Claire Simpson is a British film editor.
Career For her work on Oliver Stone's Platoon (1986), she won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and was nominated for The Constant Gardener (2005), while her work on both films won her the BAFTA Award for Best Editing. She also worked as editor of Stone's Salvador (1986) and Wall Street (1987).
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." "Cutting rooms are only dark and gloomy places if you make them so. Hard work, educated taste, sharp instincts, and a flair 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."
Filmography Editor Year Film Director Notes 1984 C.H.U.D.Douglas Cheek1985Soldiers in HidingMalcolm ClarkeSecond collaboration with Malcolm Clarke1986 Salvador Oliver StoneFirst collaboration with Oliver Stone PlatoonSecond collaboration with Oliver Stone 1987 Someone to Watch Over MeRidley ScottFirst collaboration with Ridley Scott Wall StreetOliver StoneThird collaboration with Oliver Stone Hell HighDouglas Grossman1988 Tequila SunriseRobert TowneFirst collaboration with Robert Towne1990 State of GracePhil Joanou1992 The Mambo KingsArne Glimcher1994 Black BeautyCaroline Thompson1996 The FanTony Scott1998 Without LimitsRobert TowneSecond collaboration with Robert Towne1999 Jakob the LiarPeter Kassovitz2001 Town & CountryPeter Chelsom2002 PossessionNeil LaBute 2005 The ReturnAsif Kapadia The Constant GardenerFernando Meirelles 2008 Stop-LossKimberly Peirce The ReaderStephen DaldryFirst collaboration with Stephen Daldry2009 NineRob Marshall2011 Extremely Loud & Incredibly CloseStephen DaldrySecond collaboration with Stephen Daldry2014 A Most Wanted ManAnton Corbijn2015 Far from the Madding CrowdThomas Vinterberg 2017 The SnowmanTomas Alfredson All the Money in the World Ridley ScottSecond collaboration with Ridley Scott 2021 The Last DuelThird collaboration with Ridley Scott House of GucciFourth collaboration with Ridley Scott2023 NapoleonFifth collaboration with Ridley Scott2024 Gladiator IISixth collaboration with Ridley Scott 2026 The Dog StarsSeventh collaboration with Ridley Scott
Editorial department Year Film Director Role Notes1979 CaligulaTinto BrassThird assistant editor1981 RedsWarren BeattyAssistant film editor2015 Black MassScott CooperAdditional editing
Thanks Year Film Director Role2003 Imagining ArgentinaChristopher HamptonThanks2011 The Tree of LifeTerrence MalickSpecial thanks
TV movies
+ Editor Year Film Director1983 Peace on Borrowed TimeMalcolm Clarke First collaboration with Malcolm Clarke
TV series
+ Editor Year Title Notes2020 Raised by Wolves1 episode Editorial department Year Title Role Notes1983 KennedyEditor7 episodes
Awards and nominations 2006 – The Constant Gardener (nominated) Best Film Editing 1987 – Platoon (won) Best Film Editing
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
Avid: The Constant Gardener: Cultivating a Sophisticated Drama