American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television

The American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television is one of the annual awards given by the American Cinema Editors. It has evolved throughout the history of the American Cinema Editors Awards, narrowing it's eligibility field numerous times. From 1972 to 1992, the award Best Edited Television Special was presented. In 1978, the category Best Edited Episode from a Television Mini-Series started to be presented alongside the television special category. The award was presented until 2003. In 1993, the television special award was renamed and split into Best Edited Motion Picture for Commercial Television and Best Edited Motion Picture for Commercial Television. From 1996 to 1998, the categories were renamed Best Edited Two-Hour Movie for Commercial Television and Best Edited Two-Hour Movie for Non-Commercial Television. In 1999, they went back to the names from 1993 until 2003. From 2004 to 2008, both the categories for miniseries and television movies were reorganized into Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Commercial Television and Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television From 2009 to 2020, the category was presented as Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television. In 2021, the category was split into Best Edited Limited Series and Best Edited Motion Picture (Non-Theatrical).

Winners and nominees † – indicates the winner of a Primetime Emmy Award. ‡ – indicates a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. 1970s Best Edited Television Special Year Program Nominees Network 1972 Visions of Death Ira Heymann CBS Short Walk to Daylight Sam E. WaxmanABC That Certain Summer Edward M. Abroms Gargoyles Frank P. Keller CBS 1973 Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John Richard G. Wray ABC The Blue Knight Marjorie Fowler, Samuel E. BeetleyNBC The Red Pony Marsh Hendry Isn't It Shocking? Henry Berman ABC 1974 The Execution of Private Slovik† Frank Morriss NBC QB VII† Byron 'Buzz' Brandt, Irving Rosenblum ABC The Red Badge of Courage George Jay Nicholson NBC 1975 Babe‡ Henry Berman CBS Love Among the Ruins John F. BurnettABC The Night That Panicked America‡ Bud S. Isaacs, Tony Radecki, George Jay Nicholson 1976 Eleanor and Franklin† Michael Kahn ABC Sybil Rita Roland, Michael S. McLean NBC 21 Hours at Munich‡ Ronald J. FaganABC Victory at Entebbe David Saxon, Michael Gavaldon, Jim McElroy 1977 Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years† Rita Roland, Michael S. McLean ABC Roots James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil TravisABC Washington: Behind Closed Doors Arthur Hilton, Harry Kaye, Gerard Wilson 1978 The Defection of Simas Kudirka† John A. Martinelli CBS Battlestar Galactica Robert L. Kimble, Leon Ortiz-Gil, Larry Strong ABC First, You Cry‡ James Galloway CBS 1979 The Jericho Mile† Arthur Schmidt ABC When Hell Was in Session‡ John WoodcockNBC The Miracle Worker Gerald Lee Taylor The Cracker Factory John A. Martinelli ABC Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story Jerrold L. Ludwig CBS

Best Edited Episode from a Television Mini-Series Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network 1978 Holocaust "The Final Solution" Craig McKay, Stephen A. Rotter NBCHolocaust "The Family Weiss" Robert M. Reitano, Stephen A. RotterNBC "The Saving Remnant" Alan Heim, Stephen A. Rotter, Brian Smedley-Aston 1979 Ike‡ "Part III" John Woodcock, Bill Lenny ABC Blind Ambition "Part II" Peter ParashelesCBSFlesh & Blood Gerard Wilson

1980s Best Edited Television Special Year Program Nominees Network 1980 Kenny Rogers as The Gambler‡ Jerrold L. Ludwig CBS A Cry for Love James Galloway NBC Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story A. David Marshall ABC 1981 Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Marva Collins Story Marjorie Fowler CBS Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Edward A. Biery, John Nielson, Kent State, Paul LaMastra ABC A Gun in the House Jerrold L. Ludwig CBS 1982 A Piano for Mrs. Cimino‡ Rita Roland CBS Mae West George Jay Nicholson ABC Missing Children: A Mother's Story Byron 'Buzz' Brandt CBS 1983 Heart of Steel Scott ConradABC Who Will Love My Children?‡ Jerrold L. Ludwig Bill: On His Own John C. Horger CBS 1984 A Streetcar Named Desire† Jerrold L. Ludwig ABC The Dollmaker Rita Roland ABC The Burning Bed‡ Michael A. Stevenson, Richard Fetterman NBC 1985 Do You Remember Love David Rosenbloom CBS The Rape of Richard Beck Millie Moore, Maurie Beck ABC An Early Frost† Jerrold L. Ludwig NBC Into Thin Air Eric A. Sears CBS 1986 Women of Valor Les Green CBS Under the Influence David RosenbloomCBS Unnatural Causes‡ Paul LaMastra Stagecoach Geoffrey Rowland 1987 Hallmark Hall of Fame: Foxfire‡ Paul LaMastra CBS Right to Die James GallowayNBC The Father Clements Story Byron 'Buzz' Brandt 1988 The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story‡ James Galloway NBC The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank‡ Jerrold L. Ludwig CBS In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders Byron 'Buzz' Brandt, Anita Brandt Burgoyne NBC 1989 Howard Beach: Making a Case for Murder Byron 'Buzz' Brandt NBC Hallmark Hall of Fame: My Name Is Bill W.‡ Paul Rubell, John Wright ABC Roe vs. Wade‡ Joe Ann Fogle, Elodie Keene NBC

Best Edited Episode for a Television Mini-Series Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network 1980 Great Performances "Life on the Mississippi" Cynthia Scheider, Bill Lenny PBS Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones "Episode 111" Tony de Zarraga, Aaron Stell CBS Shogun "Episode I" James T. Heckert, Bill Luciano, Donald R. Rode, Benjamin A. Weissman, Jerry Young NBC 1981 Masada‡ "Episode IV" Peter Kirby, Edwin F. England ABC Murder in Texas† "Part II" John A. Martinelli NBC Manions of America "Part I" Michael Brown ABC 1982 The Blue and the Gray "Part I"‡ Fred A. Chulack, Bud Friedgen CBS Marco Polo "Part III" John A. Martinelli NBC A Woman Called Golda† "Part I" Robert F. Shugrue Syndicated 1983 The Thorn Birds "Part I"‡ Robert F. Shugrue ABC Chiefs "Part III" Eric Albertson, John J. Dumas, Armond Lebowitz CBS The Thorn Birds "Part III"† Carroll Timothy O'Meara ABC 1984 Fatal Vision "Part II" Parkie L. Singh, William B. Stich NBCEllis Island "Part I" John J. Dumas, Bernard GribbleCBS "Part II" Bernard Gribble, John J. Dumas 1985 Wallenberg: A Hero's Story† "Part II" Paul LaMastra NBC North and South: Book I "Part IV"‡ Scott C. Eyler, Michael Eliot ABC Wallenberg: A Hero's Story† "Part I" Paul LaMastraNBC Mussolini: The Untold Story "Part I" Ronald J. Fagan, Rod Stephens, Noelle Imparato 1986 The Deliberate Stranger "Part II" Ronald LaVine, Howard Kunin, Lori Jane Coleman NBC George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation "Part II" Ronald J. Fagan, William B. Stich CBS North and South: Book II "Part IV" Eric A. Sears, David Saxon ABC 1987 Murder Ordained "Part I" Benjamin A. Weissman CBS The Two Mrs. Grenvilles "Part II" Jerrold L. Ludwig NBC Queenie "Part II" Eric A. Sears, Michael Ripps ABC 1988The Murder of Mary Phagan† John A. Martinelli NBC Baby M "Part I" Paul LaMastra, Eric A. Sears ABC Jack the Ripper "Part II" Keith PalmerCBS Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun "Part II" Robert K. Lambert, David A. Simmons, Fabien D. Tordjmann 1989 War and Remembrance "Part I and II" Peter Zinner, John F. Burnett ABC Around the World in 80 Days "Part III" Les Green, David Beatty, Peter Parasheles NBC Lonesome Dove "The Plains"‡ Corky Ehlers CBS

1990s Best Edited Television Special Year Program Nominees Network 1990 A Killing in a Small Town Harvey Rosenstock CBS The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson‡ Eric A. Sears, Bob Wyman TNT Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes‡ Robert Florio NBC 1991 Hallmark Hall of Fame: Sarah, Plain and Tall† John Wright CBS Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story Robert Florio CBS Paris Trout Harvey Rosenstock Showtime 1992 Citizen Cohn† Peter Zinner HBO Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story Charles Bornstein, Sidney Wolinsky ABC Afterburn‡ Jerrold L. Ludwig HBO When No One Would Listen Daniel T. Cahn CBS

Best Edited Motion Picture for Commercial Television Year Program Nominees Network 1993 Murder of Innocence Charles Bornstein CBS Geronimo‡ Millie Moore TNT Gypsy‡ William Reynolds CBS 1994 A Place for Annie Robert Florio ABC Leave of Absence Charles Bornstein NBC Lily in Winter Ralph E. Winters, Harry Kaye USA Network Cries from the Heart Robert Florio CBS 1995 Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long Paul Dixon TNT JAG (pilot episode) Jon Koslowsky NBC A Streetcar Named Desire David A. Simmons CBS

Best Edited Two-Hour Movie for Commercial Television Year Program Nominees Network 1996 The Man Who Captured Eichmann‡ Drake Silliman TNT Apollo 11 Allan Holzman The Family Channel Crazy Horse Mark Conte TBS 1997 Little Girls in Pretty Boxes Martin Nicholson Lifetime Hope Michael D. Ornstein TNT The Member of the Wedding Paul LaMastra USA Network Cindirella Casey O. Rohrs, Tanya M. Swerling ABC 1998 About Sarah Henk Van Eeghen CBS The Tempest Stephen LovejoyNBC The Long Island Incident Michael Brown Ruby Bridges Paul LaMastra ABC

Best Edited Motion Picture for Commercial Television Year Program Nominees Network 1999 Pirates of Silicon Valley‡ Richard Halsey TNT Behind the Mask Charles Bornstein, Tina Hirsch CBS A Slight Case of Murder Paul Dixon TNT

Best Edited Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television Year Program Nominees Network 1993 And the Band Played On† Lois Freeman-Fox HBO Barbarians at the Gate‡ Patrick KennedyHBO The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom Eric A. Sears 1994 Against the Wall Lee Percy HBO The Burning Season Françoise Bonnot, Paul RubellHBO White Mile John Duffy 1995 Indictment: The McMartin Trial† Richard A. Harris HBO The Tuskegee Airmen† David BeattyHBO Truman‡ Lisa Fruchtman

Best Edited Two-Hour Movie for Non-Commercial Television Year Program Nominees Network 1996 Gotti‡ Zach Staenberg HBO Hallmark Hall of Fame: Lily Dale Michael N. Knue CBS Losing Chase Alan Baumgarten Showtime 1997 Don King: Only in America‡ Steven Cohen HBO Miss Evers' Boys† Michael BrownHBO Breast Men Michael Jablow 1998 Gia† Eric A. Sears HBO Blind Faith Stephen Lovejoy Showtime The Rat Pack‡ Eric A. Sears HBO

Best Edited Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television Year Program Nominees Network 1999 Introducing Dorothy Dandridge‡ Alan Heim HBO Strange Justice Stephen Lovejoy Showtime RKO 281‡ Alex Mackie HBO

Best Edited Episode from a Television Mini-Series