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Chris Dickens

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Chris Dickens (born February, 1967) is a British film and television editor. For his work on Slumdog Millionaire (2008), directed by Danny Boyle, he won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, and the American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic. Chris went to Hailsham Community College in his teenage years and graduated from Arts University Bournemouth in 1990. He worked in television for a number of years, including a stint with the director Edgar Wright on the television series Spaced. Dickens subsequently edited Wright's first feature film, Shaun of the Dead (2004). He worked again with Wright on Hot Fuzz (2007). Dickens' editing of Slumdog Millionaire has been discussed by several critics. Peter Caranicas wrote, "'Slumdog' has a complex structure that interweaves three story strands into a single braid, yielding a rich, almost fugal narrative." In May 2017, after over three months of sh... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for Chris Dickens

Academy Award for Best Film Editing BAFTA Award for Best Editing Academy Award for Best Film Editing Satellite Award for Best Editing Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing BAFTA Award for Best Editing
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Movies with Chris Dickens as Actor(2)

as Patrick’s Editor2021 The Souvenir: Part II
as Self – Editor2003 Coogan's Runner

Movies with Chris Dickens as Crew(23)

Editing/Editor2024 Gassed Up
Editing/Editor2019 Rocketman
Editing/Editor2018 A Dark Place
Editing/Editor2018 Mary Queen of Scots
Editing/Editor2017 The Man with the Iron Heart
Editing/Editor2016 Genius
Editing/Editor2015 Macbeth
Editing/Editor2015 Suite Française
Editing/Editor2014 The Double
Editing/Editor2012 Berberian Sound Studio
Editing/Editor2012 Les Misérables
Editing/Editor2011 Paul
Editing/Editor2011 Submarine
Editing/Editor2008 Slumdog Millionaire
Editing/Editor2007 Hot Fuzz
Editing/Editor2006 Gone
Editing/Editor2005 Goal!
Editing/Editor2004 Seed of Chucky
Editing/Editor2004 Shaun of the Dead
Editing/Editor2003 Coogan's Runner
Editing/Editor2003 Hello, Friend
Editing/Editor2003 Oh Marbella!
Editing/Editor2002 Cruise of the Gods

TV Shows/Series with Chris Dickens as Crew(1)

Editing/Editor2020 Small Axe

Full Name: Christopher Dickens
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born in: London (United Kingdom (UK))
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Bournemouth University, Arts University Bournemouth
Other names for Chris Dickens (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Christopher Dickens"
Chris Dickens frequently works together with these people:
Edgar Wright (7x, Crew)
Steve McQueen (7x, Crew)
Simon Pegg (6x, Actor)
Richard Ayoade (6x, Actor)
Tim Bevan (6x, Crew)
Eric Fellner (6x, Crew)
Jenny Shircore (6x, Crew)
Dave Lambert (5x, Crew)
Nigel Heath (5x, Crew)
Paddy Considine (4x, Actor)
Peter Burgis (4x, Crew)
Kirsten Lane (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:620027, Added: 10/21/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024