Kate Sanford

Kate Sanford, ACE, is an American television and film editor. She is best known for her work on The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Career Sanford began editing in 1994, with early work on Sex and the City. She gained significant recognition for her work on all five seasons of The Wire (2002–2008), created by David Simon, earning an American Cinema Editors Award for the episode "Boys of Summer" (2007). She also edited Treme (2010), another David Simon project, winning an American Cinema Editors Award for the episode "Do You Know What It Means", and Show Me a Hero (2015). She edited Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014), Vinyl (2016), The Deuce (2017–2019), and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–present), receiving American Cinema Editors Awards for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Her film credits include Eye of God (1997), O (2001), Brooklyn Rules (2007), Management (2008), and American Buffalo (1996). She is a member of American Cinema Editors, where she serves on the board of directors.

Select filmography Television Film + As Editor Year Title Director Notes 1996 American Buffalo Michael Corrente 1997 Eye of God Tim Blake Nelson 1999 Outside ProvidenceMichael Corrente 2001 OTim Blake Nelson 2007 Brooklyn RulesMichael Corrente 2008 ManagementStephen Belber 2024 On Swift HorsesDaniel Minahan

+ As Producer Year Title Director Notes 2017 The Surrounding Game Will Lockhart Cole Pruitt

Awards and nominations YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2007 WonAmerican Cinema Editors AwardsBest Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Commercial TelevisionThe Wire : "Boys of Summer" 2011 WonTreme : "Do You Know What It Means" 2019 WonAmerican Cinema Editors AwardsBest Edited Comedy Series for Non-Commercial TelevisionThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel : "Simone" 2020 NominatedThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel : "A Jewish Girl Walks Into the Apollo..."