Thelma Schoonmaker

Biography

Thelma Schoonmaker (born January 3, 1940) is an American film editor, best known for her collaboration over five decades with director Martin Scorsese. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and four ACE Eddie Awards. She has been honored with the British Film Institute Fellowship in 1997, the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2014, and the BAFTA Fellowship in 2019. started working with Scorsese on his debut feature film, Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967), and has edited all of his films since Raging Bull (1980). She has received nine nominations for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, winning three—for Raging Bull, The Aviator (2004), and The Departed (2006), both records. She has also been nominated eleven times for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, winning for Raging Bull and Goodfellas (1990).

Known for

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The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman

2020 ⭐ 7.0

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At the Video Store

2019 ⭐ 10.0

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Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence

2017 ⭐ 6.0

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Scorsese's GoodFellas

2015 ⭐ 8.3

Career timeline

2026

Dog with a Movie Camera

2026

Killers of the Flower Moon: A Historic Collaboration

(herself) · 2026

2024

Visions, Dreams and Magic: The Unmade Films of Michael Powell

2024

2020

The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman Notable

Self · 2020

⭐ 7.0

2019

At the Video Store Notable

Self · 2019

⭐ 10.0

2017

Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence

Self · 2017

⭐ 6.0

2015

Scorsese's GoodFellas Notable

Self · 2015

⭐ 8.3

2012

Optimism and Sheer Will

Self · 2012

Bad 25 Notable

Self · 2012

⭐ 7.3

2010

Thelma Schoonmaker Powell on 'The Red Shoes'

Self · 2010

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Self – Interviewee · 2010

⭐ 6.6

2006

Edge of Outside

Self · 2006

⭐ 5.8

2005

Michael Powell

2005

Raging Bull: Inside the Ring Notable

Self · 2005

⭐ 9.0

Raging Bull: After the Fight Notable

Self · 2005

⭐ 8.0

2004

Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours Notable

Self - Editor · 2004

⭐ 7.2

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

Self · 2004

⭐ 6.0

2001

The Making of 'Cape Fear' Notable

Self · 2001

⭐ 7.4

Painting with Light

Self · 2001

1998

Glorious Technicolor

Self · 1998

⭐ 6.9

1993

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' Notable

Self · 1993

⭐ 7.0

1990

The Scorsese Machine Notable

Self · 1990

⭐ 8.0

1988

Movies Are My Life

Self · 1988

⭐ 6.8

Frequently appears with

Martin Scorsese

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Robert De Niro

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Al Pacino

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Joe Pesci

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Bill Hader

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John Waters

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Gus Van Sant

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Todd Haynes

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Alex Ross Perry

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Full filmography

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Dog with a Movie Camera

2026

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Killers of the Flower Moon: A Historic Collaboration

2026

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Visions, Dreams and Magic: The Unmade Films of Michael Powell

2024

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The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman

2020 ⭐ 7.0

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At the Video Store

2019 ⭐ 10.0

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Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence

2017 ⭐ 6.0

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Scorsese's GoodFellas

2015 ⭐ 8.3

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Optimism and Sheer Will

2012

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Bad 25

2012 ⭐ 7.3

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Thelma Schoonmaker Powell on 'The Red Shoes'

2010

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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010 ⭐ 6.6

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Edge of Outside

2006 ⭐ 5.8

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Michael Powell

2005

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Raging Bull: Inside the Ring

2005 ⭐ 9.0

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Raging Bull: After the Fight

2005 ⭐ 8.0

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Raging Bull: Outside the Ring

2005 ⭐ 8.0

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The Eye of the Beholder

2005

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Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours

2004 ⭐ 7.2

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Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

2004 ⭐ 6.0

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The Making of 'Cape Fear'

2001 ⭐ 7.4