Monika Willi

Monika Willi (; born 29 May 1968), also known as Mona Willi, is an Austrian film editor. She is best known for her collaborations with filmmakers Michael Haneke, Michael Glawogger and Barbara Albert. In 2023, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for her work on Todd Field's Tár.

Early life Monika Willi was born on 29 May 1968 in Innsbruck. She is the sister of Green Party politician , who has served as the mayor of Innsbruck since May 2018.

Career Willi posthumously realized and edited the material of Michael Glawogger, who died of malaria during the production of an untitled film project in Liberia in 2014. Under the title Untitled, it premiered in the Panorama section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2017. Willi created the film using the footage from Glawogger's four and a half months of shooting through the Balkans, Italy and Africa. It also incorporates excerpts from Glawogger's diary. At the 2018 Austrian Film Awards, Untitled received four awards, including Best Documentary and Best Editing.

In 2017, she was inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

In 2019, for her work on Wolfgang Fischer's Styx, she was awarded an Austrian Film Award in the category Best Editing.

In January 2023, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for her work on Todd Field's Tár. In his review of Tár, David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Editor Monika Willi makes the expansive running time of more than two-and-a-half hours breathe, but also fly by with gripping tension".

Filmography Film Year Title Director Notes 1998 Suzie Washington Florian Flicker 1999 Northern Skirts Barbara Albert 2000 Frankreich, wir kommen Michael Glawogger Hold-Up Florian Flicker 2001 The Piano Teacher Michael Haneke Edited with Nadine Muse Hainburg – Liebe und Widerstand Wolfgang Murnberger 2002 Richtung Zukunft durch die Nacht Jörg Kalt Kronen Zeitung – Tag für Tag ein Boulevardstück Nathalie Borgers 2003 Time of the Wolf Michael Haneke Böse Zellen Barbara Albert 2004 Ne fais pas ça! Luc Bondy 2005 Workingman's Death Michael Glawogger 2007 Funny Games Michael Haneke 2009 Contact High Michael Glawogger The White Ribbon Michael Haneke 2011 Whores' Glory Michael Glawogger 2012 Amour Michael HanekeBarbara Albert 2014 Last Summer Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli 2015 Thank You for Bombing Barbara Eder 2017Wild Mouse Josef Hader Untitled Michael Glawogger and Monika Willi Realized and edited after Glawogger's death Happy End Michael Haneke 2018 Styx Wolfgang Fischer 2022 Rimini Ulrich Seidl Tár Todd Field Nominated—Academy Award for Best Film Editing Sparta Ulrich Seidl Mein Vater, der Fürst Lila Morgan and Lukas Sturm 2025 Sons of the Neon Night Juno Mak The Carpenter's Son Lotfy Nathan

Television Year Title Notes 2022 Funeral for a Dog Miniseries; 8 episodes

Awards and nominations Award Date of ceremony Category Film Result Academy Awards 12 March 2023 Best Film Editing Tár Austrian Film Award 27 January 2012 Best Editing Whores' Glory 23 January 2013 Best Editing Die Lebenden 1 February 2017 Best EditingThank You for Bombing 31 January 2018 Best Documentary Untitled Best Editing 30 January 2019 Best Editing Styx César Awards 22 February 2013 Best Editing Amour Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 14 December 2022 Best Editing Tár Critics' Choice Movie Awards 15 January 2023 Best Editing