John Bloom (born 12 September 1935) is an English film editor with nearly fifty film credits commencing with the 1960 film, The Impersonator. He is the brother of actress Claire Bloom.

Bloom won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and the American Cinema Editors (ACE) Award for Best Edited Feature Film for Gandhi (1982). He was nominated for Academy Awards in 1981 for his work on The French Lieutenant's Woman and in 1985 for A Chorus Line. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing in 1981 for The French Lieutenant's Woman, in 1982 for Gandhi, and in 1984 for Under Fire (with Mark Conte).

In 1999, the ACE awarded Bloom its Career Achievement Award.

In 2001, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special for Wit, and, in 2004, the ACE Award for Best Edited Miniseries or Movie for Non-Commercial Television for his work on Angels in America (2003).

Selected filmography + Editor Year Film Director Notes1960 The ImpersonatorAlfred Shaughnessy1961 Girl on ApprovalCharles Frend1963 Man in the MiddleGuy HamiltonFirst collaboration with Guy Hamilton 1964 Go Kart GoJan Darnley-SmithFirst collaboration with Jan Darnley-Smith Eagle RockHenry Geddes 1965 The Party's OverGuy HamiltonSecond collaboration with Guy Hamilton Cup FeverDavid Bracknell Runaway RailwayJan Darnley-SmithSecond collaboration with Jan Darnley-Smith 1966 Georgy GirlSilvio Narizzano Funeral in BerlinGuy HamiltonThird collaboration with Guy Hamilton1967 The Last SafariHenry Hathaway1968 The Lion in WinterAnthony HarveyFirst collaboration with Anthony Harvey1969 In Search of GregoryPeter Wood 1971 The Last ValleyJames Clavell The Night DiggerAlastair Reid To Catch a SpyDick Clement 1972 Henry VIII and His Six WivesWaris Hussein Travels with My AuntGeorge Cukor1974 The AbdicationAnthony HarveySecond collaboration with Anthony Harvey 1976 The MessageMoustapha Akkad The RitzRichard Lester1977 OrcaMichael Anderson1978 MagicRichard AttenboroughFirst collaboration with Richard Attenborough1979 DraculaJohn Badham1981 The French Lieutenant's WomanKarel ReiszSecond collaboration with Karel Reisz1982 GandhiRichard AttenboroughSecond collaboration with Richard Attenborough1983 BetrayalDavid JonesFirst collaboration with David Jones1985 A Chorus LineRichard AttenboroughThird collaboration with Richard Attenborough1987 Black WidowBob Rafelson1988 Bright Lights, Big CityJames Bridges1989 JacknifeDavid JonesSecond collaboration with David Jones 1990 Everybody WinsKarel ReiszThird collaboration with Karel Reisz Air AmericaRoger SpottiswoodeSecond collaboration with Roger Spottiswoode 1992 PragueIan Sellar DamageLouis Malle1994 Nobody's FoolRobert Benton 1996 Last DanceBruce Beresford The First Wives ClubHugh Wilson1999 The Deep End of the OceanUlu Grosbard2000 ShaftJohn Singleton2004 CloserMike NicholsFirst collaboration with Mike Nichols2006 Notes on a ScandalRichard Eyre2007 Charlie Wilson's WarMike NicholsSecond collaboration with Mike Nichols

+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role Notes1958 Heart of a ChildClive DonnerSecond assistant editor 1960 Bluebeard's Ten HoneymoonsW. Lee WilderFirst assistant editor1978 Who'll Stop the RainKarel Reisz Supervising editorFirst collaboration with Karel Reisz1983 Under FireRoger SpottiswoodeFirst collaboration with Roger Spottiswoode

+ Sound department Year Film Director Role Notes1960 The Trials of Oscar WildeKen HughesAssistant sound editor

+ Thanks Year Film Director Role1996 Marvin's RoomJerry ZaksThe producers wish to thank

Documentaries

+ Editor Year Film Director2011 King KennedyRonan O'Rahilly

Shorts

+ Editor Year Film Director1962 Love Me, Love Me, Love MeRichard Williams1966 The SpecialistJames Hill

TV movies

+ Editor Year Film Director 1973 Divorce His, Divorce HersWaris Hussein The Glass MenagerieAnthony Harvey1984 Mistral's Daughter1993 A Foreign FieldCharles Sturridge2001 Wit Mike Nichols2003 Angels in America2009 Into the StormThaddeus O'Sullivan

+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role1981 MasadaBoris SagalEditorial consultant

TV series

+ Editor Year Title Notes1984 Mistral's Daughter3 episodes1993 Screen One1 episode2003 Angels in America4 episodes

+ Editorial department Year Title Role Notes1981 MasadaEditorial consultant4 episodes

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