Joel Cox
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Joel Cox is an American Academy Award-winning film editor. He is best known for collaborating with Clint Eastwood on 30 films.
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[edit] Biography
Joel Cox is a member of American Cinema Editors.[1] He has been working in film since appearing as a baby in Random Harvest (1942).[2] Cox started in the mailroom at Warner Bros. in 1961.[3][4] He won the 1992 Academy Award for Film Editing for Unforgiven.[2]
His first film as an assistant editor was on the 1969 film The Wild Bunch directed by Sam Peckinpah. He has collaborated with Clint Eastwood on 30 films since the 1976 film The Outlaw Josey Wales. Eastwood has re-cut only one scene that Cox has put together in 30 years.[2] He is currently editing the 2008 film Changeling.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Editor
[edit] Editorial Department
| Year | Film | Director | Job | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Dead Pool | Buddy Van Horn | supervising editor | Clint Eastwood as Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan |
| 1979 | Escape from Alcatraz | Don Siegel | assistant editor | Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris |
| 1977 | March or Die | Dick Richards | assistant editor | |
| 1976 | The Outlaw Josey Wales | Clint Eastwood | assistant editor | Clint Eastwood as Josey Wales |
| 1975 | Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins | Dick Richards | assistant editor | |
| 1974 | The Terminal Man | Mike Hodges | assistant editor | |
| 1973 | The All-American Boy | Charles Eastman | assistant editor | |
| 1973 | Cleopatra Jones | Jack Starrett | assistant editor | |
| 1969 | The Rain People | Francis Ford Coppola | assistant editor | |
| 1969 | The Wild Bunch | Sam Peckinpah | assistant editor |
[edit] Sound Department
| Year | Film | Director | Job | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | The Learning Tree | Gordon Parks | sound assistant |
[edit] Awards
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Achievement in Editing | Million Dollar Baby |
| 1993 | Won | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Unforgiven |
| 2005 | Nominated | Eddie | Edited Feature Film - Dramatic | Million Dollar Baby |
| 2004 | Nominated | Eddie | Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic | Mystic River |
| 1993 | Won | Eddie | Best Edited Feature Film | Unforgiven |
| 2006 | Won | Hollywood Film Award | Editor of the Year | |
| 2006 | Nominated | Satellite Award | Best Film Editing | Flags of Our Fathers |
| 2004 | Nominated | Golden Satellite Award | Best Film Editing | Mystic River |
[edit] References
- ^ Directory Members. American Cinema Editors. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- ^ a b c Kallay, William (2005-03-03). American Cinema Editors: 2004 Oscar Nominees Discuss Their Craft At The Egyptian Theatre. From Script To DVD. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- ^ Santa Clara University (2005-05-16). "Santa Clara University Hosts Academy Award Winning Editor, Joel Cox.". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ Ohanian, Thomas (1998). Digital Nonlinear Editing: Editing Film and Video on the Desktop, Second Edition. Focal Press, pp. 122-123. ISBN 0-2408-0225-X.
- ^ Scott Foundas. "Clint Eastwood: The Set Whisperer", LA Weekly, 2007-12-19. Retrieved on 2007-12-29.
- ^ McCarthy, Todd. "Letters from Iwo Jima", Variety, 2006-12-07. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ McCarthy, Todd. "Flags of Our Fathers", Variety, 2006-10-09. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ "Press Release: American Masters Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends", Thirteen/WNET New York. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Honeycutt, Kirk. "Million Dollar Baby", The Hollywood Reporter, 2004-12-06. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
- ^ Honeycutt, Kirk. "Mystic River", The Hollywood Reporter, 2002-08-05. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
- ^ McCarthy, Todd. "Review: Blood Work", Variety, 2003-10-09. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
- ^ Storyline: Space Cowboys. Warner Bros.. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
- ^ McCarthy, Todd. "Review: True Crime", Variety, 1999-03-15. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
- ^ McCarthy, Todd. "Review: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil", Variety, 1997-11-21. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
- ^ McCarthy, Todd. "Review: Absolute Power", Variety, 1997-02-07. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ Turan, Kenneth. "Movie Review: The Stars Fell on Henrietta", Los Angeles Times, 1995-09-15. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
- ^ "Review: The Bridges of Madison County", Variety, 1995-01-01. Retrieved on 2008-02-13.
- ^ McCarthy, Todd. "Review: A Perfect World", Variety, 1993-11-29. Retrieved on 2008-02-13.
- ^ Canby, Vincent. "Review/Film: Unforgiven; A Western Without Good Guys", The New York Times, 1992-08-07. Retrieved on 2008-02-13.
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