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American Cinema Editors (ACE) has announced the ceremony date, venue and the full voting timeline for the 74th Annual ACE Eddie Awards, recognizing outstanding editing in 13 categories of film and television. To be eligible to compete in both film and television categories, projects must have aired or been released in theaters between Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2023.  The ACE Eddie Awards will be held Sun., March 3, 2024 at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles. This year, the ACE Eddies will transition to an earlier start time, which will begin with a reception, followed by the ceremony and after-party.

“Since the Golden Reel Awards are also set for March 3rd, we collaborated with our partners at the Motion Picture Sound Editors Guild to make sure that both the sound and picture editing communities could attend both the ACE Eddie Awards and the Golden Reel Awards to celebrate together,” stated ACE Executive Director Jenni McCormick.

Three special honors will be handed out at the ACE Eddie Awards ceremony including two Career Achievement recipients presented to film editors of outstanding merit and the Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year honor presented to a filmmaker who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film.  Honorary award recipients will be announced later this year.

Also announced that evening is the winner of the Anne V. Coates Student Editing Competition.

Submissions for the ACE Eddie Awards open November 1st and close on December 15th at 5pm PT. ACE is thrilled to once again partner with Indee Secure Screening Rooms to help make all submissions available for online viewing by uploading to the new ACE app.

For more information on the updated prices, including the early bird submission process, visit the ACE website at https://americancinemaeditors.org.

Key dates for the 74th Annual ACE Eddie Awards

• Wednesday, November 1, 2023                Submissions for Nominations Begi
• Friday, December 1, 2023                         EarlyBird Price Deadline (visit ACE website for details)
• Friday, December 15, 2023 (5pm PT)     Submission for Nominations End
• Tuesday, January 9, 2024                         Nomination Ballots Sent
• Monday, January 22, 2024 (5pm PT)     Nomination Ballots Due
• Thursday, January 25, 2024                    Nominations Announced
• February 2 – 20, 2024                               Blue Ribbon Screenings
• Friday, February 2, 2024                          Final Ballots Sent
• Friday, February 9, 2024                          Deadline for Advertising
• Tuesday, February 20, 2024                    Final Ballots Due
• TBD                                                               ACE Nominee Cocktail Party
• Sunday, March 3, 2024                            ACE Eddie Awards at UCLA’s Royce Hall