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Wylie Stateman. Thelma Schoomaker. Jeff Groth. 50 C I N E M O N T A G E O S C A R S F I L M E D I T I N G S O U N D E D I T I N G "THE IRISHMAN" Thelma Schoonmaker, ACE Martin Scorsese's mob epic about the relationship between a mob fixer (Robert De Niro) and labor leader Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino) has drawn p l a u d i t s f o r t h e d i r e c t o r a n d h i s longtime editor. "It's a very personal f ilm for Marty," Schoonmaker told CineMontage in December. "When you think about the three major actors, Marty and me, we are older. There's an incredibly deep sense about the end of life in this movie." "JOKER" Jeff Groth "From the first time reading the script to Joaquin's remark- able performance to the mastery of Todd Phillips, 'Joker' has been an incomparable and moving experience, a dream come true," Groth said. "Having that celebrated with a nomination, particularly on THIS film which is so close to all of us, means everything. I truly thought of nothing but this movie for an entire year and threw myself into it without reserve. While I think it is impossible to judge the scope of what editing is solely on the basis of a finished picture, I am beyond grateful that the hard work and passion that went into 'Joker' can be felt on the screen and has been recognized by the Academy. "STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER" Matthew Wood, David Acord "It is such an amazing honor to be recognized by your peers for your work. Our Skywalker Sound team worked incredibly hard on this film. Thank you first and foremost to them, as always this is a group effort. Congratulations to all of the nominees; this is an amazing group of professionals with which to be associated." - David Acord and Matthew Wood "JOKER" Alan Robert Murray "FORD V FERRARI" Don Sylvester "FORD V FERRARI" Michael McCusker, ACE; Andrew Buckland "JOJO RABBIT" Tom Eagles "ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD" Wylie Stateman, MPSE "Many before have said filmmaking takes a village. I would also say it takes broad curiosity, a strong commitment to an elusive cause, and endless atten- tion to detail by a committed team of artists and artisans. Our team on 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' was led by Fred Raskin, a master in all of the above. If I we're granted one wish in terms of the outcome of 'Once Upon a Time In Hollywood,' it would be to see Fred hon- ored with our team for his contributions as our editor-in-chief."