Tom McArdle

Tom McArdle is an American film editor. He is best known for editing the film Spotlight, which earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing at the 88th Academy Awards and also won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing.

McArdle edited 7 films written and directed by Tom McCarthy, including The Station Agent (2003), The Visitor (2007), Win Win (2011) and Stillwater (2021).

Other notable films McArdle has edited include Marshall (2017), In a World... (2013) and Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020). He joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2016. A graduate of Dartmouth College, McArdle grew up in Garden City, New York. In 1987, McArdle was ranked 4th among US high-schoolers in the 3200 meter run with a time of 8:55.2. He currently holds the Nassau County (Section 8) indoor record for the 3200 meter run with a time of 9:02.5 from 1987.

Filmography

As an editor

The Saviors (2026) Maggie Moore(s) (2023) Stillwater (2021) Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020) What They Had (2018) Marshall (2017) Spotlight (2015) The Cobbler (2014) God's Pocket (2014) In a World... (2013) Hello I Must Be Going (2012) Win Win (2011) Tenure (2008) Middle of Nowhere (2008) Heckler (2007) (Documentary) The Visitor (2007) The Architect (2006) Nadine in Date Land (2005) (TV Movie) Duane Hopwood (2005) Killer Diller (2004) Boys on the Run (2003) The Killing Zone (2003) The Station Agent (2003) Lone Hero (2002) Whipped (2000) Poor White Trash (2000) Loving Jezebel (1999) QM, I Think I Call Her QM (1999) (Short) Nazis: The Occult Conspiracy (1998) (Documentary) Hi-Life (1998) Paranoia (1998) A Hole in the Head (1998) (Documentary) Better Than Ever (1997) Talk to Me (1997) Star Maps (1997) Twisted (1996) Sandman (Short) (1995) The Keeper (1995) Hand Gun (1994) The Occult History of the Third Reich (Video Documentary) (1992) Laws of Gravity (1992)

Other credits 2005: The Quiet (additional editor) 2003: The Killing Zone (associate producer) 2002: The Skateboard Show (TV Movie) (additional editor)

Accolades Year Award Category Type Nominated work 2016 Academy Awards Best Film Editing Spotlight Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Film Editing Critics' Choice Awards Best Editing Central Ohio Film Critics Association Best Editing Gold Derby Awards Best Editing Independent Spirit Awards Best Editing HPA Award Best Editing Online Film & Television Association Best Film Editing 2015 Awards Circuit Community Awards Best Film Editing Boston Society of Film Critics Best Film Editing Indiewire Critics Poll Award Best Editing Phoenix Film Critics Society Best Film Editing St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Best Editing Chicago Film Critics Association Best Editing 1998 Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival Best Editing Paranoia