The third annual Cut Above Awards - recognising excellence in editing - were held at London’s Century Club on the 24th February. These pages celebrate the winners and list nominees for each of the awards in the 12 categories.


BEST EDITED SERIES: DOCUMENTARY OR NON-FICTION PROGRAMME Sponsored by Gargantuan Music


WINNER: JIMMY SAVILE: A BRITISH HORROR STORY Ben Brown


The Netflix two-parter, directed by Rowan Deacon, required the meticulous piecing together of the Savile story across three hours, editing together archive footage and interviews to create this powerful documentary that explores the TV presenter and radio DJ’s life and crimes and the scandal that followed.


NOMINEES: MOORS MURDERS Finlay Milne BFE MORTIMER & WHITEHOUSE GONE FISHING - SEASON 5 Doug Bryson BFE TRAINWRECK: WOODSTOCK 99 Chris Duveen, Bjorn Johnson & Hugh Williams


BEST EDITED SERIES: COMEDY Sponsored by Universal Production Music


WINNER: DERRY GIRLS SEASON 3 Lucien Clayton & Nigel Williams BFE


The third and final Derry Girls season was another best of class from creator Lisa McGee and director Michael Lennox. C4’s most successful comedy since Father Ted finished on a high, with Lucien Clayton and Nigel Williams bringing comic genius through in the edit.


NOMINEES: ATLANTA - SEASON 4 Jen Bryson, Isaac Hagy ACE, Kyle Reiter ACE & Cameron Ross ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING - SEASON 2 David L. Bertman ACE, Payton Koch, Peggy Tachdjian & Shelly Westerman ACE WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS - SEASON 4 Hannah Anaya, Thomas Calderón, Liza Cardinale ACE, Yana Gorskaya ACE, Dane McMaster ACE & Wendy Nomiyama


BEST EDITED SERIES: ANIMATION Sponsored by Composer Ray Russell


WINNER: LOVE, DEATH + ROBOTS SEASON 3 Kirk Baxter ACE, Julian Clarke, Dave Conte, Matt Mariska, Jim May, Alberto Mielgo, Stephen Mulholland BFE ISE, Tyler Nelson, Sabrina Pitre CCE, Todd Raleigh & Hiroaki Sasa


Created by Tim Miller and now on its third season, the hit Netflix animation series comprises stand alone episodes of 22-minutes or less from different animation studios – with different crews - exploring one or more of the title concepts and acclaimed for its diversity and creativity.


NOMINEES: BOB’S BURGERS - SEASON 13 Jeremy Reuben ACE BFE PREHISTORIC PLANET Andy Hague & Richard Ketteridge RICK & MORTY - SEASON 6 Anne Harting, Lee Harting & Nick Reczynski


BEST EDITED CURRENT AFFAIRS Sponsored by Grey Man Production Music


WINNER: NAVALNY Maya Daisy Hawke & Langdon Page


Daniel Roher’s feature documentary about Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was described by reviewers as “tense and absorbing” and “as gripping as any thriller.” Editors Maya Daisy Hawke and Langdon Page made bold editing choices that underpinned this insightful and compelling film which witnesses history in the making.


NOMINEES: EXPOSURE - AFGHANISTAN: NO COUNTRY FOR WOMEN Mark Summers LYRA Chloe Lambourne PANORAMA - THE POST OFFICE SCANDAL Simon Thorne BFE


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