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 threeโ€”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).

Thelma Schoonmaker

Thelma Schoonmaker

Editing Born January 3, 1940 Algiers, French Algeria [now Algeria]

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 threeโ€”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

Mr. Scorsese poster

Mr. Scorsese

Self
Scorsese's GoodFellas poster

Scorsese's GoodFellas

Self
Killers of the Flower Moon: A Historic Collaboration poster

Killers of the Flower Moon: A Historic Collaboration

Self
Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence poster

Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence

Self
Bad 25 poster

Bad 25

Self
Glorious Technicolor poster

Glorious Technicolor

Self
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' poster

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

Self
Movies Are My Life poster

Movies Are My Life

Self
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff poster

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Self โ€“ Interviewee
The Scorsese Machine poster

The Scorsese Machine

Self
Invisible Women poster

Invisible Women

Self
Michael Powell poster

Michael Powell