Kevin Tent

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Kevin Tent

Editing

Buffalo, New York, USA

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…

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The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass

6.1 2007 Movie
Blow

Blow

7.4 2001 Movie
Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted

7.6 1999 Movie
Downsizing

Downsizing

5.4 2017 Movie
The Descendants

The Descendants

6.8 2011 Movie
The Holdovers

The Holdovers

7.6 2023 Movie
Sideways

Sideways

7.1 2004 Movie
Nebraska

Nebraska

7.4 2013 Movie
RV

RV

5.9 2006 Movie
Monster-in-Law

Monster-in-Law

6.2 2005 Movie
The Peanut Butter Falcon

The Peanut Butter Falcon

7.4 2019 Movie
About Schmidt

About Schmidt

6.9 2002 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Lonely Planet

    Movie Editor

  2. 2023
    The Holdovers

    Movie Editor

  3. 2019
    Honey Boy

    Movie Editorial Consultant

  4. 2019
    Semper Fi

    Movie Editor

  5. 2019
    Otherhood

    Movie Editor

  6. 2019
    The Peanut Butter Falcon

    Movie Editor

  7. 2017
    Downsizing

    Movie Editor

  8. 2017
    Crash Pad

    Movie Executive Producer

  9. 2016
    Elvis & Nixon

    Movie Executive Producer

  10. 2015
    Parched

    Movie Editor

  11. 2015
    The Audition

    Movie Editor

  12. 2015
    Welcome to Me

    Movie Editor

  13. 2013
    Nebraska

    Movie Editor

  14. 2013
    Disconnect

    Movie Editor

  15. 2011
    I Don't Know How She Does It

    Movie Editor

  16. 2011
    The Descendants

    Movie Editor

More credits
  1. 2010
    Shanghai

    Movie Editor

  2. 2009
    Hung

    TV show Editor

  3. 2009
    The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

    Movie Editor

  4. 2007
    The Golden Compass

    Movie Editor

  5. 2007
    Mr. Woodcock

    Movie Editor

  6. 2006
    RV

    Movie Editor

  7. 2005
    Monster-in-Law

    Movie Editor

  8. 2004
    Sideways

    Movie Editor

  9. 2004
    The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

    Movie Self

  10. 2004
    The Clearing

    Movie Editor

  11. 2002
    About Schmidt

    Movie Editor

  12. 2002
    Friday After Next

    Movie Additional Editor

  13. 2001
    Blow

    Movie Editor

  14. 1999
    Girl, Interrupted

    Movie Editor

  15. 1999
    Election

    Movie Editor

  16. 1998
    Since You've Been Gone

    Movie Editor

  17. 1996
    Citizen Ruth

    Movie Editor

  18. 1996
    One Good Turn

    Movie Editor

  19. 1995
    Homage

    Movie Editor

  20. 1992
    Guncrazy

    Movie Editor

  21. 1991
    Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever

    Movie Editor

  22. 1991
    Guilty as Charged

    Movie Editor

  23. 1990
    Sorority House Massacre II

    Movie Newscaster

  24. 1990
    Frankenhooker

    Movie Editor