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| Matt Villa | |
|---|---|
| Born | Australia |
| Occupation | film editor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Matt Villa is an Australian film editor, most famous for editing The Great Gatsby, for which he won Best Editing at the 3rd AACTA Awards alongside Jason Ballantine and Jonathan Redmond. Villa won his second AACTA Award the following year for Predestination.
In 2023, Villa was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Film Editing for the film Elvis.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Bangers | Andrew Upton | Short film |
| 2001 | Neophytes and Neon Lights | Shane T. Hall | |
| 2002 | Not Quite Cricket | Linda Kearns-Jesson | Short film |
| 2005 | Bride of Silence | Đoàn Minh Phượng | |
| Stories of Lost Souls | Various | Segment: Bangers | |
| 2007 | The Final Winter | Brian Andrews Jane Forrest |
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| 2009 | Daybreakers | The Spierig Brothers | |
| 2010 | Lest We Forget | Chris Godfrey | |
| 2011 | A Heartbeat Away | Gale Edwards | |
| 2013 | The Great Gatsby | Baz Luhrmann | AACTA Award for Best Editing FCCA Award for Best Editing Nominated — ASE Award for Best Editing |
| 2014 | Love Song Devotions | Amanda Hood | Short film |
| The Water Diviner | Russell Crowe | Nominated — AACTA Award for Best Editing Nominated — FCCA Award for Best Editing | |
| Predestination | The Spierig Brothers | AACTA Award for Best Editing FCCA Award for Best Editing | |
| 2017 | The Lego Batman Movie | Chris McKay | Also voices Killer Croc |
| 2018 | Winchester | The Spierig Brothers | |
| 2021 | Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | Will Gluck | |
| 2022 | Elvis | Baz Luhrmann | AACTA Award for Best Editing |
| 2024 | Sleeping Dogs | Adam Cooper |
References
- "The 95th Academy Awards (2023) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- Cronin, Seanna. "The Water Diviner, The Babadook share top AACTA honours". Seniors News. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- "'Predestination,' 'Water Diviner' Lead Australian Film Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
External links
- Matt Villa at IMDb