William Hoy is an American film editor with 30 feature-film editing credits since 1988. Hoy and Stan Salfas won Satellite Awards for Best Editing for the films Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017). Hoy and Tyler Nelson were nominated the Saturn Award for Best Editing for The Batman (2022). Hoy is a member of American Cinema Editors (ACE).
Hoy has collaborated with director Zack Snyder on the films 300 (2006), Watchmen (2009), and Sucker Punch (2011). He has also collaborated with director Matt Reeves on the films Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, War for the Planet of the Apes, and The Batman.
Hoy has a sister, Maysie Hoy, who is also a film editor. They were born in Vancouver to Chinese parents. When his sister moved to Los Angeles for acting opportunities, he followed her and found an opportunity to contribute behind the scenes.
List of editing credits One of Hoy's first credits as editor was the film Silent Assassins (1988). Before then, his earliest credits were as assistant editor for the films Quintet (1979) and Health (1980).
+ Hoy's editing credits for film Year Title Notes 1988 Silent Assassins 1989 Best of the Best 1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Edited with Ronald Roose 1992 Patriot Games Edited with Neil Travis 1993 Sliver Edited with Richard Francis-Bruce 1994 Judicial Consent 1995 Outbreak Edited with Lynzee Klingman, Neil Travis, and Stephen E. Rivkin 1997 1998 1999 2001 Madison 2002 We Were Soldiers 2003 Edited with Bob Brown 2004 I, Robot Edited with Armen Minasian and Richard Learoyd 2005 Fantastic Four 2006 300 2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Edited with Peter S. Elliot 2009 Watchmen 2011 Sucker Punch 2012 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 2014 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Edited with Stan Salfas 2015 Pan Edited with Paul Tothill 2017 2:22 Edited with Gary Woodyard and Sean Lahiff War for the Planet of the Apes Edited with Stan Salfas 2019 Edited with Melissa Remenarich-Aperlo 2020 Underwater Edited with Brian Berdan and Todd E. Miller Edited with David Heinz 2022 Edited with Tyler Nelson 2023 Extraction 2 Edited with Álex Rodríguez 2025 Superman Edited with Craig Alpert
Accolades + Hoy's accolades Year Film Editor(s) Award Ceremony Result 2014 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Hoy, Stan Salfas Satellite Award for Best Editing February 15, 2015 2017 War for the Planet of the Apes Hoy, Stan Salfas Satellite Award for Best Editing February 11, 2018 2022 Hoy, Tyler Nelson Saturn Award for Best Editing October 25, 2022
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