Awards 2025
The Australian Screen Editors Guild is pleased
to announce the Nominees
and Winners for the 2025 Ellie Awards
The AWGACS Award for Best Editing in Children’s Entertainment
Andrew Macneil ASE – Rock Island Mysteries: Opposites Attract – S03, Ep06
Daniela Raulli – Rock Island Mysteries: Ellis vs Ellis – S03, Ep11
Adam Rainford & Jonathan Tappin – Tales from Outer Suburbia: Distant Rain – S01, Ep03 – WINNER
The ASE Award for Best Editing in News & Current Affairs
James Taylor – Tsunami: Stories of Survival
Andrew Cooke ASE – Making Lachlan Murdoch – Part 2: Money – WINNER
Josh McAtamney – The Beast, Mexico’s Deadliest Train
Angela Leonardi – The River – Part 1 and 2
The Netflix Award for Best Editing in a Comedy
Deborah Peart ASE – Strife: Week of Yes – S02, Ep01 – WINNER
Andrew MacNeil ASE – Good Cop/Bad Cop: Buckle Up – S01, Ep07
Katie Flaxman ASE – Fisk – S03, Ep03
Emily Robb – Urvi Went to an All Girls School – S01, Ep01
The Netflix Award for Technical Excellence
Oliver Dear – Together
Samuel Hill – Aussie Gold Hunters – Season 10 – WINNER
The Solid State Award for Best Editing in Trailers & Promos
Veina Yang – Black Snow – Season 2
Emma McGavisk – Eat the Invaders
Dean Saika – The Rule of Jenny Pen – WINNER
The ASE Award for Best Editing in a Short Drama
Shannon Michaelas – Analog Medium
Andy Finn – Family Man
Pip Hart – I’m The Most Racist Person I Know – WINNER
Jack Charter – Interview With A Hero
AFTRS Award for the Most Outstanding Emerging Editor – Early Career
Rachel Dunn
Lachlan Kendall – WINNER
Giles Chan
AFTRS Award for the Most Outstanding Emerging Editor – Student
Yufan Dai – Communication University of China
Ji Li – RMIT University
Adisha Bansal – AFTRS – WINNER
Daniel McGarry Gallagher – AFTRS
The ASE Award for Best Editing in Corporate & Branded Content
Jarred Lammiman – Tamworth – The Unstoppable Farming Spirit
Sean McDermott – Richard Branson Commencement Speech
Tom Antolini – Surf Abu Dhabi
Andrew Holmes – UNHCR- Through My Eyes – WINNER
The ASE Award for Best Editing in a Music Video
Brad Hurt ASE – LMNT 115 X ZAK ABEL – Out Of The Dark
Ilya Malov – Hilltop Hoods – Never Coming Home ft. SIX60
Sean McDermott – Party Dozen – Coup De Gronk – WINNER
The ASE Award for Best Editing in Open Content
Leila Gaabi & Shannon Michaelas – Eighteen
Liam Fitzgibbon – Descent: The Slap… Eel – Ep3
Tom Antolini – Third Space
Emma McGavisk – Kumarangk: The Hindmarsh Island Bridge – WINNER
The 101 Music Award for Best Editing in a Commercial
Andrew Holmes – Apple – Mac – Lessons – WINNER
Luke Haig – Meat & Livestock Australia – Beef
Kent Hau – Modibodi – Shark Week – Fear Not
Denzil Heeger – Mihan Aromatics
The ITV Award for Best Editing in Reality
Sam Hart – Alone – S03, Ep01
Dan Hart and Anna Martin – My Kitchen Rules – S14, Ep08
Derek Jones – Alone – S03, Ep10
Rhodri Wyn Lewis and Zane Bryant – Married at First Sight – S12, Ep14 – WINNER
The Adobe Award for Best Editing in Factual Entertainment
Rachel Grierson-Johns, Leanne Cole, Gretchen Peterson, John Rosser – Love on the Spectrum US – S03, Ep07
Scott Walmsley, Peter Crombie ASE, Pete Ward, Maude Rokvic (Assembly Editor) – The Jury: Death on the Staircase – S01, Ep05 – WINNER
Peter Crombie ASE, Scott Walmsley, Pete Ward, Maude Rokvic – The Jury: Death on the Staircase – S01, Ep01
Niki Hiini – Headliners – S01, Ep05
David Scarborough ASE & Emma McGavisk – Eat the Invaders: Camel Feast – S01, Ep04
The Blue Post Award for Best Editing in a Drama
Mathew Evans, Annette Davey (Supervising Editor) – Apple Cider Vinegar – S01, Ep02
Annette Davey – Apple Cider Vinegar – S01, Ep01 – WINNER
Christine Cheung – Mix Tape – Ep01
Katie Flaxman ASE – The Newsreader – S03 Ep02
The Blackmagic Design Award for Best Editing in a Documentary and Documentary Series
Philippa Byers – Compass: The DJ and the Gospel Choir
Anna Craney – Compass: Geraldine Brooks – Grief, A Love Story
Andie Smith – Tracy: A Force of Nature
Orly Danon ASE – Australia: An Unofficial History – S01, Ep02 – WINNER
The Avid Award for Best Editing in a Feature Drama
Dany Cooper ASE – Went Up The Hill
Gretchen Peterson – The Rule of Jenny Pen
Kasra Rassoulzadegan – Dangerous Animals
Nick Fenton – The Order – WINNER
The Audio Network Award for Best Editing in a Documentary Feature
Bergen O’Brien – Breakaway Femmes
Chris Bamford – The Raftsmen – WINNER
Karryn de Cinque – Joh: Last King of Queensland
Navaz Illava & Jordan Jeynes – Hinckley
2025 ACCREDITEES
Karen Johnson ASE
Danielle Boesenberg ASE
Karryn de Cinque ASE
Karen Crespo ASE
Katrina Barker ASE
2025 LIFE MEMBER
Dr. Jill Holt