Jennifer Lame

Jennifer Lame (born 1981/1982) is an American film editor. She is known for her work on Manchester by the Sea, Hereditary, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and the films of Noah Baumbach and Christopher Nolan. In 2024, she won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for her work on Nolan’s Oppenheimer. She is a native of Narberth, Pennsylvania and is married to film producer Craig Shilowich.

Early life Jennifer Lame was born in 1981 or 1982 in Philadelphia.

Career Lame started editing films with Price Check. She has become a recurring collaborator on Noah Baumbach's films including Frances Ha, While We're Young, Mistress America, The Meyerowitz Stories, and Marriage Story. She also edited Paper Towns, Manchester by the Sea, Tyrel, Hereditary, Midsommar, Tenet, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and Oppenheimer. In 2025, she served as editor for an "immersive" version of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz for Sphere in Las Vegas.

Filmography

Film Year Title Director Notes Refs 2007 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Sidney Lumet Apprentice 2017 The Meyerowitz Stories Noah Baumbach Fifth collaboration with Noah Baumbach 2021 Judas and the Black Messiah Shaka King Additional editor 2022 Blonde Andrew Dominik Additional editor Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Ryan Coogler Nominated - Black Reel Awards for Outstanding Editing 2023 Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan Second collaboration with Christopher NolanWon - Academy Award for Best Film EditingWon - American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – DramaticWon - Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Editing Won - BAFTA Award for Best Editing Won - Boston Online Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing Won - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best EditingWon - Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best EditingWon - HPA Award for Outstanding Editing – Feature Film Won - Indiana Film Journalists Association Award for Best Editing Won - Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Film Editing Won - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best EditingWon - Saturn Award for Best EditingWon - St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing Won - Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing Nominated - Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Editing Nominated - Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Editing Nominated - San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing Nominated - Astra Film and Creative Award for Best EditingNominated - Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Editing Postcard from Earth Darren Aronofsky Documentary 2026 The Odyssey Christopher Nolan Third collaboration with Christopher Nolan

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