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{{About|the film editor|the theatre director|Michael Kahn (theatre director)}}
'''Michael Kahn''' (born December 8, 1935) is an American [[film editor]]. His credits range from TV's ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'' to feature films directed by [[George C. Scott]] (''[[The Savage is Loose]]'') and [[Steven Spielberg]], with whom he has had an extended, [[List of film director and editor collaborations|notable collaboration]] for over forty years.<ref name="Tapley">{{cite news|last1=Tapley|first1=Kristopher|title=Editor Michael Kahn on ‘Bridge of Spies’ and Four Decades of Steven Spielberg Magic|url=https://variety.com/2015/artisans/awards/bridge-of-spies-editor-michael-kahn-steven-spielberg-1201657009/|accessdate=17 September 2017|work=Variety|date=December 8, 2015}}</ref>
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{{Infobox person
| name = Michael Kahn
| birth_date = {{circa|{{birth date and age|1930|12|8}}}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| years_active = 1964–present
| occupation = Film editor
}}
'''Michael Kahn''' (born December 8, {{circa|1930}})<ref name = Variety>{{cite web |last1=Tapley |first1=Kristopher |title=Editor Michael Kahn on 'Bridge of Spies' and Four Decades of Steven Spielberg Magic |date=December 9, 2015 |url=https://variety.com/2015/artisans/awards/bridge-of-spies-editor-michael-kahn-steven-spielberg-1201657009/ |publisher=Variety}} "Q: Happy Birthday! You’re 80 years old today, is that right? A: No, closer to 85, actually!"</ref> is an American [[film editing|film editor]] known for his frequent collaboration with [[Steven Spielberg]]. His first collaboration with Spielberg was for his 1977 film, ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]''. He has edited all of Spielberg's subsequent films<ref name="Tapley">{{cite news|last1=Tapley|first1=Kristopher|title=Editor Michael Kahn on 'Bridge of Spies' and Four Decades of Steven Spielberg Magic|url=https://variety.com/2015/artisans/awards/bridge-of-spies-editor-michael-kahn-steven-spielberg-1201657009/|access-date=September 17, 2017|work=Variety|date=December 8, 2015}}</ref> except for ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' (1982), which was edited by [[Carol Littleton]]. Kahn has received eight [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations for [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]], and has won three times—for ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' (1981), ''[[Schindler's List]]'' (1993), and ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' (1998), which were all Spielberg-directed films.


==Life and career==
== Early life ==
Kahn was born to a Jewish family in New York City. While his birth year has been reported as 1935, Kahn said in 2015, when asked if he was 80, that his age at that point was "closer to 85."<ref name = Variety/>
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Kahn was born in [[New York City]]. He is one of the few editors who still edits on [[film stock|film]] (though he has [[Non-linear editing system|edited digitally]] on projects not directed by Spielberg). Kahn acknowledged that "people find it hard to believe that Steven and I still edit film on a [[Moviola]] and a [[Flatbed editor|KEM]]. [But] Steven feels film got us where we are today and he loves the smell of it and feel of it. We started that way and both really enjoy it."<ref>{{cite news | author = [[Ian Freer]] | title = The Indiana Jones Diaries | publisher = [[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] | date = May 2008 | page = 26}}</ref> [[George Lucas]] remarked "Michael Kahn can cut faster on a Moviola than anybody can cut on an Avid."<ref>{{cite news|author=[[Richard Corliss]]|title=A Conversation with George Lucas|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=2006-03-14|url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1173216,00.html|accessdate=2008-10-30}}</ref> ''[[The Adventures of Tintin (film)|The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn]]'' became the first film Kahn edited digitally using [[Media Composer|Avid]] for Spielberg,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Desowitz|first1=Bill|title=Cinematic Siblings Still Thinking Analogue in a Digital World|url=https://www.editorsguild.com/Magazine.cfm?ArticleID=1051|website=Editors Guild Magazine|publisher=[[Motion Picture Editors Guild]]|accessdate=June 1, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602000540/https://www.editorsguild.com/Magazine.cfm?ArticleID=1051|archivedate=June 2, 2015 |date=January 2012}}</ref> though he has edited digitally before for projects like ''[[Twister (1996 film)|Twister]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Davidson|first1=Keay|title=Twister: The Science of Tornadoes and the Making of a Natural Disaster Movie|date=June 1, 1996|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster|Gallery Books]]|location=New York City|isbn=0671000292|page=XX|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hRUxgckfjeoC&pg=PR20#v=onepage&q&f=false|accessdate=June 1, 2015}}</ref>


===Awards===
== Career ==
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Kahn has edited digitally since at least ''[[Twister (1996 film)|Twister]]'' (1996), though he continued to edit on film with Spielberg long after most editors had stopped doing so.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Davidson|first1=Keay|title=Twister: The Science of Tornadoes and the Making of a Natural Disaster Movie|date=June 1, 1996|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster|Gallery Books]]|location=New York City|isbn=0671000292|page=XX|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hRUxgckfjeoC&pg=PR20|access-date=June 1, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-michael-kahn-steven-spielberg-20180329-story.html|title = Film editor Michael Kahn on his long, award-winning work with Steven Spielberg|work = [[Los Angeles Times]]|last = King|first = Susan|date = April 8, 2018|access-date = April 16, 2019}}</ref> In 2008, Kahn acknowledged that "people find it hard to believe that Steven and I still edit film on a [[Moviola]] and a [[Flatbed editor|KEM]]. [But] Steven feels film got us where we are today and he loves the smell of it and feel of it. We started that way and both really enjoy it."<ref>{{cite news | author = Ian Freer | author-link = Ian Freer | title = The Indiana Jones Diaries | publisher = [[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] | date = May 2008 | page = 26}}</ref> [[George Lucas]] remarked "Michael Kahn can cut faster on a Moviola than anybody can cut on an Avid."<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Richard Corliss|author-link=Richard Corliss|title=A Conversation with George Lucas|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=March 14, 2006|url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1173216,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060613023949/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1173216,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 13, 2006|access-date=October 30, 2008}}</ref> However, since ''[[The Adventures of Tintin (film)|The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn]]'' (2011), Kahn has edited Spielberg's films on an [[Media Composer|Avid]] machine.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Desowitz|first1=Bill|title=Cinematic Siblings Still Thinking Analogue in a Digital World|url=https://www.editorsguild.com/Magazine.cfm?ArticleID=1051|website=Editors Guild Magazine|publisher=[[Motion Picture Editors Guild]]|access-date=June 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602000540/https://www.editorsguild.com/Magazine.cfm?ArticleID=1051|archive-date=June 2, 2015 |date=January 2012}}</ref>
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Kahn is the most-nominated editor in Academy Awards history with eight nominations. In addition Kahn holds the record for the most wins (three) in the category of the [[Academy Awards]] for [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]], tied with [[Thelma Schoonmaker]], [[Daniel Mandell]], and [[Ralph Dawson]]. All of the films for which he won Oscars were directed by [[Steven Spielberg]]: ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' (1981), ''[[Schindler's List]]'' (1993), and ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' (1998).

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He has also received six BAFTA nominations for Best Editing, winning two for ''Schindler's List'' and ''[[Fatal Attraction]]''.

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Kahn has been selected for membership in the [[American Cinema Editors]] (ACE).<ref>[https://www.webcitation.org/5W3vTXmHE?url=http://www.ace-filmeditors.org/newace/dir_Mem.html "American Cinema Editors > Members"], webpage archived by WebCite from [http://www.ace-filmeditors.org/newace/dir_Mem.html this original URL] on 2008-03-04.</ref> In 2011, he received the [[American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award|Career Achievement Award]] of the [[American Cinema Editors]]. At the ceremony, Steven Spielberg said of editing: "this is where filmmaking goes from a craft to an art."<ref>{{cite news |title='Social Network' Wins Best Edited Dramatic Feature at ACE Eddie Awards |date=February 19, 2011 |first=Carolyn |last=Giardina |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/social-network-wins-best-edited-159537}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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! Notes
! Notes
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| 1969 || ''[[The Activist]]'' || [[Art Napoleon]] ||
| 1969 || ''[[The Activist (1969 film)|The Activist]]'' || [[Art Napoleon (film director)|Art Napoleon]] ||
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|1970
|1970
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| ''[[Rage (1972 film)|Rage]]'' || [[George C. Scott]] ||
| ''[[Rage (1972 film)|Rage]]'' || [[George C. Scott]] ||
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| 1973 || ''[[The Spook Who Sat by the Door (film)|The Spook Who Sat by the Door]]'' || [[Ivan Dixon]] ||
| 1973 || ''[[The Spook Who Sat by the Door (film)|The Spook Who Sat by the Door]]'' || Ivan Dixon ||
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|rowspan="6"| 1974 || ''[[Black Belt Jones]]'' || [[Robert Clouse]] ||
|rowspan="6"| 1974 || ''[[Black Belt Jones]]'' || [[Robert Clouse]] ||
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| ''[[Truck Turner]]'' || [[Jonathan Kaplan]] ||
| ''[[Truck Turner]]'' || [[Jonathan Kaplan]] ||
|-
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| ''[[Golden Needles]]'' || [[Robert Clouse]] ||
| ''[[Golden Needles]]'' || Robert Clouse ||
|-
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|rowspan=2|''[[Buster and Billie]]'' || [[Daniel Petrie]] ||
|rowspan=2|''[[Buster and Billie]]'' || [[Daniel Petrie]] ||
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| [[Sidney Sheldon]] ||
| [[Sidney Sheldon]] ||
|-
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| ''[[The Savage Is Loose]]'' || [[George C. Scott]] ||
| ''[[The Savage Is Loose]]'' || George C. Scott ||
|-
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|rowspan="2"| 1975 || ''[[The Devil's Rain]]'' || [[Robert Fuest]] ||
|rowspan="2"| 1975 || ''[[The Devil's Rain (film)|The Devil's Rain]]'' || [[Robert Fuest]] ||
|-
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| ''[[The Ultimate Warrior (film)|The Ultimate Warrior]]'' || [[Robert Clouse]] ||
| ''[[The Ultimate Warrior (film)|The Ultimate Warrior]]'' || Robert Clouse ||
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|1976|| ''[[The Return of a Man Called Horse]]'' || [[Irvin Kershner]] ||
|1976|| ''[[The Return of a Man Called Horse]]'' || [[Irvin Kershner]] ||
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| 1977 || ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' || [[Steven Spielberg]] || Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Film Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[BAFTA Award for Best Editing]]
| 1977 || ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' || [[Steven Spielberg]] || Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Film Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[BAFTA Award for Best Editing]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1978 || ''[[Eyes of Laura Mars]]'' || [[Irvin Kershner]] ||
|rowspan="2"| 1978 || ''[[Eyes of Laura Mars]]'' || Irvin Kershner ||
|-
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| ''[[Ice Castles]]'' || [[Donald Wrye]] ||
| ''[[Ice Castles]]'' || [[Donald Wrye]] ||
|-
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| 1979 || ''[[1941 (film)|1941]]'' || [[Steven Spielberg]] ||
| 1979 || ''[[1941 (film)|1941]]'' || Steven Spielberg ||
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| 1980 || ''[[Used Cars]]'' || [[Robert Zemeckis]] ||
| 1980 || ''[[Used Cars]]'' || [[Robert Zemeckis]] ||
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| 1981 || ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' || [[Steven Spielberg]] || [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing]]<br>[[American Cinema Editors|ACE Eddie]] for [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic]]<br>Nominated—[[BAFTA Award for Best Editing]]
| 1981 || ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' || Steven Spielberg || [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing]]<br>[[American Cinema Editors|ACE Eddie]] for [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic]]<br>Nominated—[[BAFTA Award for Best Editing]]
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| 1982 || ''[[Poltergeist (1982 film)|Poltergeist]]'' || [[Tobe Hooper]] ||
| 1982 || ''[[Poltergeist (1982 film)|Poltergeist]]'' || [[Tobe Hooper]] ||
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|''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]''
|''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Steven Spielberg]]
| rowspan="2" |Steven Spielberg
|Segment: "Kick the Can"
|Segment: "Kick the Can"
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|rowspan="2"| 1985 || ''[[The Goonies]]'' || [[Richard Donner]] ||
|rowspan="2"| 1985 || ''[[The Goonies]]'' || [[Richard Donner]] ||
|-
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| ''[[The Color Purple (film)|The Color Purple]]'' || [[Steven Spielberg]] ||
| ''[[The Color Purple (1985 film)|The Color Purple]]'' || Steven Spielberg ||
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| 1986 || ''[[Wisdom (film)|Wisdom]]'' || [[Emilio Estevez]] ||
| 1986 || ''[[Wisdom (film)|Wisdom]]'' || [[Emilio Estevez]] ||
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|rowspan="2"| 1987 || ''[[Fatal Attraction]]'' || [[Adrian Lyne]] || [[BAFTA Award for Best Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Film Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[American Cinema Editors|ACE Eddie]] for [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic]]
|rowspan="2"| 1987 || ''[[Fatal Attraction]]'' || [[Adrian Lyne]] || [[BAFTA Award for Best Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Film Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[American Cinema Editors|ACE Eddie]] for [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic]]
|-
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| ''[[Empire of the Sun (film)|Empire of the Sun]]'' || [[Steven Spielberg]] || Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Film Editing]]
| ''[[Empire of the Sun (film)|Empire of the Sun]]'' || Steven Spielberg || Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Film Editing]]
|-
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| 1988 || ''[[Arthur 2: On the Rocks]]'' || [[Bud Yorkin]] ||
| 1988 || ''[[Arthur 2: On the Rocks]]'' || [[Bud Yorkin]] ||
|-
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|rowspan="2"| 1989 || ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' ||rowspan=2|[[Steven Spielberg]] ||
|rowspan="2"| 1989 || ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' ||rowspan=2|Steven Spielberg ||
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| ''[[Always (1989 film)|Always]]'' ||
| ''[[Always (1989 film)|Always]]'' ||
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|rowspan="2"| 1991 || ''[[Toy Soldiers (1991 film)|Toy Soldiers]]'' || [[Daniel Petrie Jr.]] ||
|rowspan="2"| 1991 || ''[[Toy Soldiers (1991 film)|Toy Soldiers]]'' || [[Daniel Petrie Jr.]] ||
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| ''[[Hook (film)|Hook]]'' || [[Steven Spielberg]] ||
| ''[[Hook (film)|Hook]]'' || Steven Spielberg ||
|-
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|rowspan="3"| 1993 || ''[[Alive (1993 film)|Alive]]'' || [[Frank Marshall (producer)|Frank Marshall]] ||
|rowspan="3"| 1993 || ''[[Alive (1993 film)|Alive]]'' || Frank Marshall ||
|-
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| ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'' || rowspan=2|[[Steven Spielberg]] ||
| ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'' || rowspan=2|Steven Spielberg ||
|-
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| ''[[Schindler's List]]'' || [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing]]<br>[[American Cinema Editors|ACE Eddie]] for [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic]]<br>[[BAFTA Award for Best Editing]]
| ''[[Schindler's List]]'' || [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing]]<br>[[American Cinema Editors|ACE Eddie]] for [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic]]<br>[[BAFTA Award for Best Editing]]
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| 1996 || ''[[Twister (1996 film)|Twister]]'' || [[Jan de Bont]] ||
| 1996 || ''[[Twister (1996 film)|Twister]]'' || [[Jan de Bont]] ||
|-
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|rowspan="2"| 1997 || ''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]'' ||rowspan=3|[[Steven Spielberg]] ||
|rowspan="2"| 1997 || ''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]'' ||rowspan=3|Steven Spielberg ||
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| ''[[Amistad (film)|Amistad]]'' || Nominated—[[Satellite Award for Best Editing]]
| ''[[Amistad (film)|Amistad]]'' || Nominated—[[Satellite Award for Best Editing]]
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| 1998 || ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' || [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing]]<br>[[American Cinema Editors|ACE Eddie]] for [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic]]<br>[[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing]]<br>[[Satellite Award for Best Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[BAFTA Award for Best Editing]]
| 1998 || ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' || [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing]]<br>[[American Cinema Editors|ACE Eddie]] for [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic]]<br>[[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing]]<br>[[Satellite Award for Best Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[BAFTA Award for Best Editing]]
|-
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| 1999 || ''[[The Haunting (1999 film)|The Haunting]]'' || [[Jan de Bont]] ||
| 1999 || ''[[The Haunting (1999 film)|The Haunting]]'' || Jan de Bont ||
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| 2000 || ''[[Reindeer Games]]'' || [[John Frankenheimer]] ||
| 2000 || ''[[Reindeer Games]]'' || [[John Frankenheimer]] ||
|-
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| 2001 || ''[[A.I. Artificial Intelligence]]'' ||rowspan=3|[[Steven Spielberg]] ||
| 2001 || ''[[A.I. Artificial Intelligence]]'' ||rowspan=3|Steven Spielberg ||
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|rowspan="2"| 2002 || ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'' ||
|rowspan="2"| 2002 || ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'' ||
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| ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]'' ||
| ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]'' ||
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|rowspan="2"| 2003 || ''[[Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life]]'' || [[Jan de Bont]] ||
|rowspan="2"| 2003 || ''[[Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life]]'' || Jan de Bont ||
|-
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| ''[[Peter Pan (2003 film)|Peter Pan]]'' || [[P. J. Hogan]] ||
| ''[[Peter Pan (2003 film)|Peter Pan]]'' || [[P. J. Hogan]] ||
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| rowspan="2"|2004|| ''[[Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' || [[Brad Silberling]] ||
| rowspan="2"|2004|| ''[[Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' || Brad Silberling ||
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| ''[[The Terminal]]'' ||rowspan=3|[[Steven Spielberg]] ||
| ''[[The Terminal]]'' ||rowspan=3|Steven Spielberg ||
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|rowspan="2"| 2005 || ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|War of the Worlds]]'' || Nominated—[[Satellite Award for Best Editing]]
|rowspan="2"| 2005 || ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|War of the Worlds]]'' || Nominated—[[Satellite Award for Best Editing]]
|-
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| ''[[Munich (film)|Munich]]'' || Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Film Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[American Cinema Editors|ACE Eddie]] for [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic]]<br>Nominated—[[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing]]
| ''[[Munich (2005 film)|Munich]]'' || Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Film Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[American Cinema Editors|ACE Eddie]] for [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic]]<br>Nominated—[[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing]]
|-
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| 2006 || ''[[10 Items or Less (film)|10 Items or Less]]'' || [[Brad Silberling]] ||
| 2006 || ''[[10 Items or Less (film)|10 Items or Less]]'' || Brad Silberling ||
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|rowspan="2"| 2008 || ''[[The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)|The Spiderwick Chronicles]]'' || [[Mark Waters (director)|Mark Waters]] ||
|rowspan="2"| 2008 || ''[[The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)|The Spiderwick Chronicles]]'' || [[Mark Waters]] ||
|-
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| ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' || [[Steven Spielberg]] ||
| ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' || Steven Spielberg ||
|-
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| 2010 || ''[[Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film)|Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time]]'' || [[Mike Newell (director)|Mike Newell]] || with [[Mick Audsley]] and [[Martin Walsh (film editor)|Martin Walsh]]
| 2010 || ''[[Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film)|Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time]]'' || [[Mike Newell (director)|Mike Newell]] || with [[Mick Audsley]] and [[Martin Walsh (film editor)|Martin Walsh]]
|-
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|rowspan="2"| 2011 || ''[[The Adventures of Tintin (film)|The Adventures of Tintin]]'' || rowspan="3" |[[Steven Spielberg]] || Nominated—[[Saturn Award for Best Editing]]
|rowspan="2"| 2011 || ''[[The Adventures of Tintin (film)|The Adventures of Tintin]]'' || rowspan="3" |Steven Spielberg || Nominated—[[Saturn Award for Best Editing]]<br>Nominated— Annie Award for Best Editing in a Feature Production
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| ''[[War Horse (film)|War Horse]]'' || Nominated—[[American Cinema Editors|ACE Eddie]] for [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic]]<br>Nominated—[[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[Satellite Award for Best Editing]]
| ''[[War Horse (film)|War Horse]]'' || Nominated—[[American Cinema Editors|ACE Eddie]] for [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic]]<br>Nominated—[[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[Satellite Award for Best Editing]]
|-
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| 2012 || ''[[Lincoln (film)|Lincoln]]'' || Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Film Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[International Online Film Critics' Poll]] Award for Best Editing
| 2012 || ''[[Lincoln (film)|Lincoln]]'' || Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Film Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing]]
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|2014
|2014
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| 2015 || ''[[Bridge of Spies (film)|Bridge of Spies]]''
| 2015 || ''[[Bridge of Spies (film)|Bridge of Spies]]''
| rowspan="5" |[[Steven Spielberg]]
| rowspan="6" |Steven Spielberg
| Nominated—[[BAFTA Award for Best Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[Satellite Award for Best Editing]]
| Nominated—[[BAFTA Award for Best Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[Satellite Award for Best Editing]]
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| 2016 || ''[[The BFG (2016 film)|The BFG]]'' || [[Saturn Award for Best Editing]]
| 2016 || ''[[The BFG (2016 film)|The BFG]]'' || [[Saturn Award for Best Editing]]
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| 2017 || ''[[The Post (film)|The Post]]'' || Nominated—[[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic]]<br>Nominated—[[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[San Francisco Film Critics Circle|San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[St. Louis Film Critics Association|St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing]]
| 2017 || ''[[The Post (film)|The Post]]'' ||with Sarah Broshar<ref name = McGovern>{{cite news|url = https://www.thewrap.com/the-fabelmans-steven-spielberg-film-editors-interview/|title = How ‘The Fabelmans’ Pieced Together Steven Spielberg’s Childhood With Editors Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar|last = McGovern|first = Joe|date = January 4, 2023|accessdate = December 5, 2024|work = [[TheWrap]]}}</ref><br>Nominated—[[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic]]<br>Nominated—[[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[San Francisco Film Critics Circle|San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Editing]]<br>Nominated—[[St. Louis Film Critics Association|St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing]]
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| 2018 || ''[[Ready Player One (film)|Ready Player One]]'' ||with Sarah Broshar<ref name = McGovern/>
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| 2021 || ''[[West Side Story (2021 film)|West Side Story]]'' ||with Sarah Broshar<ref name = McGovern/><br>[[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing]]
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| 2022 || ''[[The Fabelmans]]'' || with Sarah Broshar<ref name = McGovern/>
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| 2018 || ''[[Ready Player One (film)|Ready Player One]]'' ||
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== Awards and nominations ==
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Kahn equaled the record for the most Oscar wins (three) in the [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]] category, shared with [[Ralph Dawson]], [[Daniel Mandell]], and [[Thelma Schoonmaker]]. Furthermore, he had eight nominations in that category—a number surpassed only by Schoonmaker. All of Kahn's Oscars came from his work on Spielberg's films, which included ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' (1981), ''[[Schindler's List]]'' (1993), and ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' (1998).

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He has received six nominations for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Editing]], winning for ''[[Fatal Attraction]]'' (1987) and ''Schindler's List''.

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Kahn has been selected for membership in the [[American Cinema Editors]] (ACE).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080218035827/http://www.ace-filmeditors.org/newace/dir_Mem.html "American Cinema Editors > Members"], webpage archived by WebCite from [http://www.ace-filmeditors.org/newace/dir_Mem.html this original URL] on March 4, 2008.</ref> In 2011, he received the [[American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award|Career Achievement Award]] of the [[American Cinema Editors]]. At the ceremony, Steven Spielberg said of editing: "this is where filmmaking goes from a craft to an art."<ref>{{cite news |title='Social Network' Wins Best Edited Dramatic Feature at ACE Eddie Awards |date=February 19, 2011 |first=Carolyn |last=Giardina |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/social-network-wins-best-edited-159537}}</ref> In November 2013, Spielberg created the Michael Kahn Endowed Chair in Editing at the [[University of Southern California]]'s [[USC School of Cinematic Arts|School of Cinematic Arts]] in honor of Kahn. The first to be appointed to the position was [[Norman Hollyn]].<ref>{{cite news |title=USC Trustee Steven Spielberg creates Michael Kahn Chair in Editing |url=https://presidentemeritus.usc.edu/usc-trustee-steven-spielberg-creates-michael-kahn-chair-in-editing/ |access-date=March 19, 2019 |publisher=University of Southern California}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Philadelphia |first1=Desa |title=Michael Kahn Honored at SCA |url=https://cinema.usc.edu/news/article.cfm?id=13924 |access-date=March 19, 2019 |publisher=University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts |date=November 13, 2013}}</ref>


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This article is about the film editor. For the theatre director, see Michael Kahn (theatre director).

Michael Kahn
Bornc.  (1930-12-08) December 8, 1930 (age 94)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationFilm editor
Years active1964–present

Michael Kahn (born December 8, c. 1930)[1] is an American film editor known for his frequent collaboration with Steven Spielberg. His first collaboration with Spielberg was for his 1977 film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. He has edited all of Spielberg's subsequent films[2] except for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), which was edited by Carol Littleton. Kahn has received eight Academy Award nominations for Best Film Editing, and has won three times—for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Schindler's List (1993), and Saving Private Ryan (1998), which were all Spielberg-directed films.

Early life

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Kahn was born to a Jewish family in New York City. While his birth year has been reported as 1935, Kahn said in 2015, when asked if he was 80, that his age at that point was "closer to 85."[1]

Career

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Kahn has edited digitally since at least Twister (1996), though he continued to edit on film with Spielberg long after most editors had stopped doing so.[3][4] In 2008, Kahn acknowledged that "people find it hard to believe that Steven and I still edit film on a Moviola and a KEM. [But] Steven feels film got us where we are today and he loves the smell of it and feel of it. We started that way and both really enjoy it."[5] George Lucas remarked "Michael Kahn can cut faster on a Moviola than anybody can cut on an Avid."[6] However, since The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011), Kahn has edited Spielberg's films on an Avid machine.[7]

Filmography

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Year Title Director Notes
1969 The Activist Art Napoleon
1970 Night Slaves Ted Post
1971 Touch Me Anthony Spinelli
1972 Wild in the Sky William T. Naud
Trouble Man Ivan Dixon
Rage George C. Scott
1973 The Spook Who Sat by the Door Ivan Dixon
1974 Black Belt Jones Robert Clouse
Truck Turner Jonathan Kaplan
Golden Needles Robert Clouse
Buster and Billie Daniel Petrie
Sidney Sheldon
The Savage Is Loose George C. Scott
1975 The Devil's Rain Robert Fuest
The Ultimate Warrior Robert Clouse
1976 The Return of a Man Called Horse Irvin Kershner
1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Steven Spielberg Nominated—Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Editing
1978 Eyes of Laura Mars Irvin Kershner
Ice Castles Donald Wrye
1979 1941 Steven Spielberg
1980 Used Cars Robert Zemeckis
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark Steven Spielberg Academy Award for Best Film Editing
ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Editing
1982 Poltergeist Tobe Hooper
1983 Table for Five Robert Lieberman
Twilight Zone: The Movie Steven Spielberg Segment: "Kick the Can"
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Editing
Falling in Love Ulu Grosbard
1985 The Goonies Richard Donner
The Color Purple Steven Spielberg
1986 Wisdom Emilio Estevez
1987 Fatal Attraction Adrian Lyne BAFTA Award for Best Editing
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Nominated—ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Empire of the Sun Steven Spielberg Nominated—Academy Award for Best Film Editing
1988 Arthur 2: On the Rocks Bud Yorkin
1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Steven Spielberg
Always
1990 Arachnophobia Frank Marshall
1991 Toy Soldiers Daniel Petrie Jr.
Hook Steven Spielberg
1993 Alive Frank Marshall
Jurassic Park Steven Spielberg
Schindler's List Academy Award for Best Film Editing
ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
BAFTA Award for Best Editing
1995 Casper Brad Silberling
1996 Twister Jan de Bont
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Steven Spielberg
Amistad Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing
1998 Saving Private Ryan Academy Award for Best Film Editing
ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
Satellite Award for Best Editing
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Editing
1999 The Haunting Jan de Bont
2000 Reindeer Games John Frankenheimer
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence Steven Spielberg
2002 Minority Report
Catch Me If You Can
2003 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life Jan de Bont
Peter Pan P. J. Hogan
2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Brad Silberling
The Terminal Steven Spielberg
2005 War of the Worlds Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing
Munich Nominated—Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Nominated—ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
2006 10 Items or Less Brad Silberling
2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles Mark Waters
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Steven Spielberg
2010 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Mike Newell with Mick Audsley and Martin Walsh
2011 The Adventures of Tintin Steven Spielberg Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Editing
Nominated— Annie Award for Best Editing in a Feature Production
War Horse Nominated—ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Nominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing
2012 Lincoln Nominated—Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Nominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing
2014 Seventh Son Sergei Bodrov
2015 Bridge of Spies Steven Spielberg Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Editing
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing
2016 The BFG Saturn Award for Best Editing
2017 The Post with Sarah Broshar[8]
Nominated—ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Nominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing
Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
Nominated—San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Editing
Nominated—St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing
2018 Ready Player One with Sarah Broshar[8]
2021 West Side Story with Sarah Broshar[8]
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing
2022 The Fabelmans with Sarah Broshar[8]

Awards and nominations

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Kahn equaled the record for the most Oscar wins (three) in the Best Film Editing category, shared with Ralph Dawson, Daniel Mandell, and Thelma Schoonmaker. Furthermore, he had eight nominations in that category—a number surpassed only by Schoonmaker. All of Kahn's Oscars came from his work on Spielberg's films, which included Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Schindler's List (1993), and Saving Private Ryan (1998).

He has received six nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, winning for Fatal Attraction (1987) and Schindler's List.

Kahn has been selected for membership in the American Cinema Editors (ACE).[9] In 2011, he received the Career Achievement Award of the American Cinema Editors. At the ceremony, Steven Spielberg said of editing: "this is where filmmaking goes from a craft to an art."[10] In November 2013, Spielberg created the Michael Kahn Endowed Chair in Editing at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in honor of Kahn. The first to be appointed to the position was Norman Hollyn.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tapley, Kristopher (December 9, 2015). "Editor Michael Kahn on 'Bridge of Spies' and Four Decades of Steven Spielberg Magic". Variety. "Q: Happy Birthday! You’re 80 years old today, is that right? A: No, closer to 85, actually!"
  2. ^ Tapley, Kristopher (December 8, 2015). "Editor Michael Kahn on 'Bridge of Spies' and Four Decades of Steven Spielberg Magic". Variety. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  3. ^ Davidson, Keay (June 1, 1996). Twister: The Science of Tornadoes and the Making of a Natural Disaster Movie. New York City: Gallery Books. p. XX. ISBN 0671000292. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  4. ^ King, Susan (April 8, 2018). "Film editor Michael Kahn on his long, award-winning work with Steven Spielberg". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  5. ^ Ian Freer (May 2008). "The Indiana Jones Diaries". Empire. p. 26.
  6. ^ Richard Corliss (March 14, 2006). "A Conversation with George Lucas". Time. Archived from the original on June 13, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
  7. ^ Desowitz, Bill (January 2012). "Cinematic Siblings Still Thinking Analogue in a Digital World". Editors Guild Magazine. Motion Picture Editors Guild. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d McGovern, Joe (January 4, 2023). "How 'The Fabelmans' Pieced Together Steven Spielberg's Childhood With Editors Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar". TheWrap. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "American Cinema Editors > Members", webpage archived by WebCite from this original URL on March 4, 2008.
  10. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (February 19, 2011). "'Social Network' Wins Best Edited Dramatic Feature at ACE Eddie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter.
  11. ^ "USC Trustee Steven Spielberg creates Michael Kahn Chair in Editing". University of Southern California. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  12. ^ Philadelphia, Desa (November 13, 2013). "Michael Kahn Honored at SCA". University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
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