Leslie Jones (film editor)

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|birth_place=California, United States

|occupation=Film editor

|parents=Robert C. Jones

|relatives=Harmon Jones (grandfather)

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Leslie Jones is an American film editor. She is known for her work on The Thin Red Line as well as her collaborations with director Paul Thomas Anderson.

Biography

Jones is the daughter of film editor Robert C. Jones and the granddaughter of editor Harmon Jones,{{cite news|title=Grammys take center stage|last=Archerd|first=Army|work=Variety|date=1999-02-24|url=https://variety.com/article/VR1117491595.html?categoryid=2&cs=1|accessdate=2008-08-29}} each of whom has been nominated for an Academy Award for editing.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}} Jones was the assistant editor for her father on two films, See No Evil, Hear No Evil and The Babe. She has several editing credits for independent films and documentaries, and was the associate editor on Grumpier Old Men.{{Cite web |title=Leslie Jones |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/1579964%7C0/Leslie-Jones |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=Turner Classic Movies |language=en}} Her first editing credit on a major studio film was for Murder at 1600, which she co-edited with Billy Weber. Jones, Weber and Saar Klein were widely recognized for the film The Thin Red Line. They were nominated for an Academy Award, an American Cinema Editors Eddie Award and a Satellite Award. Jones has also collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson on several films. She was nominated for an Eddie Award.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}

Filmography

class="wikitable" \|+ Editor
Year ! Film ! Director ! Notes
1997 \| Murder at 1600 \|Dwight H. Little \|
1998 \| The Thin Red Line \|Terrence Malick \|
2000 \| Woman on Top \|Fina Torres \|
2001 \| CQ \|Roman Coppola \|
2002 \| Punch-Drunk Love \|Paul Thomas Anderson \|First collaboration with Paul Thomas Anderson
2004 \| Starsky & Hutch \|rowspan=2\| Todd Phillips \|First collaboration with Todd Phillips
2006 \| School for Scoundrels \|Second collaboration with Todd Phillips
2009 \| Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant \|rowspan=2\| Paul Weitz \|First collaboration with Paul Weitz
2010 \| Little Fockers \|Second collaboration with Paul Weitz
rowspan=2\| 2012 \| The Words \|{{ubl\|Brian Klugman\|Lee Sternthal}} \|
The Master \|Paul Thomas Anderson \|Second collaboration with Paul Thomas Anderson
2013 \| In Secret \|Charlie Stratton \|
2014 \| Inherent Vice \|Paul Thomas Anderson \|Third collaboration with Paul Thomas Anderson
rowspan=2\| 2016 \| 20th Century Women \|Mike Mills \|
Rules Don't Apply \|Warren Beatty \|
2021 \| Come from Away \|Christopher Ashley \|
2022 \| Dog \|{{ubl\|Channing Tatum\|Reid Carolin}} \|
2023 \| Fool's Paradise \|Charlie Day \|
2024 \| The Piano Lesson \|Malcolm Washington \|

class="wikitable"

|+ Editor

Year

! Film

! Director

! Notes

1997

| Murder at 1600

|Dwight H. Little

1998

| The Thin Red Line

|Terrence Malick

2000

| Woman on Top

|Fina Torres

2001

| CQ

|Roman Coppola

2002

| Punch-Drunk Love

|Paul Thomas Anderson

|First collaboration with Paul Thomas Anderson

2004

| Starsky & Hutch

|rowspan=2| Todd Phillips

|First collaboration with Todd Phillips

2006

| School for Scoundrels

|Second collaboration with Todd Phillips

2009

| Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

|rowspan=2| Paul Weitz

|First collaboration with Paul Weitz

2010

| Little Fockers

|Second collaboration with Paul Weitz

rowspan=2| 2012

| The Words

|{{ubl|Brian Klugman|Lee Sternthal}}

The Master

|Paul Thomas Anderson

|Second collaboration with Paul Thomas Anderson

2013

| In Secret

|Charlie Stratton

2014

| Inherent Vice

|Paul Thomas Anderson

|Third collaboration with Paul Thomas Anderson

rowspan=2| 2016

| 20th Century Women

|Mike Mills

Rules Don't Apply

|Warren Beatty

2021

| Come from Away

|Christopher Ashley

2022

| Dog

|{{ubl|Channing Tatum|Reid Carolin}}

2023

| Fool's Paradise

|Charlie Day

2024

| The Piano Lesson

|Malcolm Washington

class="wikitable" \|+ Editorial department
Year ! Film ! Director ! Role ! Notes
rowspan=3\| 1987 \| Munchies \|Tina Hirsch \|Second assistant editor \|
Weeds \|John D. Hancock \|Assistant film editor \|
Nightflyers \|Robert Collector \|Apprentice editor \|
1989 \| See No Evil, Hear No Evil \|Arthur Hiller \|rowspan=2\| Assistant editor \|First collaboration with Arthur Hiller
1990 \| Ghost Dad \|Sidney Poitier \|
rowspan=2\| 1992 \| The Babe \|Arthur Hiller \|First assistant editor \|Second collaboration with Arthur Hiller
The Bodyguard \|Mick Jackson \|Assistant editor \|
1993 \| Rookie of the Year \|Daniel Stern \|First assistant editor \|
1994 \| Little Giants \|Duwayne Dunham \|First assistant film editor \|
rowspan=2\| 1995 \| Virtuosity \|Brett Leonard \|Assistant editor \|
Grumpier Old Men \|Howard Deutch \|Associate film editor \|
2024 \| Upgraded \|Carlson Young \|Additional editor \|

class="wikitable"

|+ Editorial department

Year

! Film

! Director

! Role

! Notes

rowspan=3| 1987

| Munchies

|Tina Hirsch

|Second assistant editor

Weeds