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. Her father is Tony Lame, a former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer as well as KYW-TV. She attended Episcopal Academy and, in 2004, graduated from Wesleyan University.
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. Just before winning her first Oscar, she was named Time's "Person of the Week" for her role as a prominent female editor. 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 Reservation Road Terry George Apprentice 2009 Sorry, Thanks Dia Sokol Savage Assistant The Lovely Bones Peter Jackson Second assistant 2011 Almost Perfect Bertha Bay-Sa Pan Assistant 2012 Price Check Michael Walker Frances Ha Noah Baumbach First collaboration with Noah Baumbach 2014 While We're Young Second collaboration with Noah Baumbach 2015 Paper Towns Jake Schreier With Jacob Craycroft Mistress America Noah Baumbach Third collaboration with Noah Baumbach 2016 De Palma Noah BaumbachJake Paltrow Additional editorFourth collaboration with Noah Baumbach Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan Nominated - American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – DramaticNominated - BAFTA Award for Best Editing Nominated - Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Editing 2017 The Meyerowitz Stories Noah Baumbach Fifth collaboration with Noah Baumbach 2018 Tyrel Sebastián Silva Hereditary Ari Aster First collaboration with Ari Aster 2019 Midsommar Additional editorSecond collaboration with Ari Aster Marriage Story Noah Baumbach Sixth collaboration with Noah BaumbachNominated - American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Editing Nominated - San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing Nominated - St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Editing 2020 Tenet Christopher Nolan First collaboration with Christopher Nolan Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing Nominated - Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best EditingNominated - London Film Critics Circle Awards 2020 – Technical Achievement Award Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best EditingNominated - San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing Nominated - San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards 2020 for Best Editing Won - Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2020 for Best EditingNominated - Saturn Award for Best Editing 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 2025 The Wizard of Oz at Sphere Victor Fleming Immersive version of the 1939 filmOriginally edited by Blanche Sewell 2026 The Odyssey Christopher Nolan Third collaboration with Christopher Nolan
Television Year Title Director Notes Refs 2005 The Simple Life Jeff Fisher DigitizerEpisode: "Mortuary" 2008 Brotherhood Various Assistant5 episodes 2009 The Philanthropist Various Assistant7 episodes 2010 Rubicon Various Assistant5 episodes 2011 30 Rock Tricia Brock AssistantEpisode: "Mrs. Donaghy" 2012 Smash Michael Mayer AssistantEpisode: "Pilot"
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