"Argo" won Best Editing at the 85th annual Academy Awards.
William Goldenberg accepted the Oscar trophy for his work on the film.
Best Editing is considered an important award at the Oscars, as being nominated in the category is usually a requirement for Best Picture. Only nine films have won Best Picture without a corresponding Best Editing nomination, the last being "Ordinary People" at the 1981 ceremony. The category is also somewhat of a double-edged sword: Since 2000, only six of the 12 Best Picture winners have also triumphed in Best Editing. ("Argo," it should be noted, is favored to win Best Picture.)
Goldenberg was a double nominee in the category, as he was also responsible for the editing on "Zero Dark Thirty." He previously won Best Editing honors for "Argo" from the American Cinema Editors.
Last year, Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter won Best Editing for their work on "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."
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