Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award

This is a list of winners of the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award for documentaries at the Sundance Film Festival.

History Since 2021, this prize has been annually awarded by the U.S. Documentary jury to commemorate Jonathan Oppenheim, an editor best known for his work on Paris is Burning, an LGBQT+ film chronicling the ball culture of New York City and Black, Latino, gay, and transgender communities. He served as a longtime advisor and mentor at the Sundance Documentary Edit and Story Lab.

Winners YearDocumentaryEditor(s)2021HomeroomRebecca Adorno and Kristina Motwani2022Fire of Love Erin Casper and Jocelyne Chaput2023Going Varsity in MariachiDaniela I. Quiroz2024FRIDACarla Gutiérrez2025André Is an IdiotParker Laramie2026Barbara ForeverMatt Hixon

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