LONDON – The British Film Editors have announced the nominees for the 2025 Cut Above Awards. The UK-based awards celebrate the work of editors across multiple genres.
“The awards have become a massive success in just a few years,” states Renée Edwards, BFE chair. “Our industry is huge and we are celebrating our editors. This year we have added an Outstanding Contribution Award. We are thrilled to be headline sponsored by Flawless, the AI editing and dubbing software company created by editors, and once again by the UK industry titan Salon, who have supported the awards since the beginning.”
The following is a list of nominees for 10 of the 13 Cut Above Award Categories.
Best Edited Single Drama
(Sponsored by Flawless)
Conclave – Nick Emerson, ACE
Dune: Part Two – Joe Walker, ACE BFE
Kneecap – Chris Gill, ACE BFE & Julian Ulrichs
The Substance – Coralie Fargeat, ACE
Best Edited Single Documentary or Non-Fiction Programme
Copa 71 – Arturo Calvete BFE & Mark Roberts
Grand Theft Hamlet – Pinny Grylls
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – Otto Burnham, ACE BFE
Will and Harper – Monique Zavistovski, ACE
Best Edited Single Animation
Flow – Gints Zilbalodis
Inside Out 2 – Maurissa Horwitz
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Dan Hembery – Dan Hembery
The Wild Robot – Mary Blee
Best Edited Current Affairs
Al Fayed: Predator at Harrods – Ash Jenkins BFE
Kill Zone: Inside Gaza – Mel Quigley BFE
My Wife, My Abuser: The Secret Footage – Shane Cooke
Panorama: ‘Andrew Tate – Accused’ – David Preston BFE
Ukraine: Enemy in the Woods – Kate Spankie
Best Edited Series Drama
(Sponsored by NETFLIX)
Baby Reindeer – Benjamin Gerstein BFE & Mike Holliday BFE & Peter Oliver
Ripley – Joshua Raymond Lee & David O. Rogers
Shogun – Maria Gonzales & Thomas A. Krueger & Aika Miyake
Slow Horses Season 4 – Harrison Wall & Robert Frost BFE
Best Edited Series Comedy
Bad Sisters Season 2 – Derek Holland & Mike Holliday BFE & Robert Kirkwood
The Gentlemen – Nick Allix Dermot Diskin & James Herbert & T.W. Leshner & Matt Platts-Mills BFE & Dan Sherwen & David Webb BFE & Nikki McChristie BFE & Simon Reglar
Ludwig – Nikki McChristie BFE
What We Do In The Shadows Season 6 – Hannah Anaya & Thomas Calderon, ACE & Liza Cardinale, ACE & Matthew Freund & Yana Gorskaya, ACE & Dane McMaster, ACE
Best Edited Series Animation
Arcane Season 2 – Gilad Carmel & Roberto Fernandez & Nazim Meslem
Bob’s Burgers Season 15 – Stephanie Earley & Jeremy Reuben BFE
Secret Level – Julian Clarke, ACE & Matt Mariska & Nils Moström & Stephen Mulholland BFE ISE & Valerian Zamel & Asher Lewis BFE & Michelle McMillan
X-Men ’97 – Asher Lewis BFE
Best Edited Series: Documentary/Non-Fiction
(Sponsored by BAM MUSIC)
D-Day: The Unheard Tapes – Amanda Baxter & Jules Cornell BFE & Garry Crystal BFE
Miners Strike 1984: The Battle For Britain – Sean Mackenzie BFE & Chris Nicholls
The Traitors Series 2 – Jimmy Barnett & Dan Basnett & Noel Deiton & Steve Donlon & Jack Hallam & Jason Hart & Danny Harvey & Aaron Kidd & Nathan Lindley & Afton Mills & James Moriarty BFE & James Ralph & Gary Skipton & Alex Wilkinson
Welcome to Wrexham Season 3 – Mohamed El Manasterly, Michael Anthony Brown, ACE & Jenny Krochmal & Michael Oliver & Tim Roche & Matt Wafaie & Steve Welch & Tim Wilsbach, ACE
Best Edited British Documentary or Non-Fiction Programme
(Sponsored by LONDON SYNC)
Copa 71 – Arturo Calvete BFE & Mark Roberts
Grand Theft Hamlet – Pinny Grylls
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger – Margarida Cartaxo & Stuart Davidson BFE
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – Otto Burnham, ACE BFE
Best Edited British Drama
Civil War – Jake Roberts, ACE
Conclave – Nick Emerson, ACE
Kneecap – Chris Gill, ACE BFE & Julian Ulrichs
Paddington in Peru – Úna Ní Dhonghaíle, ACE BFE
Two further categories – peer-nominated by editors and assistants and decided by a jury – will see two individuals presented with the following honors. These awards are named in memory of two BFE members who passed away in 2020.
Michael Johns Award for Outstanding Assistant Editor
(Sponsored by Ability Academy)
Michael Johns, a long time governor of BFE was passionate about helping and promoting people in the industry. This award is open to any assistant editor in the UK.
Chris Crookall Award for Breakthrough Editor
(Sponsored by Salon)
Chris Crookall was a younger BFE member who was enjoying an outstanding career. It recognizes a junior editor who shows the qualities and attributes to go far.
BFE’s newest category is nominated by the BFE Board this year. The Outstanding Contribution Award honors an editor for their outstanding editing achievements and commitment to the craft.
Nominations for these three awards will be revealed on Friday, January 17th. Winners will be announced on February 13th during BFE’s first live ceremony at the BFI Southbank in NFT1, hosted by editor, producer and actor, Poppy Roe. A celebration will follow at The Riverfront and Balcony Bars. The ceremony will be live-streamed online at: www.britishfilmeditors.co.uk.
