelle

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title of project Result
2014Academy AwardBest Film EditingWhiplashWon
British Academy Film AwardsBest EditingWon
Chicago Film Critics AssociationBest EditingWon
Hollywood Post AllianceOutstanding Editing - Feature FilmWon
Independent Spirit AwardBest EditingWon
IndieWire Critics PollBest EditingWon
American Cinema Editors AwardBest Edited Feature Film - DramaticNominated
Broadcast Film Critics AssociationBest EditingNominated
Alliance of Women Film JournalistsBest EditingNominated
IndieWire Critics PollBest EditingNominated
Seattle Film Critics SocietyBest Film EditingNominated
San Francisco Film Critics CircleBest EditingNominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationBest EditingNominated
2016Academy AwardBest EditingLa La LandNominated
British Academy Film AwardBest EditingNominated
American Cinema EditorsBest Edited Feature Film – Comedy or MusicalNominated
Alliance of Women Film JournalistsBest EditingNominated
Boston Society of Film Critics AwardBest Film EditingWon
Chicago Film Critics Association AwardBest EditingWon
Broadcast Film Critics AssociationBest EditingWon
IndieWire Critics PollBest EditingNominated
Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationBest EditingNominated
Online Film Critics Society AwardBest EditingWon
Satellite AwardBest EditingNominated
San Diego Film Critics SocietyBest EditingNominated
Seattle Film Critics SocietyBest Film EditingNominated
San Francisco Film Critics CircleBest EditingNominated
St. Louis Film Critics AssociationBest EditingNominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationBest EditingWon
2018Broadcast Film Critics AssociationBest EditingFirst ManWon
Hollywood Film AwardsEditor AwardWon
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationBest EditingWon
Boston Society of Film Critics AwardBest EditingWon
Satellite AwardFilm EditingNominated

See also

References
  1. "Film in 2015 | BAFTA Awards".
  2. "87th Academy Awards". Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  3. "'La la Land' Stars Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone Look Amazing in First Picture from Their New Film — PHOTO".
  4. Giardina, Carolyn (November 27, 2014). "'Whiplash': Editing Miles Teller's Drumming, 'French Connection' Inspiration". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. "This Oscar Winner Has the Most Supportive Wife Ever".
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