‘Hurt Locker,’ ‘Hangover,’ ‘Up’ earn top honors from American Cinema Editors

‘Hurt Locker,’ ‘Hangover,’ ‘Up’ win editing honors

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The war story “The Hurt Locker,” the bachelor bash “The Hangover” and the animated tale “Up” have earned top honors from the American Cinema Editors.

The group honored “The Hurt Locker” for best editing on a dramatic feature film, while “The Hangover” won in the comedy or musical category and “Up” took the animation award.

“The Hurt Locker” won out over four other nominees that included sci-fi blockbuster “Avatar.”

Also among winners Sunday night was the dolphin-slaughter investigation “The Cove,” which won for best edited documentary.

Television winners includes “30 Rock,” ”Dexter” and the TV movie “Grey Gardens.”

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American Cinema Editors, www.ace-filmeditors.org