Claire Simpson
{{short description|British film editor}}
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Claire Simpson is a British film editor. For her work on Oliver Stone's Platoon (1986), she won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and was nominated for The Constant Gardener (2005), while her work on both films won her the BAFTA Award for Best Editing. She also worked as editor of Stone's Salvador (1986) and Wall Street (1987).
Claire Simpson - Quotes about editing
- "I think that editing has...to do with architecture and, having built a house recently, I can honestly say that dealing with the plumbing can be as tantalizing as disguising the mechanics of the plot."{{cite news |url=http://www.moviemaker.com/hop/editorial.php?id=325 |work=MovieMaker Magazine |title= The Closest Thing to Alchemy: Academy-Award winning editor Claire Simpson |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120907004129/http://www.moviemaker.com/editing/article/the_closest_thing_to_alchemy_2731/ |date=3 February 2007 |last=Wood |first=Jennifer M. |archivedate=2012-09-07}}
- "Cutting rooms are only dark and gloomy places if you make them so. Hard work, educated taste, sharp instincts, and a flair for the absurd have been essential to my career as an editor as well as important ingredients for my life. And never underestimate the value of good luck. I know many extraordinarily talented people who have not been lucky enough to win an Academy Award. Don't get me wrong, it was remarkably validating to win. But what really counts is to face every working day with the guts to be honest, both with your director and with the material you're working with. If you can't do that, don't take the job."
Filmography
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| Year
! Film ! Director ! Notes ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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| 1984
| C.H.U.D. |Douglas Cheek | |
| 1985
|Second collaboration with Malcolm Clarke |
| rowspan=2| 1986
| Salvador |rowspan=2| Oliver Stone |First collaboration with Oliver Stone | |
| Platoon
|Second collaboration with Oliver Stone | |
| rowspan=3| 1987
|First collaboration with Ridley Scott | |
| Wall Street
|Oliver Stone |Third collaboration with Oliver Stone | |
| Hell High
|Douglas Grossman | | |
| 1988
|First collaboration with Robert Towne | |
| 1990
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| 1992
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| 1994
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| 1996
| The Fan | | |
| 1998
|Robert Towne |Second collaboration with Robert Towne | |
| 1999
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| 2001
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| 2002
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| rowspan=2| 2005
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| The Constant Gardener
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| rowspan=2| 2008
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| The Reader
|First collaboration with Stephen Daldry | |
| 2009
| Nine | | |
| 2011
| Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close |Stephen Daldry |Second collaboration with Stephen Daldry | |
| 2014
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| 2015
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| rowspan=2| 2017
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| All the Money in the World
|rowspan=5| Ridley Scott |Second collaboration with Ridley Scott | |
| rowspan=2| 2021
|Third collaboration with Ridley Scott | |
| House of Gucci
|Fourth collaboration with Ridley Scott | |
| 2023
| Napoleon |Fifth collaboration with Ridley Scott | |
| 2024
|Sixth collaboration with Ridley Scott |
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|+ Editorial department |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Role ! Notes |
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| 1979
| Caligula |Third assistant editor |{{center|Uncredited}} |
| 1981
| Reds |Assistant film editor | |
| 2015
|Additional editing | |
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|+ Thanks |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Role |
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| 2003
|Thanks |
| 2011
|Special thanks |
TV movies
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! Film ! Director |
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| 1983
| Peace on Borrowed Time | First collaboration with Malcolm Clarke |
TV series
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| Year
! Title ! Notes |
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| 2020
|1 episode |
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
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| 1983
| Kennedy |Editor |7 episodes |
Academy Award nominations & wins
- 2006 – The Constant Gardener (nominated) Best Film Editing
- 1987 – Platoon (won) Best Film Editing
Other awards and nominations
- 2006 – The Constant Gardener (nominated) ACE Eddie - Best Edited Feature Film, Dramatic
- 2006 – The Constant Gardener (won) BAFTA Film Award - Best Editing
- 2006 – The Constant Gardener (nominated) OFCS Award (Online Film Critics Society) Best Editing
- 1987 – Platoon (won) ACE Eddie - Best Edited Feature Film
- 1988 – Platoon (won) BAFTA Film Award - Best Editing
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0800943}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061014182822/http://www.avid.com/profiles/060109_constant_filmcomposer.asp?featureID=953&marketID= Avid: The Constant Gardener: Cultivating a Sophisticated Drama]
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