Person
Kevin Tent
Editing · Buffalo, New York, USA
Biography
Kevin Tent is an American film editor and director. Tent has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors (ACE) and serves as President of the board. He is best known for his longstanding collaboration with Alexander Payne, having edited every feature film Payne has directed as of 2023. For his work on Payne's films, Tent has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Editing for his works in The Descendants and The Holdovers. Tent also won an ACE Eddie award for first film and received three other ACE Eddie Award nominations for Election, Sideways and About Schmidt. In addition to his career in editing, Tent also co-directed two films, Ultra Warrior (1990) and Blackbelt II (1993), and directed the 2017 film Crash Pad.
Known for
Hung
Editor
Girl, Interrupted
Editor
The Golden Compass
Editor
RV
Editor
Blow
Editor
The Holdovers
Editor
Downsizing
Editor
The Descendants
Editor
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Editor
Monster-in-Law
Editor
Filmography
- 2024Lonely PlanetEditor
- 2023The HoldoversEditor
- 2019Honey BoyEditorial Consultant
- 2019Semper FiEditor
- 2019OtherhoodEditor
- 2019The Peanut Butter FalconEditor
- 2017DownsizingEditor
- 2017Crash PadExecutive Producer
- 2016Elvis & NixonExecutive Producer
- 2015ParchedEditor
- 2015The AuditionEditor
- 2015Welcome to MeEditor
- 2013NebraskaEditor
- 2013DisconnectEditor
- 2011I Don't Know How She Does ItEditor
- 2011The DescendantsEditor
- 2010ShanghaiEditor
- 2009HungEditor
- 2009The Goods: Live Hard, Sell HardEditor
- 2007The Golden CompassEditor
- 2007Mr. WoodcockEditor
- 2006RVEditor
- 2005Monster-in-LawEditor
- 2004SidewaysEditor
- 2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingSelf
- 2004The ClearingEditor
- 2002About SchmidtEditor
- 2002Friday After NextAdditional Editor
- 2001BlowEditor
- 1999Girl, InterruptedEditor
- 1999ElectionEditor
- 1998Since You've Been GoneEditor
- 1996Citizen RuthEditor
- 1996One Good TurnEditor
- 1995HomageEditor
- 1992GuncrazyEditor
- 1991Rock 'n' Roll High School ForeverEditor
- 1991Guilty As ChargedEditor
- 1990Sorority House Massacre IINewscaster
- 1990FrankenhookerEditor
- 1990Ultra WarriorDirector
- 1990Basket Case 2Editor
- 1989Blackbelt II: Fatal ForceDirector
- 1989MoontrapEditor
- 1988Not of This EarthEditor
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