J. Abrams
ACE Filmmaker of the Year Award Winner
The uber-successful and prolific producer-director-writer-composer\u2019s DNA is all over some of film and TV\u2019s biggest hits of the past 15 years, including \u201cStar Wars: The Force Awakens,\u201d \u201cStar Trek,\u201d \u201cSuper 8,\u201d ABC\u2019s \u201cAlias\u201d and \u201cLost,\u201d Fox\u2019s \u201cFringe,\u201d CBS\u2019 \u201cPerson of Interest,\u201d and HBO\u2019s \u201cWestworld.\u201d Born in New York and raised in L. A., Abrams got his start in TV and co-created his first series, WB\u2019s \u201cFelicity,\u201d in 1998 with collaborator and long-time friend Matt Reeves. Next, Abrams created and executive-produced \u201cAlias\u201d for ABC, and co-created and exec-produced ABC\u2019s \u201cLost\u201d with Damon Lindelof. The show won him Emmys for directing a drama series for the \u201cLost\u201d pilot as well as drama series for \u201cLost.\u201d He also received Emmy noms for his \u201cAlias\u201d and \u201cLost\u201d pilot scripts. The multi-faceted creative composed the theme music for \u201cAlias,\u201d \u201cFringe,\u201d \u201cLost,\u201d and \u201cPerson of Interest,\u201d and co-wrote the \u201cFelicity\u201d theme song. He directed his first feature, \u201cMission: Impossible III,\u201d in 2006, followed by 2009\u2019s \u201cStar Trek,\u201d 2011\u2019s \u201cSuper 8\u201d (written and directed by Abrams, and co-produced with Steven Spielberg), 2013\u2019s \u201cStar Trek Into Darkness,\u201d and the recent \u201cStar Wars: The Force Awakens.\u201d Abrams produced 2011\u2019s \u201cMission: Impossible \u2014 Ghost Protocol,\u201d 2015\u2019s \u201cMission: Impossible \u2014 Rogue Nation,\u201d and last year\u2019s \u201c10 Cloverfield Lane\u201d and \u201cStar Trek Beyond.\u201d
Janet Ashikaga
ACE Career Achievement Honoree
A 10-time Emmy Award nominee and four-time winner, Ashikaga has edited such high-profile TV series as \u201cSeinfeld,\u201d \u201cSports Night,\u201d \u201cMy Name is Earl,\u201d and \u201cThe West Wing.\u201d Her recent work includes \u201cCriminal Minds: Suspect Behavior\u201d and \u201cFranklin & Bash.\u201d Ashikaga is also a seven-time ACE Eddie Award nominee. In addition to her editorial work, Ashikaga has dedicated much of her time to educational programs on behalf of the editing community and ACE.
Thelma Schoonmaker
ACE Career Achievement Honoree
Schoonmaker is a seven-time Academy Award nominee and three-time winner for \u201cRaging Bull,\u201d \u201cThe Aviator,\u201d and \u201cThe Departed\u201d \u2014 all helmed by longtime collaborator Martin Scorsese. She has been nominated for the ACE Eddie Award eight times and won four times. Her work with Scorsese goes back almost five decades and has also yielded \u201cWho\u2019s That Knocking on My Door,\u201d \u201cStreet Scenes,\u201d \u201cThe Last Waltz,\u201d \u201cThe Last Temptation of Christ,\u201d \u201cShutter Island,\u201d \u201cThe Wolf of Wall Street,\u201d and \u201cSilence.\u201d The New York Film Critics Circle recently honored Schoonmaker for her editing career.<\/p>\n

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