The American Cinema Editors organization has announced that veteran cutters Janet Ashikaga and Thelma Schoonmaker will be honored with Career Achievement awards at the 67th annual ACE Eddie Awards later this month.
Ashikaga has won four Emmys throughout her career for work on multi-camera series like \u201cSeinfeld\u201d and \u201cSports Night.\u201d She has been ACE-nominated seven times, for those series as well as \u201cThe West Wing\u201d and \u201cMy Name is Earl.\u201d
Schoonmaker, meanwhile, has been tied to filmmaker Martin Scorsese for most of her career, winning Oscars for \u201cRaging Bull,\u201d \u201cThe Aviator\u201d and \u201cThe Departed.\u201d She won ACE awards for those three films as well as \u201cGangs of New York,\u201d and was nominated by the organization four times besides.
Schoonmaker and Scorsese\u2019s latest collaboration, \u201cSilence,\u201d is currently in theaters.
\u201cJanet Ashikaga and Thelma Schoonmaker have helped create some of the most iconic films and television programs in entertainment,\u201d the ACE Board of Directors said in a joint statement. \u201cWhile their resumes alone are deserving of recognition and celebration, their commitment to the film editing community and shining a light on the craft of film editing is also noteworthy. For these reasons and more, we are thrilled to honor them with Career Achievement awards for their indelible contributions to the craft and community of film editing.\u201d
The 67th annual ACE Eddie Awards will be held Friday, Jan. 27.<\/p>\n

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