American film editor
Jay Cassidy is an Americanfilm editor with several credits since 1978.
Cassidy began his career in the 1970s working on documentaries and political advertising.[ 1] notable collaboration withSean Penn , having edited all of the films directed by Penn. Early in his career, Cassidy edited the documentary filmHigh Schools Charles Guggenheim ; more recently he has edited several documentaries by Guggenheim's sonDavis Guggenheim , includingAn Inconvenient Truth
Cassidy was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Film Editing and for anACE Eddie Award forInto the Wild Sean Penn - 2007). In 2012, he was nominated for his secondAcademy Award for Best Film Editing forSilver Linings Playbook Satellite Award for Best Editing .[ 2] American Hustle David O. Russell - 2013), and again won the Eddie for that film. He had won the Eddie for Best Documentary Editing forAn Inconvenient Truth High Schools andAn Inconvenient Truth were nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Documentary Feature , andAn Inconvenient Truth won the award.
Cassidy has been elected to membership in theAmerican Cinema Editors .[ 3]
Cassidy received a bachelor's degree from theUniversity of Michigan circa 1972 and was a photographer forThe Michigan Daily Michiganensian [ 4] [ 5] The New Yorker [ 6]
The Best of May, 1968 , a short film directed by Cassidy in 1972, was preserved by theAcademy Film Archive in 2019.[ 7]
Editorial department Year Film Director Role 1987 Nightflyers Robert Collector Supervising editor 2022 Amsterdam David O. Russell Editor
Soundtrack Year Film Director Role 1984 Roadhouse 66 John Mark Robinson Writer: "Detroit Doll"
Documentaries
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Editor Year Film Director 1991 Norman and the Killer Bob Graham
TV movies
TV documentaries
Editor Year Film Director 2001 The First Year Davis Guggenheim
TV series
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