Film Editor Tom Cross
Tom Cross is an American television and film editor.
He is known for his collaborations with Damien Chazelle including Whiplash (2014) for which he won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing as well as La La Land (2016), and First Man (2018).
Tom Cross | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | State University of New York at Purchase (BFA, 1993) |
| Occupation | Film editor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
Tom has a Vietnamese mother, Mrs. Loc Vo - a painter originally from Hue, and his father is Jim Cross. In 1993, he graduated with a degree in visual arts from Purchase College, New York State.
Career
He began his career in 1997 as an assistant editor, contributing to such diverse projects as We Own the Night (2007), Crazy Heart (2009), The Switch (2010) and the Primetime Emmy Award-winning drama series Deadwood. He came to worldwide prominence in 2015 when he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing, BAFTA Award for Best Editing and Academy Award for Best Editing (among other honors) for his work on the acclaimed film Whiplash (2014). and reunited with writer/director Damien Chazelle on the musical romantic comedy La La Land (2016).
He is also known for his work on David O. Russell's biographical drama Joy (2015), the musical The Greatest Showman (2016), Scott Cooper's western drama Hostiles (2017), and Cary Joji Fukunaga's James Bond film No Time to Die (2021).
Influences
He has cited The Wild Bunch (1969) and The French Connection (1971) as influences.
Personal life
Tom is married to Holly Ramos and they have two children. When Tom received his first Oscar nomination, Ramos took to her blog to congratulate her husband and share her pride, she said: ".. Tom is the personification of Conan O’Brien’s quote. “if you work really really hard and are kind, amazing things will happen”. He inspires me everyday."
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Space Between | Travis Fine | ||
| 2012 | Any Day Now | |||
| 2014 | Whiplash | Damien Chazelle | ||
| Time Lapse | Bradley D. King | |||
| 2015 | The Driftless Area | Zachary Slusser | ||
| Joy | David O. Russell | Co-edited with Alan Baumgarten, Christopher Tellefsen and Jay Cassidy | ||
| 2016 | La La Land | Damien Chazelle | ||
| 2017 | Hostiles | Scott Cooper | ||
| The Greatest Showman | Michael Gracey | Co-edited with Joe Hutshing, Jon Poll, Michael McCusker, Robert Duffy and Spencer Susser | ||
| 2018 | First Man | Damien Chazelle | ||
| 2021 | No Time to Die | Cary Joji Fukunaga | Co-edited with Elliot Graham | |
| 2022 | Babylon | Damien Chazelle |
Accolades
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External links
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