
Person
Zach Staenberg
Editing · Born 1951-08-01 · USA
Biography
Zach S. Staenberg, A.C.E. (born August 1951) is an American film editor best known for his work on action films and the Matrix Trilogy. Staenberg won an Academy Award and two ACE Eddie Award for the editing of The Matrix (1999) and for HBO's Gotti (1996) for which he was also nominated for an Emmy. The Matrix films were written and directed by the Wachowskis, with whom Staenberg has had an extended collaboration dating from 1996. He is a frequent collaborator of director Andrew Niccol.
Known for

The Matrix
Editor

The Matrix Reloaded
Editor

Once Upon a Time in America
Additional Editor

In Time
Editor

Pacific Rim: Uprising
Editor

The Matrix Revolutions
Editor

Police Academy
Editor

Lord of War
Editor

Speed Racer
Editor

Bound
Editor
Filmography
- 2024The KillerEditor
- 2023Silent NightEditor
- 2021American NightCo-Producer
- 2020AvaEditor
- 2018Pacific Rim: UprisingEditor
- 2017Once Upon a Time in VeniceEditor
- 2017Sand CastleEditor
- 2015Good KillEditor
- 2015BlackhatAdditional Editor
- 2014Modern Noir: The Sights & Sounds of 'Bound'Self
- 2013Ender's GameEditor
- 2011In TimeEditor
- 2010BunrakuEditor
- 2008City of EmberEditor
- 2008Speed RacerEditor
- 2007Mongol: The Rise of Genghis KhanEditor
- 2005Lord of WarEditor
- 2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingSelf
- 2004Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture EditingSelf
- 2003The Matrix RevolutionsEditor
- 2003Making 'Enter the Matrix'Self
- 2003The Matrix ReloadedEditor
- 2003Final Flight of the OsirisSupervising Editor
- 2001The Matrix RevisitedSelf - Editor
- 2001AntitrustEditor
- 1999The MatrixEditor
- 1998PhoenixEditor
- 1996BoundEditor
- 1996GottiEditor
- 1994The Cisco KidEditor
- 1993Nowhere to RunEditor
- 1991La Pastorela: The Shepherd's TaleEditor
- 1991Eyes of an AngelEditor
- 1991ConagherEditor
- 1987Stripped to KillEditor
- 1986End of the RainbowAssociate Producer
- 1985Rustlers' RhapsodyEditor
- 1984Once Upon a Time in AmericaAdditional Editor
- 1984Police AcademyEditor
- 1983Twilight Zone: The MovieAssistant Editor
- 1983China LakeEditor
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