Claire Scanlon

{{short description|American editor and director (born 1971)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Claire Scanlon

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| nationality = American

| occupation = Editor, director

| years_active = 1996-present

}}

Claire Elizabeth Scanlon (born 1971) is an American editor and director. She has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards, winning one, for editing work on The Office and The Apprentice.{{Cite web|url=https://www.televisionacademy.com/awards/nominees-winners/2005/outstanding-picture-editing-for-nonfiction-programming|title=Nominees/Winners|website=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=August 6, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.televisionacademy.com/awards/nominees-winners/2009/outstanding-single-camera-picture-editing-for-a-comedy-series|title=Nominees/Winners|website=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=August 6, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.televisionacademy.com/awards/nominees-winners/2004/outstanding-picture-editing-for-nonfiction-programming|title=Nominees/Winners|website=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=August 6, 2019}} She won an American Cinema Editors Award in 2014 (for The Office) and was nominated in 2016 (for The Wrecking Crew).{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/eddie-award-winners-2014-american-cinema-editors-awards-679543/|title=64th Annual ACE Eddie Awards: Captain Phillips Wins Drama Feature Prize; American Hustle Top Comedy; Frozen Wins Animation Trophy; Breaking Bad & The Office Take Top TV Prizes|date=February 8, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 6, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/2016-ace-eddie-award-nominations-851748|title=Star Wars Among Nominees for ACE Eddie Awards for Film Editing|last=Giardina|first=Carolyn|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 4, 2016|access-date=August 6, 2019}} She has directed for numerous television shows, including Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Good Place, Fresh Off the Boat, GLOW, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/features/emmys-episodic-directors-patty-jenkins-ryan-case-claire-scanlon-greg-yaitanes-guy-bee-interview-1203236510/|title=Patty Jenkins, Ryan Case, Claire Scanlon on the Art of Episodic Directing|last=Turchiano|first=Danielle|date=June 14, 2019|website=Variety|access-date=August 6, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2018/12/26/18151423/claire-scanlon-set-it-up-glow-brooklyn-nine-nine|title=Claire Scanlon Directed Every Comedy You Loved This Year|last=Herman|first=Alison|date=December 26, 2018|website=The Ringer|access-date=August 6, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/claire-scanlon-direct-matt-hubbard-michael-schur-nbc-comedy-pilot-1201708169/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224055835/http://deadline.com/2016/02/claire-scanlon-direct-matt-hubbard-michael-schur-nbc-comedy-pilot-1201708169/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 24, 2016|title=Claire Scanlon To Direct Matt Hubbard/Michael Schur NBC Comedy Pilot|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=February 24, 2016|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 6, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/top-tv-directors-veep-glow-talk-juggling-multiple-shows-1216259|title=Top TV Directors on Veep, GLOW and More Reveal Secrets to Juggling Multiple Shows|last=Burton|first=Byron|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 10, 2019|access-date=August 6, 2019}} She made her directorial debut with the Netflix film Set It Up.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-set-it-up-claire-scanlon-20180629-story.html|title=How director Claire Scanlon's Chicago roots influenced Netflix rom-com Set It Up|last=Swartz|first=Tracy|website=Chicago Tribune|date=June 29, 2018|access-date=August 6, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/06/201552/claire-scanlon-set-it-up-interview|title=The Director Of This Year's Cutest Rom-Com Is Determined To Revive The Romantic Comedy|last=Farley|first=Rebecca|website=Refinery29|date=June 14, 2018|access-date=August 6, 2019}} Scanlon directed the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt interactive special for Netflix.{{Cite web|url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/nyc-whats-filming-netflixs-unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-interactive-68490/|title=NYC What's Filming: Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Interactive Special|last=Steves|first=Ashley|date=July 2, 2019|website=Backstage|access-date=March 1, 2020}} She also directed the comedy-mystery series Mapleworth Murders for Quibi.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/lorne-michaels-quibi-murder-mystery-lines-up-all-star-cast-1259091|title=Lorne Michaels' Quibi Murder Mystery Lines Up All-Star Cast|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Rick|last=Porter|date=December 3, 2019|access-date=July 7, 2020}}