Jennifer Lame (born 1981/1982)[1] is an American film editor. She is known for her work on Manchester by the Sea, Hereditary, Tenet, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and the films of Noah Baumbach. In 2023, Lame edited Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. She is a native to Narberth, Pennsylvania and is married to film producer Craig Shilowich.[2]
Born
Occupation
Film editor
Years active
2005–present
Notable work
Spouse
Craig Shilowich (m. 2014)
Jennifer Lame was born in 1981 or 1982 in Philadelphia.[1] Her father is Tony Lame, a former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer as well as KYW-TV. She attended Episcopal Academy and, in 2004, graduated from Wesleyan University.[1][3]
Lame started editing films with Price Check.[4] She has become a recurring collaborator on Noah Baumbach's films including Frances Ha,[5] While We're Young,[6] Mistress America,[7] The Meyerowitz Stories,[8] and Marriage Story.[9] She also edited Paper Towns,[10] Manchester by the Sea,[11] Tyrel,[12] Hereditary,[13] Midsommar,[14] Tenet,[15] Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,[16] and Oppenheimer.[17] Just before winning her first Oscar, she was named Time's "Person of the Week" for her role as a prominent female editor.[18]
Year
Title
Director
Notes
Refs
2007
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Apprentice
Apprentice
2009
Assistant
Second assistant
2011
Assistant
2012
First collaboration with Noah Baumbach
2014
Second collaboration with Noah Baumbach
2015
With Jacob Craycroft
Noah Baumbach
Third collaboration with Noah Baumbach
2016
Noah Baumbach
Jake Paltrow
Additional editor
Fourth collaboration with Noah Baumbach
Nominated - American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Editing
Nominated - Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Editing
2017
Noah Baumbach
Fifth collaboration with Noah Baumbach
2018
First collaboration with Ari Aster
2019
Additional editor
Second collaboration with Ari Aster
Noah Baumbach
Sixth collaboration with Noah Baumbach
Nominated - American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Editing
Nominated - San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
Nominated - St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Editing
2020
First collaboration with Christopher Nolan
Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing
Nominated - Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing
Nominated - London Film Critics Circle Awards 2020 – Technical Achievement of the Year
Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
Nominated - San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
Nominated - San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards 2020 for Best Editing
Won - Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2020 for Best Editing
Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Editing
2021
Additional editor
2022
Additional editor
Nominated - Black Reel Awards for Outstanding Editing
2023
Second collaboration with Christopher Nolan
Won - Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Won - American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Won - Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Editing
Won - BAFTA Award for Best Editing
Won - Boston Online Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing
Won - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing
Won - Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing
Won - HPA Award for Outstanding Editing – Feature Film
Won - Indiana Film Journalists Association Award for Best Editing
Won - Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Film Editing
Won - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
Won - Saturn Award for Best Editing
Won - St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing
Won - Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing
Nominated - Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Editing
Nominated - Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Editing
Nominated - San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
Nominated - Astra Film and Creative Award for Best Editing
Pending - Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Editing
Documentary
Year
Title
Director
Notes
Refs
2005
Jeff Fisher
Digitizer
Episode: "Mortuary"
2008
Various
Assistant
5 episodes
2009
Various
Assistant
7 episodes
2010
Various
Assistant
5 episodes
2011
Assistant
Episode: "Mrs. Donaghy"
2012
Assistant
Episode: "Pilot"
Lame, 31, has been passionate about film since she was a kid.