Zach Staenberg

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Zach Staenberg

Editing 75 August 1, 1951

USA

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…

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The Matrix

The Matrix

8.3 1999 Movie
In Time

In Time

7.0 2011 Movie
The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Reloaded

7.1 2003 Movie
The Matrix Revolutions

The Matrix Revolutions

6.8 2003 Movie
Ender's Game

Ender's Game

6.6 2013 Movie
Once Upon a Time in America

Once Upon a Time in America

8.4 1984 Movie
Lord of War

Lord of War

7.3 2005 Movie
Pacific Rim: Uprising

Pacific Rim: Uprising

6.1 2018 Movie
Police Academy

Police Academy

6.7 1984 Movie
Ava

Ava

5.8 2020 Movie
Blackhat

Blackhat

5.5 2015 Movie
City of Ember

City of Ember

6.4 2008 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    UNABOMBER

    Movie Editor

  2. 2024
    The Killer

    Movie Editor

  3. 2023
    Silent Night

    Movie Editor

  4. 2021
    American Night

    Movie Editor

  5. 2020
    Ava

    Movie Editor

  6. 2018
    Pacific Rim: Uprising

    Movie Editor

  7. 2017
    Once Upon a Time in Venice

    Movie Editor

  8. 2017
    Sand Castle

    Movie Editor

  9. 2015
    Good Kill

    Movie Editor

  10. 2015
    Blackhat

    Movie Additional Editor

  11. 2014
    Modern Noir: The Sights & Sounds of 'Bound'

    Movie Self

  12. 2013
    Ender's Game

    Movie Editor

  13. 2011
    In Time

    Movie Editor

  14. 2010
    Bunraku

    Movie Editor

  15. 2008
    City of Ember

    Movie Editor

  16. 2008
    Speed Racer

    Movie Editor

More credits
  1. 2007
    Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan

    Movie Editor

  2. 2005
    Lord of War

    Movie Editor

  3. 2004
    The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

    Movie Self

  4. 2004
    Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing

    Movie Self

  5. 2003
    The Matrix Revolutions

    Movie Editor

  6. 2003
    Making 'Enter the Matrix'

    Movie Self

  7. 2003
    The Matrix Reloaded

    Movie Editor

  8. 2003
    Final Flight of the Osiris

    Movie Supervising Editor

  9. 2001
    The Matrix Revisited

    Movie Self - Editor

  10. 2001
    Antitrust

    Movie Editor

  11. 1999
    The Matrix

    Movie Editor

  12. 1998
    Phoenix

    Movie Editor

  13. 1996
    Bound

    Movie Editor

  14. 1996
    Gotti

    Movie Editor

  15. 1994
    The Cisco Kid

    Movie Editor

  16. 1993
    Nowhere to Run

    Movie Editor

  17. 1991
    La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale

    Movie Editor

  18. 1991
    Eyes of an Angel

    Movie Editor

  19. 1991
    Conagher

    Movie Editor

  20. 1987
    Stripped to Kill

    Movie Editor

  21. 1986
    End of the Rainbow

    Movie Associate Producer

  22. 1985
    Rustlers' Rhapsody

    Movie Editor

  23. 1984
    Once Upon a Time in America

    Movie Additional Editor

  24. 1984
    Police Academy

    Movie Editor