William Goldenberg (born November 2, 1959) is an American film editor and director. He has more than twenty film and television credits since 1992. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the film Argo (2012), and has been nominated for The Insider (1999), Seabiscuit (2003), Zero Dark Thirty (2012) and The Imitation Game (2014). He has also received nominations for nine other editing-related awards.
Goldenberg has had extended, notable collaborations with directors Michael Mann and Ben Affleck.
Goldenberg has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors."American Cinema Editors > Members", webpage archived by WebCite from this original URL on 2008-03-04. He made his directorial debut with Unstoppable (2024).
Filmography
Editor Year Title Director Notes 1993 Alive Frank Marshall 1994 The Puppet Masters Stuart Orme1995 Heat Michael Mann Body Language Tom Berenger TV movie Citizen X Chris Gerolmo 1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight Renny Harlin 1998 Pleasantville Gary Ross 1999 The Insider Michael Mann 2000 Coyote Ugly David McNally 2001 Ali Michael Mann2003 Kangaroo Jack David McNally Seabiscuit Gary Ross 2004 National Treasure Jon Turteltaub 2005 Domino Tony Scott 2006 Miami Vice Michael Mann2007 National Treasure: Book of Secrets Jon Turteltaub Gone Baby Gone Ben Affleck 2009 Confessions of a Shopaholic P.J. Hogan 2010 The Sorcerer's Apprentice Jon Turteltaub 2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Michael Bay2012 Argo Ben Affleck Zero Dark Thirty Kathryn Bigelow2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction Michael Bay The Imitation Game Morten Tyldum Unbroken Angelina Jolie 2015 Concussion Peter Landesman 2016 Live by Night Ben Affleck 2017 Detroit Kathryn Bigelow 2018 22 July Paul Greengrass 2019 6 Underground Michael Bay 2020 News of the World Paul Greengrass 2022 The Outfit Graham Moore2023 Air Ben Affleck Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Steven Caple Jr. 2025 The Lost Bus Paul Greengrass Also co-producer 2026 The Uprising Post-production
Director Year Title Notes 2024 Unstoppable Directorial debut
Other credits Year Title Notes 2024 The Greatest Love Story Never Told Special thanks
Awards and nominations Year Title Award/Nomination 1995 Citizen XNominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Single Camera Production 1998 Pleasantville Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing 1999 The Insider Nominated—Academy Award for Best Film EditingNominated—ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – DramaticNominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing 2003 Seabiscuit Nominated—Academy Award for Best Film EditingNominated—ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – DramaticNominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing 2006 Miami Vice Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing2012 Argo Academy Award for Best Film EditingACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – DramaticBAFTA Award for Best EditingSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best EditingSan Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film EditingNominated—Boston Society of Film Critics Awards for Best EditingNominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best EditingNominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Awards for Best EditingNominated—Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing Zero Dark Thirty Boston Society of Film Critics Awards for Best EditingBroadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best EditingChicago Film Critics Association Awards for Best EditingLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best EditingNominated—Academy Award for Best Film EditingNominated—BAFTA Award for Best EditingNominated—Critics' Choice Award for Best EditingNominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing 2014 The Imitation Game Nominated—Academy Award for Best Film EditingNominated—ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – DramaticNominated—BAFTA Award for Best EditingNominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing Unbroken Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Editing
See also
List of film director and editor collaborations
References
Further reading Lytal's interview with Goldenberg.