Hollywood Editors

 Michael Kahn is a recognized film editor. He is one of the most successful editors of today. He has won awards in the category of Academy Award for Film Editing three times. All of the three movies he won Oscars for were directed by Steven Spielberg: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Schindler’s List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). And has been nominated a further seven times. His combined box office totals for the films he has edited, reaches into the billions. This is due to his association with several successful directors,

 Beginning his career in the early 70s, editing the television sitcom Hogan’s Heroes. He then went directly to editing feature films. His first features include Elliot Silverstein’s A Man called Horse and three films for director Robert Clouse. He has also worked with George C. Scott, Irvin Kershner, Frank Marshall, Richard Donner, Emilio Estevez, John Frankenheimer, Tobe Hooper, Adrian Lyne, and Robert Zemeckis, among others.

 He is also has a membership to American Cinema Editors (ACE ). The ACE is a honorary society of film editors. Founded in 1950.

 In Total Kahn has edited over 67 titles shown on IMDb. 3 Oscars another 10 wins and 17 nominations. Some of his film credits include the Indiana Jones saga. Jurassic Park. Empire of the Sun. The Goonies. Savin Private Ryan. Schindler’s List. Most recently Prince of Persia: Sands of Time and has been working on the fourth Pirates of the Caribbeans title: On Stranger Tides among others.