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Kevin Tent

Editing

Kevin Tent

Open Cinema

About

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.

Known for

Hung posterHungSeries • 2009The Golden Compass posterThe Golden CompassMovie • 2007The Holdovers posterThe HoldoversMovie • 2023Downsizing posterDownsizingMovie • 2017The Descendants posterThe DescendantsMovie • 2011Monster-in-Law posterMonster-in-LawMovie • 2005Lonely Planet posterLonely PlanetMovie • 2024Girl, Interrupted posterGirl, InterruptedMovie • 1999Blow posterBlowMovie • 2001Sideways posterSidewaysMovie • 2004About Schmidt posterAbout SchmidtMovie • 2002The Peanut Butter Falcon posterThe Peanut Butter FalconMovie • 2019RV posterRVMovie • 2006Nebraska posterNebraskaMovie • 2013Honey Boy posterHoney BoyMovie • 2019Disconnect posterDisconnectMovie • 2013The Clearing posterThe ClearingMovie • 2004Mr. Woodcock posterMr. WoodcockMovie • 2007Elvis & Nixon posterElvis & NixonMovie • 2016Election posterElectionMovie • 1999Friday After Next posterFriday After NextMovie • 2002Frankenhooker posterFrankenhookerMovie • 1990I Don't Know How She Does It posterI Don't Know How She Does ItMovie • 2011Otherhood posterOtherhoodMovie • 2019