Claire Simpson

Claire Simpson is the Academy Award-winning British film editor of the Oliver Stone-directed motion picture, Platoon (as well as editor of Oliver Stone's Salvador and Wall Street) and winner of the BAFTA Film Award for Best Editing for The Constant Gardener. Claire Simpson was mentored by Academy Award-winning film editor, Dede Allen. She in turn mentored such notable and renowned Academy Award winning film editors such as Pietro Scalia, David Brenner, Joe Hutshing and Julie Monroe.

See: Academy Award for Film Editing

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."^[1]

• "Cutting rooms are only dark and gloomy places if you make them so. Hard work, educated taste, sharp instincts and a flare 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."^[2]

Filmography

As Film Editor

• Peace on Borrowed Time (1983) (TV)
• C.H.U.D. (1984)
• Salvador (1986)
• Platoon (1986)
• Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
• Wall Street (1987)
• Tequila Sunrise (1988)
• Hell High (1989)
• State of Grace (1990)
• The Mambo Kings (1992)
• Black Beauty (1994)
• The Fan (1996)
• Without Limits (1998)
• Jakob the Liar (1999)
• Town & Country (2001)
• Possession (2002)
• The Constant Gardener (2005)
• The Return (2006)
• Stop-Loss (2008)
• The Reader (2008)

As Assistant Film Editor

• Reds (1981) (Assistant Film Editor)

Academy Award Nominations & Wins

• 2006 – The Constant Gardener (nominated) Best Achievement in Film Editing
• 1987 – Platoon (won) Best Achievement in 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

External links

• Claire Simpson at the Internet Movie Database
• Avid: The Constant Gardener: Cultivating a Sophisticated Drama
• MovieMaker Magazine: The Closest Thing to Alchemy: Academy-Award winning editor Claire Simpson